Michael Shepherd

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Michael Shepherd (2008)

Michael Hirte (born October 10, 1964 in Spremberg ) is a German harmonica player . He emerged as the winner of the second season of the casting show Das Supertalent , which was broadcast in October and November 2008 by the television station RTL .

Life

Michael Hirte grew up in Lübbenau / Spreewald and lived in the Kartzow district of Potsdam . Until 2011 he lived in Düren- Merken . Today he lives in Bad Klosterlausnitz . He worked as a truck driver until a serious accident in 1991 in which he went blind in his right eye and got a stiff leg. After his two-month coma , Hirte initially made a living from casual work and was most recently working as a senior carer. Due to illness, he had to give up this job and was unemployed from 2004. He also worked as a street musician before the competition. Through meetings with committed Christians, Shepherd turned to the Christian faith and was baptized in the Baptist community in Potsdam in 2000 . On November 30, 2008, after his performance with the title Ave Maria, he was voted “Super Talent 2008” with over 72 percent of the votes. Shortly after his victory, the band Puhdys offered him a joint tour and the harmonica manufacturer Hohner offered him an advertising contract.

On December 5, 2008 Michael Hirtes first album was released with the title The man with the harmonica . It immediately reached the top of the album charts in the entire German-speaking region. In the 2009 hit parade, it reached number twenty in Germany and number six in Austria. On February 16, 2009 he published his autobiography Der Mann mit der Mundharmonika in Heyne-Verlag, followed by the album Der Mann mit der Mundharmonika 2 on May 2, 2009, which reached number one in Austria and number two in Germany. For the 2009 Christmas season, Hirte released his third album Einsamer Hirte & the most beautiful Christmas carols . It reached fourth place in Germany and third place in Austria. On December 13, 2009, RTL broadcast a one-hour biographical program entitled Das Supertalent Spezial: Michael Hirte - The man with the harmonica . To this day, Hirte can be seen regularly in folk music programs. On December 19, 2010, Dieter Bohlen presented Michael Hirte with a five-fold gold record at the finale of the fourth season of Das Supertalent Michael Hirte .

On October 13, 2012, Michael Hirte proposed to his manager and girlfriend in the autumn show of surprises by Florian Silbereisen , which she approved. The wedding took place on October 20, 2015. They have a son (* 2011) and a daughter (* 2013). In December 2016, Shepherd announced the separation from his wife. The divorce took place ten months later.

Discography

Studio albums

year Title
music label
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placementsTemplate: chart table / maintenance / without sources
(Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes)
Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH
2008 The man with the harmonica
Columbia Records
DE1
Triple platinum
× 3
Triple platinum

(24 weeks)DE
AT1
platinum
platinum

(27 weeks)AT
CH1
gold
gold

(20 weeks)CH
First published: December 5, 2008
Sales: + 635,000
2009 The man with the harmonica 2
Columbia Records
DE2
gold
gold

(26 weeks)DE
AT1
gold
gold

(20 weeks)AT
CH8 (11 weeks)
CH
First published: May 2, 2009
Sales: + 110,000
2010 The most beautiful film melodies
Columbia Records
DE22 (12 weeks)
DE
AT31 (10 weeks)
AT
CH33 (5 weeks)
CH
First published: October 15, 2010
2011 The man with the harmonica 3
Columbia Records
DE47 (3 weeks)
DE
AT24 (7 weeks)
AT
CH58 (3 weeks)
CH
First published: October 21, 2011
2012 With love on the Telamo harmonica
DE18th
gold
gold

(14 weeks)DE
AT34 (3 weeks)
AT
CH67 (5 weeks)
CH
First published: October 5, 2012
Sales: + 100,000
2014 Dream trip on the Telamo harmonica
DE30 (2 weeks)
DE
AT66 (1 week)
AT
-
First published: March 21, 2014
2015 Longing melodies - The greatest hits to dream
Telamo
DE16 (4 weeks)
DE
AT51 (1 week)
AT
CH99 (1 week)
CH
First published: October 23, 2015
2017 Ave Maria - songs for the soul
Telamo
DE60 (1 week)
DE
- CH92 (2 weeks)
CH
First published: October 13, 2017
2018 Duets
Telamo
- - -
First published: May 11, 2018

Awards and nominations

Awards

Nominations

  • 2009 : Echo Pop in the category Artist of the Year (national)
  • 2010 : Echo Pop in the category Artist of the Year (national)
  • 2013 : Echo Pop in the Folk Music category

swell

  1. a b c laut.de : Michael Hirte (biography). Retrieved December 4, 2008 .
  2. Märkische Allgemeine : The man with the harmonica. Archived from the original on February 14, 2009 ; Retrieved December 4, 2008 .
  3. http://www.hs-woche.de/index.php?id=804&doc=6738
  4. Michael Shepherd. Finally a wedding! bild.de, October 22, 2015
  5. “Super Talent” winner Michael Hirte has become a dad again . entertainment.t-online.de, January 16, 2013
  6. http://www.t-online.de/unterhaltung/musik/id_79902514/liebes-aus-bei-michael-hirte-und-seiner-jenny.html

Web links

Commons : Michael Hirte  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files