Norman Langen

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Norman Langen (born March 7, 1985 in Würselen - Bardenberg ) is a German pop singer who became known for his participation in the TV casting show Deutschland sucht den Superstar in 2011.

Private career

Langen was born on March 7, 1985 in Bardenberg ( Aachen district ) and lives today in Übach-Palenberg ( Heinsberg district ) on the border with the Netherlands. He has four siblings - one half-sister, one half-brother and two stepsisters. His parents separated when Langen was five years old. From then on he grew up with his mother, half-sister and stepfather, until 10 years later his two step-sisters moved into the household.

Langen completed training as a welder at BGE Aachen and, after retraining at MaxQ in Erkelenz, worked as a carer for dementia patients in a closed geriatric psychiatric facility. After further training, he provided voluntary terminal care in this facility .

Langen has been married to Verena de Haan since 2016. In 2018 they became parents of a son.

Artistic career

In 2000, Langen was part of the music group The Crew and background singer at TAMO . In 2002 he joined the boy band bexcess , which was later renamed Manhattan . His stage name at the time was Sam G'erome. Langen completed a two-year vocal training course at the Aachen Theater in 2002 .

In 2009 he split from his band to perform solo under his real name. In 2011 he took part in the eighth season of the casting show Deutschland sucht den Superstar , which RTL broadcast from January to May 2011. There he sang mainly German-language titles by popular hits like Jürgen Drews , DJ Ötzi or Wolfgang Petry and, after audience voting , reached seventh place in the show. This was followed by live appearances, for example on television, in clubs and at major events.

For Koch / Universal , Langen recorded his first studio album Pures Gold in mid-2011 , which, in addition to four of his own pieces, included reinterpretations of well-known hits. Langen covered titles from Blue System , Wolfgang Petry and Jürgen Drews , among others . The latter and Olaf Henning can be heard as guest vocalists on the debut album. With the album Pures Gold , Langen entered the top 50 of the German and the top 75 of the Austrian charts.

For the second album 100% Norman , the management relied on the collaboration with producer Hermann Niesig . It was published on January 4, 2013 and entered the Top 100 of the German and Top 100 of the Austrian charts at number 43. At the beginning of March 2014, Langen switched to the Ariola label before releasing a third album . The third album Wunderbar was released in March 2015 and rose to number 41 in the German album charts. In December 2018, Norman Langen became a member of the charity project Schlagerstars für Kinder and recorded the song "Auf once" with the group. The campaign by Schlagerplanet Radio and the SOS Children's Villages collects money for children in need with the Christmas song.

Discography

Studio albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH
2011 Pure gold DE11 (5 weeks)
DE 		AT28 (3 weeks)
AT 		-
First published: July 15, 2011
2013 100% Norman DE43 (2 weeks)
DE 		AT68 (1 week)
AT 		-
First published: January 4, 2013
2015 Wonderful DE41 (1 week)
DE 		- -
First published: March 6, 2015
2017 The coolest time DE24 (1 week)
DE 		AT70 (1 week)
AT 		-
First published: April 21, 2017
2019 This feeling DE35 (1 week)
DE 		- -
First published: April 26, 2019

Compilations

  • 2015: One for millions - the best
  • 2017: I think Schlager is great

Singles

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH
2011 Pure gold
Pure gold 		DE62 (5 weeks)
DE 		- -
First published: July 1, 2011

More singles

  • 2012: One in millions
  • 2014: I'll dial your number
  • 2015: wonderful
  • 2015: Au Revoir, Cherie
  • 2016: Heart made of glass
  • 2017: It's Christmas time
  • 2018: Baila mi amor
  • 2019: Yolanda
  • 2020: Senorita
  • 2020: A ship that carries our flag

Awards

  • 2011: Schlager-Saphir in the category "Best Young Artist"
  • 2011: Ballermann Award in the "Best Newcomer" category
  • 2011: Smago Award in the category "Shooting Star of the Year Male"
  • 2012: Ballermann Award in the category "Best Live Act"
  • 2017: Ballermann Award

Web links

Commons : Norman Langen  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Norman Langen - sensational chart entry ( memento of the original from October 29, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Management press release. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.pro-event.de
  2. ↑ Ariola signs Norman Langen ( Memento of the original from March 28, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Daniel Teplan, Musikmarkt, March 3, 2014 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.musikmarkt.de
  3. ↑ 18 pop stars sing “All at once (2018)” for children. Retrieved December 5, 2018 .
  4. ↑ a b Chart sources: DA-CH ( Memento of the original from April 2, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.chartsurfer.de
personal data
SURNAME Langen, Norman
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German pop singer
DATE OF BIRTH March 7, 1985
PLACE OF BIRTH Bardenberg , Würselen , Aachen district , North Rhine-Westphalia , Federal Republic of Germany