# Daniel Schuhmacher

Daniel Schuhmacher (born 19 April 1987) is a German singer and songwriter. In 2009, he rose to fame after winning the sixth season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar, the German edition of Pop Idol. His debut album The Album was released later in the same year and topped the German and Austrian Albums Charts, going gold. It spawned the hit single "Anything but Love", his coronation song, which became a number-one hit Austria, Germany, and Switzerland and was also certified gold.

## Early life

Schuhmacher was born and raised in Pfullendorf, Baden-Württemberg. Schuhmacher's hobbies are tennis, music, skating, meeting friends, movies, and films. His nicknames are Kell, Kelly, and Schumi. He has 4 tattoos which are located on the hip, neck and both wrists.

## Career
### 2008–09: Deutschland sucht den Superstar

DSDS season 6 performances and results :
| Theme (date) | Song | Original Artist | Place/Percentage |
| The Top 15 — Now or Never (28 February 2009) | Broken Strings | James Morrison | 10.63% (4/15) |
| Top 10 — Greatest Hits (7 March 2009) | If You Don't Know Me by Now | Simply Red | 13.97% (3/10) |
| Top 9 — Geschlechtertausch (14 March 2009) | Irgendwas bleibt | Silbermond | 13.11% (3/9) |
| Top 8 — Party-Hits (21 March 2009) | Sweet Dreams | Eurythmics | 18.39% (1/8) |
| Top 7 — Sexy Hits (4 April 2009) | Sexual Healing | Marvin Gaye | 21.29% (1/7) |
| Top 6 — Aktuelle Hits & I love you (11 April 2009) | You Give Me Something | James Morrison | 15.88% (4/6) |
| Top 6 — Aktuelle Hits & I love you (11 April 2009) | Allein Allein | Polarkreis 18 | 15.88% (4/6) |
| Top 5 — Sonne und Regen (18 April 2009) | Here Comes the Rain Again | Eurythmics | 32.68% (1/5) |
| Top 5 — Sonne und Regen (18 April 2009) | Ain't No Sunshine | Bill Withers | 32.68% (1/5) |
| Top 4 — Moviesongs & Unplugged (25 April 2009) | Take My Breath Away | Berlin | 26.59% (2/4) |
| Top 4 — Moviesongs & Unplugged (25 April 2009) | You Are So Beautiful | Joe Cocker | 26.59% (2/4) |
| Top 3 — Uptempo, Power ballad & No.1 Hits (2 May 2009) | Rehab | Amy Winehouse | 33.81% (2/3) |
| Top 3 — Uptempo, Power ballad & No.1 Hits (2 May 2009) | Get Here | Oleta Adams | 33.81% (2/3) |
| Top 3 — Uptempo, Power ballad & No.1 Hits (2 May 2009) | Stand by Me | Ben E. King | 33.81% (2/3) |
| Top 2 — Finale — Singer's choice, Highlight Song, Winner's Single (9 May 2009) | Soulmate | Natasha Bedingfield | 50.47% (1/2) |
| Top 2 — Finale — Singer's choice, Highlight Song, Winner's Single (9 May 2009) | Ain't No Sunshine | Bill Withers | 50.47% (1/2) |
| Top 2 — Finale — Singer's choice, Highlight Song, Winner's Single (9 May 2009) | Anything but Love | Daniel Schuhmacher | 50.47% (1/2) |

### Post-DSDS

Schuhmacher's coronation song "Anything but Love" was released by Sony Music on 15 May 2009. Upon its release, it debuted at number-one on the Austrian, German and Swiss Singles Charts, scoring the highest first week single sales of the year in Germany. The single sold 270.000 copies in total and was eventually certified gold by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI) and the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry of Austria (IFPI). It was later included on his debut album, The Album (2009), which was released in June 2009. Helmed by DSDS judge Dieter Bohlen's Dreamfactory, it debuted at number one on German Albums Chart and was eventually certified gold by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI), selling 137.000 within the first nine months of its release. Critics praised Schuhmacher's vocal performance on the album, but dismissed Bohlen's production and lyrics ambitions. In September 2009, Bohlen and Schuhmacher ended their collaboration.

## Personal life

In May 2014, Schuhmacher came out as gay in an interview with IN.

## Discography
### Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | GER | AUT | SWI | Certifications |
| The Album | Released: 19 May 2009 Label: Sony Music Formats: CD, digital download | 1 | 1 | 4 | AUT: Gold GER: Gold |
| Nothing to Lose | Released: 17 September 2010 Label: 313 Music Formats: CD, digital download | 37 | — | — | |
| Diversity | Released: 25 October 2013 Label: 313 Music Formats: CD, digital download | 90 | — | — | |

### Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name :
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Year | Single | GER | AUT | SWI | Album |
| 2009 | "Anything but Love" | 1 | 1 | 1 | The Album |
| 2009 | "Honestly" | 22 | 62 | — | Nothing to Lose |
| 2010 | "If It's Love" | 30 | — | — | Nothing to Lose |
| 2010 | "Feel" | 50 | — | — | Nothing to Lose |
| 2013 | "Rolling Stone" | 86 | — | — | Diversity |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. ||||||

## Awards

| Year | Award | Category |
| 2010 | VIVA Comet 2010 | Best Newcomer |