Tobias Regner

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Tobias Regner

Background information
Birth name Tobias Regner
Born August 5, 1982 (1982-08-05) (age 25)
Origin Teisendorf, Bavaria, Germany/
Salzburg, Austria
Genre(s) Rock
Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter, musician
Years active 2006-present
Label(s) SonyBMG Domestic (2006-2007)
Website Official site

Tobias Regner (born August 5, 1982 in Teisendorf, Bavaria) is a Austro-German singer, songwriter and musician who has enjoyed success in the rock music genre. Regner made his debut under major label Sony MBG Domestic after he won the highly publicized third season of the television series Deutschland sucht den Superstar, the German version of Pop Idol, in 2006.

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[edit] Music career

[edit] 2005-2006: Deutschland sucht den Superstar

After his graduation from University of Salzburg Regner auditioned for the third installment of the reality television program Deutschland sucht den Superstar. He entered the competition with 14,000 others, and the judges Dieter Bohlen, Heinz Henn and Sylvia Kollek were impressed with his voice and unconventional style. After several re-calls and week-by-week performances Regner earned a position in the Top 10 finalists, eventually making it to the final two contestants on Deutschland sucht den Superstar, and on March 18, 2006, he won the competition and earned 54.6% of the audience vote over Mike Leon Grosch. Overwhelmed, he performed his "exclusive" song "I Still Burn," a rock-ballad penned by Peter Wright and Jess Cates. When released as a single via Sony BMG Domestic on March 14, 2006, it instantly entered the charts at number-one in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland, simultaneously emerging as the biggest-selling single since 2004 within its first week of release. The song was eventually certified platinum by the IFPI for more than 300,000 copies sold.

Following the successful release of "I Still Burn", Regner' full-length debut album Straight was released on April 28, 2006. American producers Max Martin and Desmond Child consulted on the album which debuted at number one on the German Media Control 100 and also peaked within the top 5 in Austria, and the top 20 in Switzerland. Eventually, the album was certified gold by the IFPI for sales of more than 100,000 copies. Reviews for the album were generally favorable, with LAUT´s critic Dani Fromm praising the "versatile, powerful-voiced and likeable" character of Regner's music, and others calling it "unidirectional" but "postitive," comparing it to Jon Bon Jovi. However, further singles - "She's So" and Open Season theme song "Cool Without You" - failed to chart or sell noticeably. Tobias Regner was dropped eventually from his record label and is currently working on new material.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

[edit] Singles

Year Title Chart Positions Album
GER AUT SWI
2006 "I Still Burn"
1
1
1
 Straight
"She's So"
38
65
91
"Cool Without You"
46
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 Straight (Re-Edition)

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Preceded by
Elli Erl		 Deutschland sucht den Superstar
Winner
Season 3 (2006)		 Succeeded by
Mark Medlock