Dominik Büchele
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Dominik Büchele (born 23 February 1991) is a German singer who finished fourth in season 6 of Deutschland sucht den Superstar (DSDS).[1]
Early life
[edit]Inspired by James Blunt, Büchele founded his band "Umleitung" and gained first stage experience on local level. Asked about his plans for his future after school, he would answer "making music, attending a high school for music, becoming a professional singer-songwriter".[2] To reach those aims, he took part in a German castingshow in 2009, reaching #4 out of 32.000 participants.[3][4]
Career
[edit]DSDS
[edit]Büchele got one of the 15 tickets for the live shows by performing a James Blunt cover what caused an occasional comparison to Blunt.[5] During the live performances, he grew as one of the favourites of this TV show[6]
Büchele, Daniel Schuhmacher and Sarah Kreuz were not on speaking terms with the other candidate, Annemarie Eilfeld, when the top 4 happened.[7]
Post-DSDS
[edit]2009–2012
[edit]Signing his first contract as a professional artist right after those TV appearances, Büchele's dreams began to come true. In 2010, he published his first single "Closer to heaven" and album "Ready", and being on the road in Germany and Austria (2009/10), he gave over 50 gigs including being support act of the "Puhdys".[4][8] In 2011, his second album "Again" including the single "Hazel Eyes" was released. This album debuts two of his self-written songs, "Salvation" and "For the Last Time".[4][9] Since then, he focusses on writing songs, performing live at chosen events[10][11][12][13][14] including charities[15][16][17] and attending the International Music College of Freiburg with the majors songwriting and producing.[18][19]
Büchele has started a joint project with Sebastian Wurth.[20]
Since 2013
[edit]On stage, Büchele and his band "Umleitung"[21] performed playlists made up of self-composed songs, catching some media attention.[22][23]
In June 2014, Büchele released his demo album "Umleitung", autonomously composed and produced.[21] In November 2014, the first single release "Colours" was released as a download version.[24]
After presenting his debut album "Colours" under his band's name "Umleitung"[25] and successful graduation at the International Music College in Freiburg in 2016,[19] Büchele followed the Pacific Crest Trail the year after,[26] gaining many inspirations for new songs like "Heading North", released in December 2017.[27] In February 2018, Büchele's third solo-album "The Journey" was released.[28][29]
Discography
[edit]Singles
[edit]Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
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GER | AUT | SWI | |||
2010 | Closer to Heaven[30] | 27[30]
|
37[30]
|
Ready[31]
| |
2010 | Brand New Day | Ready[31]
| |||
2011 | Hazel Eyes[32] | 43[32]
|
Again[33]
|
Albums
[edit]Year | Title | Peak chart positions | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
GER | AUT | SWI | ||
2010 | Ready[31] | 22
|
30
|
|
2011 | Again[33] | 36
|
60
|
References
[edit]- ^ "Dominik Büchele hat für DSDS zu zart gebrüllt". Die Welt (in German). 26 April 2009. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
- ^ "DSDS – Dominik Büchele will Profi-Musiker werden". Badische Zeitung (in German). Badische Zeitung. 24 February 2009. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
- ^ "Dominik Büchele". laut.de. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
- ^ a b c "Dominik Büchele Biografie" (in German). AME Media GmbH. Archived from the original on 26 February 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
- ^ "Dominik Büchele – Der James Blunt von DSDS" (in German). fudder.de. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
- ^ "Dominik Büchele will kein Superstar sein". Badische Zeitung (in German). 15 March 2009. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
- ^ "Im DSDS-Haus spricht niemand mehr mit Annemarie". Die Welt (in German). 14 April 2009. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
- ^ "40 Jahre die Puhdys – ein Abenteuer & Special Guest Dominik Büchele – SAALE Freilichtbühne Landsberg – Landsberg B. Halle" (in German). Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
- ^ "Dominik Büchele" (in German). media control. Retrieved 28 February 2013.[dead link]
- ^ "Clubconcert Alsdorf". Retrieved 28 February 2013.
- ^ "Erste Zusagen fürs "PFestival" 2012". Pforzheimer Zeitung (in German). 29 May 2012. Archived from the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
- ^ "112 Jahre Milka – Großes Schokofest in Lörrach" (in German). City of Loerrach. Archived from the original on 6 July 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
- ^ "Pressekonferenz zum 14. Dresdner Stadtfest – Organisatoren geben Details zum Programm bekannt" (in German). City of Dresden. Archived from the original on 19 February 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
- ^ "Buntes Programm – Buntes Plakat" (in German). westline. Archived from the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
- ^ "Erfolgreicher Abschluss des "Kinder Incentive Day Schwarzwald" auf dem Feldberger Hof" (in German). RegioTrends. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
- ^ "Frische Songs und Evergreens". Badische Zeitung (in German). 20 February 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
- ^ "Louis: Das ist echt der Knaller". Badische Zeitung (in German). 26 February 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
- ^ "Cool, wenn sich Hobby und Job verbinden". Badische Zeitung (in German). 19 November 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
- ^ a b "Dominik Büchele rockt den Lahrer Schlachthof". Baden Online (in German). 21 February 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ Kylla, Denise (27 August 2012). "Das machen die ehemaligen DSDS-Stars heute". Hamburger Morgenpost (in German). Retrieved 27 August 2012.
- ^ a b "Official Homepage" (in German). Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ^ "Eine Musik mit traumhaft schönen Harmonien". Badische Zeitung (in German). 16 December 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ^ "Dominik Büchele spielt im Lahrer Schlachthof". mittelbadische-presse.tv (in German). 16 December 2013. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ^ "Colours". Amazon UK.
- ^ ""Colours" on Amazon". Amazon. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
- ^ "Etwas, das man ganz sicher nicht vergisst" (in German). 25 November 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
- ^ ""Heading North" on Amazon". Amazon. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
- ^ ""The Journey" on Amazon". Amazon. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ^ "Musikalisch einen Sprung nach vorne gemacht" (in German). 26 February 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ^ a b c "Single – Dominik Büchele, Closer To Heaven". Media Control Charts. Retrieved 14 January 2012.[dead link]
- ^ a b c "Album – Dominik Büchele, Ready". Media Control Charts. Retrieved 28 February 2013.[dead link]
- ^ a b "Single – Dominik Büchele, Hazel Eyes". Media Control Charts. Retrieved 14 January 2012.[dead link]
- ^ a b "Album – Dominik Büchele, Again". Media Control Charts. Retrieved 28 February 2013.[dead link]