Tobias Regner
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| Birth name | Tobias Regner |
| Born | 5 August 1982 |
| Origin | Teisendorf, Bavaria, Germany |
| Genres | Rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, musician |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Labels | SonyBMG Domestic (2006-2007) |
| Website | Official site |
Tobias Regner (born 5 August 1982 in Teisendorf, Bavaria) is a German singer, songwriter and musician who has enjoyed success in the rock music genre. Regner made his debut under major label Sony BMG 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.
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, making him the first "rocker" to win the show before Thomas Godoj won the competition in 2008. 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.
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