title: Norman Langen
text: # Norman Langen
  
  Norman Langen (born 7 March 1985 in Bardenberg, Germany) is a German singer and a participant in season 8 of Deutschland sucht den Superstar who finished in 7th place. He likes to sing in German. He likes Schlager, pop and dance music.
  
  ## Biography
  
  ### Early life
  
  He was born in Badenberg, Germany but currently lives in Übach-Palenberg, North Rhine-Westphalia. He is a trained welder. But he is retraining as a hospice nurse. He has previously sung in a boy band (BXess, later Manhattan). He has three sisters. He was slightly overweight when he was a kid.
  
  ### Deutschland sucht den Superstar
  
  | Show (Original airdate) | Song (Artist) | Percentage of calls |
  | - | - | - |
  | Top 15 (19 February 2011) | Ich bau dir ein Schloss (Jürgen Drews) | |
  | Top 10 (26 February 2011) | Wahnsinn (Wolfgang Petry) | |
  | Top 9 (5 March 2011) | Ein Stern (...der deinen Namen trägt) (DJ Ötzi & Nik P.) | |
  | Top 8 (12 March 2011) | Verlieben, verloren, vergessen, verzeihen (Wolfgang Petry) | |
  | Top 7 (19 March 2011) | Hey! Baby (DJ Ötzi) | (7/7) |
  
  ### Post-DSDS
  
  Langen is "in demand" and is a "solid player" in the music industry. Langen stated that "I'm still traveling a lot. The success of DSDS has never really flattened."
  
  ## Discography
  
  ### Singles
  
  | Year | Title | Peak chart position | Peak chart position | Peak chart position |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Year | Title | GER | AUT | SWI |
  | 2011 | "Pures Gold" | 62 | | |
  | 2012 | "Einer von Millionen" | | | |
  | 2014 | "Ich wähl' deine Nummer" | | | |
  | 2015 | "Wunderbar" | | | |
  | 2015 | "Au Revoir, Cherie" | | | |
  | 2016 | "Herz aus Glas" | | | |
  