Daniele Negroni

Daniele Negroni (born 31 July 1995) is a German-Italian singer and television personality, known for being the runner-up in season 9 of Deutschland sucht den Superstar^[1][2][3] and the twelfth season of Ich bin ein Star – Holt mich hier raus!.

Negroni in 2014

Early life

Negroni was born in Arona, Italy, and currently resides in Nersingen, Germany.^[4] He was recently in an apprenticeship for being a chef.^[4] He can play the drums and guitar.^[4] He is a fan of James Blunt, James Morrison and Xavier Naidoo.^[4] He plays football and is a big fan of Borussia Mönchengladbach.^[4]

DSDS

In an argument with fellow DSDS candidate Kristof Hering, Negroni called Kristof a "faggot",^[5] but apologised for it later on. He became the runner-up in season 9 of DSDS.^[1][2][3]

Performances

Show (Original airdate)	Song (artist)	Percentage of calls
Top 16 (25 February 2012)	"Forget You" (Cee Lo Green)
Top 10 (3 March 2012)	"Beautiful Girls" (Sean Kingston)
Top 9 (10 March 2012)	"All Summer Long" (Kid Rock)
Top 8 (17 March 2012)	"Oh Jonny" (Jan Delay)
Top 7 (24 March 2012)	"Ab in den Süden" (Buddy & DJ The Wave)
Top 6 (31 March 2012)	"Forgive Forget" (Caligola)
	"Y.M.C.A" (Village People) (duet with Kristof Hering)
Top 5 (7 April 2012)	"It's My Life" (Bon Jovi)
	"Cello" (Udo Lindenberg ft. Clueso)
Top 4 (14 April 2012)	"No Matter What" (Boyzone)
	"Sex on Fire" (Kings of Leon)
	"Knockin' on Heaven's Door" (Bob Dylan)
Top 3 (21 April 2012)	"Wherever You Will Go" (The Calling)
	"Drive By" (Train)
	"Beggin'" (Madcon)
Top 2 (28 April 2012)	"Dance with Somebody" (Mando Diao)	47,15% (2/2)
	"Forgive Forget" (Caligola)
	"Don't Think About Me" (Winner's Single)

Post-DSDS

Negroni's debut album did better than the debut album of Luca Hänni; who won season 9 of DSDS.^[6]

Discography

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions			Sales
		GER [7]	AUT [8]	SWI [9]
Crazy	Released: 25 May 2012 Label: Universal Format: CD, Music download	2	1	2	100,000+
Bulletproof	Released: 12 April 2013 Label: Universal Format: CD, Music download	7	5	38

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications

Title	Year	Peak chart positions			Album
		GER [7]	AUT [8]	SWI [9]
"Absolutely Right"	2012	15	18	20	Crazy
"I Like It Hot"		45	—	—
"Hold on My Heart"	2013	40	66	—	Bulletproof
"Why Do I Do"		—	—	—
"—" denotes a title that was not released or did not chart in that territory.

Other charted songs

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications

Title	Year	Peak chart positions			Album
		GER [7]	AUT [8]	SWI [9]
"Don't Think About Me"	2012	4	3	2	Crazy
"Forgive Forget"		—	64	45
"Oh Jonny"		—	68	62
"Cello"		—	75	—
"—" denotes a title that was not released or did not chart in that territory.

References

1. Bernd Peters; Denise Kylla (28 April 2012). "Luca Hänni ist neuer "Superstar"". Hamburger Morgenpost (in German). Retrieved 28 April 2012.
2. Stich, Juliane (28 April 2012). "Luca Hänni gewinnt DSDS 2012". Augsburger Allgemeine (in German). Retrieved 28 April 2012.
3. "Ein Schweizer ist Deutschlands neuer Superstar". Die Welt (in German). 28 April 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
4. "DSDS 2012: Kandidat Daniele Negroni". RTL. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
5. Kylla, Denise (19 March 2012). "Nach dem Mega-Zoff: Das sagen Kristof & Daniele". Hamburger Morgenpost (in German). Retrieved 21 April 2012.
6. Kylla, Denise (27 August 2012). "Das machen die ehemaligen DSDS-Stars heute". Hamburger Morgenpost (in German). Retrieved 27 August 2012.
7. "Daniele Negroni - German Charts". charts.de. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014.
8. "Daniele Negroni - Austrian Charts". austriancharts.at. Archived from the original on 26 April 2013.
9. "Daniele Negroni - Swiss Charts". hitparade.ch. Archived from the original on 17 January 2016.