David Pfeffer Explained

David Pfeffer
Birth Name:David Pfeffer
Birth Date:11 April 1982
Birth Place:Dorsten, Germany
Genre:Pop, pop rock, alternative pop
Occupation:Singer
Years Active:2011–present
Label:Columbia, Sony

David Pfeffer (born 11 April 1982) is a German singer. He rose to fame during the second series of the German X Factor show, which he won in December 2011. David Pfeffer, who is also a police officer in Duisburg, Germany, released his debut album I Mind on 9 December 2011, which entered the German charts at No.20.[1] [2] The album, I Mind includes Pfeffer's single "I'm Here", which also was released on the same day as the album, 9 December 2011.[3]

Career

2011: X Factor

Pfeffer auditioned for the second series of X Factor in 2011, singing The Fray's "You Found Me". He was mentored by Till Brönner and was announced the winner on 6 December 2011, winning a record deal with Sony Music.[4]

Episode Song title Original performer
Casting "You Found Me"
Bootcamp "True Colors"
"Stop Crying Your Heart Out" Oasis
Judges' House "The Reason"
Live show 1 "Stop and Stare"
Live show 2 "Use Somebody"
Live show 3 "Every Breath You Take"
Live show 4 "What Is Love"
Live show 5 "Nothing Compares 2 U"
Live show 6 "Valerie"
"Hometown Glory"
Live show 7 "Angel"
"Yellow" Coldplay
Live show 8 "I'm Here" David Pfeffer
"First Day of My Life" (duet with Melanie C) Melanie C
"The Reason" Hoobastank

Pfeffer's winning song, "I'm Here," was made available for download on 6 December 2011, followed by his debut album I Mind which was released three days later.

Personal life

Pfeffer was born in Dorsten, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He has two siblings.

Discography

Singles

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Der Sieg eines Leisetreters. Stern. December 21, 2011.
  2. News: Album-Charts: David Pfeffer entert Top 20. Charts.de Media Control. December 21, 2011.
  3. News: Amazon.de: I'm Here [Single]]. Amazon Germany. December 21, 2011.
  4. Web site: Deutsche Presse-Agentur. David Pfeffer hat den X-Faktor. N-tv. n-tv.de. December 7, 2011. December 10, 2011.
  5. Web site: Charts.de: David Pfeffer (Albums). Charts.de. Media Control. German. December 17, 2011.
  6. Web site: Discographie David Pfeffer . austriancharts.at. Hung Medien . German . December 17, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120215032631/http://austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=David%2BPfeffer . February 15, 2012 .
  7. Web site: Extended Search: David Pfeffer albums . swisscharts.com. Hung Medien . German . December 17, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304073540/http://www.swisscharts.com/search.asp?cat=a&artist=David%2BPfeffer&artist_search=starts&title=&title_search=starts . March 4, 2016 .
  8. Web site: Charts.de: David Pfeffer (Singles). Charts.de Media Control Charts. German. December 17, 2011.
  9. Web site: Extended Search: David Pfeffer singles . swisscharts.com. Hung Medien . German . December 17, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304135023/http://www.swisscharts.com/search.asp?cat=s&artist=David%2BPfeffer&artist_search=starts&title=&title_search=starts . March 4, 2016 .