Kristof Hering


Kristof Hering was born on 27 February 1989 in Hanover, Lower Saxony. He is best known for finishing in sixth place in season 9 of Deutschland sucht den Superstar.

Biography

Early life

Kristof Hering was born on 27 February 1989 in Hanover, Lower Saxony. He currently lives in Orlando, while traveling the world Performing. He has a tattoo on his left ankle. He has an older sister and younger brother. In 2008, he left home and went to a catholic gymnasium where he received his abitur. He is a fan of Udo Jürgens, Robbie Williams and Peter Maffay. He also likes jazz and pop. He likes to go shopping, listen to music, and do sports with his friends. He has lost 56 pounds since 2008. He keeps it off by going to the gym three times a week. He was at the Stage-School-Hamburg in 2008 and 2009. His favorite songs includes "Über 7 Brücken" by Peter Maffay and "I sing a Liad für di" by Andreas Gabalier.

DSDS

Kristof was eliminated in the Top 6. He suffered verbal and death threats during his participation during season 9 due to his homosexuality. People were writing stuff like "You are sooo gay to.."; "I'll cut your balls"; "Get out of DSDS, if you value your life" and "I stab you up". RTL filed charges against unknown persons because of the threats.

Performances

Show
Song Percentage of calls
Top 16
"Und es war Sommer"
Top 10
"Verdammt ich lieb dich"
Top 9
"Ai se eu te pego!"
Top 8
"So bist du"
Top 7
"Über den Wolken"
Top 6
"Joana"
Top 6
"Y.M.C.A"

Post-DSDS

After DSDS, Hering released a single called "Tears of Happiness".