Origin Hamburg, West Germany Labels Sony Music Germany Spouse Denisse Marashi (m. 2010) Occupation(s) Singer Associated acts Dieter Bohlen Genres Pop music | Instruments Vocals Name Mehrzad Marashi Albums New Life, Change Up Years active 2006 – present Role Singer Nominations Best Newcomer | |
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Born 20 September 1980 (age 43) ( 1980-09-20 ) Similar People Menowin, Mark Medlock, PA Sports, Thomas Karaoglan, Daniel Schuhmacher Profiles | ||
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Mehrzad Marashi; (born 20 September 1980) is an Iranian-German singer and winner of Deutschland sucht den Superstar season 7.
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- Mehrzad marashi unvergessen 2 neue songs konzert in menden am 15 10 10
- Alpa gun feat mehrzad marashi du ich official video
- Beginnings
- Deutschland sucht den Superstar
- After DSDS
- References
Alpa gun feat mehrzad marashi du ich official video
Beginnings
Born in Tehran, Iran where his father was in the military profession during the Shah's regime. The family immigrated to Germany for political reasons when Mehrzad was just six residing in Hamburg. At 13 he joined a gospel choir and eventually took classes at the Sängerakademie studying voice and piano. Taking the stage name Marasco, he released self-produced recordings finding some limited success. He recorded "She's Gone", a cover of "She's Like the Wind" from Patrick Swayze. He opened a karaoke bar, but the business went bankrupt and he had to live on welfare for a while.
Deutschland sucht den Superstar
Marashi auditioned to the seventh season of the show Deutschland sucht den Superstar initially under his stage name Marasco. Very notably during a live show on DSDS on April 10, 2010, during the Top 3 stage, Marashi proposed to marry his girlfriend. The two married on 7 July 2010 in Hamburg. He eventually won against other finalist Menowin Fröhlich with 56.4% of the public vote.
After DSDS
After his win in April 2010, he released "Don't Believe" written and produced by Dieter Bohlen. It topped the German, Austrian and Swiss charts. It was also a hit in the Netherland. The follow-up was "Sweat" a cover of Inner Circle's "Sweat (A La La La La Long)" also featuring season 4 winner Mark Medlock. Both were from his debut album New Life that was released on 11 June 2010. A planned tour was cancelled due to low demand. In February 2011, Marashi opened a dance school and established a recording studio both in Hamburg.
On 24 June 2011, he released a second album Change Up with "Beautiful World" as a single, both with no success. He later released "Eine Nacht", his own composition. In 2012 he also founded his own label M8. In 2013, at age 32, he was also involved in Promi-Boxen (celebrity boxing) with an initial fight against Daniel Aminati.