Mehrzad Marashi (born 20 September 1980) is a German singer of Iranian descent and the winner of ''Deutschland sucht den Superstar'' season 7.

Early life

Born in

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, 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

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. 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

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. 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 10 April 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.

DSDS performances

After ''DSDS''

After his win in April 2010, he released " Don't Believe" written and produced by

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. It topped the German, Austrian and Swiss charts. It was also a hit in the Netherlands. 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, he was also involved in ''Promiboxen'' (celebrity boxing) with an initial fight against Daniel Aminati.''Bild'': Ungleiche Paare beim Promi-Boxen

Discography

Albums

Singles

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Marashi, Mehrzad 1980 births Living people Deutschland sucht den Superstar winners 21st-century German male singers German pop singers Singers from Hamburg Iranian male singers Iranian emigrants to Germany Naturalized citizens of Germany