28 Facts About Dieter Bohlen

Dieter Bohlen is a German songwriter, producer, singer and television personality.

Dieter Bohlen first achieved fame as a member of pop duo Modern Talking in the 1980s, and has since produced numerous German and international artists.

Dieter Bohlen was a judge on casting shows Deutschland sucht den Superstar and Das Supertalent, having been present on all seasons of both shows until 2021.

Dieter Bohlen was named Dieter Gunter Bohlen but later expressed dissatisfaction with his second given name and had it officially struck.

Dieter Bohlen was still in school when he started writing music.

In 1983, Dieter Bohlen wrote the song "Mit 17" for Bernd Cluver, which reached the third place of the German pre-selection for the Eurovision Song Contest.

In 1987, the band split up and Dieter Bohlen founded his solo project Blue System, which he ended ten years later.

In 1986, Dieter Bohlen wrote the title song "Midnight Lady" of Tatort episode Der Tausch, which was performed by former Smokie singer Chris Norman and was major hit in Central Europe, topping several charts.

Also in 1989, Dieter Bohlen wrote the soundtrack to the ZDF series Rivalen der Rennbahn, which was certified platinum in Germany that same year and reached the top 5 in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.

In 1992, another Dieter Bohlen composition represented Austria at the Eurovision Song Contest.

Dieter Bohlen has produced most of the winners, yielding several hits such as "We Have a Dream".

Frank Farian published the book Stupid Dieser Dieter Bohlen: Die Wahrheit und nichts als die Wahrheit uber den Pop-Hochstapler as a response, in which he tried to expose Dieter Bohlen as a fraud.

Dieter Bohlen did not voice his own role, but voiced the narrator.

Dieter Bohlen wrote and produced the entirety of the film's soundtrack, which includes the previously unreleased Modern Talking song "Shooting Star".

In 2010, Dieter Bohlen began working with Schlager singer Andrea Berg.

Dieter Bohlen ended their collaboration per email on 17 March 2018.

Copyright expert Paul Hertin from Berlin repeatedly claimed that Dieter Bohlen plagiarized several songs and thus breached copyright.

For example, Hertin says that Dieter Bohlen used the melody of Babyface's "What If" for the production of Yvonne Catterfeld's "Fur dich".

Dieter Bohlen has been on Deutschland sucht den Superstar, the German version of Pop Idol and American Idol, since the show was launched in 2002.

Dieter Bohlen often makes blunt and controversial comments, including insults and wisecracks about contestants and their singing abilities, which led to comparisons with Simon Cowell in the German-speaking press.

Dieter Bohlen has worked with most of the winners and occasionally with other candidates, such as first season third-placer Daniel Kublbock, yielding several major hits.

Since the show was launched in 2007, Dieter Bohlen has been a judge on Das Supertalent, the German installment of the Got Talent franchise, being the only judge to have been on every season.

Dieter Bohlen has been a longtime advertising partner of Camp David.

Between 2002 and 2008, Dieter Bohlen published five books, ranging from autobiographies to advice books.

From 1983 to 1989, Dieter Bohlen was married to Erika Sauerland, who he had met in 1974 in Gottingen.

On 13 May 1996, Dieter Bohlen married model Verona Feldbusch in Las Vegas, but they separated after four weeks.

From 2001 to 2006, Dieter Bohlen lived with model and dancer Estefania Kuster.

Dieter Bohlen plays tennis with his left hand because he started tennis after leaving school.