Thomas Karaoglan (born 20 March 1993 in Duisburg) known professionally as Der Checker is a German singer from the label Ariola.[1]
Thomas Karaoğlan | |
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Der Checker |
| Born | 20 March 1993 |
| Origin | Duisburg, Germany |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Labels | Ariola |
Biography
editKaraoglan is of Armenian descent.
He became popular from participating in the German casting show Deutschland sucht den Superstar, where he reached fifth place.
In July 2010, Karaoglan published his first single "Checker, der Vollstrecker". 2011 Karaoglan published his second single called "Diskoking". In addition to this, Karaoglan and his dance partner Sarah Latton took part at the German Dance-Show Let's Dance where they reached 3rd place.[2] Karaoglan stated that he "make crap music"[2] and started to design jewelry with Harald Glööckler.[2] Karaoglan was charged with two counts of sexually abusing a 12-year-old boy in Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia.[3] Karaoglan pleaded not guilty to the charges. On 7 March 2013 the charges were downgraded to insult on a sexual basis and Karagolan was ordered to pay the boy €5000 after Karaoglan admitted kissing him on the cheek.[3][4]
Discography
edit| Year | Title | Peak chart position[5] | Album | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER | AUT | SWI | ||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Checker, der Vollstrecker | 18 | 23 | - | - | Year | Title | Peak chart position | 2011 | Discoking | - | - | - | - | ||
References
edit- ^ "Offizielle Single Top 100 - Musik Charts | MTV Germany".
- ^ a b c Kylla, Denise (27 August 2012). "Das machen die ehemaligen DSDS-Stars heute". Hamburger Morgenpost (in German). Retrieved 27 August 2012.
- ^ a b "DSDS-"Checker" soll Kind sexuell missbraucht haben". Die Welt (in German). 10 January 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
- ^ "Missbrauchs-Prozess gegen "Checker" eingestell". rp-online.de. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
- ^ DE AT
External links
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Media related to Thomas Karaoglan at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
- Short biography of Thomas Karaoglan
