Thomas Godoj (born Tomasz Jacek Godoj; March 6, 1978) is a Polish-German rock singer and songwriter. He was the winner of the fifth season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar (2008), the German version of Pop Idol.

Early life Godoj was born on 6 March 1978 in Rybnik, Polish People's Republic (now Poland), to Danuta and Eugen Godoj. In 1988, along with his parents and his sister Hannah, he moved to Recklinghausen. Godoj then attended a secondary school and passed his specialty graduation examination for a career as a draftsman. He attended the Bochum University of Applied Sciences, specializing in civil engineering. During his studies, Godoj became interested in music and played with local bands such as Cure of Souls, Fluxkompensator, Tonk!, and WINK.

Deutschland sucht den Superstar

In the summer of 2007, Godoj auditioned in Berlin for the fifth season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar (DSDS). The judges enjoyed his rock style and attitude and voted him on to the next round, and later into the Top 15. In the first live show, Godoj performed "Chasing Cars" by Snow Patrol and received a standing ovation over multiple minutes while the jury gave him overwhelming praise. Week after week, Godoj performed for Germany until he reached the Top 2. He won the final contest with 62.2%.

Although Thomas was a front-runner from the start of the competition, he landed in the bottom groups twice during live result shows. After the voting results were published, however, it was shown that Godoj received the highest percentage of votes every week. This places him in DSDS history, along with Mark Medlock, as a contestant with the highest number of votes each week. Technically, this would also rank Godoj with Medlock and Alexander Klaws as the only winner never in the bottom 3, as he ranked the highest every week, but the bottom group was picked at complete random. He is the second "rocker" to win the competition alongside Tobias Regner.

After the DSDS show he got back together with his ex-girlfriend Jennifer. Their first daughter Lynn Jennifer Godoj was born on 3 January 2009.Hier ist der Storch gelandet

Theme Song Original Artist Result Auditions in Berlin "Fairytale Gone Bad" Sunrise Avenue Advanced to Recall Recall 1 "Wherever You Will Go" The Calling Advanced Recall 2 (Group Performance) "Here Without You" 3 Doors Down Advanced Recall 3 "Dieser Weg" Xavier Naidoo Advanced to Top 15

Theme (date) Song Original Artist Place/Percentage Top 15 Show: Jetzt oder nie (8 March 2008) "Chasing Cars" Snow Patrol 47.50% (1/15) Current Hits (15 March 2008) "Stark" Ich + Ich 52.75% (1/10) Greatest Film Hits (22 March 2008) "Same Mistake" James Blunt 39.88% (1/9) Mariah Carey and Take That (5 April 2008) "Rule the World" Take That 52.10% (1/8) Greatest Hits (12 April 2008) "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" U2 40.81% (1/7) Judges' Choice (19 April 2008) "Shadow of the Day" Linkin Park 50.38% (1/6) Party Songs and Ballads (26 April 2008) "You Get What You Give" New Radicals 50.04% (1/5) "Behind Blue Eyes" The Who Germany vs. England (3 May 2008) "Wonderwall" Oasis 46.83% (1/4) "Mensch" Herbert Grönemeyer No. 1 Hits, The Beatles, Dedications (10 May 2008) "In the Shadows" The Rasmus 46.34% (1/3) "Let It Be" The Beatles "Easy" Faith No More Final (17 May 2008) "Fairytale Gone Bad" Sunrise Avenue 62.20% (Winner) "Chasing Cars" Snow Patrol "Love Is You" Thomas Godoj

Discography

Albums YearInformationChart positionsSalesIFPI certificationsGERAUTSWIWOR2008Plan A! Debut studio album Released: July 4, 2008Germany: 200,000+ Germany: 18th best-selling album of 2008 Germany: Platinum2009Richtung G Second studio album Released: November 20, 20092011So gewollt Third studio album Released: October 14, 20112013Männer sind so Fourth studio album Released: May 31, 20132014V Fifth studio album Released: October 24, 20142016Mundwerk Sixth studio album Released: September 23, 2016201813 Pfeile Seventh studio album Released: May 25, 20182020Stoff Eighth studio album Released: November 13, 20202023Album des Jahres Ninth studio album Released: November 3, 2023

Singles Year Single Chart positions Album GER AUT SWI LIT LUX EUR WOR 2008 "Love Is You" 1 1 1 1 1 10 26 Plan A! "Helden gesucht" (Sought After Heroes) 12 39 98 25 29 48 —2009 "Nicht allein" (Not Alone) 18 55 — — — — — Richtung G2010 "Uhr ohne Stunden" (Hourless Clock) 47 — — — — — —2011 "Dächer einer ganzen Stadt" (Roofs of a Whole Town) 55 — — — — — — So gewollt2012 "Herzblut" (Heartblood) — — — — — — — 2013 "Männer sind so" (Men Are Like That) — — — — — — — Männer sind so "Einfach nur anders" (Simply Different) — — — — — — — 2014 "Magnetisch" (Magnetic) — — — — — — — V 2016 "Mensch sein" (Being Human) — — — — — — — Mundwerk2018"Auf die Freiheit" (Cheers To Freedom)———————13 Pfeile2020"So weit kommen" (Getting This Far)———————Stoff"Astronaut"———————"Lass es regnen" (Let It Rain)———————2022"Neuland" (New Territory)————————2023"Endlos furchtlos" (Endless Fearless)———————Album des Jahres"Letzter Blick" (Last Look)———————"Brücken bauen" (Building Bridges)———————

Promo singles 2008: "Autopilot" (radio single with video; from the album Plan A)

Awards

2008 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards: Favorite Singer Journalia 2008 (award of Polish magazine Samo Życie) Jetix Awards: Newcomer of the Year 2008

2009 18th Echo music awards: Best National Newcomer

External links

Official website Thomas Godoj online forum

References