Max Buskohl

Max Buskohl
Birth name	Maximilian Buskohl
Born	Berlin, Germany
Occupations	Singer
Years active	2005–

Max Buskohl (Born in Berlin, Germany) was a contestant who finished 4th in season 4 of Deutschland sucht den Superstar.^[1] Max stated in an interview with Der Spiegel that he left DSDS voluntarily while RTL claims they threw out Max.^[2] Dieter Bohlen claims that Max tried to "extort record company and the station".^[3] He was regarded as a sex symbol when he was on DSDS.

Early life

Max lives with his mother and sister in Berlin.^[4] Max was part of a band called Empty Trash with his friend Stefan, who was the guitarist, and Julius, who was the played bass.^[1][5] Max's father is Carl Carlton.^[5] He lived in a boarding school in Ireland until 2006.^[6]

DSDS

Max auditioned for DSDS because he lost a bet.^[1] Max decided to leave the show after failing in an attempt to get his band, Empty Trash, included in the recording contract if he had won.^[1] Viewers had wondered about judge Dieter Bohlen's uncharacteristic behaviour when he gave an extremely critical review of Buskohl's performance on April 21. Buskohl is alleged to have said that Bohlen was asocial, which explains Bohlen's negative reaction. However, RTL stated that "We have made it clear that we are not looking for super-band, but a superstar".^[1] Max decided to leave the show the Thursday prior to Top 4.^[7] He participated in the Top 4 at RTL's request.^[7] Dieter Bohlen stated that "You may not give a shit what I say, so I do not give a damn what you're singing" during the Top 4.^[7] Martin Stosch, who was originally was supposed to be eliminated, replace Max in the show.^[7][8] Max was considered a hearthrob on the show with his "super-slim" body and being 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) tall.^[4]

Week	Theme	Original airdate	Song (Artist)	Percentage/ calls
1st Top 20 Show (Boys)	-	February 7, 2007	Bad Day (Daniel Powter)	7,94% (5/9)
3rd Top 20 Show (Boys)		February 15, 2007	Sweet Home Alabama (Lynyrd Skynyrd)	9,24% (5/8)
1st Mottoshow	Greatest Hits of All Time	February 24, 2007	Fly Away (Lenny Kravitz)	6,00% (7/10)
2nd Mottoshow	Greatest Hits of the 80s and 90s	March 10, 2007	Gimme All Your Lovin' (ZZ Top)	8,92% (5/9)
3rd Mottoshow	Power of Love	March 17, 2007	Here Without You (3 Doors Down)	14,33% (3/8)
4th Mottoshow	Today's Hits	March 31, 2007	This Love (Maroon 5)	11,75% (3/7)
5th Mottoshow	Big Band	April 7, 2007	Hit the Road Jack (Ray Charles)	17,78% (2/6)
6th Mottoshow	Greatest Divas and Heroes of Music	April 14, 2007	I Was Made for Lovin' You (Kiss)	19,88% (2/5)
7th Mottoshow	Hits of the 70s/Dedicated to	April 21, 2007	All Right Now (Free)	19,80% (2/4)
			When You Were Young (The Killers)

Sources

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} ""Superstar"-Eklat: Aus für Max". Hamburger Morgenpost. 23 April 2007. http://www.mopo.de/news/-superstar--eklat--aus-fuer-max/-/5066732/5528116/-/index.html. Retrieved 7 September 2011. 
2. ^ Popp, Maximilian (5 May 2007). "Die wollten mich zerquetschen". Der Spiegel. http://www.spiegel.de/schulspiegel/leben/0,1518,481151,00.html. Retrieved 24 September 2011. 
3. ^ ""Max hat versucht uns zu erpressen"". Die Welt. 25 April 2007. http://www.welt.de/vermischtes/article832825/Max_hat_versucht_uns_zu_erpressen.html. Retrieved 15 November 2011. 
4. ^ ^{a b} "Bohlen zickt gegen Max - ohne Erfolg". Die Welt. 22 April 2007. http://www.welt.de/regionales/berlin/article827583/Bohlen_zickt_gegen_Max_ohne_Erfolg.html. Retrieved 24 September 2011. 
5. ^ ^{a b} Popp, Maximilian (21 May 2007). "Reifeprüfung für den Rock-Rebellen". Der Spiegel. http://www.spiegel.de/schulspiegel/leben/0,1518,483953,00.html. Retrieved 12 October 2011. 
6. ^ "Er lebt noch bei seiner Mutti". Das Bild. 26 April 2007. http://www.bild.de/leute/2007/leute/wohnung-musik-superstars-1748412.bild.html. Retrieved 21 October 2011. 
7. ^ ^{a b c d} Dreyer, Patricia (23 April 2007). "Unser dummer Junge hat's zu spät gemerkt". Der Spiegel. http://www.spiegel.de/panorama/leute/0,1518,478876,00.html. Retrieved 18 October 2011. 
8. ^ "Ich heule mir die Seele aus dem Leib". Der Spiegel. 23 April 2007. http://www.spiegel.de/panorama/leute/0,1518,478859,00.html. Retrieved 18 October 2011. 

External links

Season 4 on Clipfish.de