Launched to fame by his appearance on Season 9 of the reality talent competition Deutschland sucht den Superstar, this Italian-born pop vocalist released a 2012 album titled Crazy and a 2013 recording called Bulletproof. The former album rose to #1 on Austrian music charts. His Deutschland sucht den Superstar covers of CeeLo Green's "Forget You" and Sean Kingston's "Beautiful Girls" earned him the runner-up spot on the popular reality series.