Career
2005-2006: Deutschland sucht den Superstar
After his graduation from University of Salzburg Regner auditioned for the third installment of the reality television program Deutschland sucht den Superstar. He entered the competition with 14,000 others, and the judges Dieter Bohlen, Heinz Henn and Sylvia Kollek were impressed with his voice and unconventional style. Overwhelmed, he performed his "exclusive" song "I Still Burn," a rock-ballad penned by Peter Wright and Jess Cates.
When released as a single via Sony BMG Domestic on March 14, 2006, it instantly entered the charts at number-one in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland, simultaneously emerging as the biggest-selling single since 2004 within its first week of release.
The song was eventually certified platinum by the IFPI for more than 300,000 copies sold. = Performances at Deutschland sucht den Superstar Following the successful release of "I Still Burn", Regner"s full-length debut album Straight was released on 28 April 2006.
American producers Max Martin and Desmond Child consulted on the album which debuted at number one on the German Media Control 100 and also peaked within the top 5 in Austria, and the top 20 in Switzerland. Eventually, the album was certified gold by the IFPI for sales of more than 100,000 copies.
However, further singles - "She"s So" and Open Season theme song "Cool Without You" – failed to chart or sell noticeably.
Tobias Regner was dropped eventually from his record label and is currently working on new material.