In 2009, he rose to fame after winning the sixth season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar, the German edition of Pop Idol.

[1] Schuhmacher's hobbies are tennis, music, skating, meeting friends, movies, and films.

[2] The single sold 270.000 copies in total and was eventually certified gold by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI) and the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry of Austria (IFPI).

[4] Helmed by DSDS judge Dieter Bohlen's Dreamfactory,[5] it debuted at number one on German Albums Chart and was eventually certified gold by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI), selling 137.000 within the first nine months of its release.

[3] Critics praised Schuhmacher's vocal performance on the album, but dismissed Bohlen's production and lyrics ambitions.