[2] In 2007, Lob took part in the fourth series of the German Idol format Deutschland sucht den Superstar but had to quit due to a vocal cord infection.

[5] On 16 February 2012, he won the show Unser Star für Baku and represented Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012.

Along with his sister Lob grew up in Rott, a district of Neustadt (Wied).

After high-school diploma, he trained as an industrial mechanic at an auto parts supplier in Troisdorf until January 2011.

Lob loves to spend his free time snowboarding and downhill.