Freddy Sahin-Scholl is a German-American-Turkish singer and composer. In addition to his real name he is known by the stage name Galileo.

Life and career

Freddy Sahin-Scholl is the son of a Turkish German mother and an African-American soldier. He was raised by a foster mother in Wüstenrot who recognized his musical talent. He worked as an anesthesia assistant.
At the age of forty he discovered his talent of being able to alternate his voice turning it from baritone to soprano within seconds. He has never received Phonation or vocal training. On the 19. of December 2010 he won the season 4

Das Supertalent (season 4)

Das Supertalent Season 4 was the 4th season of Germany's Got Talent franchise. Season 4 began on 24 September 2010. The first episode was screened on 24 September. The first episode had the best quotes of all seasons: 7,47 million viewers. The second episode the following day could even top that...

 of Das Supertalent

Das Supertalent

Das Supertalent is the German talent show and part of the internationally successful Got Talent franchise, presented by Marco Schreyl, who was joined by Daniel Hartwich from the second season onwards...

 and 100.000€. Sahin-Scholl lives and works in Karlsruhe. He is now trying to represent Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

 in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011

Eurovision Song Contest 2011

The Eurovision Song Contest 2011 was the 56th annual Eurovision Song Contest and was won by Eldar & Nigar performing "Running Scared" for Azerbaijan. The event took place in the Esprit Arena in Düsseldorf, Germany, following Germany's win in the previous year...

 in Düsseldorf

Düsseldorf

Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and centre of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region.Düsseldorf is an important international business and financial centre and renowned for its fashion and trade fairs. Located centrally within the European Megalopolis, the...

, Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

.

See also

1. Das Supertalent RTL