Wincent Weiss (German pronunciation: [ˈvɪntsn̩t ˈvaɪs]; born 21 January 1993) is a German singer, and was first known for taking part in Deutschland sucht den Superstar in 2013.
In 2013, Weiss participated in the tenth season of the German talent show Deutschland sucht den Superstar, the German adaptation of the Idol franchise.[2] After a successful audition, he became one of the top 29 contestants but failed to make it to the live shows.[3] In 2015, German DJ duo Gestört aber GeiL and Koby Funk produced a remix of his rendition of "Unter meiner Haut", an acoustic cover of Elif Demirezer's same-titled song which Weiss had previously uploaded on YouTube.[3] The song peaked as number six on the German Singles Chart and earned a platinum certification by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI).[3]
Before he received his first record deal, he was a waiter and a model.[4] He has been represented by Tune Models in Cologne. During the fashion week for the spring/summer 2016 season, he walked as an exclusive for Versace menswear.[5]
Weiss's first solo single "Regenbogen" was released the same year but failed to chart. In 2016, he released the single "Musik sein", which was a success in the German-speaking part of Europe, becoming a top ten hit in Austria and Switzerland. Follow-up "Feuerwerk", released in 2017, entered the top thirty in Germany and Switzerland and preceded his first studio album Irgendwas gegen die Stille, released in April 2017. A commercial success, it peaked at number three in Germany and at number four in Switzerland, eventually going platinum in both countries.[6] A reissue of the album was released later that year.[3] In May 2017, Weiss served as a member of Germany's jury at the 62nd Eurovision Song Contest in Kyiv, Ukraine.[3] In November, he was awarded the MTV Europe Music Award for Best German Act.[3]
In April 2018, Weiss won the Echo Award in the National Newcomer category.[7] He was also nominated for National Pop Artist.[7] The same month, he released his single "An Wunder," the lead single from his second album Irgendwie anders. It reached the top 20 of the German Singles Chart and gained gold status in Germany.[8] Also that year, Weiss voiced the titular character in a German animated fantasy family film Tabaluga, based on the media franchise of the same name created by musician Peter Maffay.[7] Irgendwie anders was released in March 2019 and peaked at number two in Germany and Switzerland.[8][9] As with "An Wunder," it was certified gold by the BVMI and produced five further singles, including "Hier mit dir."[6] The same year, Weiss participated in the sixth season of the German reality television show Sing meinen Song – Das Tauschkonzert, the German adaptation of The Best Singers franchise.[10] In 2020, Weiss released the previously unreleased single "Sag so," a collaboration with Achtabahn.[11]
Since 2021, Weiss has been featured as a coach on The Voice Kids Germany. In 2024, at the conclusion of his fourth season, Jakob Hebgen, a member of Weiss' team, won the season making Weiss the winning coach. In 2025, Weiss' team was again victorious when his artist Neo Klingl won on Weiss' fifth season as a coach.
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER [8] |
AUT [12] |
SWI [9] | |||
| Irgendwas gegen die Stille |
|
3 | 14 | 4 | |
| Irgendwie anders |
|
2 | 8 | 2 |
|
| Vielleicht irgendwann |
|
1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Irgendwo ankommen |
|
2 | 4 | 2 | |
| Wincents weisse Weihnachten |
|
1 | 9 | 14 | |
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER [8] |
AUT [12] |
SWI [9] | |||||
| "Regenbogen"[A] | 2015 | — | — | — | Irgendwas gegen die Stille | ||
| "Musik sein" | 2016 | 27 | 8 | 10 | |||
| "Feuerwerk" | 2017 | 26 | — | 28 | |||
| "Frische Luft" | 79 | — | — |
| |||
| "An Wunder" | 2018 | 12 | 22 | 7 | Irgendwie anders | ||
| "Hier mit dir" | 60 | — | 45 |
| |||
| "Pläne" | 2019 | 76 | — | — | |||
| "Kaum erwarten" | 51 | — | 87 |
| |||
| "Einmal im Leben"[B] | 60 | — | 37 | ||||
| "Kein Lied"[C] | — | — | — | ||||
| "Was habt ihr gedacht"[D] | 2021 | — | — | — | Vielleicht irgendwann | ||
| "Wie es mal war" | 46 | — | — | ||||
| "Wer wenn nicht wir" | 12 | 65 | 51 | ||||
| "Wo die Liebe hinfällt" | 69 | — | — | ||||
| "Winter" | — | — | — | ||||
| "Die guten Zeiten" (featuring Johannes Oerding) |
14 | — | — | ||||
| "Morgen"[E] | 2022 | 11 | — | 87 | |||
| "Irgendwie auch nicht"[F] | — | — | — | ||||
| "Auf den Grund" | — | — | — | Irgendwo ankommen | |||
| "Alleine bin" | 2023 | — | — | — | |||
| "Bleiben wir" | — | — | — | ||||
| "Spring" (featuring Forty) |
— | — | — | ||||
| "Stiehl mir die Show" | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||
| "Schenk mir Zeit" | — | — | — | Wincents Weisse Weihnachten | |||
| "Weihnachten zu Zweit" | — | — | — | ||||
| "Nur kurz vorbei" | — | — | — | ||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER [8] |
AUT [12] |
SWI [9] | |||||
| "Unter meiner Haut" (Gestört aber GeiL & Koby Funk featuring Wincent Weiss) |
2015 | 6 | 25 | — |
|
Gestört aber GeiL | |
| "So gut" (Achtabahn featuring Wincent Weiss) |
2020 | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "Ihr kriegt uns nie mehr klein" (Dikka featuring Wincent Weiss) |
2021 | — | — | — | Boom Schakkalakka | ||
| "Boom Schakkalakka" (Dikka featuring Wincent Weiss) |
— | — | — | ||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER [8] |
AUT [12] |
SWI [9] | |||||
| "Nur ein Herzschlag entfernt" | 2017 | 80 | — | — | Irgendwas gegen die Stille | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER [8] |
AUT [12] |
SWI [9] | |||||
| "Weit weg" | 2021 | 90 | — | — | Vielleicht irgendwann | ||
| "Beste Zeit im Jahr" | 2023 | 73 | — | — | Wincents Weisse Weihnachten | ||
| "Weihnachten mit dir" | 2024 | 83 | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||
| Year | Award | Nomination | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards | Favourite Star (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) | Himself | Nominated | [14] |
| MTV Europe Music Awards | Best German Act | Won | [15] | ||
| Audi Generation Awards | Music | Won | [16] | ||
| Goldene Henne | Newcomer of the Year | Nominated | [17] | ||
| 2018 | Echo Awards | Musician Pop National | Irgendwas gegen die Stille | Nominated | [18] |
| Newcomer National | Himself | Won | |||
| Radio Regenbogen Awards | Pop National | Won | [19] | ||
| 2019 | Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards | Favourite Musician (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) | Nominated | [20] | |
| Favourite Song (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) | An Wunder | Nominated | |||
| Goldene Henne | Music | Himself | Won | [21] | |
| Goldene Kamera Digital Awards | Best Music Act | Won | [22] | ||
| Bravo Otto Awards | Musician National | Gold | [23] | ||
| 2020 | Gold | [24] | |||
| Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards | Favourite Musician (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) | Nominated | [25] | ||
| 2021 | Goldene Henne | Music | Won | [26] |
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