New Life is the debut album by German singer Mehrzad Marashi, the winner of the seventh season of Deutschland Sucht Den Superstar, the German version of American Idol. It was released by Sony Music on 11 June 2010. Entirely produced by DSDS judge Dieter Bohlen, the album features Marashi's coronation song "Don't Believe" as well as this number-two hit "Sweat (A La La La La Long)."
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Critical reception
Danni Fromm from laut.de rated the album one out of five stars. She criticized New Life as a heavily derivative and commercially manufactured pop project, arguing that Dieter Bohlen recycles musical ideas and offers little original songwriting, from "modrige Modern Talking" fare to formulaic ballads like "Don’t Believe." She concluded that Marashi was ultimately wasted in a system driven by "the DSDS fan community."
Chart performance
New Life debuted and peaked at number five on the German Albums Chart, becoming the first album by a Deutschland sucht den Superstar winner since second-season winner Elli Erl's 2004 album Shout It Out not to reach the top position. It also reached number three on the Austrian Albums Chart, and number nine on the Swiss Albums Chart.
Track listing
All tracks produced by Dieter Bohlen.