Max Giesinger went his way. But the successful musicians had to overcome many a hurdle.

Berlin (Reuters) - singer Max Giesinger Hits such as "80 million" or "legends" to the Star - before his music career, he felt as a loser.

"I was shy and quiet, sometimes even a really locked up loner of a Boy," said the 31-Year-old the Newspapers of the Funke media group. "Initially, I perceived myself as a Loser and this stamp missed me then, of course, the other Kids." Today he is a melancholic person, what is coming to him in the song writing benefit.

Giesinger tried it first, beyond the music, in 2011 he began training as a Bank clerk. "It's a total was broke. After only two weeks, I just chucked it, so terribly bleak it all was," he said. "At the time, was finally clear to me: I need to make music and nothing else."

Max Giesinger comes from Waldbronn near Karlsruhe. After years as a road musician and in a band he managed in 2012 to the final of the casting show "The Voice of Germany". After differences with his record company Giesinger, published Learning, his debut album "Run" on its own, and with donations from the Fans. His first big Hit was in 2016, "80 million". A few days ago, The trip appeared to be acoustic album "".

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