Jackpot (Pietro Lombardi album)

Jackpot is the debut album by Pietro Lombardi, who in 2011 investigated the eighth season of the talent show Germany won the Super Star.

Formation

After Lombardi had in Germany sucht den Superstar, the first place, he got a recording contract with Universal Music and thus the opportunity to publish a produced by Dieter Bohlen Album. This was taken in Bohlen recording studio in Hamburg and received the title jackpot because Lombardi had often used this word in the talent show. The album was released on May 27, 2011 in Germany, Switzerland and Austria. In addition to the regular version, it appeared as a Deluxe Edition. This includes five more videos and a booklet.

Six of the twelve titles included are cover versions, the Lombardi already studied in Germany has sung the superstar. In addition, a duet with Lombardi's girlfriend Sarah Engels is included on the album. Bohlen had previously stated, up to two duets with Engels, who studied in Germany for the superstar had reached the second place behind Lombardi to want to allow.

Reception

The album sold well and reached in Germany on the day of publication of Gold status for 100,000 copies sold. Critics however, it was badly received. This was the conclusion laut.de, the album was " idea free, uninspired, cheap and loveless " and criticized, Lombardi could not keep and not pronounce the lyrics correctly the sounds. In addition, piles would need to write more new songs in the opinion of the reviewer, rather than reliance on cover versions.

The website MSN also criticized Lombardi pronunciation as well as its occasionally breaking voice and recognizes some titles distinct similarities to older numbers. In the review, the album is called " group-oriented American Idol album".

Title list

In brackets the original artist

Charts

Album

Singles

Call My Name, the winner title of Germany sucht den Superstar was released as a single with an additional Club Mix and reached number 1 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. It was also published in a premium single. This reached in Germany 8 August 2011 No. 41 of the German single charts. Not as singles decoupled, but on the download sales in the charts were the songs Que Sera, Sera and down in Austria and Switzerland.

  • Platinum in Germany
  • Gold in Austria
  • Gold in Switzerland

Swell

  • Album 2011
  • Album ( Pop )
  • Number-one album
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