"This Is My Life" is a song by

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recording artist

Elli Erl Elisabeth Maria Erl (born 25 May 1979) is a German singer-songwriter. She came to fame as the winner of the second season of the television show ''Deutschland sucht den Superstar'', the German ''Idol'' series adaptation. With ''DSDS'', Erl a ...

, the winner of the second season of the reality television talent show ''

Deutschland sucht den Superstar ''Deutschland sucht den Superstar'' (''DSDS''; "Germany is looking for the Superstar") is a German reality talent show. Part of the ''Idol'' franchise, it was created by British media mogul Simon Fuller as a spin-off from the British show ''P ...

'', broadcast in 2004. Written and produced by ''DSDS'' judge

Dieter Bohlen Dieter Bohlen (; born Dieter Günter Bohlen, 7 February 1954) is a German songwriter, producer, singer and television personality. He first achieved fame as a member of pop duo Modern Talking in the 1980s, and has since produced numerous German a ...

, it served as Erl's coronation song. Released on March 22, 2004 in German-speaking Europe, it debuted at number three on the

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and peaked at number six in Austria and number 11 in Switzerland. In total, the song sold 100,000 copies and was later included on her debut album, '' Shout It Out'' (2004).

Formats and track listings

Credits and personnel

Credits taken from ''Shout It Out'' liner notes. * Arrangement, co-producer — Lalo Titenkov *

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— Jörn Heilbut * Lyrics, music, production —

* Mixing, co-producer — Jeo

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

{{reflist 2004 singles 2004 songs Songs written by Dieter Bohlen Hansa Records singles Sony BMG singles Song recordings produced by Dieter Bohlen Deutschland sucht den Superstar