Detlef Soost is a German dancer and choreographer, best known as hard juror of the German version of Popstars broadcast by ProSieben. He also produces dance music and develops choreographies for the D!s Dance Clubs and other dancers under the brand D!Nation. In 2004, he participated in the ProSieben reality show Die Alm – Promischweiß und Edelweiß, a show in which several B-rate German celebrities had to live and work on an alm in the Alps, and the audience could vote for a winner. In 2005, Soost published his autobiography “Neger (Negro) – Heimkind (Orphan) – Pionier (Pioneer)”. Born Detlef Soost on July 2, 1970 in East Berlin, East Germany, he grew up in an orphanage. His mother was German and died when Detlef was 13 years old. He has never met his father, a doctor from Ghana who came to Berlin as a medical student. Soost is married to singer Kate Hall, with whom he has a daughter. Soost was previously in a relationship with Ines Scaruppe from 1999 to 2009. They had two children, a daughter and a son.
Detlef Soost
Detlef Soost Personal Details:
Date Of Birth: 2 July 1970
Birth Place: Pankow, Berlin, Germany
Birth Name: Detlef Soost
Nicknames: D!, Detlef D! Soost
Zodiac Sign: Cancer
Occupation: Dancer, Choreographer
Nationality: German
Race/Ethnicity: Multiracial (German, Ghanaian)
Religion: Unknown
Hair Color: Bald
Eye Color: Dark Brown
Sexual Orientation: Straight
Detlef Soost Body Statistics:
Weight in Pounds: 196 lbs (Approx.)
Weight in Kilogram: 89 kg
Height in Feet: 6′ 2¾”
Height in Meters: 1.9 m
Shoe Size: Unknown
Detlef Soost Family Details:
Father: Unknown (Doctor from Ghana)
Mother: Unknown (Was German)
Spouse/Wife: Kate Hall (m. 2012)
Children: Chani Inéz Afia (Daughter, with Ines Scaruppe) (b. April 2006), Carlos Detlef Akwasi (Son, with Ines Scaruppe) (b. 29 July 2007), Ayana Haley Hall Soost (Daughter, with Kate Hall) (b. February 2010)
Siblings: Unknown
Detlef Soost Education:
Not available
Detlef Soost Facts:
*He was born on July 2, 1970 in East Berlin, East Germany.
*His mother was German and his biological father was from Ghana.
*He became street-dance champion of East Berlin when he was 15 years old, and champion of the GDR when he was 16.
*He has been choreographer and head of the jury in every season of the German version of Popstars broadcast by ProSieben.
*In 2005 he hosted Super Illu TV on MDR.
*He was trained to be a mechanic.
*He runs dancing schools in over 70 German cities.
*Visit his official website: www.detlefsoost.de
*Follow him on Facebook.