Ben (singer)
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Ben is a German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 singer, songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...

 and occasional voice actor and TV host.

His greatest success was 2002 with the hit single "Engel", a collaboration with singer Gim. He was also successful as TV presenter of the music show The Dome (RTL II
RTL II
RTL II is a privately owned, commercial, general-interest German television channel.It was founded as a second-generation commercial broadcaster in 1993. It quickly became infamous for its perceived "trash programming", comprising lots of soft porn as well as shows such as Peep and many...

), Toggo Music (Super RTL
Super RTL
Super RTL is a Cologne-based German television network operated by RTL Disney Fernsehen GmbH & Co. KG. It was the second German television channel aimed mostly at children...

) and Bravo TV (Pro 7
Pro 7
ProSieben is a commercial television station in Germany distributed to a large extent via cable and satellite along with DVB-T in larger population centres. It began operations on January 1, 1989. Since 2003 the station, as part of the ProSiebenSat.1 Media, is owned by a group of investors led by...

).

He was the narrator in the German version of the 2006 Canadian-French animal film La Planète blanche (Der weisse Planet).

Singles

  • 2002 - "Engel" (featuring Gim)
  • 2002 - "Herz aus Glas"
  • 2002 - "Gesegnet seist du"
  • 2003 - "Wunder geschehn" (Nena
    Nena
    Gabriele Susanne Kerner , better known by her stage name Nena, is a German singer and actress. She rose to international fame in 1983 with the New German Wave song "99 Luftballons". In 1984, she re-recorded this song in English as "99 Red Balloons". Nena was also the name of the band with whom she...

     & Friends)
  • 2003 - "Kleider machen Leute"
  • 2003 - "Verliebt"
  • 2005 - "Manchmal"
  • 2006 - "Vorbei" (with U96
    U96
    U96 is a dance music project formed by the German DJ and producer Alex Christensen and a team of producers called Matiz , known for a number of 1990s Eurodance hits.-Biography:...

    )
  • 2007 - "Bedingungslos / Einmalig" (with Kate Hall
    Kate Hall (singer)
    Kate Semmelroth Hall is a Danish singer.-Biography:Hall was born in Harwich to an English mother and a Danish father, and moved to Allerød when she was three years old. As a child, she had lessons in singing, piano and dancing. When she was twelve years old, she was accepted into the Danish Radio...

    )
  • 2007 - "Du bist wie Musik" (with Kate Hall)
  • 2007 - "Ich lieb' dich immer noch so sehr" (with Kate Hall)
  • 2008 - "2 Herzen" (with Kate Hall)

Awards

  • 2002 - Bravo Otto in Silver, Category Singer
  • 2003 - Die Goldene Stimmgabel
    Goldene Stimmgabel
    The Goldene Stimmgabel is an annual prize awarded within the German music scene.The prizes are awarded according to the number of records sold from October of the previous year to June of the year of the award, as determined by Media Control...

  • 2005 - Bravo Otto in Bronce, Category Best TV Star (male)
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