Marlon Knauer
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Marlon Knauer is a German singer, identified on album covers, concert advertisements, and other media only by his first name.
At the age of 14 he was "discovered" by Rolf Brendel, formerly the drummer for Nena
. In 2002 his second single, "Lieber Gott", made in collaboration with Peter Maffay
, Nena
, Udo Lindenberg
, Herbert Dreilich
, Joachim Witt
and Rolf Stahlhofen, was a breakthrough, reaching number 6 on the German charts. Revenue from the song was used to help victims of the 2002 European floods
. In the same year his first album, Hallo Liebes Leben, was released. In January 2006, his single, "Was immer du willst", appeared, and on February 9, 2006 it came in sixth in the Bundesvision Song Contest
.
At the age of 14 he was "discovered" by Rolf Brendel, formerly the drummer for 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...
. In 2002 his second single, "Lieber Gott", made in collaboration with Peter Maffay
Peter Maffay
Peter Alexander Makkay better known as Peter Maffay is a German musician.- Biography :Born in Brasov, Romania, the son of a German , he was 14 when his family relocated to his parents' Germany in 1963. In the same year, he started his first band, The Dukes...
, 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...
, Udo Lindenberg
Udo Lindenberg
Udo Lindenberg is a German rock musician and composer.-Career:Lindenberg started his musical career as a drummer. In 1969 Lindenberg founded his first band Free Orbit and also appeared as a studio and guest musician . In 1970 he collaborated as a drummer with jazz-saxophonist Klaus Doldinger in...
, Herbert Dreilich
Herbert Dreilich
Herbert Dreilich was a German-language rock musician. He was an early pioneer in, and an important contributor to, German-language Rock music...
, Joachim Witt
Joachim Witt
Joachim Witt is a German musician and actor.- Life and work :Joachim Witt became a major star of the German pop scene during the eighties with huge hits such as "Der Goldene Reiter"...
and Rolf Stahlhofen, was a breakthrough, reaching number 6 on the German charts. Revenue from the song was used to help victims of the 2002 European floods
2002 European floods
In August 2002 a 100-year flood caused by over a week of continuous heavy rains ravaged Europe, killing dozens, dispossessing thousands, and causing damage of billions of euros in the Czech Republic, Austria, Germany, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary, Romania and Croatia....
. In the same year his first album, Hallo Liebes Leben, was released. In January 2006, his single, "Was immer du willst", appeared, and on February 9, 2006 it came in sixth in the Bundesvision Song Contest
Bundesvision Song Contest
The Bundesvision Song Contest is an annual competition created by German TV entertainer Stefan Raab in 2005. For each of the 16 states of Germany a song is chosen by regional radio stations. The songs are performed on live television in order to find the most popular song in the competition...
.
Albums
- 2002: Hallo Liebes Leben (Hello, dear life)
- 2006: Herzschlag (Heartbeat)
Singles
- 2002: Ich hab' dich zuerst gesehen (I saw you first)
- 2002: Lieber Gott (Benefiz-CD) (Dear God)
- 2003: Fragen Fragen Fragen (Questions Questions Questions)
- 2006: Was immer du willst (Whatever you want)
- 2006: Deine Liebe fehlt (Your Love is missing)
External links
- Marlon's homepage (German)
- Marlon's fanclub (German)