Matthias Reim
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Matthias Reim is a German singer-songwriter
. His 1990 single "Verdammt, ich lieb' dich
" ("Damn, I love you") was a hit in several European countries, and spent sixteen consecutive weeks at the No.1 spot in the German charts
.
, Hesse. He grew up in Homberg (Efze)
. His father was the director of the gymnasium in Homberg. After receiving his Abitur
, he began his undergraduate studies in the German and English languages as well as Germanistic and Anglistic literatures in Göttingen. This took 18 terms – this is above average, as he spent its time predominantly in the music studio and not in the lecture-room.
and music producer Christoph Brüx
(Hamburg
), for example Das erste Mal (The first time). He composed for many other performers such as Bernhard Brink
, Roberto Blanco
, Jürgen Drews
and Tina York. His first own LPs with his bands Fallen Dice and Fair Tax did not bring commercial
success.
Reim's first - and largest - hit
came out in 1990 – called "Verdammt, Ich lieb' dich" ("Damn, I love you"). The single sold 2.5 million copies world-wide and was at the top of the pops of German charts for 16 weeks - between 18 May and 6 September - since 1971 no other single stood longer without interruption at place 1 but this mark Matthias Reim shares with Boney M. The first album
Reim was released soon after.
Until 1999 he published nine further albums with Polydor. His LP Zauberland was also released in an English-language version in Canada – there called Wonderland.
In the year 2000 the first out of (so far) six LPs by Reim were released by his new record company EMI
. They are called
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
. His 1990 single "Verdammt, ich lieb' dich
Verdammt, ich lieb' dich
"Verdammt, ich lieb' dich" is a 1990 song by German singer-songwriter Matthias Reim, from his debut album Reim. The song was Reim's first single, and remains his biggest hit, reaching the number-one spot in Germany, Switzerland, Austria and the Netherlands. In Germany it spent 16 consecutive weeks...
" ("Damn, I love you") was a hit in several European countries, and spent sixteen consecutive weeks at the No.1 spot in the German charts
Media Control Charts
The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie...
.
Early life
Reim was born on 26 November 1957 in KorbachKorbach
Korbach is the district seat of Waldeck-Frankenberg in northern Hesse, Germany. It is over a thousand years old and a former Hanseatic town. It is located on the German Framework Road.- Geography and geology :...
, Hesse. He grew up in Homberg (Efze)
Homberg (Efze)
Homberg is a small town in northern state of Hesse in central Germany with about 15,000 inhabitants. It is the seat of the Schwalm-Eder district.-Geography:...
. His father was the director of the gymnasium in Homberg. After receiving his Abitur
Abitur
Abitur is a designation used in Germany, Finland and Estonia for final exams that pupils take at the end of their secondary education, usually after 12 or 13 years of schooling, see also for Germany Abitur after twelve years.The Zeugnis der Allgemeinen Hochschulreife, often referred to as...
, he began his undergraduate studies in the German and English languages as well as Germanistic and Anglistic literatures in Göttingen. This took 18 terms – this is above average, as he spent its time predominantly in the music studio and not in the lecture-room.
Career
Matthias Reim composes, writes lyrics, mixes and plays songs himself. The music to some songs comes from the German composerComposer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
and music producer Christoph Brüx
Christoph Brüx
Christoph Brüx is a German composer, pianist, keyboardist, arranger and music producer.He composed for interpreters such as No Angels, Matthias Reim, The Underdog Project, Brooklyn Bounce etc., and he also composed film scores....
(Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
), for example Das erste Mal (The first time). He composed for many other performers such as Bernhard Brink
Bernhard Brink
- Life :After school Brink studied in Berlin German law, but didn't finish university studies. Brink is a German singer of Schlager songs. Since 1970s he became in Germany famous for his songs.- External links :...
, Roberto Blanco
Roberto Blanco
Roberto Blanco , was born 7 June 1937 in Tunis, Tunisia. Of Afro-Cuban origin, Blanco is a German-speaking Schlager singer and actor.-Early life:...
, Jürgen Drews
Jürgen Drews
Jürgen Drews is a German singer.-Life:In his childhood Drews lived in Schleswig. After school Drews studied medicine in Kiel at the University of Kiel, but dropped out of medical school to work as a singer....
and Tina York. His first own LPs with his bands Fallen Dice and Fair Tax did not bring commercial
Commerce
While business refers to the value-creating activities of an organization for profit, commerce means the whole system of an economy that constitutes an environment for business. The system includes legal, economic, political, social, cultural, and technological systems that are in operation in any...
success.
Reim's first - and largest - hit
Hit single
A hit single is a recorded song or instrumental released as a single that has become very popular. Although it is sometimes used to describe any widely-played or big-selling song, the term "hit" is usually reserved for a single that has appeared in an official music chart through repeated radio...
came out in 1990 – called "Verdammt, Ich lieb' dich" ("Damn, I love you"). The single sold 2.5 million copies world-wide and was at the top of the pops of German charts for 16 weeks - between 18 May and 6 September - since 1971 no other single stood longer without interruption at place 1 but this mark Matthias Reim shares with Boney M. The first album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
Reim was released soon after.
Until 1999 he published nine further albums with Polydor. His LP Zauberland was also released in an English-language version in Canada – there called Wonderland.
In the year 2000 the first out of (so far) six LPs by Reim were released by his new record company EMI
EMI
The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
. They are called
- Wolkenreiter (Cloud rider)
- Morgenrot (Morning red)
- Reim
- Unverwundbar (Invulnerable)
- Männer sind Krieger (Men are Warriors)
- Sieben Leben (Seven lives).
Albums
- 1990: Reim
- 1991: Reim 2
- 1993: Sabotage
- 1994: Zauberland
- 1995 Wonderland (Zauberland in Canada)
- 1995: Alles Klar
- 1997: Reim 3
- 1998: Sensationell
- 1999: 10 Jahre intensiv
- 2000: Wolkenreiter
- 2002: Morgenrot
- 2003: Reim
- 2004: Déjà Vu
- 2005: Unverwundbar
- 2006: Die Fan-Edition
- 2007: Männer sind Krieger
- 2010: Sieben Leben
External links
- (de) Matthias Reim's official website
- (en) Biography of Reim on IMDb
- (en) [ Biography of Reim] on allmusic.com