Clueso

Clueso [ klyzo ] ( born April 9, 1980 in Erfurt, real name Thomas Hübner ) is a German singer, rapper, songwriter, producer and author.

Life

Clueso - the name is the character of Inspector Clouseau in Blake Edwards ' film borrows The Pink Panther - making music since 1995, first with the EFP 96 (Erfurt project 1996), from which later the Vostok MCs were. The Vostok MCs were next to Clueso also DJ Malik and Steer M, which still often occur with Clueso. Through numerous jams in Jena Kassablanca and in other cities in Germany, he was able to train his skills as a rapper and entertainer.

After termination of its Barber teaching 1998, he met his future manager Andreas Welskop know. The first vinyl release Clüsolo self-made (then as Clueso ) appeared over a publishing contract with BMG Ufa 1999, he moved to Cologne in the Welskop 10vor10 studios, one year later, he got a recording contract with Four Music. This label then released in 2001 the first album Clueso text and sound. With his live band Curfew Clueso among others played at the MTV HipHop Open in Stuttgart and at Beats for Life in Cologne.

2002 Clueso moved back to Erfurt and took in the newly founded Zughafen, located in a building of the Erfurt freight station, as the frontman of the rowdy clubs (now Rhythm Club ) the Rowdy - Club - Tape 2002. Another year later the production of the second album Gute Musik, which he completed in 2004 began. It involved, among others, Flower Pot, Marcel Aue, Steer M, Tilmann Jarmer, Delhia, Tim Neuhaus and the Erfurt blues guitarist Jürgen Kerth. In contrast to the very rap -heavy predecessor it contains significantly more vocal numbers, to English Guest Posts has been omitted. In addition to the typical hip-hop topics, among other things, the pleasant and unpleasant consequences of cannabis use are discussed ( eg, forgetting is so easy). Like the previous album, also includes Good music skits.

Under the move to Erfurt cooperation suffered with his band Curfew why he Thuringian several musicians around him combined (mainly the Weimar Bandstory Play), with whom he is traveling as Clueso and Band live. On 30 January 2005, the single was released to geh'n Kein Bock. With this song he also represented Thuringia with the Federal Vision Song Contest on 12 February 2005, where he reached the seventh place. Clueso 2005 was partner of Start Ab, the " biggest non-commercial remix contest in Europe". From June 3 to June 5, the competing teams had time to produce from the recordings for his published on June 6, single pizza boxes a new remix.

In October 2005, Clueso went for the Goethe -Institut as an ambassador for a young vibrant Germany together with his band on concert - workshop tour through Italy. His music serves as a means to carry the poetry of the German language abroad.

On 19 May 2006, his third album Wide seemed off, which is where the song Chicago can be found. On February 3, 2007, a concert was held in Berlin at the Fritz Club in the former postal station instead, at the Clueso together with his band and the STÜBAphilharmonie ( a Thuringian Orchestra ) Detailed his songs in an arrangement for more than 70 instruments. Between his own pieces, the orchestra played excerpts from the symphonic suite Metropolis by Steffen Heinze. This concert is also released on DVD ( Live Clueso Clueso or - Far - Live). Cooperation with the STÜBAphilharmonie was continued in late 2007. Clueso was the opening act at the concerts of Herbert Grönemeyer on his 12 tour in May / June 2007. He was honored in 2007 by 1live 1Live with a nomination in the category of Best Live Act of Radio Listeners price crown.

In September 2007, the single Lala, a song that was recorded specifically for the soundtrack to the movie Leroy appeared. On 14 February 2008 Clueso represented once again the state of Thuringia with the song no centimeters at the Stefan Raab organized Federal Vision Song Contest 2008 and finished there with a point behind in second place. On 30 May 2008 his fourth album was So much there and his second single takeaway published '. On 3 October 2008, the third single Nobody followed you to think from the same album.

On 4 December 2008 Clueso was awarded the 1Live crown for best artist - he won against Thomas D, Peter Heppner, Curse and Nneka. In the following year, on 3 December 2009, Clueso received the 1Live crown for best artist, he also got the award for the song winner Best Single.

On 1 April 2009 winner, the fourth single from his studio album was released so it very much. Also appeared in April 2009 As much as it LIVE Live-CD/DVD, also on the videos or performances can be seen with songs of his earlier albums.

In the winter of 2009 he went with the STÜBAphilharmonie on tour in selected cities (Ludwigshafen, Kassel, Essen, Dusseldorf, as well as at the Eins Live Krone in Bochum). In July 2010, the double CD Clueso & Stüba Philharmonic Society, the recording was released during the Christmas concerts in 2009 in Hamburg Rolf- Liebermann - Studio NDR. In the summer of 2010 he traveled to Spain to take up his new studio album, which was released in spring 2011. In October 2010, he stepped back on the Federal Vision Song Contest, this time as a guest musician for the Thuringian Post by Norman Sinn & Ryo, who finished sixth.

Early December 2010, published his first book Clueso Clueso. From and about. The first edition was limited to 1,000 pieces, hand signed and numbered. The book contains many photos and lyrics, anecdotes and stories from and about the artist.

The fifth studio album, In and of itself, which is also the single contains too quickly past, was released on 25 March 2011.

On September 16, 2011, a cover version of Udo Lindenberg Cello, which was sung in June along with the original artists as part of an MTV Unplugged concert appeared. 5 November 2011 and Lindenberg Clueso sang the song live at the ZDF program Wetten, dass. ?

Clueso is committed to reading and writing skills in the context of the campaign iCHANCE, which is carried out by the Federation Literacy and basic education.

2011 Clueso was, inter alia, nominated Best German Act, but the won the singer Lena Meyer -Landrut - for the MTV Europe Music Award. In the same year he received the 1Live crown as "Best Artist " and sat down amongst other things against Herbert Grönemeyer through.

The singer Wolfgang Niedecken and his band BAP Clueso released a single called All the moments, which was made ​​available for download. The song was first presented at the Echo in 2012. He was also at this award ceremony a eulogy and sang Ina Müller and Barbara Schöneberg the epilogue of the evening damn long ago.

Discography

Studio albums

Live albums

• 2009: As much as this - live
• 2010: Clueso & Stüba Philharmonic

Singles

• 2000: The disc ( with Metaphysics )
• 2000: game since nich with
• 2001: Tell me where
• 2003: Extended Player ( EP)
• 2004: Just wait times
• 2005: to geh'n Kein Bock
• 2005: Pizza Boxes
• 2005: Come lie with me
• Chicago, also released as a live version: 2006
• 2006: Out of Space
• 2007: Lala
• 2008: None centimeters
• 2008: Take Along
• 2008: No one thinks of you
• 2009: winner, second and modified version of the album
• 2009: We wolln summer
• 2010: As much as this with the Stüba Philharmonic
• 2011: Too fast past
• 2011: You stay
• 2011: Almost
• 2011: Cello ( with Udo Lindenberg )
• 2012: All the moments ( BAP )
• 2012: Feels like flying on (with Max Herre and Cro )

• 2007 Far Away - Live
• 2008 As much as this ( bonus DVD to the album )
• 2009 So much there - Live (Bonus DVD)
• 2011 In and of itself: Deluxe Edition (includes tour documentary, album creation, photo gallery, music videos and impressions from a mobile phone)

Other

• 2004: Silent Queen, Dancehall Fever Vol 2
• 2006: Is it possible to learn nich, with flower pot ( Juice Exclusive [ CD # 63 ] )
• 2007: Strange, in the soundtrack of the movie Leroy
• 2008: Underwater, supporting role as a bartender in the film the underwater by Baris Aldag
• 2009: Hope, cover a track of the Fantastic Four
• 2009: Gifted day, in the above video of Max Herre supporting role as " prisoner "
• 2011: You and I, non-published title that was previously only sung at concerts
• 2011: Half the game, cover a song of BAP