Roman Lob
Roman Lob ( born July 2, 1990 in Dusseldorf ) is a German pop singer. He represented Germany at the Euro Vision Song Contest 2012 in Baku after he won the talent show Unser Star für Baku before.
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Biography
Praise grew up in Rott, a district of Neustadt ( Wied), to his sister. After high-school diploma, he made until January 2011 trained as an industrial mechanic at an auto parts supplier in Troisdorf, from which he was taken for a permanent position in the connector. Praise goes in his free time snowboarding and downhill. Due to its closeness to the music he has let a color illustration of a microphone tattooed on his chest.
Artistic Career
Praise sang in the choir of his kindergarten. From his grandfather, who played the organ in church, he learned to play the piano. He tried his hand at the guitar and the bass. Since the age of eight makes claims to praise music. In the Music AG Realschule Neustadt he discovered again the song itself. At age 13, he entered the music -AG at the end of the school year for the first time on and sang In the end by Linkin Park.
Praise founded in 2005 with two friends the band " Painful Poison", in which he played drums. He was lead singer of the metalcore band " Days of Despite ," was their inception in the fall of 2007, and the project " Three of a Kind ", which he founded with two members of his first band in 2009. As a participant in the fourth season of the talent show Germany seeks the superstar he became known in 2007 for the first time to a wider audience. There he left - came in the top 20 candidates - due to laryngitis from. Praise received by Dieter Bohlen, however the offer to use a bye for the subsequent season of the TV show in 2008. Then he resigned in favor of his meanwhile begun training as an industrial mechanic. With the alternative rock band " Rooftop Kingdom" praise had various appearances as a singer in the Rhineland.
His interest for the Euro Vision Song Contest was awakened at the age of eight years, with the appearance of Guildo Horn in 1998, whose title has Guildo was glad to hear you in the competition. Roman Lob already applied for 2008, together with Axel Fischer, with whom he named G12 P - 12 Points to Title When the Boys Come resumed Germany, failed to participate in the Euro Vision Song Contest 2008.
In February and March 2013 he was a jury member in the music competitions Our song for Malmö and your song. On March 21, 2013, was in the category "Radio - echo " won the music award Echo.
Casting for the Song Contest
In the fall of 2011, praise applied for the aligned by the ARD and ProSieben talent show Unser Star für Baku, the German preliminary decision to Euro Vision Song Contest in 2012. He was selected for closer candidates selected and entered into the first TV show with the song After Tonight by Justin Nozuka on. The original song is placed after the broadcast again in the German charts.
Even before the finale has been considered a favorite praise and finally was able to prevail against Yana Gercke and Ornella de Santis. Won praise in February 2012 with the composed by Jamie Cullum, Steve Robson and Wayne Hector title Standing Still. He qualified for participation in the Euro Vision Song Contest 2012, held in Baku on 26 May 2012. He also received a recording contract with Universal Music.
In the online charts of iTunes and Amazon the title Standing Still rose the day following the final of Unser Star für Baku directly on the first place. Standing Still reached number 3 on the German charts and was in Switzerland and Austria place. On April 13, published praise his first studio album Changes.
Euro Vision Song Contest 2012
As a representative of one of the five largest contributors to the EBU praise was directly qualified for the final of the Euro Vision Song Contest 2012. He started at the position 20 of 26 and has appeared with a black shirt and white T- shirt. Moreover, with his trademark, a cap. The stage design was kept simple. He reached the eighth place with 110 points.
Style
Music and singing
Praise music is generally influenced by rock music. However, it chose for his debut album to be set to pop music, to be commercially successful. Praise published his songs in the English language and has full say in the selection of songs. He adds: " If I do not want something, I say it simply. I think it's important to me to be faithful. "So far, praise has three songs, Day by Day, First Time and Changes, his album itself is written.
Influences
Praise designated Xavier Naidoo as his greatest musical role model: " Xavier Naidoo simply has the voice of Germany. " He calls the band Paramore as another influence.
Discography
Albums
Singles
Awards
- 2013 Echo in the category Radio ECHO for Standing Still