Tim Bendzko
Tim Bendzko ( born April 9, 1985 in Berlin ) is a German singer-songwriter. About national fame he achieved with his song only briefly to save the world and the winner of the Federal Vision Song Contest.
Life and work
Tim Benzdko was born in 1985 in Berlin- Kaulsdorf and grew up in the Köpenick district. He attended a sports school and began to take an interest, especially for football. At first FC Union Berlin he moved up to the B- youth. By his own admission he ended his career as primarily the performance and not the fun have been in football in the foreground. In addition, Tim Bendzko suffered an irreparable meniscus damage. His musical career began at the age of 11 years teaching at the guitar at age 16 he wrote his first songs. After graduation, he began a study of Protestant theology and non-Christian religions at the Free University of Berlin, he, however, ended after five semesters without a degree. After that, he was for a time as auctioneer in the car trade.
2009 Tim Bendzko competed at the Talent competition sons wanted the Söhne Mannheims and won the place as a counterpart of Xavier Naidoo. Together with the Söhne Mannheims he played in 2009 in the Berlin forest stage in front of 20,000 spectators, a little later, he received a recording contract with Sony Music Entertainment. His musical breakthrough he reached in June 2011 with his debut album If words were my language, which debuted at number four in the German charts. The single Only save the world briefly stayed 47 weeks in the charts and was later certified platinum status, as well as the album. One attested Bendzko he meet with his Soul Ballads "surprisingly a nerve of our time". He had a "soft, distinctive voice." For his achievements Tim Bendzko has been awarded numerous prizes, he received the 2011 Bambi in the category Newcomer and 1Live crown for best single. With the song If words were my language Tim Bendzko represented the Land of Berlin to the Federal Vision Song Contest. He won the competition ahead of competitors such as Bosse feat. Anna Loos. In January 2012, his first major tour, which began in Offenbach am Main started. Previously, he was to see the opening act for Elton John and Joe Cocker accompanied on his tour of Hard Knocks. Tim Bendzko received the ECHO in the category of National Newcomer, in addition, he represented Germany at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2012 for Best German Act. In May 2013, he released his second album, Hanging by a thread with " gefühligem even sealed German pop ".
Although the album Hanging by a thread in first place and the single eleventh place of the German charts, he has so far failed to match the commercial success of his first album, although it has since been certified platinum. The reviews were mixed from the factory to critical. 2013 was followed by several more concerts, again among others in the Berlin forest stage. The meeting was a prelude of his second tour I can not stand still, which is lead by Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Luxembourg in the spring of 2014. In December of the same year he stopped his second album on twelve more songs and released it as a so-called Limited Re - Edition. Hanging by a thread - Under the skin has claims to be the majority in the studio, but produced at home. It contained with Give A Little, the first English-language piece by Tim Bendzko, as well as contributions from other artists such as Xavas. The first single from Under the skin is a duet with Cassandra Steen. Before the Olympic Winter Games in Sochi in 2014 he wrote the song gains, which will be published after the games as a single for Maria Hoefl - Riesch.
Tim Bendzko was alongside Henning Wehland and Lena Meyer- Landrut judge on The Voice Kids. In 2013 he was part of the initiative Liadl for Displaying the FC Bayern Munich and Adidas, a new club anthem was designed as part of this. Tim Bendzko also claims to be a fan of the club, as well as followers of TSG 1899 Hoffenheim.
Awards
- 2011: Winner of the Federal Vision Song Contest 2011
- 2011: Audi Generation Award 2011 in the category Music
- 2011: Bambi 2011 in the category Newcomer
- 2011: 1Live crown in the category Best Single
- 2012: ECHO in the category of National Newcomer
- 2012: Steiger Award in the category of young
- 2012: MTV Europe Music Awards 2012 for Best German Act
- 2012: 1Live crown in the category Best Artist
- 2014: Golden Camera for Best Music National
- 2014: ECHO in the category Rock / Pop nationally