"Schwarz zu blau" (German for "Black to Blue") is a song released in 2009 by German
reggae
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dancehall
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hip hop
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musician
Peter Fox. It was the third single of his first studio album ''
Stadtaffe'' and reached number three in Germany.
In 2009, Peter Fox, representing
Berlin
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, won the
Bundesvision Song Contest
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with the song, held in February that year in
Potsdam
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Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
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References
2009 singles
2008 songs
Songs written by Peter Fox (musician)
Warner Records singles
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