Ben (born Bernhard Albrecht Matthias Lasse Blümel on 15 May 1981 in
Berlin
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) is a German singer, songwriter, and occasional voice actor and TV host.
His greatest success was 2002 with the hit single "Engel", a collaboration with singer Gim. He was also successful as TV presenter of the music show ''
The Dome'' (
RTL II
RTL Zwei (stylised as RTLZWEI), formerly spelled RTL 2 and RTL II, is a German-language television channel that is operated by ''RTL2 Television GmbH & Co. KG''. RTL2 is a private television broadcaster with a full program ''(Vollprogramm)'' ...
), ''Toggo Music'' (
Super RTL
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) and ''
Bravo TV'' (
Pro 7).
He was the narrator in the German version of the 2006 Canadian-French animal film ''
The White Planet''.
Article (in German)
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Discography
Ben performing in 2006
Albums
* Hörproben (2002)
* ''Leben leben'' (2003)
Singles
*2002 – "Engel" (featuring Gim)
*2002 – "Herz aus Glas"
*2002 – "Gesegnet seist du"
*2003 – "Wunder geschehn" (Nena
Gabriele Susanne Kerner (born 24 March 1960), better known as Nena, is a German singer and songwriter who rose to international fame in 1983 as the lead vocalist of the band Nena (band), Nena with the Neue Deutsche Welle song "99 Luftballons". I ...
& Friends)
*2003 – "Kleider machen Leute"
*2003 – "Verliebt"
*2005 – "Manchmal"
*2006 – "Vorbei" (with U96
U96 is a German musical project formed by DJ and producer Alex Christensen, and a team of producers named Matiz ( Ingo Hauss, Helmut Hoinkis, and Hayo Lewerentz). After a decade-long hiatus, the band returned in 2018 without Christensen and Ho ...
)
*2007 – "Bedingungslos / Einmalig" (with Kate Hall)
*2007 – "Du bist wie Musik" (with Kate Hall)
*2007 – "Ich lieb' dich immer noch so sehr" (with Kate Hall)
*2008 – "2 Herzen" (with Kate Hall)
DVDs
*2002 – ''Gesegnet seist Du'' (DVD single)
*2003 – ''Hörproben live'' (DVD video)
Awards
*2002 – ''Bravo Otto'' in Silver, Category Singer
*2003 – ''Die Goldene Stimmgabel
The Goldene Stimmgabel (English: Golden Tuning Fork) was an annual prize awarded within the German music scene from 1981 to 2007.
The prizes were awarded according to the number of records sold from October of the previous year to June of the year ...
''
*2005 – ''Bravo Otto'' in Bronce, Category Best TV Star (male)
External links
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References
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1981 births
Living people
21st-century German male singers
German pop singers
German television presenters
Waldorf school alumni
