Tank (born Eric Geisenheyner on July 1, 1977, in
Hamburg, Germany) is a
German
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musician and martial artist known best as the vocalist on several hit
techno
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songs. Born to
Ghanaian
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parents, he was adopted by a family in Hamburg following the accidental death of his parents. He first came to prominence by winning several
Karate championships in Hamburg, and eventually won a national championship.
Although he had always been an enthusiast of
Progressive electronic music
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, it was Tank’s encounter with some
DJs at a club in Hamburg, that spurred him on to consider a career in music. The producers invited him to be the vocalist on "Can U Feel The Bass", which was still in production at this time. He accepted the invitation, and the song went on to become a hit in 1997. The following year, they teamed up again to release another club track entitled "The Return Of Power", whose
music video
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was shot in
London
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.
Personalities that Tank has collaborated with include
Sista Rude,
DJ Darling,
Christopher Von Deylen
Schiller () is a German electronic music band that rose to fame in 1998 and is named after the German poet and dramatist Friedrich Schiller. Originally, it was a duo consisting of Christopher von Deylen () and Mirko von Schlieffen. Around 2001 ...
, and
Dee Jay Sören.
External links
Sony Music UK biographyTank
artist information from Discogs
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1977 births
Living people
21st-century German male singers
Musicians from Hamburg