Andreas Bourani (born Stiegelmair; 2 November 1983) is a German pop singer and songwriter.

Career

Bourani was born to

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parents and adopted as an infant by a German family in

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, in the southwest of

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. As a youth, he attended high school at St. Stephan but left without graduating and also studied at the private music school Downtown Music Institute. In 2008, he moved from

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. In 2010, he received a recording contract with

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and performed as an opening act for Philipp Poisel and

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on their 2010 arena tours. In June 2011, Bourani released his debut album '' Staub & Fantasie''. It reached number 23 on the

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and spawned the hit single "Nur in meinem Kopf" which became a top 20 hit in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland. In Germany, the single was certified gold for sales of more than 150,000 copies. In September 2011, he represented Bavaria in the Bundesvision Song Contest with his second single "Eisberg". He finished tenth in the competition. He then toured with

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and was featured in one of their charting hits "Wie wir waren". In April 2013, he was nominated for the German Music Authors' Prize in the Best Pop Text category. Bourani's second studio album, '' Hey'', was released in May 2014 and spawned the single "Auf uns" which topped the German and Austrian Singles Chart. The song was also used in the trailer for the film ''Die Mannschaft'' which documents the German National Football Team's win of the

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. In May 2015, Bourani along with

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and others appeared in the second season of '' Sing meinen Song - Das Tauschkonzert'', the German '' The Best Singers'' adaption. The same month, it was announced that Bourani would replace Sunrise Avenue lead vocalist

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as a judge in the fifth season of ''

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''. He is the official voice of Maui in the German dub of Moana.

Discography

Studio albums

Live albums

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Other charted songs

Filmography

* '' Vaiana – Das Paradies hat einen Haken'' – Maui (2016) * '' Baymax – Riesiges Robowabohu'' – Fred (2014)

References

External links

Official website
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