Christoph Alex (born 18 February 1986), better known as Favorite, is a German
rapper
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and songwriter. In 2011, his album ''Christoph Alex'' peaked at number 4 in the
German charts
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Biography
At age of 12, Favorite lost his parents in a fire and lived several years in different orphanages. The loss of his parents is a theme in many of Favorite's songs such as: "Gegen den Herrn" ("Against the lord") (released on ''Harlekin'') and the single "Ich vermisse euch" ("I miss you").
Discography
* 2007: ''Harlekin''
* 2008: ''Anarcho''
* 2011: ''Christoph Alex''
* 2015: ''Neues von Gott''
* 2017: ''Alternative für Deutschland''
References
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German rappers
Living people
1986 births
Musicians from Essen