Torge Oelrich (born September 11, 1988), better known as Freshtorge, is a German comedian, actor and video producer.

Life

After completing ''

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'' in 2008, Oelrich completed an apprenticeship as an educator in Heide. At the same time, he started his activity as a video producer. He is best known for his

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channel ''Freshtorge'' where he embodies various characters. On May 10, 2013, he released the single ''Superstar'' which he performed as his character ''Sandra''. The single was released in order to prevent

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from taking first place in the show ''

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''. It reached number 10 in the download trend charts on May 13, 2013. In July 2015, he released his first own film ''

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''. The film received consistently negative reviews. Oelrich is also known for his cooperation with

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and appeared in his shows '' Otto – Geboren um zu blödeln'' and '' Otto Fröhliche – Advent, Advents mit Otto und Friends.'' In 2023, he was given his first own show ''Einsame Herzen'' on

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and ZDFmediathek.

Filmography

* 2014: '' Gefällt mir'' ( de) * 2015: ''

'' (leading actor and scriptwriter) * 2015: ''Bruder vor Luder'' ( de) * 2015: ''

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'' (cameo) * 2016: '' Ice Age: Collision Course'' (German voice of Roger) ( de) * 2017: ''

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'' – episode ''Unter Dampf'' * 2018: ''Heilstätten'' ( de) * 2020: ''Kartoffelsalat 3 – Das Musical'' ( de)

Discography

own songs

* 2013: ''Superstar'' * 2016: ''Pussy Gangster'' * 2016: ''Der Bratwurst Hit'' * 2018: ''Milch ist Gift'' * 2018: ''Ich hab meine Tage'' *2018: "Mathe ist ein Arsch für mich" * 2019: ''Für Dich!'' * 2020: ''Total Eclipse of the Heart'' * 2021: ''Mareike-Pferdemädchen'' * 2021: ''Kann ich nicht'' * 2022: ''Olaf Scholz Song'' * 2022: ''Typen aus der Stadt'' * 2023: ''Durchfall auf Barbados''

song parodies

* 2010: ''Palamazzi'' (cover of ''

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'' by

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) * 2011: ''Der Sascha Song'' (cover of '' The Flood'' by

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) * 2011: ''Franzi Song'' (cover of '' Rhythm Divine'' by

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) * 2012: ''Sandra Song (Ich bin die Geilste)'' (cover of ''

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'' by

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) * 2012: ''Sweetheart-Song about Sandra'' (cover of ''

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'' by

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) * 2014: ''Sandra Bla Bla Bla Song'' (cover of '' Que Sera'' by

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) * 2015: ''Ich will Schnee'' (cover of ''

Let It Go "Let It Go" is a song from Disney's 2013 computer-animated feature film '' Frozen'', whose music and lyrics were composed by husband-and-wife songwriting team Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez. The song was performed in its original show ...

'' from the film Frozen) * 2017: ''Exclusiv: Stellungnahme von Bibi !!! How it is (wap bap)'' (parody of Bibi H.'s song '' How It Is (Wap Bap ...)'') * 2017: ''FT Freak'' – YouTuber Disstrack (parody of the YouTuber diss track by KsFreak) * 2018: ''Mathe'' ''ist ein Arsch'' (parody of '' It's a Hard Knock Life'' by Annie) * 2019: ''Ich hab den Test verkackt'' (parody of ''Star'' by

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) * 2020: ''Die Zerstörung von 2020'' (parody of ''Do You Wanna Party'' by Reversus)

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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