Laith Al-Deen (born 20 February 1972) is a German

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singer.

Biography

Born to an

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i father and German mother in

Karlsruhe Karlsruhe ( ; ; ; South Franconian German, South Franconian: ''Kallsruh'') is the List of cities in Baden-Württemberg by population, third-largest city of the States of Germany, German state of Baden-Württemberg, after its capital Stuttgart a ...

, Laith grew up in the United States and

Mannheim Mannheim (; Palatine German language, Palatine German: or ), officially the University City of Mannheim (), is the List of cities in Baden-Württemberg by population, second-largest city in Baden-Württemberg after Stuttgart, the States of Ger ...

, West Germany. He achieved first fame with his debut album, ''Ich will nur wissen'' (English: I Only Want to Know), from which came his first two singles, ''Bilder von Dir'' (English: ''Pictures of you'', German version of the 1995 hit ''Everlasting Pictures'' of B-Zet with Darlesia) and ''Kleine Helden'' (English: Little Heroes). His second album, Melomanie, released in 2002, resulted in the singles ''Dein Lied'' (English: Your Song) and ''Jetzt, Hier, Immer'' (English: Now, Here, Always), and was just as successful as his debut album. Laith was also nominated for the Comet, a music award given by the German broadcaster

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in the category of

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/ R&B, which he declined, saying that he would only seek recognition for German-language music rather than an international award At the beginning of 2004, Laith released the album ''Für Alle'' (English: For Everyone), which was seen a continuation of his previous musical style. The album reached the top spot on the German album charts and was Laith's greatest commercial success. The single taken from Für Alle, ''Alles an dir'' (English: Everything About You), reached #21 on the German charts, the highest position for one of Laith's singles up to that point. The second single taken from the album, ''Höher'' (English: Higher) was one of the finalists for

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. In the fall of 2004, Laith produced a

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, which performed well on the German charts for several weeks. In September 2005 a

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of this live album was released, with the entire album rerecorded in 5.1

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. In June 2007 a new album, ''Die Liebe zum Detail'' (English: The Love For Detail) and a new single, ''Keine wie du'' (English: No One Like You), were released. The album reached #3 on the German charts, and ''Keine wie du'' reached sixteenth position on the German singles charts.

Discography

Albums

* 2000: ''Ich will nur wissen ...'' * 2001: ''Ich will nur wissen ... (New-Edition)'' * 2002: ''Melomanie'' * 2004: ''Für Alle'' * 2004: ''Live'' * 2005: ''Die Frage wie'' * 2007: ''Die Liebe zum Detail'' * 2009: ''Session'' * 2011: ''Der letzte deiner Art'' * 2014: ''Was wenn alles gut geht'' * 2016: ''Bleib unterwegs'' * 2020: ''Kein Tag umsonst'' * 2024: ''Dein Begleiter''

Singles

* 2000: ''The Invitation (Ich will nur wissen)'' * 2000: ''Bilder von dir'' * 2000: ''Kleine Helden'' * 2001: ''Noch lange nicht genug'' * 2002: ''Dein Lied'' * 2002: ''Jetzt, hier, immer'' * 2003: ''Traurig'' * 2003: ''Alles an dir'' * 2004: ''Höher'' * 2004: ''Meilenweit'' (featuring Zoe) * 2005: ''Leb den Tag'' * 2005: ''Warten und Schweigen'' (Download-Single) * 2007: ''Keine wie du'' * 2007: ''Es wird nicht leicht sein'' * 2008: ''Du'' * 2008: ''Wie soll das gehen?'' * 2009: ''Evelin'' * 2009: ''Lay Your Love on Me'' * 2009: ''If I Ever Lose My Faith'' * 2011: ''Sicher sein'' * 2011: ''Wieder tun'' * 2014: ''Was wenn alles gut geht'' * 2014: ''Steine'' * 2015: ''Nur wenn sie daenzt'' * 2016: ''Geheimnis'' * 2016: ''Bleib unterwegs'' * 2017: ''Alles dreht sich'' * 2024: ''Alles anders'' * 2024: ''Dein Begleiter''

References

External links

Official Website

Official Fan Club

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