Mellow Mark, (May 23, 1974 in
Reutlingen
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Reutlingen has a university of applied sciences, which ...
,
Germany
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) real name Mark Schlumberger, is a
rap
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,
reggae
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and
soul
In many religious and philosophical traditions, there is a belief that a soul is "the immaterial aspect or essence of a human being".
Etymology
The Modern English noun '':wikt:soul, soul'' is derived from Old English ''sāwol, sāwel''. The ea ...
musician
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.
Bio
Mellow Mark grew up in Bayreuth and started his musical career in the early 1990s with the band ''Loewenherz''. After several setbacks with this project, he adopted the name "Mellow Mark" and returned to his
street musician
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roots.
In 2003, Mellow Mark received the
ECHO
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''Best National Newcomer'' award and in 2005 he received the Reggae Awards ''Album of the Year'' award for his album ''Das 5te Element'' (The Fifth Element).
Mellow Mark
page at Discogs
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Discography
Albums
* 2003: ''Sturm''
* 2004: ''Das 5te Element''
* 2007: ''Metropolis''
* 2009: ''Ratz Fatz Peng''
* 2013: ''L.I.E.B.E (Live)''
* 2015: ''Roots & Flugel''
* 2017: ''Nomade''
EPs
* 2002: ''Revolution''
7 inch
* 2003: Dein Wort in Gottes Ohr feat. Pyro
* 2004: Was geht ab mit der Liebe
12 inch
* 2003: Feuer/Hunger
* 2002: Revolution Mixes
* 2003: Weltweit
Maxi-Singles
* 2003: Dein Wort In Gottes Ohr feat. Pyro
* 2003: Weltweit
* 2003: Butterfly
* 2004: Konsum feat. Cashma Hoody
* 2005: Ay Muchacho feat. MassiveSound & Pyro
* 2005: Comeback feat. Culcha Candela & Martin Jondo
* 2006: Astronaut
* 2007: Metropolis
* 2008: Winter
* 2008: YeahYeahYeah
* 2012: Maine Stadt feat. Tanzkinder
References
External links
Official site
People from Bayreuth
Living people
Participants in the Bundesvision Song Contest
Year of birth missing (living people)
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