Moritz Krämer (born 1980 in Basel) is a Swiss indie singer songwriter from

Basel Basel ( ; ), also known as Basle ( ), ; ; ; . is a city in northwestern Switzerland on the river Rhine (at the transition from the High Rhine, High to the Upper Rhine). Basel is Switzerland's List of cities in Switzerland, third-most-populo ...

who lives in Berlin.

History

Krämer was born in Switzerland and grew up in southern Bavaria. After graduating from high school in Freiburg, he moved to Berlin. He holds a degree in the subjects of video and language at the

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. Krämer worked in Berlin as a composer, lyricist and musical director at various theaters, including the popular stage,

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, and the Maxim Gorki Theater. In 2010, Krämer won the TV Noir rocket. Krämer released his debut EP on 1 August 2011, which contains acoustic songs, from earlier that year. In 2010 he played the opening act on the tour of

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His first album, "Wir Können Nix Dafur" was produced by Krämer, and released on 4 March 2011 through

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Personal life

Krämer has shot some music videos and short films. His first film was the short film ''Tsuri Tsumi''. In 2009, he was the main actor of the song recital Night of the Nerds at the Central Theater in

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Discography

Extended plays

*''Ich Kann Nix Dafur'' (2010)

Studio albums

*''Wir Können Nix Dafur'' (2011)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kramer, Moritz 1980 births Living people Swiss singer-songwriters Swiss male singer-songwriters Berlin University of the Arts alumni