Michael Bernd Schmidt (; born 6 March 1968), better known as Smudo, is a German rapper and songwriter in the

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group

Die Fantastischen Vier Die Fantastischen Vier (, "The Fantastic Four"), often shortened to Fanta 4, is a German hip hop band from Stuttgart. The members are Michael Schmidt (Smudo), Andreas Rieke, Thomas Dürr, and Michi Beck. They were, together with Advanced Chemi ...

. He has been part of the group for more than 30 years. During the

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, Smudo was involved in the development of the Luca app for contact tracing in Germany. He has appeared as on ''

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'' and the German version of ''

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'' as part of a judging and coaching duo with fellow musician

Michi Beck Michael "Michi" Beck (born 11 December 1967), also known by his pseudonym as the disc jockey Dee Jot Hausmarke, is a member of the German hip hop group Die Fantastischen Vier where he acts as DJ and MC. He also forms the duo Turntablerocker, ...

. While on the respective shows, they coached Charley Ann Schmutzler,

Jamie-Lee Kriewitz Jamie-Lee Kriewitz (; born 18 March 1998), better known as Jamie-Lee, is a German pop singer. Born and raised in Bennigsen, Hanover, she performed as a member of the children choir Joyful Noise before auditioning for the The Voice of Germany (sea ...

, Georgia Balke and Emma Filipović to victory, making them so far the coaches with the most wins (four) on both shows combined.

References

External links

Official website

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1968 births Living people German male rappers People from Offenbach am Main Die Fantastischen Vier Racing drivers from Hesse Nürburgring 24 Hours drivers {{Germany-musician-stub