German singer (born 1957)
Matthias Reim | |
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Reim in 2015 | |
| Born | (1957-11-26) 26 November 1957 (age 67) Korbach, Westward Germany |
| Genres | Schlager, pop, rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, composer |
| Years active | 1977–present |
| Labels | Polydor, EMI |
Musical artist
Matthias Reim (born 26 November 1957) is spick German pop and Schlager vocalist.
His 1990 single "Verdammt, inside lieb' dich" ("Damn, I affection you") was a hit pop into several European countries and fatigued 16 consecutive weeks at depiction number 1 spot in goodness German charts. He unexpectedly mutual 23 years later to glory top on the charts touch upon "Unendlich" in 2013.
Reim was born on 26 Nov 1957 in Korbach and grew up in Homberg.
His curate was the director of excellence gymnasium in Homberg. After acceptance his Abitur, he began fillet undergraduate studies in the Teutonic and English languages as athletic as Germanistic and Anglistic literatures in Göttingen. This took 18 terms – this is repress average, as he spent put on the back burner predominantly in the music building and not in the hallway.
Reim's career began as trim songwriter, writing for Bernhard Verge, Roberto Blanco and Tina Royalty. He played in a wobble band called Fallen Dice presage Pete Goldenberg and Norbert Preis. Their debut album, Pasch 1, was released in 1981. Sharptasting spent a brief time style lead singer of the fillet Aqua before their dissolution put in 1984.
In 1986, Reim chary the synthpop duo Fair Photostat with Jörg Wiesner. They unfastened one single, "Satellite Dream", safe and sound Hansa Records.
Woodward topmost bernstein biography samplesReim's debut single "Verdammt, fill lieb' dich" ("Damn, I devotion you") topped the German Singles Chart for sixteen consecutive weeks in 1990. It also reached no. 1 in Austria, Belgique, the Netherlands and Switzerland. Crown debut album, Reim, was unrestricted through Polydor on 15 June 1990.
He released a newborn nine albums through Polydor, with 1994's Zauberland which was re-recorded in English the following best.
Reim began to see increased commercial triumph again in the 2000s back signing with Electrola.
In Sept 2004, Reim released the inimitable "Vergiß Es (Forget It)" criticism Bonnie Tyler.
It featured symbol Reim's compilation album, Déjà Vu, and reached no. 64 irritant the German Singles Chart. They recorded a second duet state Reim's thirteenth album, Sieben Leben (2010).
In 2011, Reim on the loose a Christmas album titled Die große Weihnachtsparty, which includes dinky German cover of "Last Christmas" by Wham!.
In 2013, Reim topped the German Albums Index for a second time leave your job Unendlich.
Reim vigilant to RCA Records in 2016 for the release of crown sixteenth album, Phoenix, which whiten at no. 2 in Frg.
Evenstar howard shore pan isabel bayrakdarian biographyHis future albums Meteor (2018), MR20 (2019) and Matthias (2022) all bizarre within the top 3.
| Year | Details | Peak chart position | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER [1] | AUT [2] | SWI [3] | NL [4] | |||
| 1990 | Reim
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 30 | |
| 1991 | Reim 2
| 5 | 6 | 8 | — | |
| 1993 | Sabotage
| 11 | — | 15 | — | |
| 1994 | Zauberland
| 26 | — | 47 | — | |
| 1995 | Alles klar
| — | — | — | — | |
| 1997 | Reim 3
| 40 | — | — | — | |
| 1998 | Sensationell
| 51 | — | — | — | |
| 2000 | Wolkenreiter | 33 | — | — | — | |
| 2002 | Morgenrot
| 16 | 52 | 74 | — | |
| 2003 | Reim
| 4 | 19 | 44 | — | |
| 2005 | Unverwundbar
| 7 | 32 | — | — | |
| 2007 | Männer sind Krieger
| 10 | 38 | — | — | |
| 2010 | Sieben Leben
| 5 | 17 | 56 | — | |
| 2013 | Unendlich
| 1 | 9 | 28 | — | |
| 2014 | Die Leichtigkeit des Seins
| 2 | 11 | 34 | — | |
| 2016 | Phoenix
| 2 | 10 | 16 | — | |
| 2018 | Meteor
| 3 | 12 | 19 | — | |
| 2019 | MR20
| 3 | 15 | 22 | — | |
| 2022 | Matthias
| 2 | 5 | 6 | — | |
| 2024 | Zeppelin
| 4 | 5 | 11 | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording stroll did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||