Grönemeyer first took an interest in music aged eight when he began taking piano lessons. However he first gained popularity for his acting in the 1977 German telefilm “Die Geisel”, after which the musician released two albums “Ocean Orchestra” (1978) and “Grönemeyer” (1979), neither of which earned significant attention. Two years later, having had no formal training Grönemeyer appeared in Wolfgang Peterson’s highly revered World War II epic “Das Boot” playing the role of Lt. Werner. The film became both a commercial and critical hit, although the singer subsequently took a step back from acting to focus on his music career.
With the exposure “Das Boot” offered Grönemeyer, his major-label debut on EMI, “Bochum” became the fastest selling German-language record in music album history. The album was noted for its rough-voiced singer’s introduction into charts, hearts and stadiums across Germany. Before long comparisons were being drawn between Grönemeyer and Bob Segar and John Mellencamp, although it became apparent the musician was using his music as social commentary, to voice his activist opinions. The singer subsequently released the chart topping albums “Sprünge” in 1986 and “Ö” in 1988, but despite being the first German to appear on MTV Unplugged he failed to break into the English-language market.
Just prior to the release of his 1998 album “Bleibt Alles Anders”, Grönemeyer’s wife Anna and his brother Wihelm both died of cancer within the same week at substantial emotional cost. The singer understandably receded from the limelight, only to return in 2002 with the emotionally charged “Mensch”, the titled track of which became Grönemeyer’s first No. 1 single, selling over 3.2 million copies. For his humanitarian work, including his leading of the Deine Stimme Gegn Armut (Your Voice Against Poverty) campaign and the founding of the anti-racism group Ich Bin in Ausländer (I Am a Foreigner), Grönemeyer was awarded the title of “European Hero” by Time Magazine.
Grönemeyer’s twelfth studio album “12” released in 2007 earned much the same success as its predecessors, followed by the album “Schiffsverkehr” in 2011, “I Walk” in 2012, and “Dauernd jetzt” in 2014. The singer continues to be one of the most successful blue-collar stadium-rock performers in German history, having played for over half a million people whilst touring on a number of his most recent tours.
The spotlight hazily illuminates Herbert Gronemeyer through the blue smoke. The most successful musician in Germany stands center stage with his keyboard, playing passionately. After a minute, he starts to sing. The guitarist, bassist, and drummer behind him start to play at the same time, and they harmonize in a catchy, skillfully played tune. A saxophonist joins in as well, weaving complex layers into the song, each note melding into the next. As the song escalates, multicolored lights flash along the stage, their appearances increasing with the tempo of the music. The beautiful battery of sound and light assaults the audience, resulting in cheers and wild cries. This is a Herbert Gronemeyer concert. Herbert Gronemeyer is a German actor and musician. Like many musicians, music was a part of his life from early childhood, and he took piano lessons as a child. He released his first album, Gronemeyer, in 1979 and followed that with Zwo in 1980. Between 1982 and 2012 he released twelve albums, each better than the last. He has realized massive commercial success, selling over 13 million albums, and his fifth and eleventh albums, 4630 Bochum and Mensch, are ranked, respectively, the third and first best selling albums in Germany. This skilled musician is even better live than over a radio, and his performances are not to be missed!
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