Jan Degenhardt
Jan Degenhardt | |
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Background information | |
Born | Saarbrücken, Saarland, Germany | July 9, 1962
Origin | Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany |
Genres | Singer, songwriter |
Instruments | Singing, guitar |
Years active | 1999–present |
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Associated acts | |
Website | www |
Jan Degenhardt (born July 9, 1962[1]) is a German lawyer and folk-singer. His father is the political poetry and singer Franz Josef Degenhardt.
Life and career[]
Born in Saarbrücken,[1] he studied jurisprudence in Hamburg from 1983 to 1990. After that he moved to Greifswald and worked as a docent at the Grone-school and the University of Greifswald until 1993. 1992 Degenhardt established as a lawyer in Greifswald.
In 1999, he published his first album with the title „Aufbruch". His same-named Song gets to the highscore list of the SFB in 2000. The same year he reached the second place at "Deutscher FolkFörderpreis".
After a promotion tour Jan Degenhardt published his second album called Stimmen hinter'm Spiegel in summer 2004. The contained song Marathon Berlin reached the 9th place at the [2]
of the society for German-language music.In February 2011, his third album named Schamlos was chosen as CD of the month in June.[3] The same month the song "Demokratie" reached the 8th place at the Liederbestenliste,[4] even in July, it moved to second position.[5]
Beside his father Franz Josef Degenhardt his brother makes music, too.
Discography[]
- 1999 Aufbruch
- 2004 Stimmen hinter'm Spiegel
- 2011 Schamlos
Honors and awards[]
- Deutscher FolkFörderpreis 2000
- Schamlos CD of the month at June 2011
Notes[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Profile on his lawyers-page, December 9, 2010.
- ^ "Bestenliste Dezember 2004". Liederbestenliste (in German). Verein für deutschsprachige Musik e. V. Archived from the original on June 19, 2016. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
- ^ "CD des Monats 2011". Liederbestenliste (in German). Verein für deutschsprachige Musik e. V. Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved June 23, 2011.
- ^ "Bestenliste Juni 2011". Liederbestenliste (in German). Verein für deutschsprachige Musik e. V. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
- ^ "Bestenliste Juli 2011". Liederbestenliste (in German). Verein für deutschsprachige Musik e. V. Retrieved June 27, 2011.
External links[]
- Official website
- Jan Degenhardt on last.fm
- Interview on Folker!
- German singer-songwriters
- German folk singers
- University of Greifswald faculty
- German male singers
- 1962 births
- Living people