Michael Wendler

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Michael Wendler
Michael-Wendler.jpg
Wendler in 2013
Born
Michael Skowronek

(1972-07-22) 22 July 1972 (age 49)
Dinslaken, West Germany
NationalityGerman
Other namesLegal names:
Michael Skowronek,
Michael Norberg
Pseudonym:
Mic Skowy (for songwriting)
OccupationPop singer and songwriter
Years active1998–present
Spouse(s)
  • Claudia Norberg
    ​
    ​
    (m. 2009; div. 2020)​
  • Laura Müller
    ​
    ​
    (m. 2020)​
Children1

Michael Wendler (born 22 June 1972 as Michael Skowronek, legal name after his marriage in 2009 Michael Norberg, also known as Der Wendler) is a German pop singer, songwriter and conspiracy theorist of Polish origin. Since his breakthrough year in 1998, he has won several awards such as the prestigious Crown of the Folk Music 2012 and Media Star of Year Award in 2014. He has been under contract with Sony Entertainment Record Label for many years and has a total of six gold Records and one platinum. Wendler also writes songs and lyrics for other Schlager singers under the pseudonym Mic Skowy.[1]

Life[]

Wendler was born in Dinslaken.[2] In March 2009 he married his long time love, Claudia Norberg in a civil wedding in Sylt and in April 2009 had a church wedding in Mallorca. The image rights for this celebration he sold to the women's magazine Die Neue.

On 9 January 2010 he was given the Crown of Folk Music Award. He settled in Dinslaken, building a compound estate complete with horse stables, which was completed at the end of 2010.

In September 2011, Michael Wendler, together with Markus Krampe, opened the "Nina", a discothèque in Bottrop, where pop artists perform live. Another offshoot of the successful nightclub was opened in Cologne.

In 2016 Michael Wendler moved his family to Cape Coral, Florida, where he continues to write and perform in both the US and Germany.[3][4]

In 2020 he separated from Claudia Norberg and married 18-year-old Laura Müller. She left school without graduating and decided to move to Florida with him.

Works[]

Albums[]

  • Best Of - Vol. I (2008)
  • Respekt (2009)

Singles[]

(German)

  • Das ist ja wohl ein Ding (2001)
  • Das haut mich um (2001)
  • Nicht mehr in diesem Leben (2001)
  • Dein kleiner Prinz (2001)
  • Alibi (2002)
  • Außer Kontrolle (2002)
  • Verlier sie nie (2002)
  • Oh lieber Gott (2003)
  • Seitensprünge (2003)
  • Warum lügen die Sterne (2003)
  • Traue keinem über 30 (2004)
  • Unsterblich (2004)
  • Marterpfahl (2004)
  • Zauberer (2004)
  • Sie liebt den DJ (2005)
  • Wenn alle Stricke reißen (2005)
  • 180 Grad (2005)
  • Heuchler (2006)
  • Prinzessin (2006)
  • Mein letztes Gebet (2007)
  • Das schönste Girl der Welt (2007)
  • Sie liebt den DJ (2007)
  • Dennoch liebst du mich (2007)
  • Nina (2008)
  • Echolot (2008)
  • Häschenparty (2008) (with Schnuffel)
  • Ich denk an Weihnachten (2008) (production by Luis Rodriguez)
  • I Don't Know (2009)
  • Nina - Reloaded (2009)
  • Wer weiß warum (2010)
  • Piloten wie wir (2010)
  • Wir sind Tänzer (2011)
  • Sie liebt ihn immer noch (DJ Teil 2)/In The Heat Of The Night (2011)
  • Was wäre wenn (July 2012)
  • Nie mehr (February 2013)
  • Honey Kiss (April 2013) (with Anika)
  • Unser Zelt auf Westerland (January 2014)
  • Die Maske fällt (2015)
  • Wie beim ersten Mal (2016)
  • Gut, dass Männer nie weinen (2017)
  • Wir war'n, wir sind, wir bleiben (2017)
  • Egal (2017)
  • Was soll ich im Himmel (2019)
  • Was man liebt, gibt man frei (2020)

Autobiography[]

  • Michael Wendler (2010). Die Faust des Schlagers. Munich: riva. ISBN 978-3868830651.

TV appearances[]

In January 2010, The Wendler Clan was aired on the popular German television network "Sat.1" in a six-part docu-soap broadcast featuring Michael Wendler. In January 2014, Wendler participated in the reality show Ich bin ein Star – Holt mich hier raus! on the RTL (TV network). In 2015, he participated in the TV show de:Ich bin ein Star – Lasst mich wieder rein! While he was injured during the taping of an episode and had to pull out, he still got the most votes in the final show. He was hurt in a bungee cord accident and broke his right wrist with a compound fracture, requiring an emergency operation. From 15 August 2014 to 29 August 2014 Michael Wendler participated in the program Promi Big Brother and finished there in fifth place. In 2021, he was a member of the jury of Deutschland sucht den Superstar. Due to conspirancy theories about the COVID-19 pandemic, he left the jury after the castings were filmed. After being criticized again for making a statement, the broadcaster decided to cut the singer out of all episodes.

Conspiracy theories[]

In 2020, Michael Wendler was the centre of a public debate surrounding his remarks about the COVID-19 pandemic. He accused the German government of 'gross and severe violations' of the constitution. According to him, all German TV channels, including RTL (the one he worked for), were gleichgeschaltet and politically controlled. He urged his followers to create a Telegram account claiming that this would be the only opportunity to exchange views without censorship.[5] Following the introduction of more restrictive policies to reduce the spread of COVID-19 in January 2021, Wendler compared the German state with a concentration camp.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "Biografie" (in German). www.michaelwendler.de. Archived from the original on 23 January 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  2. ^ Schlager.de. "Michael Wendler". schlager.de. Schlager.de.
  3. ^ Schramm, Holger (2008). Musik im Radio: Rahmenbedingungen, Konzeption, Gestaltung. ISBN 978-3531153728. Der Sänger Michael Wendler hat im Jahr 2007 zum dritten Mal in Folge die Oberhausen Arena mit fast 12.000...
  4. ^ Braun, Michael. "German courts issue arrest warrant for former pop singer now living in Southwest Florida". News-press.com. News-Press. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Michael Wendler steigt bei "DSDS" aus und verwirrt mit Corona-Verschwörungstheorien".
  6. ^ "Nach KZ-Vergleich: RTL schneidet Wendler aus "DSDS" raus". 6 January 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2021.

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