TYLR (German singer)

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TYLR
Birth nameAlessandro Heinrich Rütten
Also known asSammy Clay, Sandro, Sandro Nicolas
Born (1996-10-04) 4 October 1996 (age 25)
Heinsberg, Germany
OriginGermany
United States
Greece
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • Drums
  • Guitar

Alessandro Heinrich Rütten (born 4 October 1996 in Heinsberg, Germany), better known as Sammy Clay, Sandro Nicolas and now as TYLR, is a German singer-songwriter.

Career[]

Rütten was born in Heinsberg, Germany, as Alessandro Rütten to a Greek mother and an American father.[1] He was raised in Germany, where he started his career in music.[2][3][4]

In 2018, as Alessandro Rütten, he participated in season 8 of The Voice of Germany (the German version of The Voice). He performed Shawn Mendes' "In My Blood" in the Blind Auditions, and all four coaches turned for him. He was eliminated in the Sing Off round.[3]

In 2019, performing as Sandro Nicolas, he represented the United States in the New Wave competition in Sochi, Russia and finished in 5th place.[3][4]

Later in 2019, he was internally selected by the Cypriot broadcaster CyBC to represent Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Rotterdam, Netherlands.[3][4] He was due to perform the song "Running" under the mononym Sandro.[5] However, Eurovision 2020 was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and CyBC did not invite back Sandro for 2021.[6] In May 2020, he was part of the joint European broadcast of Eurovision: Europe Shine a Light.[7][8][9]

In 2020, Rütten rebranded himself with the stage name of Sammy Clay.[10] In 2021, Rütten rebranded himself again with the new stage name of TYLR.[11]

References[]

  1. ^ "Η Κύπρος πάει Γιουροβίζιον με τον Sandro Nicolas". www.checkincyprus.com. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Cyprus has selected: Sandro Nicolas to Eurovision 2020". Eurovisionworld. 29 November 2019. Archived from the original on 10 March 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d "Cyprus: Sandro will represent Cyprus at Eurovision 2020". wiwibloggs. 29 November 2019. Archived from the original on 30 November 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "Cyprus: Sandro to Rotterdam!". esctoday. 29 November 2019. Archived from the original on 3 December 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  5. ^ Sandro Nicolas representará a Chipre en Eurovisión Archived 2020-05-27 at the Wayback Machine RTVE.es. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Cyprus: "Life is a rollercoaster ride" – Sandro speaks out for first time since not getting return ticket for Eurovision 2021". Wiwibloggs. Wiwibloggs. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Guest performers announced for "Eurovision: Europe Shine A Light"". 6 May 2020. Archived from the original on 22 January 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  8. ^ Farren, Neil (5 May 2020). "Cyprus: CyBC Reveals Eurovision 2020 Week Broadcast Plans". Archived from the original on 10 May 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Europe Shine A Light: Details about the Eurovision 2020 replacement show". wiwibloggs. 6 May 2020. Archived from the original on 23 November 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  10. ^ Cyprus announces new artist for Eurovision Archived 2021-01-23 at the Wayback Machine wiwibloggs. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  11. ^ "tylerfromheaven". Instagram. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
Preceded by Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest
2020 (cancelled) 		Succeeded by
Elena Tsagrinou
with "El Diablo"
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