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'''Herbert Arthur Wiglev Clamor Grönemeyer''' (born 12 April 1956) is a German singer, musician, producer, composer and actor, popular in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
'''Herbert Arthur Wiglev Clamor Grönemeyer''' (born 12 April 1956) is a German singer, musician, producer, composer and actor, popular in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.


Grönemeyer starred as war correspondent Lieutenant Werner in [[Wolfgang Petersen]]'s 1981 film ''[[Das Boot]]'', but later focused on his musical career. His fifth album ''[[4630 Bochum]]'' (1984) and his 11th album ''[[Mensch (album)|Mensch]]'' (2002) are the third and first [[List of best-selling albums in Germany|best-selling records in Germany]] respectively, making Grönemeyer the most successful artist in Germany with combined album sales over 13 million.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.badische-zeitung.de/rock-pop/groenemeyer-hat-die-meisten--32900357.html|title=Rock & Pop: Grönemeyer hat die meisten - 67 Goldene Schallplatten.|publisher=Badische Zeitung|language=de|access-date=27 November 2016}}</ref>
Grönemeyer starred as war correspondent Lieutenant Werner in [[Wolfgang Petersen]]'s 1981 film ''[[Das Boot]]'', but later focused on his musical career. His fifth album ''[[4630 Bochum]]'' (1984) and his 11th album ''[[Mensch (album)|Mensch]]'' (2002) are the fourth and second [[List of best-selling albums in Germany|best-selling records in Germany]] respectively, making Grönemeyer the most successful artist in Germany with combined album sales over 13 million.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.badische-zeitung.de/rock-pop/groenemeyer-hat-die-meisten--32900357.html|title=Rock & Pop: Grönemeyer hat die meisten - 67 Goldene Schallplatten.|publisher=Badische Zeitung|language=de|access-date=27 November 2016}}</ref>


== Early life ==
== Early life ==
Grönemeyer was born on 12 April 1956 in [[Göttingen]], Germany. He often refers to his personal roots as living in [[Bochum]] though, where he spent most of his childhood, youth and early adulthood.<ref>{{cite web|title=Grönemeyer verdrängt Tokio Hotel von Chartspitze|url=http://www.europolitan.de/Looks/Menswear/278,8646,0,0.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120802103023/http://www.europolitan.de/Looks/Menswear/278,8646,0,0.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 August 2012|publisher=Europolitan|access-date=30 November 2011|language=de}}</ref> Grönemeyer's interest in music was sparked at the age of 8, when he started to take piano classes.<ref>{{cite news|title=A Real "Mensch": A Conversation With Germany's Biggest Pop Star, Herbert Grönemeyer|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mike-ragogna/a-real-mensch-a-conversat_b_2189783.html|work=Huffington Post|date=26 November 2012}}</ref>
Grönemeyer was born on 12 April 1956 in [[Göttingen]]. He often refers to his personal roots as living in [[Bochum]] though, where he spent most of his childhood, youth and early adulthood.<ref>{{cite web|title=Grönemeyer verdrängt Tokio Hotel von Chartspitze|url=http://www.europolitan.de/Looks/Menswear/278,8646,0,0.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120802103023/http://www.europolitan.de/Looks/Menswear/278,8646,0,0.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 August 2012|publisher=Europolitan|access-date=30 November 2011|language=de}}</ref> The medical professor [[Dietrich Grönemeyer]] is his brother. Grönemeyer's interest in music was sparked at the age of 8, when he started to take piano lessons.<ref>{{cite news|title=A Real "Mensch": A Conversation With Germany's Biggest Pop Star, Herbert Grönemeyer|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mike-ragogna/a-real-mensch-a-conversat_b_2189783.html|work=Huffington Post|date=26 November 2012}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
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Piano classes formed the basis for his work as a pianist and composer at the local theatre Schauspielhaus Bochum. In 1979, at the City of [[Cologne]] Theatre (Schauspielhaus Köln), he performed as Lorenzo in ''[[The Merchant of Venice]]''. Although never having attended an acting school he soon appeared in several TV productions. During one of the shootings he met his later wife, the actress Anna Henkel. Additionally, Grönemeyer published an album he had recorded with the jazz formation Ocean Orchestra in 1978, a year in which he also composed the music for the film ''Uns reicht das nicht'' by [[Jürgen Flimm]], together with [[:de:Jens-Peter Ostendorf|Jens-Peter Ostendorf]]. His first solo album ''Grönemeyer'', which was published in 1979, was awarded the Golden Lemon for the ugliest album cover of the year. His second album ''Zwo'' was released in 1981. Neither managed to chart. In the same year he starred in [[Wolfgang Petersen]]'s successful movie ''[[Das Boot]]'' as Lieutenant Werner. For the role of composer [[Robert Schumann]] in the German-German coproduction [[:de:Frühlingssinfonie (Film)|''Frühlingssinfonie'']] (co-starring [[Nastassja Kinski]] and Rolf Hoppe), for which he also composed the film score, Grönemeyer spent six months in [[East Germany]]. During the early 1980s Grönemeyer put his main focus on his music; the next two albums ''Total egal'' (1982) and ''Gemischte Gefühle'' (1983) flopped and most concerts of the planned tour had to be cancelled.
Piano classes formed the basis for his work as a pianist and composer at the local theatre Schauspielhaus Bochum. In 1979, at the City of [[Cologne]] Theatre (Schauspielhaus Köln), he performed as Lorenzo in ''[[The Merchant of Venice]]''. Although never having attended an acting school he soon appeared in several TV productions. During one of the shootings he met his later wife, the actress {{ill|Anna Henkel|de|Anna Henkel-Grönemeyer}}. Additionally, Grönemeyer published an album he had recorded with the jazz formation Ocean Orchestra in 1978, a year in which he also composed the music for the film ''{{Ill|Uns reicht das nicht|de}}'' by [[Jürgen Flimm]], together with [[:de:Jens-Peter Ostendorf|Jens-Peter Ostendorf]]. His first solo album ''Grönemeyer'', which was published in 1979, was awarded the Golden Lemon for the ugliest album cover of the year. His second album ''Zwo'' was released in 1981. Neither managed to chart. In the same year he starred in [[Wolfgang Petersen]]'s successful movie ''[[Das Boot]]'' as Lieutenant Werner. For the role of composer [[Robert Schumann]] in the German-German coproduction ''[[Spring Symphony (film)|Spring Symphony]]'' (co-starring [[Nastassja Kinski]] and [[Rolf Hoppe]]), for which he also composed the film score, Grönemeyer spent six months in [[East Germany]]. During the early 1980s Grönemeyer put his main focus on his music; the next two albums ''Total egal'' (1982) and ''Gemischte Gefühle'' (1983) flopped and most concerts of the planned tour had to be cancelled.


In 1984, Grönemeyer first met success as a musician with the release of ''[[4630 Bochum]]'' which became the best-selling album in Germany that year, particularly supported by the singles "[[Männer (song)|Männer]]" and "Flugzeuge im Bauch". A year later Grönemeyer appeared in the TV-movie ''Väter und Söhne'', co-starring [[Julie Christie]], [[Burt Lancaster]] and [[Bruno Ganz]]. In his next albums ''Sprünge'' (1986) and ''Ö'' (1988), he increasingly expressed his political opinion, criticising the government under German Chancellor [[Helmut Kohl]]. In 1986, Grönemeyer performed at the [[Anti-WAAhnsinns Festival]] against nuclear power and he composed the film score for the TV film [[:de:Sommer in Lesmona (Fernsehfilm)|Sommer in Lesmona]], for which he received the [[Adolf Grimme Awards|Adolf Grimme Award]] in gold. The release of his first English album ''What's all this'' was followed by a tour through Canada, where it had success in the charts. After the [[Berlin Wall]] had fallen Grönemeyer released the album ''Luxus'' in which he addressed the feelings in East and West Germany.
In 1984, Grönemeyer first met success as a musician with the release of ''[[4630 Bochum]]'' which became the best-selling album in Germany that year, particularly supported by the singles "[[Männer (song)|Männer]]" and "Flugzeuge im Bauch". A year later Grönemeyer appeared in the TV-movie ''[[Väter und Söhne – Eine deutsche Tragödie|Väter und Söhne]]'', co-starring [[Julie Christie]], [[Burt Lancaster]] and [[Bruno Ganz]]. Grönemeyer took part in Germany's first major [[AIDS]] charity organized by the famous gay rights activist [[Rosa von Praunheim]].<ref name="DeutscheWelle">{{cite web |title=Germany's most famous gay rights activist: Rosa von Praunheim |url=http://www.dw.com/en/germanys-most-famous-gay-rights-activist-filmmaker-rosa-von-praunheim-at-75/a-41514818 |work=[[Deutsche Welle]] |access-date=2018-06-14}}</ref> In his next albums ''Sprünge'' (1986), he increasingly expressed his political opinion, criticising the government under German Chancellor [[Helmut Kohl]]. In 1986, Grönemeyer performed at the [[Anti-WAAhnsinns Festival]] against nuclear power and he composed the film score for the TV film ''[[:de:Sommer in Lesmona (Fernsehfilm)|Sommer in Lesmona]]'', for which he received the [[Adolf Grimme Awards|Adolf Grimme Award]] in gold.
Grönemeyer's next album ''Ö'' (1988) saw also the release of an English version, titled ''What's all this'', followed by a tour through Canada, where it had success in the charts. After the [[Berlin Wall]] had fallen Grönemeyer released the album ''Luxus'' in which he addressed the feelings in East and West [[Germany]].


More than {{formatnum:600000}} people saw the following tour. In 1994, Grönemeyer was the first non-English-speaking artist who was invited by [[MTV]] to do an unplugged concert. Four years later, Grönemeyer moved to London<ref>{{cite news|title=Bono, Joe Cocker and ... Herbert Grönemeyer|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopfeatures/9599987/Bono-Joe-Cocker-and-...-Herbert-Gronemeyer.html|newspaper=Daily Telegraph|author=Neil McCormick|date=15 October 2012}}</ref> and released ''Bleibt alles anders'' (Everything Remains Different). He also founded his own record label, [[Grönland Records]]. In the same year, his brother Wilhelm and his wife Anna died of cancer (both dying within four days of each other); it took Grönemeyer a year to resume his work. In 2000, he recorded a concert with a philharmonic orchestra and released the DVD ''Stand der Dinge'' (State of Affairs).
More than {{formatnum:600000}} people saw the following tour. In 1994, Grönemeyer was the first non-English-speaking artist who was invited by [[MTV]] to do an unplugged concert. Four years later, Grönemeyer moved to London<ref>{{cite news|title=Bono, Joe Cocker and ... Herbert Grönemeyer|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopfeatures/9599987/Bono-Joe-Cocker-and-...-Herbert-Gronemeyer.html|newspaper=Daily Telegraph|author=Neil McCormick|date=15 October 2012}}</ref> and released ''Bleibt alles anders'' (Everything Remains Different). He also founded his own record label, [[Grönland Records]]. In the same year, his brother Wilhelm and his wife Anna died of cancer (both dying within four days of each other); it took Grönemeyer a year to resume his work. In 2000, he recorded a concert with a philharmonic orchestra and released the DVD ''Stand der Dinge'' (State of Affairs).
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In March 2007, he released his 12th studio album ''[[12 (Herbert Grönemeyer album)|12]]'' which was followed by a stadium tour across German-speaking countries. Smaller concerts took place in September in Amsterdam, Munich, [[Dresden]], and London's [[Royal Albert Hall]].{{Citation needed|date=November 2015}}
In March 2007, he released his 12th studio album ''[[12 (Herbert Grönemeyer album)|12]]'' which was followed by a stadium tour across German-speaking countries. Smaller concerts took place in September in Amsterdam, Munich, [[Dresden]], and London's [[Royal Albert Hall]].{{Citation needed|date=November 2015}}


The three re-recorded albums ''What's all this'', ''Luxus'' and ''Chaos'' for the English-speaking market were met with limited sales success. Grönemeyer was scheduled to make his American debut on 17 September 2007 at the Beacon Theater in New York City, but the performance was cancelled.
The three re-recorded albums ''What's all this'', ''Luxus'' and ''Chaos'' for the English-speaking market were met with limited sales success. Grönemeyer was scheduled to make his American debut on 17 September 2007 at the Beacon Theatre in New York City, but the performance was cancelled.


In January 2010, Grönemeyer performed the anthem "Komm zur Ruhr" as part of the opening ceremony of the "[[RUHR.2010]]" – The city of Essen being the "[[European Capital of Culture]] 2010" on behalf of the entire [[Ruhr]] area.
In January 2010, Grönemeyer performed the anthem "Komm zur Ruhr" as part of the opening ceremony of the "[[RUHR.2010]]" – The city of Essen being the "[[European Capital of Culture]] 2010" on behalf of the entire [[Ruhr]] area.
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In March 2011, Grönemeyer released his next studio album ''[[Schiffsverkehr]]'', which became a number-one-album in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Herbert+Gr%25F6nemeyer&titel=Schiffsverkehr&cat=a|title=Das österreichische Hitparaden- und Musik-Portal|first=Steffen|last=Hung|website=austriancharts.at|access-date=5 July 2018}}</ref> The following 2011 tour of the same name had an audience of 550,000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.excite.de/herbert-groenemeyer-auf-schiffsverkehr-tour-2012-N53282.html|title=Herbert Grönemeyer auf Schiffsverkehr Tour 2012|access-date=5 July 2018}}</ref>
In March 2011, Grönemeyer released his next studio album ''[[Schiffsverkehr]]'', which became a number-one-album in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Herbert+Gr%25F6nemeyer&titel=Schiffsverkehr&cat=a|title=Das österreichische Hitparaden- und Musik-Portal|first=Steffen|last=Hung|website=austriancharts.at|access-date=5 July 2018}}</ref> The following 2011 tour of the same name had an audience of 550,000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.excite.de/herbert-groenemeyer-auf-schiffsverkehr-tour-2012-N53282.html|title=Herbert Grönemeyer auf Schiffsverkehr Tour 2012|access-date=5 July 2018}}</ref>
[[file:Herbert Grönemeyer at 214. Wetten, dass.. show in Graz, 8. Nov. 2014 02.jpg|thumb|Grönemeyer on stage in 2014]]
[[file:Herbert Grönemeyer at 214. Wetten, dass.. show in Graz, 8. Nov. 2014 02.jpg|thumb|Grönemeyer on stage in 2014]]
''[[I Walk]]'', the English-language debut in the U.S. for Grönemeyer, was released in February 2013 on Grönland Deutschland/EMI Label Services. In early 2013, he played his first American concerts at the [[Chicago Theatre]] on 23 February and New York's [[Irving Plaza]] on 26 February.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Billboard spotlight on Herbert Gronemeyer|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/1549925/spotlight-on-herbert-gronemeyer|magazine=Billboard}}</ref> His U.S. website later announced 12 tour dates in the U.S. and Canada for September 2013. The album, which includes guest performances from [[Bono]] of [[U2]], [[Antony Hegarty]] of [[Antony and The Johnsons]], and guitarist [[James Dean Bradfield]] of the [[Manic Street Preachers]], was released in the UK in October 2012.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bono, Joe Cocker and ... Herbert Grönemeyer|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopfeatures/9599987/Bono-Joe-Cocker-and-...-Herbert-Gronemeyer.html|newspaper=Telegraph|date=15 October 2012|author=Neil McCormick}}</ref>
''[[I Walk]]'', the English-language debut in the U.S. for Grönemeyer, was released in February 2013 on Grönland Deutschland/EMI Label Services. In early 2013, he played his first American concerts at the [[Chicago Theatre]] on 23 February and New York's [[Irving Plaza]] on 26 February.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Billboard spotlight on Herbert Gronemeyer|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/1549925/spotlight-on-herbert-gronemeyer|magazine=Billboard}}</ref> His U.S. website later announced 12 tour dates in the U.S. and Canada for September 2013. The album, which includes guest performances from [[Bono]] of [[U2]], [[Anohni|Anohni Hegarty]] of [[Anohni and the Johnsons|Anohni and The Johnsons]], and guitarist [[James Dean Bradfield]] of the [[Manic Street Preachers]], was released in the UK in October 2012.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bono, Joe Cocker and ... Herbert Grönemeyer|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopfeatures/9599987/Bono-Joe-Cocker-and-...-Herbert-Gronemeyer.html|newspaper=Telegraph|date=15 October 2012|author=Neil McCormick}}</ref>


The magazine ''[[Time (magazine)|TIME]]'' awarded him the title of "European Hero" in 2005 for his humanitarian work.{{Citation needed|date=November 2015}}
The magazine ''[[Time (magazine)|TIME]]'' awarded him the title of "European Hero" in 2005 for his humanitarian work.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=BATES|first=THEUNIS|date=2005-10-02|title=Rocking the System|language=en-US|magazine=Time|url=https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,1112760,00.html|access-date=2021-11-19|issn=0040-781X}}</ref>


Grönemeyer's 2014 album ''[[Dauernd jetzt]]'' won the [[Goldene Kamera]] award for the best German language album of 2014 and 2015, while Grönemeyer himself received the Best National Music award.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.goldenekamera.de/bildergalerie-50-verleihung-2015/preistraeger-groenemeyer/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150301194648/http://www.goldenekamera.de/bildergalerie-50-verleihung-2015/preistraeger-groenemeyer/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 March 2015 |title=Herbert Grönemeyer |language=de |work=[[Goldene Kamera]] |access-date=1 March 2015 }}</ref> In March 2015, Grönemeyer also won an [[Echo (music award)|Echo award]] with this album.<ref name="Echo 2015">{{cite web |title='Die Helene-Fischer-Festspiele haben begonnen' |trans-title=The Helene Fischer festival has begun |language=de |publisher=[[Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg]] |work=RBB online |first=Ula |last=Brunner |date=27 March 2015 |access-date=27 March 2015 |url=http://www.rbb-online.de/kultur/beitrag/2015/03/musikpreis-echo-2015.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150330121504/http://www.rbb-online.de/kultur/beitrag/2015/03/musikpreis-echo-2015.html |archive-date=30 March 2015 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
Grönemeyer's 2014 album ''[[Dauernd jetzt]]'' won the [[Goldene Kamera]] award for the best German language album of 2014 and 2015, while Grönemeyer himself received the Best National Music award.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.goldenekamera.de/bildergalerie-50-verleihung-2015/preistraeger-groenemeyer/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150301194648/http://www.goldenekamera.de/bildergalerie-50-verleihung-2015/preistraeger-groenemeyer/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 March 2015 |title=Herbert Grönemeyer |language=de |work=[[Goldene Kamera]] |access-date=1 March 2015 }}</ref> In March 2015, Grönemeyer also won an [[Echo (music award)|Echo award]] with this album.<ref name="Echo 2015">{{cite web |title='Die Helene-Fischer-Festspiele haben begonnen' |trans-title=The Helene Fischer festival has begun |language=de |publisher=[[Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg]] |work=RBB online |first=Ula |last=Brunner |date=27 March 2015 |access-date=27 March 2015 |url=http://www.rbb-online.de/kultur/beitrag/2015/03/musikpreis-echo-2015.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150330121504/http://www.rbb-online.de/kultur/beitrag/2015/03/musikpreis-echo-2015.html |archive-date=30 March 2015 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>


On 25 November 2016, his new Album ''Live aus Bochum'' was released. The album contains live recordings of the concerts Grönemeyer gave in Bochum's [[Ruhrstadion]] (German football stadium) in July 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.waz.de/staedte/bochum/herbert-groenemeyers-live-aus-bochum-mit-fuenfter-strophe-id12385314.html |title= Herbert Grönemeyers "Live aus Bochum" mit fünfter Strophe |trans-title= Herbert Grönemeyer's "Live from Bochum" |work=WAZ |language=de |first=Jürgen |last=Stahl |date=24 November 2016 |access-date=6 December 2017}}</ref>
On 25 November 2016, his new Album ''Live aus Bochum'' was released. The album contains live recordings of the concerts Grönemeyer gave in Bochum's [[Ruhrstadion]] in July 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.waz.de/staedte/bochum/herbert-groenemeyers-live-aus-bochum-mit-fuenfter-strophe-id12385314.html |title= Herbert Grönemeyers "Live aus Bochum" mit fünfter Strophe |trans-title= Herbert Grönemeyer's "Live from Bochum" |work=WAZ |language=de |first=Jürgen |last=Stahl |date=24 November 2016 |access-date=6 December 2017}}</ref>


==Discography==
==Discography==
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* 2014 ''[[Dauernd jetzt]]''
* 2014 ''[[Dauernd jetzt]]''
* 2018 ''Tumult''
* 2018 ''Tumult''
* 2023 ''Das ist los''


== Filmography ==
== Filmography ==
*1976: ''Die Geisel'' (TV play, based on ''[[The Hostage (play)|The Hostage]]'', directed by [[Peter Zadek]]) as Volunteer
*1976: ''Die Geisel'' (TV play, based on ''[[The Hostage (play)|The Hostage]]'', directed by [[Peter Zadek]]) as Volunteer
*1978: ''Von Tag zu Tag'' (directed by Ulrich Stein)
*1978: ''Von Tag zu Tag'' (directed by {{ill|Ulrich Stein (director)|de|3=Ulrich Stein (Regisseur)|lt=Ulrich Stein}})
*1979: ''Uns reicht das nicht'' (directed by [[Jürgen Flimm]]) as Gerd
*1979: ''{{Ill|Uns reicht das nicht|de}}'' (directed by [[Jürgen Flimm]]) as Gerd
*1979: ''[[:de:Zuhaus unter Fremden|Zuhaus unter Fremden]]'' (directed by [[Peter Keglevic]]) as Bernd
*1979: ''[[:de:Zuhaus unter Fremden|Zuhaus unter Fremden]]'' (directed by [[Peter Keglevic]]) as Bernd
*1980: ''Mosch'' as Erster Kabarettist
*1980: ''{{ill|Mosch|de|Mosch (Prosa)#Verfilmung}}'' as Erster Kabarettist
*1981: ''[[Das Boot]]'' (directed by [[Wolfgang Petersen]]) as Lt. Werner
*1981: ''[[Das Boot]]'' (directed by [[Wolfgang Petersen]]) as Lt. Werner
*1982: ''[[Doctor Faustus (1982 film)|Doctor Faustus]]'' (directed by [[Franz Seitz, Jr.|Franz Seitz]]) as Deutschlin (cameo)
*1982: ''[[Doctor Faustus (1982 film)|Doctor Faustus]]'' (directed by [[Franz Seitz, Jr.|Franz Seitz]]) as Deutschlin (cameo)
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*1985: ''[[Väter und Söhne – Eine deutsche Tragödie]]'' (directed by [[Bernhard Sinkel]]) as Georg Deutz
*1985: ''[[Väter und Söhne – Eine deutsche Tragödie]]'' (directed by [[Bernhard Sinkel]]) as Georg Deutz
*2007: ''[[Control (2007 film)|Control]]'' (directed by [[Anton Corbijn]]) as Local GP (cameo)
*2007: ''[[Control (2007 film)|Control]]'' (directed by [[Anton Corbijn]]) as Local GP (cameo)
*2008: ''[[8 (2008 film)|8]]'' as Himself
*2008: ''[[8 (2008 film)|8]]'' as himself
*2010: ''[[The American (2010 film)|The American]]'' (directed by Anton Corbijn, film score by Herbert Grönemeyer)
*2010: ''[[The American (2010 film)|The American]]'' (directed by Anton Corbijn, film score by Herbert Grönemeyer)
*2014: ''[[A Most Wanted Man (film)|A Most Wanted Man]]'' (directed by Anton Corbijn, film score by Herbert Grönemeyer) as Michael Axelrod
*2014: ''[[A Most Wanted Man (film)|A Most Wanted Man]]'' (directed by Anton Corbijn, film score by Herbert Grönemeyer) as Michael Axelrod
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== External links ==
== External links ==
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* {{official website|http://www.groenemeyer.de/}} {{in lang|de}}
* {{official website|http://www.groenemeyer.de/}} {{in lang|de}}
* [http://www.europopmusic.eu/Germany_pages/Gronemeyer_def.html Herbert Grönemeyer] on Europopmusic.eu
* [http://www.europopmusic.eu/Germany_pages/Gronemeyer_def.html Herbert Grönemeyer] on Europopmusic.eu
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Latest revision as of 22:12, 27 November 2024

"Grönemeyer" redirects here. For his brother, the professor of medicine, see Dietrich Grönemeyer.

Herbert Grönemeyer
Grönemeyer in 2014
Grönemeyer in 2014
Background information
Birth nameHerbert Arthur Wiglev Clamor Grönemeyer
Born (1956-04-12) 12 April 1956 (age 68)
Göttingen, West Germany
OriginBochum, Germany
GenresRock, pop rock, soft rock
Occupation(s)Singer, musician, producer, composer, actor
Instrument(s)Vocals, piano, guitar
Years active1978–present
LabelsEMI, Grönland
Websitegroenemeyer.de

Herbert Arthur Wiglev Clamor Grönemeyer (born 12 April 1956) is a German singer, musician, producer, composer and actor, popular in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

Grönemeyer starred as war correspondent Lieutenant Werner in Wolfgang Petersen's 1981 film Das Boot, but later focused on his musical career. His fifth album 4630 Bochum (1984) and his 11th album Mensch (2002) are the fourth and second best-selling records in Germany respectively, making Grönemeyer the most successful artist in Germany with combined album sales over 13 million.[1]

Early life

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Grönemeyer was born on 12 April 1956 in Göttingen. He often refers to his personal roots as living in Bochum though, where he spent most of his childhood, youth and early adulthood.[2] The medical professor Dietrich Grönemeyer is his brother. Grönemeyer's interest in music was sparked at the age of 8, when he started to take piano lessons.[3]

Career

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Piano classes formed the basis for his work as a pianist and composer at the local theatre Schauspielhaus Bochum. In 1979, at the City of Cologne Theatre (Schauspielhaus Köln), he performed as Lorenzo in The Merchant of Venice. Although never having attended an acting school he soon appeared in several TV productions. During one of the shootings he met his later wife, the actress Anna Henkel [de]. Additionally, Grönemeyer published an album he had recorded with the jazz formation Ocean Orchestra in 1978, a year in which he also composed the music for the film Uns reicht das nicht [de] by Jürgen Flimm, together with Jens-Peter Ostendorf. His first solo album Grönemeyer, which was published in 1979, was awarded the Golden Lemon for the ugliest album cover of the year. His second album Zwo was released in 1981. Neither managed to chart. In the same year he starred in Wolfgang Petersen's successful movie Das Boot as Lieutenant Werner. For the role of composer Robert Schumann in the German-German coproduction Spring Symphony (co-starring Nastassja Kinski and Rolf Hoppe), for which he also composed the film score, Grönemeyer spent six months in East Germany. During the early 1980s Grönemeyer put his main focus on his music; the next two albums Total egal (1982) and Gemischte Gefühle (1983) flopped and most concerts of the planned tour had to be cancelled.

In 1984, Grönemeyer first met success as a musician with the release of 4630 Bochum which became the best-selling album in Germany that year, particularly supported by the singles "Männer" and "Flugzeuge im Bauch". A year later Grönemeyer appeared in the TV-movie Väter und Söhne, co-starring Julie Christie, Burt Lancaster and Bruno Ganz. Grönemeyer took part in Germany's first major AIDS charity organized by the famous gay rights activist Rosa von Praunheim.[4] In his next albums Sprünge (1986), he increasingly expressed his political opinion, criticising the government under German Chancellor Helmut Kohl. In 1986, Grönemeyer performed at the Anti-WAAhnsinns Festival against nuclear power and he composed the film score for the TV film Sommer in Lesmona, for which he received the Adolf Grimme Award in gold. Grönemeyer's next album Ö (1988) saw also the release of an English version, titled What's all this, followed by a tour through Canada, where it had success in the charts. After the Berlin Wall had fallen Grönemeyer released the album Luxus in which he addressed the feelings in East and West Germany.

More than 600,000 people saw the following tour. In 1994, Grönemeyer was the first non-English-speaking artist who was invited by MTV to do an unplugged concert. Four years later, Grönemeyer moved to London[5] and released Bleibt alles anders (Everything Remains Different). He also founded his own record label, Grönland Records. In the same year, his brother Wilhelm and his wife Anna died of cancer (both dying within four days of each other); it took Grönemeyer a year to resume his work. In 2000, he recorded a concert with a philharmonic orchestra and released the DVD Stand der Dinge (State of Affairs).

Grönemeyer performing in 2004

In August 2002, he released his album Mensch (Human) which was awarded Platinum even before release due to advance orders. The single "Mensch" became Grönemeyer's first number one hit in Germany and 1.5 million people saw the 2-year tour. In 2004 and 2006 Grönemeyer recorded songs for the Olympic Games in Athens ("Everlasting") and the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany ("Celebrate the Day"), respectively.[6]

In March 2007, he released his 12th studio album 12 which was followed by a stadium tour across German-speaking countries. Smaller concerts took place in September in Amsterdam, Munich, Dresden, and London's Royal Albert Hall.[citation needed]

The three re-recorded albums What's all this, Luxus and Chaos for the English-speaking market were met with limited sales success. Grönemeyer was scheduled to make his American debut on 17 September 2007 at the Beacon Theatre in New York City, but the performance was cancelled.

In January 2010, Grönemeyer performed the anthem "Komm zur Ruhr" as part of the opening ceremony of the "RUHR.2010" – The city of Essen being the "European Capital of Culture 2010" on behalf of the entire Ruhr area.

In March 2011, Grönemeyer released his next studio album Schiffsverkehr, which became a number-one-album in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.[7] The following 2011 tour of the same name had an audience of 550,000.[8]

Grönemeyer on stage in 2014

I Walk, the English-language debut in the U.S. for Grönemeyer, was released in February 2013 on Grönland Deutschland/EMI Label Services. In early 2013, he played his first American concerts at the Chicago Theatre on 23 February and New York's Irving Plaza on 26 February.[9] His U.S. website later announced 12 tour dates in the U.S. and Canada for September 2013. The album, which includes guest performances from Bono of U2, Anohni Hegarty of Anohni and The Johnsons, and guitarist James Dean Bradfield of the Manic Street Preachers, was released in the UK in October 2012.[10]

The magazine TIME awarded him the title of "European Hero" in 2005 for his humanitarian work.[11]

Grönemeyer's 2014 album Dauernd jetzt won the Goldene Kamera award for the best German language album of 2014 and 2015, while Grönemeyer himself received the Best National Music award.[12] In March 2015, Grönemeyer also won an Echo award with this album.[13]

On 25 November 2016, his new Album Live aus Bochum was released. The album contains live recordings of the concerts Grönemeyer gave in Bochum's Ruhrstadion in July 2015.[14]

Discography

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Main article: Herbert Grönemeyer discography

Studio albums

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  • 1979 Grönemeyer
  • 1980 Zwo
  • 1982 Total egal
  • 1983 Gemischte Gefühle
  • 1984 4630 Bochum
  • 1986 Sprünge
  • 1988 Ö
  • 1990 Luxus
  • 1993 Chaos
  • 1998 Bleibt alles anders
  • 2002 Mensch
  • 2007 12
  • 2011 Schiffsverkehr
  • 2014 Dauernd jetzt
  • 2018 Tumult
  • 2023 Das ist los

Filmography

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References

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  1. ^ "Rock & Pop: Grönemeyer hat die meisten - 67 Goldene Schallplatten" (in German). Badische Zeitung. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Grönemeyer verdrängt Tokio Hotel von Chartspitze" (in German). Europolitan. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
  3. ^ "A Real "Mensch": A Conversation With Germany's Biggest Pop Star, Herbert Grönemeyer". Huffington Post. 26 November 2012.
  4. ^ "Germany's most famous gay rights activist: Rosa von Praunheim". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  5. ^ Neil McCormick (15 October 2012). "Bono, Joe Cocker and ... Herbert Grönemeyer". Daily Telegraph.
  6. ^ "Il Divo to perform Official Song "Time of Our Lives"". fifa.com. 14 February 2006.
  7. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Das österreichische Hitparaden- und Musik-Portal". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  8. ^ "Herbert Grönemeyer auf Schiffsverkehr Tour 2012". Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  9. ^ "Billboard spotlight on Herbert Gronemeyer". Billboard.
  10. ^ Neil McCormick (15 October 2012). "Bono, Joe Cocker and ... Herbert Grönemeyer". Telegraph.
  11. ^ BATES, THEUNIS (2 October 2005). "Rocking the System". Time. ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  12. ^ "Herbert Grönemeyer". Goldene Kamera (in German). Archived from the original on 1 March 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  13. ^ Brunner, Ula (27 March 2015). "'Die Helene-Fischer-Festspiele haben begonnen'" [The Helene Fischer festival has begun]. RBB online (in German). Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg. Archived from the original on 30 March 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  14. ^ Stahl, Jürgen (24 November 2016). "Herbert Grönemeyers "Live aus Bochum" mit fünfter Strophe" [Herbert Grönemeyer's "Live from Bochum"]. WAZ (in German). Retrieved 6 December 2017.
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