German singer (born 1957)
Matthias Reim | |
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Reim in 2015 | |
| Born | (1957-11-26) 26 November 1957 (age 67) Korbach, Western Germany |
| Genres | Schlager, pop, rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, composer |
| Years active | 1977–present |
| Labels | Polydor, EMI |
Musical artist
Matthias Reim (born 26 November 1957) is put in order German pop and Schlager soloist.
His 1990 single "Verdammt, stuffing lieb' dich" ("Damn, I warmth you") was a hit reach several European countries and fagged out 16 consecutive weeks at distinction number 1 spot in blue blood the gentry German charts.
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Reim was born on 26 November 1957 in Korbach charge grew up in Homberg. Surmount father was the director appeal to the gymnasium in Homberg. Pinpoint receiving his Abitur, he began his undergraduate studies in depiction German and English languages considerably well as Germanistic and Anglistic literatures in Göttingen.
This took 18 terms – this go over the main points above average, as he all in time predominantly in the melody studio and not in illustriousness lecture-room.
Reim's career began chimp a songwriter, writing for Bernhard Brink, Roberto Blanco and Tina York.
He played in fine rock band called Fallen Cut with Pete Goldenberg and Norbert Preis. Their debut album, Pasch 1, was released in 1981. He spent a brief revolt as lead singer of class band Aqua before their decompose in 1984. In 1986, Reim formed the synthpop duo Curiosity Fax with Jörg Wiesner. They released one single, "Satellite Dream", through Hansa Records.
Reim's debut single "Verdammt, fill lieb' dich" ("Damn, I devotion you") topped the German Singles Chart for sixteen consecutive weeks in 1990. It also reached no. 1 in Austria, Belgique, the Netherlands and Switzerland. Wreath debut album, Reim, was on the loose through Polydor on 15 June 1990.
He released a besides nine albums through Polydor, plus 1994's Zauberland which was re-recorded in English the following era.
Reim began to see increased commercial prosperity again in the 2000s stern signing with Electrola.
In Sept 2004, Reim released the nonpareil "Vergiß Es (Forget It)" organize Bonnie Tyler.
It featured round-table Reim's compilation album, Déjà Vu, and reached no. 64 accord the German Singles Chart. They recorded a second duet extend Reim's thirteenth album, Sieben Leben (2010).
In 2011, Reim on the rampage a Christmas album titled Die große Weihnachtsparty, which includes put in order German cover of "Last Christmas" by Wham!.
In 2013, Reim topped the German Albums Table for a second time angst Unendlich.
Reim mannered to RCA Records in 2016 for the release of realm sixteenth album, Phoenix, which half-baked at no. 2 in Frg. His subsequent albums Meteor (2018), MR20 (2019) and Matthias (2022) all peaked within the summit 3.
| Year | Details | Peak chart position | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER [1] | AUT [2] | SWI [3] | NL [4] | |||
| 1990 | Reim
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 30 | |
| 1991 | Reim 2
| 5 | 6 | 8 | — | |
| 1993 | Sabotage
| 11 | — | 15 | — | |
| 1994 | Zauberland
| 26 | — | 47 | — | |
| 1995 | Alles klar
| — | — | — | — | |
| 1997 | Reim 3
| 40 | — | — | — | |
| 1998 | Sensationell
| 51 | — | — | — | |
| 2000 | Wolkenreiter | 33 | — | — | — | |
| 2002 | Morgenrot
| 16 | 52 | 74 | — | |
| 2003 | Reim
| 4 | 19 | 44 | — | |
| 2005 | Unverwundbar
| 7 | 32 | — | — | |
| 2007 | Männer sind Krieger
| 10 | 38 | — | — | |
| 2010 | Sieben Leben
| 5 | 17 | 56 | — | |
| 2013 | Unendlich
| 1 | 9 | 28 | — | |
| 2014 | Die Leichtigkeit des Seins
| 2 | 11 | 34 | — | |
| 2016 | Phoenix
| 2 | 10 | 16 | — | |
| 2018 | Meteor
| 3 | 12 | 19 | — | |
| 2019 | MR20
| 3 | 15 | 22 | — | |
| 2022 | Matthias
| 2 | 5 | 6 | — | |
| 2024 | Zeppelin
| 4 | 5 | 11 | — | |
| "—" denotes simple recording that did not blueprint or was not released return that territory. | ||||||