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Alexander Klaws (born
September 3,
1983 in
Ahlen,
North Rhine-Westphalia) is a
German pop singer, who came to fame as the winner of the first season of the television show
Deutschland sucht den Superstar, the
German version of
Pop Idol.
Biography
Early life
Alexander had a typical childhood growing up in Sendenhorst,
Germany with his parents Richard and Hildegard and older sister Melanie (born 1980). He was an avid soccer player, and still plays soccer on charity teams whenever he finds the time. Alexander's musical gifts became apparent when he was still in elementary school. He made his first television appearance at the age of 10, performing
Haddaway's "What Is Love" on a national TV show for children. By the time he was 13, Alexander was already taking vocal and piano lessons to strengthen his voice.
Career
In
2002 Klaws participated in the first season of
Deutschland sucht den SuperStar. Although he was seen as one of the more inconspicuous finalists at the very beginning of the show, he was able to boost his popularity constantly with standout performances of
Robbie Williams' "Angels" or Michael Sembello's "Maniac". In the end he beat out runner-up
Juliette Schoppmann. He earned 70.1 percent of the vote. This record would stand until 2007 when
Mark Medlock gained 78.02 percent of the vote in the finale of the 4th season. Alexander is also one of the two DSDS winners to have never been in the bottom three.
Idol Performances:
top 30 Robbie Williams - "Angel" - -
1.My Idol : Sting - "Every breathe you take"
2.Lovesongs: Lionel Richie - "Hello"
3.Hits 2002: Ronan Keating - "If tomorrow never comes"
4.Musical : Starlight Express - "Starlight Express"
5.80er : Richard Marx - "Right here waiting"
6.Big Band : Frank Sinatra - "Mack the knife"
7.Disco : Michael Sembello - "Maniac"
70er : Dan Hartman - "Relight my fire"
8.Movie : R. Kelly - "I believe I can fly"
Joe Cocker - "You can leave your hat on"
top 2:
Finale:
Robbie Williams - "She's the one"
Michael Sembello - "Maniac"
Alexander Klaws - "Take me tonight"
Alexander's first single "Take Me Tonight" (written and produced by judge
Dieter Bohlen) was released in March
2003 via
BMG. The song debuted at number 1 on the
German, and
Swiss singles charts and sold more than 1 million copies domestically, becoming the third most successful single of the year. In May he followed-up with his debut album
Take Your Chance, which saw similar success and spawned a second single "Stay with Me". At the end of a year he entered the top of the charts again with "Free Like the Wind", the soundtrack to the
German TV movie
Held der Gladiatoren.
In
2004 Klaws returned with his second album
Here I Am. Like its predecessor, the album debuted at number 1 on the
German charts, but it ultimately failed to live up to the overwhelming success of his debut album. In spite of this, the album managed to snag Klaws another three top-20 hits with "Behind the Sun", "Sunshine After the Rain" and "Here I Am". He went on to record and release a duet with
German singer Sabrina Weckerlin, "
All (I Ever Want)", the
theme song to the musical
The Three Musketeers.
After a brief absence from the limelight Alexander returned in early
2006 with the single "
Not Like You" and his third album
Attention!. Both the album and the single barely made it to the top 20 on the German charts. As a result of Attention!'s relatively weak showing,
SonyBMG opted not to release another single from the album.
As of January 2007, Alexander Klaws is playing Alfred in the musical play
Tanz der Vampire in Theatre des Westens, Berlin. He remained with the musical until late March 2008 when
Tanz der Vampire was replaced by the musical Elisabeth. His fourth album was released in early
April. It is the first album that Klaws has done that's completely in his mother language of
German.
Discography
Albums
Singles
| Year |
Title |
Chart Positions |
Album |
| GER |
AUT |
SWI |
| 2003 |
"Take Me Tonight" |
1 |
2 |
1 |
Take Your Chance |
| "Stay with Me" |
9 |
14 |
28 |
| "Free Like the Wind" |
1 |
2 |
2 |
Here I Am |
| 2004 |
"Behind the Sun" |
2 |
15 |
18 |
| "Sunshine After the Rain" |
5 |
19 |
36 |
| "Here I Am" |
19 |
45 |
98 |
| 2005 |
"All (I Ever Want)" (with Sabrina Weckerlin) |
12 |
43 |
44 |
Attention! |
| 2006 |
"Not Like You" |
16 |
55 |
81 |
| 2008 |
"Welt" |
65 |
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