Felix Jaehn
{{Short description|German DJ and record producer (born 1994)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Felix Jaehn
| image = Felix Jaehn summer 2022 Germany (cropped).jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Jaehn in 2022
| birth_name = Felix Kurt Jähn
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|8|28|df=y}}
| birth_place = Hamburg, Germany
| genre = {{hlist|EDM|tropical house | deep house |future house}}
| occupation = {{hlist|DJ|record producer|remixer}}
| years_active = 2012–present
| label = {{hlist|Universal|Spinnin' Deep}}
| associated_acts = {{hlist|Eff|Omi|Steve Aoki|Alex Aiono}}
| website = {{URL|felix-jaehn.com}}
}}
Fee Jähn (born 28 August 1994 as Felix Kurt Jähn, {{IPA|de|ˈfeːlɪks kʊʁt jɛːn|pron}}), known professionally as Felix Jaehn, is a German DJ and record producer.{{cite web |url=http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/entertainment/articles/2015-02/19/what-is-tropical-house-a-guide |title=Like it or Not, Kygo's Tropical House is the Sound of the Summer|date=4 March 2015 }} Jaehn achieved international success with their remix of OMI's song "Cheerleader", which topped the charts in multiple countries and reached number-one on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2015.{{Cite news|last=Molanphy|first=Chris|date=20 July 2015|title=Why Is OMI's "Cheerleader" No. 1?|language=en-US|work=Slate|url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2015/07/20/omi_s_cheerleader_is_no_1_on_the_billboard_hot_100_this_is_the_summer_of.html|access-date=15 December 2020|issn=1091-2339}}
Early life
Felix Kurt Jähn was born in Hamburg and raised in Schönberg, near Wismar in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Jaehn took violin lessons at the age of 5 and began their DJ career at 16. Jaehn lived in London for a year, where they attended Point Blank Music College at the age of 17.[http://www.popsprite.de/hamburgs-neuer-stern-felix-Jähn/#arvlbdata Popsprite.com: Hamburgs neuer Stern Felix Jähn]{{dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} {{in lang|de}}{{cite web|title=Student Success: March 2015 – Felix Jähn, Anna Kay and R3WIRE|url=http://plus.pointblanklondon.com/student-success-march-2015-felix-jaehn-anna-kay-r3wire/|website=Point Blank London|access-date=28 June 2015|date=16 April 2015|archive-date=29 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729005618/http://plus.pointblanklondon.com/student-success-march-2015-felix-jaehn-anna-kay-r3wire/|url-status=dead}} Afterwards, they briefly studied Business Administration at Humboldt-University in Berlin.{{cite news |url=http://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/kulturspiegel/d-135652765.html |title=Der Glücksbringer |date=27 June 2014 |work=Kulturspiegel |access-date=18 July 2015|last1=Keller |first1=Maren |last2=Leppin |first2=Jonas }}
Career
= 2013–present =
They began their career in the early 2010s. In August 2013, they released their debut single "Sommer am Meer".{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/de/album/sommer-am-meer-ep/677647389|title="Sommer am Meer – EP" von Felix Jaehn in iTunes|work=iTunes|date=6 August 2013 }} In November 2014, they released the single "Shine".{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/de/album/shine-feat-freddy-verano/944072563|title="Shine (feat. Freddy Verano & Linying) – Single" von Felix Jaehn in iTunes|work=iTunes|date=28 November 2014 }} In March 2015, they released the single "Dance with Me".{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/de/album/dance-me-feat.-thallie-ann/id978056237|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151005133243/https://itunes.apple.com/de/album/dance-me-feat.-thallie-ann/id978056237|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 October 2015|title="Dance With Me (feat. Thallie Ann Seenyen) – Single" von Felix Jaehn in iTunes|work=iTunes|date=January 2014 }} In April 2015, they released a remix of Rufus and Chaka Khan classic "Ain't Nobody" retitled "Ain't Nobody (Loves Me Better)" featuring the vocals of Jasmine Thompson (based on an earlier charting version of the song by Thompson). The remix was an international pan-European hit topping the German Singles Chart. They are now signed to Universal Music. In July 2015, they released the single "Eagle Eyes".{{Cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/de/album/eagle-eyes-feat.-lost-frequencies/id1016978844|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151005123007/https://itunes.apple.com/de/album/eagle-eyes-feat.-lost-frequencies/id1016978844|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 October 2015|title="Eagle Eyes (feat. Lost Frequencies & Linying) – Single" von Felix Jaehn auf Apple Music|website=iTunes|date=17 July 2015 |access-date=25 December 2016}} In 2017, they collaborated with Mike Williams for the single "Feel Good", released through Spinnin' Records.{{Cite news|url=http://www.bigfm.de/news/21503/gut-fuehlen-felix-jaehn-mike-williams-helfen|title=Sich einfach mal gut fühlen: Felix Jaehn und Mike Williams helfen Dir dabei!|date=4 August 2017|work=bigFM|access-date=7 August 2017|language=de}}
They are best known for remixing Jamaican singer Omi's song "Cheerleader". The single was an international hit, topping the charts in Australia, Germany, Austria, Belgium (Flanders and Wallonia), Canada, Mexico, Denmark, France, Ireland, the Netherlands, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. It was also known as a popular wedding dance song in the United States.{{Cite web|title = DJ Kamayo Entertainment – The Best Wedding DJs in Ventura County|url = http://www.djkamayo.com/#!Best-NEW-Wedding-Dance-Songs-2015/cc56/561f25fd0cf2c3576e5ec5d7|website = DJ Kamayo Entertainment – The Best Wedding DJs in Ventura County|access-date = 16 October 2015}}
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In 2018, NOTD and Jaehn released the single "So Close", with a music video that starred Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover girl Camille Kostek.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8517789/notd-felix-jaehn-so-close-video|title=NOTD & Felix Jaehn Enlist 'Sports Illustrated' Cover Girl Camille Kostek For 'So Close' Video: Premiere|magazine=Billboard|access-date=27 June 2019}}{{Citation|last=Camille Kostek|title=Camille Kostek x So Close Music Video|date=26 June 2019|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TanEY7NHAcA|access-date=27 June 2019}} In February of the same year, they released their debut studio album, I.{{cite web|title=I: Felix Jaehn|url=https://itunes.apple.com/de/album/i/1287706713|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180703172523/https://itunes.apple.com/de/album/i/1287706713|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 July 2018|access-date=3 July 2018|website=iTunes (DE)}} The album features guest vocals by Marc E. Bassy, Gucci Mane, Jasmine Thompson, Polina, Alma, and Herbert Grönemeyer.
= Eff =
In 2015, Jaehn launched Eff, a music duo project made up of German singer Mark Forster (real name Mark Cwiertnia, born 11 January 1984) as vocalist and Jaehn as DJ and producer. The two met in an event in Vienna in 2015. Eff is a reference to Felix and Forster. Their first and only single as Eff was "Stimme" that has topped the German Singles Chart for three consecutive weeks, also charting in Austria and Switzerland.
Personal life
Jaehn came out as bisexual in an interview for Die Zeit in February 2018, stating "sometimes I was more interested in girls, sometimes more interested in boys."{{cite web|last1=Dallach|first1=Christoph|title=Felix Jaehn: "Ich träume davon, den Menschen zu finden, mit dem ich mein Leben teilen möchte"|url=http://www.zeit.de/zeit-magazin/2018/09/felix-jaehn-dj-produzent-liebe-traum|website=Die Zeit|access-date=23 February 2018|language=de|date=22 February 2018}}{{cite web|title=Innerer Konflikt: Felix Jaehn bestätigt Bisexualität|url=http://www.bigfm.de/news/24693/innerer-konflikt-felix-jaehn-bestaetigt-bisexualitaet|website=bigFM|access-date=23 February 2018|language=de|date=23 February 2018}} In February 2021, Jaehn confirmed in an interview with radio station Energy that they had been in a relationship with a man since the summer of 2020 and that the two met via Tinder.{{Cite web|url=https://www.energy.de/national/musik-stars/felix-jaehn-best%C3%A4tigt-im-energy-interview-seine-feste-beziehung|title=Felix Jaehn bestätigt im ENERGY Interview seine feste Beziehung|date=25 February 2021|language=de|work=Energy|publisher=NRJ Group|access-date=19 June 2021}}
In 2024, Jaehn publicly spoke about being pansexual and non-binary.{{Cite web |title=Felix Jaehn outet sich als nichtbinär |url=https://www.queer.de/detail.php?article_id=49252 |access-date=2024-07-07 |website=queer.de |language=de-DE}} They prefer to be known as Fee Jaehn in their personal life, with "dey/denen" pronouns. However, they continue to perform and record music as Felix Jaehn.{{Cite web |last=Weingärtner |first=Marcus |date=2024-04-27 |title=Felix Jaehn: Berliner Star-DJ ist kein Mann mehr und hat einen neuen Namen |url=https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/panorama/felix-jaehn-berliner-star-dj-ist-kein-mann-mehr-und-hat-einen-neuen-namen-li.2209978 |access-date=2024-07-07 |website=Berliner Zeitung |language=de}}
Discography
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External links
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Category:Musicians from Hamburg
Category:Tropical house musicians
Category:Humboldt University of Berlin alumni
Category:German non-binary people
Category:German bisexual musicians
Category:German bisexual artists