Tim Bendzko
{{short description|German singer-songwriter|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Expand German|topic=bio|Tim Bendzko|date=August 2011}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Tim Bendzko
| image = Tim Bendzko - 2020152204321 2020-05-31 Tim Bendzko - Sven - 1D X MK II - 0215 - AK8I6563.jpg
| caption = Bendzko in 2020
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|4|9|df=yes}}
| birth_place = East Berlin, East Germany
| genre = Pop
| label = Sony Music
| website = {{URL|www.timbendzko.de}}
}}
Tim Bendzko (born 9 April 1985) is a German singer-songwriter.{{cite web|url=http://www.swr3.de/musik/poplexikon/kuenstler/Biografie-Bendzko-Tim/-/id=927882/did=1021498/kfxrls/index.html|title=Biografie: Bendzko, Tim|language=German|publisher=SWR3|date=4 July 2011}}{{cite web |url=http://www.energy.de/musik/lesen/article/tim-bendzko-im-energy-startalk/ |title=ENERGY.de: Tim Bendzko im ENERGY Startalk |accessdate=22 August 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724133354/http://www.energy.de/musik/lesen/article/tim-bendzko-im-energy-startalk/ |archivedate=24 July 2011 }} He achieved nationwide recognition with his song "Nur noch kurz die Welt retten" and becoming the winner of the 2011 Bundesvision Song Contest.
Career
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Bendzko grew up in the Köpenick region of Berlin.{{cite web | url = http://www.tagesspiegel.de/kultur/portraet-ich-verstehe-meine-songs-erst-nach-einem-halben-jahr/4664036.html | title = Ich verstehe meine Songs erst nach einem halben Jahr | work = Der Tagesspiegel | author = Rebecca Schindler | date = 27 September 2011 | accessdate = 6 January 2014}} As a teenager, he attended a sport gymnasium and played with the FC Union Berlin club football up to the "B" age level, around 16. His musical career began with guitar lessons, which he decided to start taking when he was 11 or 12 years old.{{cite web|url=http://www.regenbogen.de/~run/views/default/11-fakten-tim-bendzko.html |title=11 Fakten über... Tim Bendzko |language=German |accessdate=6 January 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201163532/http://www.regenbogen.de/~run/views/default/11-fakten-tim-bendzko.html |archivedate=1 February 2014 }} At age 16, he wrote his first songs. After taking his Abitur, he studied Protestant Theology and non-Christian religions at the Free University of Berlin. He ended his studies after 5 semesters without getting a degree. He then worked temporarily as an auctioneer in the car trade.:de:Tim Bendzko
In 2009, he registered for the talent competition Söhne gesucht of Söhne Mannheims. As a winner of the talent competition, he performed in the summer of 2009 before 20,000 spectators at the Berlin Waldbühne, one of Europe's largest concert venues.{{cite web|url=http://www.gfk-entertainment.com/news/tim-bendzko-fuehrt-download-charts-an.html|language=German|title=Tim Bendzko führt Download-Charts an|publisher=Media Control|date=29 June 2011}} Then he devoted himself entirely to his music. He received a recording contract with Sony Music and performed as an opening act for Silly on their 2010 tour.
On 17 June 2011, he released his debut album Wenn Worte meine Sprache wären ("If words were my language"), from which the single Nur noch kurz die Welt retten ("Just quickly save the world") was released on 27 May 2011. The album reached number four in the German charts{{cite web |url=http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Bendzko%2CTim/?type=longplay |title=Chartverfolgung / Bendzko,Tim / Longplay |work=musicline.de |accessdate=29 August 2011 }} and the single number two.{{cite web |url=http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Bendzko%2CTim/?type=single |title=Chartverfolgung / Bendzko,Tim / Single |work=musicline.de |accessdate=29 August 2011 }} The single, written by Tim Bendzko, Mo Brandis and Simon Triebel, was certified 3× Gold in Germany for sales of more than 450,000 copies. It was also awarded Platinum status in Switzerland and Gold in Austria. The music video was produced by Hagen Decker in Los Angeles. The album, which sold over 500,000 copies in Germany alone, was certified 5× Gold in Germany, Platinum in Switzerland and Gold in Austria.
Bendzko performed as the opening act in Cologne and Leipzig on Elton John's tour of Germany, as well as being the support act for Joe Cocker during his Hard Knocks tour. On 29 September 2011, he came back to his hometown of Berlin for the Bundesvision Song Contest 2011 with the title track of his Album, Wenn Worte meine Sprache wären and won the competition. On 10 November 2011 he won the newcomer Bambi award.
Tim was one of the three coaches in the first season of the German version of The Voice Kids, which aired in 2013.
Discography
= Studio albums =
=Singles=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year ! scope="col" colspan="3"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"| Certifications ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album |
| style="width:3em;font-size:85%"| GER ! style="width:3em;font-size:85%"| AUT ! style="width:3em;font-size:85%"| SWI |
|---|
| scope="row"| "Nur noch kurz die Welt retten"
| rowspan="2"| 2011 | 2 || 8 || 4 | | rowspan="4"| Wenn Worte meine Sprache wären |
| scope="row"| "Wenn Worte meine Sprache wären"
| 5 || 15 || 33 | |
| scope="row"| "Ich laufe"
| rowspan="2"| 2012 | 47 || 53 || — | |
| scope="row"| "Sag einfach Ja"
| 42 || — || — | |
| scope="row"| "Am seidenen Faden"
| rowspan="3"| 2013 | 11 || 26 || 65 | | rowspan="2"| Am seidenen Faden |
| scope="row"| "Programmiert"
| 32 || — || — | |
| scope="row"| "Unter die Haut" (featuring Cassandra Steen) | 16 || 49 || 59 | | Am seidenen Faden – Unter die Haut |
| scope="row"| "Laut und bunt"
| 2015 | — || — || — | | Shaun the Sheep Movie Soundtrack |
| scope="row"| "Keine Maschine"
| 2016 | 14 || 71 || 59 | | Immer noch Mensch |
| scope="row"| "Hoch"
| rowspan="2"| 2019 | 10 || 40 || — | | rowspan="2"| Filter |
| scope="row"| "Nur wegen dir"
| — || — || — | |
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://timbendzko.de/}}
{{MTV EMA for Best German Act}}
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Category:21st-century German male singers
Category:German male singer-songwriters
Category:German singer-songwriters