Alexander Klaws
Alexander Klaws | |
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Occupation(s) | Singer, actor |
Years active | 2002–present |
Labels | Sony BMG |
Website | alexanderklaws |
Alexander Klaws (born 3 September 1983) is a German singer, songwriter, actor, and television host. He rose to fame in 2003 after winning the
Klaws ventured into acting in the mid-2000s, making his stage debut.
Immediately after his study at the "Joop van den Ende Academie" debut at the
Early life
Klaws was born in Ahlen and raised in nearby Sendenhorst to Richard and Hildegard Klaws. He has an older sister, Melanie (born 1980). He was an avid football player and still plays soccer on charity teams whenever he finds the time. Klaws'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, he was taking vocal and piano lessons to strengthen his voice.
Career
2002–2003: Deutschland sucht den Superstar
In 2002, Klaws was encouraged by his family and friends to audition for the
Immediately after winning DSDS, Klaws was signed to a record deal with Sony BMG, while jury member Dieter Bohlen was consulted to produce his debut album on the company. On 17 March 2003 his debut single, "Take Me Tonight" was released. The song was performed by Klaws during the season finale of DSDS. The song subsequently debuted at number 1 in Germany and Switzerland. It eventually went on to become the second best-selling single of 2002 behind "We Have a Dream" and was certified quintuple gold by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI). 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 Hero of the Gladiators .
On 25 December 2003, Klaws participated in the television special competition
Week # | Theme | Song choice | Original artist | Order # | Result |
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Top 30 | Semi-finals | "Angels" | Robbie Williams | 1/10 | 29.0% |
Top 10 | My Idol | "Every Breath You Take" | Sting & The Police | 4/10 | 8.1% |
Top 9 | Love Songs | "Hello" | Lionel Richie | 5/9 | 6.2% |
Top 8 | Hits of 2002 | "If Tomorrow Never Comes" | Ronan Keating | 3/8 | 17.6% |
Top 7 | Musicals | "Starlight Express" | Starlight Express | 4/7 | 15.2% |
Top 6 | Songs of the 1980s | "Right Here Waiting" | Richard Marx | 2/6 | 21.2% |
Top 5 | Big Band | "Mack the Knife" | Frank Sinatra | 12/5 | 24.9% |
Top 4 | Songs of the 1970s | "Maniac" "Relight My Fire" |
Michael Sembello Dan Hartman |
1/4 | 36.9% |
Top 3 | Movie Hits | "I Believe I Can Fly" "You Can Leave Your Hat On" |
R. Kelly Joe Cocker |
1/3 | 40.5% |
Top 2 | Finale | "She's the One" "Maniac" "Take Me Tonight" |
Robbie Williams Michael Sembello Alexander Klaws |
1/2 | 70.1% |
2004–2006: Career development
In March 2005, he recorded and released the duet "All (I Ever Want)", an English version of the
2007–present: Musical theatre
In December 2006, Klaws made his musical theatre debut at the
Klaws collaborated with frequent collaborators Thorsten Brötzmann and Ivo Moringa on his fifth album Für alle Zeiten. Released in September 2011, it reached the top fifty of the German Albums Chart and produced several singles, including "Himmel und Hölle".[2] In April 2013, he served as a supporting act throughout the German leg of British singer Leona Lewis's Glassheart Tour.[2] The same year, Klaws played the role of Ranger in the musical version of the German comedy film Der Schuh des Manitu at the Freilichtbühne Tecklenburg.[2] He returned to Tecklenburg the following year, portraying Joseph in a local production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.[2] He followed it with a role at the Theater Dortmund, starring as Jesus in an adaptation of Lloyd Webber's rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar.[2]
Klaws fifth studio album
In 2021, Klaws won the
Discography
- Studio albums
- Take Your Chance (2003)
- Here I Am (2004)
- Attention! (2006)
- Was willst du noch?! (2008)
- Für alle Zeiten (2011)
- Auf die Bühne, fertig, los! (2015)
Stage
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006–2008 | Tanz der Vampire
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Alfred | Theater des Westens, Berlin |
2010–2013 | Tarzan | Tarzan | Neue Flora, Hamburg |
2013 | Der Schuh des Manitu | Ranger | Freilichtbühne Tecklenburg |
2013 | Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat | Joseph | Freilichtbühne Tecklenburg |
2014–2015 | Jesus Christ Superstar | Jesus | Opernhaus Dortmund, Dortmund |
2016 | Jesus Christ Superstar | Jesus | Theater Basel, Basel |
2016 | Saturday Night Fever | Tony Manero | Freilichtbühne Tecklenburg |
2016–2017 | Tarzan | Tarzan | Metronom Theater, Oberhausen |
2017 | Karl May Festival in Bad Segeberg | Old Surehand | Kalkberg Stadium, Bad Segeberg |
2017–2018 | Ghost the Musical
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Sam | Theater des Westens, Berlin |
References
- ^ "Quotes from "World Idol"". IMDb.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Schulte, Pia. "Kennen Sie die noch? Das machen die ehemaligen DSDS-Gewinner heute". Express.de (in German). Retrieved 23 September 2018.
- ^ "The final Countdown für Disneys Musical TARZAN in Hamburg" (in German). Archived from the original on 18 September 2013. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
- ^ Johnson, Billy Jr. (7 October 2015). "Alexander Klaws mit neuem Album". Radio Hamburg. Archived from the original on 22 September 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
- ^ "Alexander Klaws: About his "The Masked Singer" participation: "My son suspected it"". News in 24 Lifestyle English. 22 November 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
External links
- Official website
- Alexander Klaws in the German National Library catalogue