Andreas Kümmert

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Andreas Kümmert
Background information
Born (1986-07-20) 20 July 1986 (age 37)
Gemünden am Main, Germany
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • drums
Years active2002–present
Freiburg, Germany

Andreas Kümmert (born 20 July 1986) is a German singer and songwriter who is best known for winning

Heart of Stone", giving him the possibility to represent his country at the Eurovision Song Contest 2015. However, he declined the opportunity and the runner-up Ann Sophie
took his place.

Career

Kümmert started his career playing the drums or singing in various

Heart of Stone".[4][5] The latter of the two was announced as the winner of the competition and thus would represent Germany at the Eurovision Song Contest 2015, however he declined the opportunity and Ann Sophie and her song "Black Smoke" went on to represent the country in the contest.[6]

Discography

Albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
Year Title Peak chart positions
DE
[7]
AT
[8]
CH
[9]
2014 The Mad Hatter's Neighbour 14 46 93
Here I Am 3 13 13
2016 Recovery Case 22
2018 Lost and Found 41

Singles

List of singles as main artist, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Year Peak chart positions
DE
[7]
AT
[8]
CH
[9]
"If You Don't Know Me by Now" 2013 44 58 59
"Simple Man" 2 10 8
"Home Is In My Hands" 2015 51
"
Heart of Stone
"
12 36

References

  1. ^ Ich liebe alten Rock'n'Roll, Blues & Soul, Rainer Guérich, inMusic, 16. Dezember 2012
  2. ^ Andreas Kümmert Archived March 11, 2015, at the Wayback Machine, Eintrag bei Ampya, retrieved, 15 December 2013
  3. ^ Andreas Kümmert in den deutschen iTunes-Charts
  4. ^ Sieben Vorentscheid-Acts stehen fest Archived 2015-02-20 at the Wayback Machine, eurovision.de, Meldung vom 14. Januar 2015.
  5. ^ Germany: Eurovision NF Song snippets online, escunited.com, Meldung vom 5. Februar 2015.
  6. ^ Granger, Anthony (5 March 2015). "Germany: Ann Sophie Has Won!". Eurovoix. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  7. ^ a b "Andreas Kümmert". GfK Entertainment. GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 5 March 2015.[dead link]
  8. ^ a b "Andreas Kümmert". Ö3 Austria Top 40. Ö3 Austria Top 40. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  9. ^ a b "Andreas Kümmert". Swiss Hitparade. Swiss Hitparade. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
2013
Succeeded by
Charley Ann Schmutzler