Robin Schulz
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Birth name | Robin Alexander Schulz |
Born | Osnabrück, West Germany | 28 April 1987
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Years active | 2007–present |
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Website | robin-schulz |
Robin Alexander Schulz
His follow-up single, released 6 June 2014, was a remix of the Lilly Wood and the Prick track "Prayer in C" from their 2010 album Invincible Friends. Both remixes have charted in many European countries and the United States, leading to international recognition for Schulz. He co-founded Lausbuben Records with Daniel Bruns and Christopher Noble.[6]
Career
2004–2012: Early career
Born in Osnabrück, West Germany in 1987, Schulz began working as a DJ at age 17, earning his own club night in three years. In 2009, Schulz began producing his own music, which would eventually receive millions of views on his YouTube channel.[4]
2013–2014: Prayer
Robin Schulz remixed the song "
The song has charted in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. On 24 October 2014, "Sun Goes Down" was released as the fourth single from the album, featuring vocals from British singer Jasmine Thompson. The song has peaked to number 2 in Germany and number 3 in Austria, Poland[7] and Switzerland. The song has also charted in Finland, France and Sweden.
2015: Sugar
After the success of "Prayer in C" and "Waves", Schulz released the lead single from his second studio album titled "Headlights" featuring vocals from American singer and songwriter Ilsey. The song was a mild success in Europe. Schulz later released "Sugar" featuring vocals from Canadian singer Francesco Yates.[8] The song was a success in Europe as well, with success in the US and Canada, and over a billion Spotify streams. Schulz released his second album of the same name on 25 September 2015. A third single titled "Show Me Love" featuring Richard Judge was released with a music video.[9]
2016–present: Uncovered and film
A new single from Schulz premiered on his
Discography
Awards and nominations
DJ Magazine top 100 DJs
Year | Position | Notes | Ref. |
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2015 | 89 | New Entry | [10] |
2016 | 69 | Up 20 | |
2017 | 76 | Down 7 | |
2018 | 60 | Up 16 | |
2019 | 82 | Down 22 | |
2020 | 99 | Down 17 |
Grammy Awards
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2015 | " Waves " (Robin Schulz Remix)
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Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical | Nominated |
References
- ^ Caramanica, Jon (11 January 2015). "Highly Confident in His Own Catalog". The New York Times.
And he positively glowed when he played his remix of Mr. Probz's "Waves" — easily Mr. Schulz's best production. The song was reflective, exuberant, almost tropical house...
- ^ "Like it or Not, Kygo's Tropical House is the Sound of the Summer". April 2015.
- ^ "BMI | Songview Search".
- ^ a b Buchanan, John D. "Robin Schulz Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ "70. Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical". Grammy.org. The Recording Academy. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- ^ "STADTBLATT | Der Osnabrücker des Jahres". www.stadtblatt-osnabrueck.de (in German). Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- ^ "ZPAV :: Bestsellery i wyróżnienia - AirPlays". ZPAV (in Polish). Retrieved 4 February 2015.
- ^ Robin Schulz (24 July 2015), Robin Schulz - Sugar (feat. Francesco Yates) (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO), retrieved 17 May 2018
- ^ Robin Schulz (13 November 2015), ROBIN SCHULZ & RICHARD JUDGE – SHOW ME LOVE (OFFICIAL VIDEO), retrieved 17 May 2018
- ^ "Poll 2020: Robin Schulz".
External links
- Official website
- Robin Schulz at AllMusic
- Robin Schulz discography at Discogs