Alexander Veljanov ( Macedonian: ''Александар Вељанов'', ) is a Macedonian singer. He became famous through singing in the

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band

Deine Lakaien Deine Lakaien is a German band project active since 1985. It is formed by the vocalist Alexander Veljanov and by the composer and multi-instrumentalist Ernst Horn. The group unites influences from dark wave with pop music and elements of avant- ...

which he founded with

Ernst Horn Ernst Horn (born 1949 in Munich) is a German musician who played a crucial part in founding the bands Deine Lakaien, Qntal and Helium Vola. Biography Ernst Horn studied conducting, piano, and percussion in Munich, Freiburg and Hamburg. Afterwa ...

in 1985.

Biography

Veljanov studied theatre and film in Munich and Berlin. He interrupted his studies in 1991 so that he could fully concentrate on music, especially Deine Lakaien. Until 1993 he was a member of the rock band Run Run Vanguard. He is active as a singer and songwriter not only for Deine Lakaien, but also for several side and solo projects. During his career, he has performed as a guest singer with many other artists and bands as well. Alexander Veljanov has lived and worked in Berlin, Munich and London. He guards his private life very carefully; in interviews, he rarely speaks about himself and the year of his birth still remains a mystery. And yet in the interview to Swiss on-line magazine Art-NoirOnline-Magazin für Gothic - Rock - Alternative
/ref> on February 23, 2011, he mentioned that "He is now 46".
/ref> His latest album Porta Macedonia has covered and sampled songs from the iconic Macedonian group

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Solo discography

Run Run Vanguard

* 1993: Run Run Vanguard - Suck Success (Album)

Alexander Veljanov

* 1998: Veljanov - Secrets of the Silver Tongue (Album) * 1998: Veljanov - The Man With a Silver Gun (

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) * 1998: Veljanov - Past and Forever (Mini CD) * 2001: Veljanov - The Sweet Life (Album) * 2001: Veljanov - Fly Away (Mini CD) * 2006: Veljanov - Kaleidoscope: A Singles Collection (Compilation) * 2008: Veljanov - Nie mehr/Königin aus Eis (Mini CD) * 2008: Veljanov - Porta Macedonia (Album)

Collaborations

* 1991: The Perc Meets the Hidden Gentleman - Lavender (Album), "The Composition of Incense" * 1993: Das Holz - contribution to "The Lizard King: A Tribute to Jim Morrison Wave & Electro Cover Versionen", "Spanish Caravan" * 1994:

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- Ludus Danielis (Album), "Abacuc" * 1995: Sleeping Dogs Wake - Hold me under the Stars (MCD), "Hold me" * 1996:

- Crusaders (Album), "Ahi, amors", "Chaterai por mon corage", "Imperator Rex Greacorum", "Maugréz tous sainz", "Palästinalied", "Quant amors trobet partir" * 1998: Das Holz - Drei (Album), "Alice" + "Jolene" * 2000:

- Ondas (Album), "O Fortuna" * 2002: Stendal Blast - "Nur ein Tag" (MCD) * 2004:

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- Leben (Album), with "Desire" * 2006:

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Projekt - Visionen (Double Album CD2), with "Lied Für Annabel Lee"

References

External links

Official site

Alexander Veljanov at MySpace
{{DEFAULTSORT:Veljanov, Alexander Living people German male musicians German people of Macedonian descent Yugoslav emigrants to Germany 1960s births