Adel Salah Mahmoud Eid El-Tawil (born 15 August 1978) is a German singer, songwriter and producer. Besides his solo career, he is part of the popular German duo

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and a former member of the boy band

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Early life

Tawil was born in Berlin. His father Salah Tawil is

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and his mother is Tunisian. He is the first born of three, having a younger brother, Hatem, and a sister, Rascha.

Musical career

During the end of the 1990s, Tawil was part of the German boyband The Boyz. Since 2004, he and

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formed the duo known as

. They have released three albums, ''Ich + Ich'' (2005), ''Vom Selben Stern'' (2007) and ''Gute Reise'' (2009). In 2007, Tawil teamed up with rapper Azad and released the song "

Prison Break Anthem (Ich glaub' an dich) "Prison Break Anthem (Ich glaub' an dich)" is a hit song by German hip-hop artist Azad and Adel Tawil, singer of Ich + Ich. It was released as the first single of Azad's album ''Blockschrift''. It is the German title song of the American televis ...

", which is the opening theme for the German version of '' Prison Break''. He made another solo appearance with

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for the song "Niemand hat gesagt". In 2007, Tawil held three spots in the top ten with two released singles and one album. On 8 November 2013, he released his first solo album, ''Lieder'', in Germany, and also toured in 2014.

Personal life

In 2011, Tawil married his longtime girlfriend Jasmin Weber in a private ceremony in Berlin. In 2014, they were separated. He currently lives with his girlfriend Lena.

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

As lead artist As featured artist

References

External links

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tawil, Adel 1978 births Living people German Muslims German artists Singers from Berlin German people of Egyptian descent German people of Tunisian descent Ich + Ich members 21st-century German male singers