Bosse (born Axel Bosse; 22 February 1980) is a German rock singer and guitarist. Bosse is also the name of his

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Biography

Bosse was born in

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. In 2005, he released their first single, "Kraft". Soon after, they performed in a farewell tour for Such a Surge. After the tour ended in April 2005, they released their first album, ''Kamikazeherz''. This album achieved considerable success at that time, with the revival of German rock. On 28 July 2006, the band released their second album, ''Guten Morgen Spinner'', with the accompanying single "Die Irritierten". 6 February 2009 saw the release of their third album, ''Taxi''. Before the album, the band left their label,

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. In collaboration with Jochen Naaf, Bosse produced the record themselves. The single "3 Millionen" was released in early 2009, and received much airplay. Axel Bosse was also a featured artist on

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's PopXport. On 29 September 2011, Bosse came in third place in the annual

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, out of 16 contestants, one from each German state. Bosse represented

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and sang "Frankfurt Oder", from their fourth album, ''Wartesaal'' (2011). Bosse was nominated as Best Artist at the ''

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Krone'' 2011 awards. They came in second place, losing out to

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. On 8 March 2013, the band released their fifth album, ''Kraniche'', and confirmed a tour through Germany.Bosse Concerts
. Tickets-VVK.com Retrieved 22 October 2013. Bosse made their second appearance on the annual Bundesvision Song Contest on 27 September 2013, this time coming in first place. They once again represented Lower Saxony, and sang "So Oder So", a single from ''Kraniche''. Bosse was nominated as Best Artist again at the 1LIVE Krone 2013 awards. They came in second place, losing out to

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. In 2017, Dutch rock band

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scored one of the biggest hits in Dutch history with "Zoutelande", their adaptation of Bosse's "Frankfurt Oder".

Band members

* Axel Bosse – vocals * Björn Krüger – drums * Thorsten Sala – guitar * Theofilos Fotiades – bass

Discography

Studio albums

Live albums

* 2014: ''Kraniche – Live in Hamburg'' * 2016: ''Leise Landung – Die Kraniche Akustiktournee 2014''

Compilations

* 2011: ''Classic Albums: Kamikazeherz / Guten Morgen Spinner''

EPs

* 2008: ''Kurzstrecke''

Singles

* 2005: "Kraft" * 2005: "Keine Panik" * 2005: "Niemand vermisst uns" * 2006: "Die Irritierten" * 2009: "3 Millionen" * 2009: "Liebe ist leise" * 2009: "Sommer lang" (feat. Frida) * 2011: "Weit weg" * 2011: "Wartesaal" * 2011: "Frankfurt Oder" (feat.

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) * 2013: "Schönste Zeit" * 2013: "So oder so" * 2013: "Kraniche" * 2013: "Vier Leben" * 2015: "Steine" * 2016: "Immer so lieben" * 2016: "Dein Hurra" * 2016: "Außerhalb der Zeit" * 2018: "Alles ist jetzt" * 2018: "Augen zu Musik an" * 2019: "Ich warte auf dich" * 2019: "Hallo Hometown" * 2019: "Messer" (with Prinz Pi feat.

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) * 2020: "Der letzte Tanz" * 2020: "Warum geht es mir so dreckig" * 2020: "Das Paradies" * 2021: "Wild nach deinen Augen" * 2021: "Sunnyside" * 2021: "Der Sommer"

References

External links

*
Bosse at laut.de
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bosse German rock singers 1980 births Living people German rock music groups Musicians from Braunschweig Participants in the Bundesvision Song Contest 21st-century German male singers