Jan Degenhardt (born 9 July 1962
December 9, 2010.) is a German lawyer and
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-singer. His father is the political poetry and singer
Franz Josef Degenhardt
Franz Josef Degenhardt (3 December 193114 November 2011) was a German poet, satirist, novelist, and – first and foremost – a folksinger/songwriter ( Liedermacher) with decidedly left-wing politics. He was also a lawyer, bearing the academic d ...
.
Life and career
Born in
Saarbrücken
Saarbrücken (; french: link=no, Sarrebruck ; Rhine Franconian: ''Saarbrigge'' ; lb, Saarbrécken ; lat, Saravipons, lit=The Bridge(s) across the Saar river) is the capital and largest city of the state of Saarland, Germany. Saarbrücken is S ...
,
he studied
jurisprudence
Jurisprudence, or legal theory, is the theoretical study of the propriety of law. Scholars of jurisprudence seek to explain the nature of law in its most general form and they also seek to achieve a deeper understanding of legal reasoning a ...
in Hamburg from 1983 to 1990. After that he moved to
Greifswald
Greifswald (), officially the University and Hanseatic City of Greifswald (german: Universitäts- und Hansestadt Greifswald, Low German: ''Griepswoold'') is the fourth-largest city in the German state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania after Rostoc ...
and worked as a docent at the Grone-school and the
University of Greifswald
The University of Greifswald (; german: Universität Greifswald), formerly also known as “Ernst-Moritz-Arndt University of Greifswald“, is a public research university located in Greifswald, Germany, in the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pom ...
until 1993. 1992 Degenhardt established as a lawyer in Greifswald.
In 1999, he published his first album with the title „Aufbruch". His same-named Song gets to the highscore list of the
SFB in 2000. The same year he reached the second place at "Deutscher FolkFörderpreis".
After a promotion tour Jan Degenhardt published his second album called ''Stimmen hinter'm Spiegel'' in summer 2004. The contained song ''Marathon Berlin'' reached the 9th place at the of the society for German-language music.
In February 2011, his third album named ''Schamlos'' was chosen as CD of the month in June. The same month the song "Demokratie" reached the 8th place at the Liederbestenliste, even in July, it moved to second position.
Beside his father Franz Josef Degenhardt his brother
Kai Degenhardt makes music, too.
Discography
* 1999 ''Aufbruch''
* 2004 ''Stimmen hinter'm Spiegel''
* 2011 ''Schamlos''
* 2023 ''Inshallah''
Honors and awards
* ''Deutscher FolkFörderpreis'' 2000
* ''Schamlos'' CD of the month at June 2011
Notes
External links
*
Jan Degenhardt on ''last.fm''on
Folker!
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German male singer-songwriters
German singer-songwriters
German folk singers
Academic staff of the University of Greifswald
German male singers
1962 births
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