Marlon Knauer (born August 19, 1987 in

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) is a

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singer, identified on album covers, concert advertisements, and other media only by his first name. At the age of 14, he was "discovered" by

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, formerly the drummer for

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. In 2002, his second single, "Lieber Gott", made in collaboration with

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and

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, was a breakthrough, reaching No.6 on the German charts. Revenue from the song was used to help victims of the

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. In the same year his first album, ''Hallo Liebes Leben'', was released. In January 2006, his single, "Was immer du willst", appeared, and on February 9, 2006 it came in sixth in the

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Discography

Albums

* 2002: ''Hallo Liebes Leben'' (''Hello, dear life'') * 2006: ''Herzschlag'' (''Heartbeat'')

Singles

* 2002: Ich hab' dich zuerst gesehen (''I saw you first'') * 2002: Lieber Gott (Benefiz-CD) (''Dear God'') * 2003: Fragen Fragen Fragen (''Questions Questions Questions'') * 2006: Was immer du willst (''Whatever you want'') * 2006: Deine Liebe fehlt (''Your Love is missing'')

External links

Marlon's homepage
German)
Marlon's fanclub
(German) {{DEFAULTSORT:Knauer, Marlon Living people 1987 births German pop singers 21st-century German male singers Musicians from Berlin Participants in the Bundesvision Song Contest