Roger Marcel Cicero Ciceu (6 July 1970 – 24 March 2016) was a German

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and pop musician.

Biography

Roger Cicero was born in 1970 in Berlin to Romanian jazz pianist

Eugen Cicero Eugen Cicero (born ''Eugen Ciceu''; 27 June 1940 – 5 December 1997), nicknamed "Mister Golden Hands", was a Romanian-German jazz pianist who performed in the mixed classical-swing style. Biography Born in Vad, Romania, to Teodor and Livia Cic ...

and dancer Lili Cziczeo. Cicero represented Germany at the

Eurovision Song Contest 2007 The Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was the 52nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Helsinki, Finland, following the country's victory at the with the song "Hard Rock Hallelujah" by Lordi. Organised by the European Broadcasti ...

in Helsinki his song "

Frauen regier'n die Welt Germany participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the song "Frauen regier'n die Welt" written by Matthias Haß and Frank Ramond. The song was performed by Roger Cicero. The German entry for the 2007 contest in Helsinki, Finland, was se ...

" ("Women Rule the World"). He finished 19th. In 2014, he was one of the stars of the Vox television show "Sing meinen Song – Das Tauschkonzert" (Sing my song – the exchange concert) along with Xavier Naidoo, Sasha, Andreas Gabalier, Sandra Nasić and Gregor Meyle. In late 2014, Cicero fell ill with

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(also called CFS or

Myalgic encephalomyelitis Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), also called myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) or ME/CFS, is a complex, debilitating, long-term medical condition. The causes and mechanisms of the disease are not fully understood. Distinguishing core symptoms are ...

), which led to an acute case of

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. On 24 March 2016, he died from a stroke; his father, Eugen Cicero, had also died from the same cause.

Discography

Filmography

Books

* 2010: ''Weggefährten. Meine Songs fürs Leben'', Rowohlt, Berlin .

References

External links

Official website (in German)

Official MySpace page (in German and English)

Video of the song "Frauen regier'n die Welt"

Amsterdamse Hogeschool voor de Kunsten
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cicero, Roger 1970 births 2016 deaths German male singers Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Germany Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2007 German jazz singers Musicians from Berlin People with chronic fatigue syndrome German people of Romanian descent Echo (music award) winners German male jazz musicians