Roosevelt (born Marius Lauber on 29 September 1990) is a German singer, songwriter and producer from
Viersen
Viersen (; li, Veeëse) is the capital of the district of Viersen, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Geography
Viersen is situated approximately 8 km north-west of Mönchengladbach, 15 km south-west of Krefeld and 20 km east o ...
. He is signed to Greco-Roman.
Music career
His first project was Beat!Beat!Beat!, an indie teenage band where he was the drummer. Years later the band separated and he became a soloist.
He then released his acclaimed debut EP 'Elliot' in 2013.
The lead single 'Elliot' was named as
Pitchfork's 'Best New Track'.
Roosevelt then released the double-A side 'Night Moves/Hold On' in 2015 on Greco-Roman which continued a warm
synth-pop,
Balearic-influenced sound.
In April 2016, he announced his self-titled debut album, set for release on 19 August 2016, on Greco-Roman/City Slang, with the video for tracks "Colours" and "Moving On".
He has remixed the likes of
Glass Animals
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,
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, Truls,
Sundara Karma, Luka Vasta and
Kakkmaddafakka
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, and on tour has supported
Hot Chip,
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and
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.
In June 2018, he announced a second album, ''Young Romance''. It was released on 28 September 2018. The first single from this album, "Under the Sun," was released on 27 June 2018.
In March 2019, he released 'Falling Back' and a cover of
Fleetwood Mac's "
Everywhere" on W Records. The next year, 'Everywhere' was featured in ''
We Bare Bears: The Movie''.
On 10 June 2020, Roosevelt released the single ''Sign'', which was the first original material since his sophomore album ''Young Romance''. Roosevelt went on to release another four singles (Echoes, Feels Right, Strangers & Lovers) before his third studio album, Polydans, which was released on 26 February 2021.
Discography
Albums
Singles
Remixes
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Glass Animals
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- Pools (Roosevelt Remix) (2014)
*
Glass Animals
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- Life Itself (Roosevelt Remix) (2016)
*
Sinkane
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Born to college professors in ...
- Telephone (Roosevelt Remix) (2016)
*
CHVRCHES - Get Out (Roosevelt Remix) (2018)
*
Rhye
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- Summer Days (Roosevelt Remix) (2018)
*
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- Bombs Away (Roosevelt Remix) (2019)
*Josin - In The Blank Space (Roosevelt Remix) (2019)
*
Purple Disco Machine
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Career
Tino Piontek was born in Dresden on 12 February 1980, and grew up in East Germa ...
- Hypnotized (Roosevelt Remix) (2020)
* Bad Sounds - Move Into Me (feat.
Broods
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) (Roosevelt Remix) (2021)
*
Selah Sue
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- Pills (Roosevelt Remix) (2022)
*
Balthazar - Linger On (Roosevelt Remix) (2022)
*
Taylor Swift
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- Anti-Hero (Roosevelt Remix) (2022)
Compilations
Music videos
References
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1990 births
German electronic musicians
Living people
Synth-pop singers
21st-century German male singers
City Slang artists