Tim Bendzko (born 9 April 1985) is a German singer-songwriter. He achieved nationwide recognition with his song "Nur noch kurz die Welt retten" and becoming the winner on the

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Career

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Bendzko grew up in the

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region of

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. As a teenager, he attended a sport gymnasium and played with the FC Union Berlin club football up to the "B" age level, around 16. His musical career began with guitar lessons, which he decided to start taking when he was 11 or 12 years old. At age 16, he wrote his first songs. After taking his

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, he studied Protestant Theology and non-Christian religions at the

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. He ended his studies after 5 semesters without getting a degree. He then worked temporarily as an

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in the car trade. :de:Tim Bendzko In 2009, he registered for the talent competition ''Söhne puta gesucht'' of

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. As a winner of the talent competition, he performed in the summer of 2009 before 20,000 spectators at the Berlin

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, one of Europe's largest concert venues. Then he devoted himself entirely to his music. He received a recording contract with

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and performed as an opening act for Silly on their 2010 tour. On 17 June 2011, he released his debut album ''Wenn Worte meine Sprache wären'' ("If words were my language"), from which the single ''Nur noch kurz die Welt retten'' ("Just quickly save the world") was released on 27 May 2011. The album reached number four in the German charts and the single number two. The single, written by Tim Bendzko,

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and Simon Triebel, was certified 3× Gold in Germany for sales of more than 450,000 copies. It was also awarded Platinum status in Switzerland and Gold in Austria. The music video was produced by Hagen Decker in Los Angeles. The album, which sold over 500,000 copies in Germany alone, was certified 5× Gold in Germany, Platinum in Switzerland and Gold in Austria. Bendzko performed as the opening act in Cologne and Leipzig on Elton John's tour of Germany, as well as being the support act for Joe Cocker during his Hard Knocks tour. On 29 September 2011, he came back to his hometown of Berlin for the

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with the title track of his Album, ''Wenn Worte meine Sprache wären'' and won the competition. On 10 November 2011 he won the newcomer

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award. Tim was one of the three coaches in the first season of the German version of ''The Voice Kids'', which aired in 2013.

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bendzko, Tim 21st-century German male singers German male singer-songwriters 1985 births Singers from Berlin Living people Participants in the Bundesvision Song Contest People from Treptow-Köpenick