Alexander Jolig (born January 14, 1963, Stuttgart), better known by his stage name Alex, is a German actor, singer, and motorcycle racer.
Once a housemate in
Big Brother Germany
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reality show on
RTL II
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, he became famous in
Europe
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and also internationally with his hit songs Ich will nur dich and Willst du...?. The former reached #3 and stood there for 10 weeks in
Germany
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, #5 for 9 weeks in
Austria
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, and #15 for 7 weeks in
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
, but the latter was less successful and reached #46 for 3 weeks in
German
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charts.
Alex is an actor, known for Python 2 (2002), Interceptor Force 2 (2002), and Sperling (1996). He has been married to Britt since 2012. He was previously married to Sandra Mahnkopp. Currently working at 9.91 Radio, and has a book on the way, "A Life In The Big Brother House". The release date is yet to be announced.
The interesting thing about his music career is that most of his fans, about 80 percent, are from
Iran
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, which was shown on his
Instagram
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account in a documentary made by Bamdad Esmaeili for
Radio farda
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TV network in 2017. He also said he started his music career just for fun, and he didn't think that he would become so popular, but then he had to choose between his company and music, which he the company because he cared more about it.
He has a son with his ex-girlfriend.
He has a spouse.
Owned two local Hip Restaurants in Bonn which he handed over to his younger brother.
He took part in March 2008 HyperMania in
Dubai
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,
UAE
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.
Filmography
External links
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Alex Jolig's profile in Jaja-Uma Club
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1963 births
Living people
Big Brother (German TV series)
Big Brother (franchise) contestants