Andreas Kümmert (born 20 July 1986) is a German singer and songwriter who is best known for winning

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''. He also won '' Unser Song für Deutschland'' with the song " Heart of Stone", giving him the possibility to represent his country at the

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. However, he declined the opportunity and the runner-up

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took his place.

Career

Kümmert started his career playing the drums or singing in various

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bands throughout Germany. He achieved minor success in music competitions while performing with the

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band Silent Cry. In 2013, Kümmert began to participate in

of ''

''. Several of the songs he covered throughout the competition went on to chart in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Kümmert later won the competition.Andreas Kümmert
in den deutschen iTunes-Charts He later released his début album ''The Mad Hatter's Neighbour'' in 2014 which reached the Top 20 in Germany. In January 2015, Kümmert was announced as one of the seven established German artists competing in '' Unser Song für Deutschland'' with the songs "Home Is In My Hands" and " Heart of Stone". The latter of the two was announced as the winner of the competition and thus would represent Germany at the

, however he declined the opportunity and

and her song " Black Smoke" went on to represent the country in the contest, which got joint last place with nul points.

Discography

Albums

Singles

References

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