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Roman Lob

About Quick Facts NameRoman Lob Born02 July 1990 Nationality🇩🇪 German National SelectionUnser Star Für Baku 2012 In Eurovision2012 Baku SongStanding Still (2012) Biography Roman Lob, born in Cologne on 2 July 1990, grew up with a sister in Rott, a district of Neustadt (Wied). After graduating from secondary school, he trained as an industrial mechanic at an auto supplier in Troisdorf until January 2011, where he was subsequently taken on as a permanent employee. Roman learned to play the piano from his grandfather, who played the organ in church. He tried his hand at the guitar and bass. In the music group of the Neustadt secondary school, he rediscovered singing for himself. At 13, he first performed with a school music group. In 2005, he founded the band Painful Poison with two friends, where he played the drums. He was the lead singer of the metalcore band Days of Despite, founded in 2007, and of the project Three of a Kind, which he founded in 2009 with two members of his first band. He first gained wider recognition as a contestant in the fourth season of the casting show “Deutschland sucht den Superstar” in 2007. There, he dropped out – having made it to the top 20 – due to laryngitis. However, Dieter Bohlen offered him a wildcard for the next season of the TV show in 2008. He declined in favor of his ongoing training as an industrial mechanic. With the alternative rock band Rooftop Kingdom, Lob had several appearances in the Rhineland as a singer. Lob had already unsuccessfully applied to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008, together with Axel Fischer, under the name G12 P – Germany 12 Points, with the song “When the Boys Come”. In the fall of 2011, Lob applied for the casting show “Unser Star für Baku”, the German pre-selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2012, organized by ARD and ProSieben. Even before the final, Lob was considered the favorite and ultimately prevailed. Lob won in February 2012 with the song “Standing Still”. This qualified him for the Eurovision Song Contest 2012, which took place on May 26, 2012, in Baku. He also received a record contract with Universal Music. In the online charts of iTunes and Amazon, the song “Standing Still” immediately rose to the top position the day after the final of “Unser Star für Baku”. “Standing Still” reached number 3 in the German charts and also placed in Switzerland and Austria. On April 13, Lob released his first studio album “Changes”. As a representative of one of the five largest EBU contributors, Lob was directly qualified for the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2012. He achieved eighth place with 110 points. On March 21, 2013, Roman Lob was awarded the music prize Echo in the “Radio-Echo” category. Lob is the lead singer of the Kölschrock band StadtRand, which has existed since the beginning of 2014. From October 2016 to July 2018, he played one of the main characters of the revue as a singing soloist in the production “The One Grand Show” at the Friedrichstadt-Palast in Berlin. In November 2018, the band StadtRand released a new single, “Orjenal”. The song reached the final of TopJeck, a contest organized by Radio Köln. The song was followed by “Halver Aach” in February 2019. In October 2019, after a German tour, they released a new single and video, “Hin und widder”. In January 2020 Stadtrand released an EB, “Fründschaff”. After several live stream performances, not live due to COVID19, the band came up with a new single in October 2020: “Heimweh noh dir”, followed by “Wenn do laachs” in March 2021. On 11 March 2022 a new solo single of Roman was released: “Feels like home”. But also Stadtrand released new music, in October, “Ahle kess”. After a tour, they released a new song in October 2023: “En Kölsches Leed”. Entries Standing Still Country🇩🇪 German Year2012 LanguageEnglish LyricsJamie CullumSteve RobsonWayne Hector MusicJamie CullumSteve RobsonWayne Hector BackingsAlexander LinsterMarc AwounouTobias SchmitzThomas Fietz Results Semi Points: –Position: –Running order: – Results Finals Points: 110Position: 8Running order: 20 https://youtu.be/cScJPH20P3A?si=iCSmttWeqXBZk5Is

ByeAlex

About Quick Facts NameAlex Márta Born06 June 1984 Nationality🇭🇺 Hungarian National SelectionA Dal 2013 In Eurovision2013 Malmö SongKedvesem (2013) Biography ByeAlex, real name Alex Márta (born in Kisvárda, June 6, 1984) is a Hungarian singer, songwriter and producer. Alex Márta graduated with a degree in philosophy from the Faculty of Arts at the University of Miskolc. He started dealing with music at a relatively young age, initially for his own pleasure, mainly to entertain his sister and parents. As a university student, he began to engage more seriously in music in amateur bands. It was during this time that he wrote his first major hit song, “Csókolom”. Alex formed the band My Gift to You and explored psychedelic-post-rock themes, releasing remix albums. In 2012, he began his solo career under the name ByeAlex. His first solo album, “Szörpoholista”, was released in 2013. In the same year, he gained national recognition as a performer in the Hungarian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest. In the 2013 A Dal finals, his success was viewed critically by the press, as he outperformed other contestants who were seen as more likely winners. At the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest held in Malmö, he qualified for the May finals. In the Grand Final, ByeAlex’s song achieved 10th place overall. Alex was awarded the Silver Memorial Medal by György Matolcsy, the President of the Hungarian National Bank, for being a worthy representative of Hungary’s 21st-century culture. From 2016 to 2022, Alex was a jury member of X-Factor and was the winning mentor in the eighth, ninth, tenth, and eleventh seasons. He was the first to start writing songs for his mentees during the show’s airing. He was also the most successful mentor in the Hungarian X-Factor. He supported several younger, lesser-known artists under the name APU. In 2019, he released a collaborative song titled “Fiatalon” with pølava. At the end of 2020, he released a concept album titled “Rehab”. The album became 4x platina. In February 2021, they released another track about casual relationships, “Fehér Holló”. ByeAlex, who changed his name into ByeAlex és a Slepp to release a song called “Hullik” in June 2021. The song became 9 times platinum! A year later, he celebrated the 10 year anniversary of his career with a symphonic tour. In June 2022, the songs “Rossz esték” and “Menned kell”, which Alex made together with his pupils Alex Balász and Manuel, went platinum. Alex teamed up with Luna in January 2023 for the song “Rózsaszín mustang”. Entries Kedvesem Country🇭🇺 Hungary Year2013 LanguageHungarian LyricsAlex Márta MusicAlex MártaZoltán Palasti Kovács BackingsDániel Kővágó (guitar)Helga Wéber Results Semi Points: 66Position: 8Running order: 12 Results Finals Points: 84Position: 10Running order: 17 https://youtu.be/rOimfHq76xk