Alexander Kahr
Alexander Kahr (born August 16, 1965 in Vienna ) is an Austrian music producer, disc jockey and composer .
Career
After completing his commercial apprenticeship, he worked in a large textile company. He was also a bassist and keyboardist in various hobby music groups. Kahr has been a producer and composer since 1990. As a professional music programmer, he worked with Christian Kolonovits , Johnny Bertl and Hartmut Pfannmüller , among others . He also worked for Ludwig Hirsch , STS , Gerhard Steinbäcker, Tony Wegas and Franz Morak .
He specialized in artist development. The motto is: by young people for the young or the young at heart. With the group Two in One he reached the Austrian Top 40 with seven titles. The biggest hits were Makeema and Indian Song . He then took the Whatever group under his wing. With them he could celebrate great airplay successes. He had several chart successes with Manuel Ortega and drove with him for Austria in 2002 to the Eurovision Song Contest in Tallinn . The song he composed, Say a word , took 18th place.
He achieved great success with the Starmania runner-up from 2003, Christina Stürmer . Until 2006 he produced and composed songs for her and produced three albums, including I live , Mama ana ahabak (written by him and Robert Pfluger), Angels fly lonely , Past , Bus through London , Does she love you like me . There was also an echo in 2006 for this.
Then in summer 2005 he was able to lead the previously unknown group Luttenberger * Klug with the title Super Sommer and several other titles in the charts. The same happened with Excuse Me Moses and their songs Summer Sun and Butterfly Tree . In addition, artists such as Mario Lang, Excuse me Moses, Die neue Österreicher and Dreieck were brought into the charts.
In 2010 James Cottriall won the competition The Voice in Austria and he produced the debut single Unbreakable with him, which immediately became an airplay and chart hit.
In 2011 he went on a routine path and produced the album Südwind with Stefanie Werger and a track with the group EAV . Both records received gold and platinum status.
In between, artists like Eva Maria Marold and Die wilden Kaiser joined them.
In 2013 Alexander Kahr produced the single Shine and an album with Natália Kelly .
In 2013 he also took over the musical direction of the Herz von Österreich casting format , from which the Tagträumer group emerged. With the first single, Sinn, they were able to position themselves in the charts for a whole year and received gold for it. The album Alles ok ?! (was also awarded gold) and the singles Daydreams and Bridges to the Moon also hit the charts.
Alexander Kahr's productions have been nominated 35 times for the Amadeus and several times for the Echo.
In 2016 he produced the hits of Elly V I'll be around and Flowrag Helden, among others .
So far he has placed 72 top 40 hits and over 25 albums in the Austrian charts. There are also several chart placements in Germany and Switzerland.
Chart successes
Author participations and productions
| year | Title artist |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, artist , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 DE
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 AT
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 CH
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| 1997 | Wave Your Hands in the Air Two in One |
- |
AT18 (9 weeks) AT |
- |
First published: July 1997
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| 1998 | Makeema Two in One |
- |
AT4 (15 weeks) AT |
- |
First published: February 1998
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| Like a Dream Two in One |
- |
AT21 (9 weeks) AT |
- |
First published: July 1998
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| 1999 | Indian Song Two in One |
- |
AT2  (17 weeks)AT |
- |
First published: May 1999
Sales: + 25,000 |
| Hamma Heyah Ho (Coming Home) Two in One |
- |
AT35 (5 weeks) AT |
- |
First published: September 1999
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| 2000 | Tyrol, you are my home country Crazy Orange |
- |
AT6 (12 weeks) AT |
- |
First published: December 2000
|
| 2001 | Don't Be Cruel Whatever |
- |
AT18 (15 weeks) AT |
- |
First published: November 5, 2001
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| Video Killed the Radio Star Two in One |
- |
AT24 (9 weeks) AT |
- |
First published: June 2001
|
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| Dreams come true sometimes Sladan |
- |
AT59 (4 weeks) AT |
- |
First published: July 2001
|
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| 2002 | Say A Word Manuel Ortega |
- |
AT11 (16 weeks) AT |
- |
First published: March 2002
|
| 2003 | Don't wanna be Patricia |
- |
AT18 (7 weeks) AT |
- |
First published: March 2003
|
| Fed Up With ... Manuel Ortega |
- |
AT24 (10 weeks) AT |
- |
First published: May 12, 2003
|
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| I live Christina Stürmer |
DE4th (18 weeks)DE |
AT1  (37 weeks)AT |
CH21 (29 weeks) CH |
First published: March 24, 2003
Sales: + 180,000 |
|
| Don't go when you come Christina Stürmer |
- |
AT5 (21 weeks) AT |
- |
First published: August 11, 2003
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|
|
Mama (Ana Ahabak) Christina striker |
DE11 (16 weeks) DE |
AT1 (28 weeks)AT |
CH33 (10 weeks) CH |
First published: November 17, 2003
Sales: + 30,000 |
|
| End of Time Manuel Ortega |
- |
AT7 (7 weeks) AT |
- |
First published: September 22, 2003
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| Swimming in Deep Waters Manuel Ortega |
- |
AT21 (6 weeks) AT |
- |
First published: November 17, 2003
|
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| 2004 | Gone Christina Stürmer |
DE83 (2 weeks) DE |
AT1 (20 weeks)AT |
- |
First published: May 3, 2004
Sales: + 15,000 |
| Bus through London's Christina Striker |
- |
AT5 (21 weeks) AT |
- |
First published: August 16, 2004
|
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| Do you know where we are going Christina striker |
- |
AT8 (22 weeks) AT |
- |
First published: November 7, 2004
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| 2005 | Does she love you like I do? Christina striker |
- |
AT7 (26 weeks) AT |
- |
First published: February 21, 2005
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| Super summer Luttenberger * Klug |
DE44 (7 weeks) DE |
AT28 (15 weeks) AT |
- |
First published: July 11, 2005
|
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| Angels fly lonely Christina Stürmer |
DE18 (15 weeks) DE |
- | - |
First published: August 1, 2005
|
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| 2006 | Christina Stürmer always believed in you |
DE46 (9 weeks) DE |
- | - |
First published: March 10, 2006
|
| Summer Sun Excuse Me Moses |
- |
AT33 (5 weeks) AT |
- |
First published: September 8, 2006
|
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| Forget me Luttenberger * Klug |
DE23 (13 weeks) DE |
AT6th (40 weeks)AT |
- |
First published: November 10, 2006
Sales: + 15,000 |
|
| 2007 | All you want Nadine |
- |
AT2 (12 weeks)AT |
- |
First published: February 16, 2007
Sales: + 15,000 |
| Your way Mario Lang |
- |
AT3 (17 weeks) AT |
- |
First published: February 23, 2007
|
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| New hero Gernot |
- |
AT13 (7 weeks) AT |
- |
First published: March 16, 2007
|
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| Tonight Luttenberger * Klug |
- |
AT31 (12 weeks) AT |
- |
First published: May 11, 2007
|
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| Butterfly Tree Excuse Me Moses |
- |
AT20 (20 weeks) AT |
- |
First published: May 11, 2007
|
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| Because I only exist once Luttenberger * Klug |
- |
AT6 (16 weeks) AT |
- |
First published: September 21, 2007
|
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| Please give me your hand Mario Lang |
- |
AT36 (5 weeks) AT |
- |
First published: November 9, 2007
|
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| Children The new Austrians |
- |
AT3 (7 weeks) AT |
- |
First published: December 2007
|
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| 2008 | World hit Mario Lang |
- |
AT32 (10 weeks) AT |
- |
First published: September 2008
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| Girls in the Rain Luttenberger * Klug |
- |
AT27 (6 weeks) AT |
- |
First published: October 31, 2008
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| 2009 | Just say Luttenberger * Klug |
- |
AT14 (10 weeks) AT |
- |
First published: January 30, 2009
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| 2010 | How it should be triangle |
- |
AT24 (9 weeks) AT |
- |
First published: March 2010
|
| Unbreakable James Cottriall |
- |
AT16 (24 weeks) AT |
- |
First published: April 9, 2010
|
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| 2012 | How Can You Ask Me? Mary Broadcast Band |
- |
AT53 (2 weeks) AT |
- |
First published: January 9, 2012
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| 2013 | Shine Natália Kelly |
- |
AT26 (3 weeks) AT |
- |
First published: January 11, 2013
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| 2014 | Sinn daydreamer |
- |
AT7th (38 weeks)AT |
- |
First published: Jan 10, 2014
Sales: + 15,000 |
| Damn I love you Johannes Spanner |
- |
AT33 (1 week) AT |
- |
First published: January 2014
|
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| Call David Blabensteiner |
- |
AT34 (1 week) AT |
- |
First published: January 2014
|
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| On the Obi The wild emperors |
- |
AT17 (2 weeks) AT |
- |
First published: February 2014
|
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| Father you the barn burns Johannes Spanner |
- |
AT49 (1 week) AT |
- |
First published: March 2014
|
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| 2015 | Daydreaming daydreamers |
- |
AT9 (13 weeks) AT |
- |
First published: January 23, 2015
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| Bridges to the moon daydreamer |
- |
AT50 (9 weeks) AT |
- |
First published: July 2015
|
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| Kumm mit kumm aussi solar circuit |
- |
AT28 (3 weeks) AT |
- |
First published: June 19, 2015
|
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| When you laugh Tom Post |
- |
AT22 (9 weeks) AT |
- |
First published: July 21, 2015
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| Don't forget my solar circle |
- |
AT27 (2 weeks)AT |
- |
First published: November 6th, 2015
Sales: + 15,000 |
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| 2016 | I'll Be Around Elly V |
- |
AT29 (6 weeks) AT |
- |
First published: February 5, 2016
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| Double the space 5 |
- |
AT23 (16 weeks) AT |
- |
First published: March 15, 2016
|
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| Heroes Flowrag |
- |
AT52 (3 weeks) AT |
- |
First published: April 1, 2016
|
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| Fliagn solar circuit |
- |
AT34 (5 weeks)AT |
- |
First published: June 3rd, 2016
Sales: + 30,000 |
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| 2018 | Zruck to you solar circle |
- |
AT16 (8 weeks) AT |
- |
First published: April 13, 2018
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| No matter where is the solar circuit |
- |
AT19 (7 weeks) AT |
- |
First published: August 24, 2018
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Awards for music sales
Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.
| Country / Region |
gold |
platinum
|
Sales | swell |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources) |
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Germany (BVMI)
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gold1
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- | 150,000 | musikindustrie.de |
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Austria (IFPI)
|
6 × gold6th
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3 × platinum3
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190,000 | ifpi.at |
| All in all |
7 × gold7th
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3 × platinum3
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Web links
- Alexander Kahr on austriancharts.at
- Alexander Kahr at Discogs (English)
- Alexander Kahr at Allmusic (English)
- Alexander Kahr in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Alexander Kahr on MusicBrainz (English)
- Author participations and productions at austriancharts.at
Individual evidence
- ↑ orf.at: New in the Austro charts: "Heroes" by Flowrag . Retrieved August 16, 2016.
- ↑ Chart sources: DE AT CH
- ↑ Author participation and production Tyrol, you are my home country
- ↑ Author participation and production Sometimes dreams come true
- ↑ Author participation and production Swimming in Deep Waters
- ↑ Contribution of authors and production of Neue Helden
- ↑ Author participation and production Butterfly Tree
- ↑ Contribution of authors and production Because I only exist once
- ↑ Author participation and production Damn I love you
- ↑ Contribution of authors and production Ruf mi net an
- ↑ Author participation and production Aufm Obi
- ↑ Author participation and production Kumm with kumm aussi
- ↑ Contribution of authors and production When you laugh
- ↑ Contribution of authors and production Do not forget mine
- ↑ Author participation and production I'll Be Around
- ↑ Contribution of authors and production double
- ↑ Author participation and production Fliagn
- ↑ Author participation and production Zruck zu dir
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kahr, Alexander |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian music producer, disc jockey and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 16, 1965 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |