Alexander Zuckowski
Alexander "Ali" Zuckowski (born December 19, 1974 in Hamburg ) is a German composer and songwriter .
Life
Alexander Zuckowski is the son of the composer and music producer Rolf Zuckowski . As a child and in later years he could be heard on his albums and also bassist in the "Rolf Zuckowski Band". Before he devoted himself to his professional music career, he completed a degree in biology.
He wrote songs for and with Joy Denalane , Roger Cicero , Santiano , Annett Louisan , Helene Fischer , Christina Stürmer , Adel Tawil , Ina Müller , Yvonne Catterfeld and Sasha , among others . He composed Through the Difficult Times for Udo Lindenberg , Life is Beautiful for Sarah Connor and 80 million for Max Giesinger .
In 2010 he was a member of the jury for the German Music Author Award .
Alexander Zuckowski is one of the authors of the winning song Rise Like a Phoenix of the Eurovision Song Contest 2014, sung by Conchita Wurst .
Since 2015 he has been working as a songwriter and producer for Álvaro Soler ( El mismo sol , Sofia ), who is particularly successful in Italy, but also in Spain and Switzerland as well as in the Netherlands, Belgium and Poland.
Author participations and productions
Zuckowski as an author in the charts
| year | Title artist |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, artist , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
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 DE
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 AT
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 CH
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 UK
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| 2003 | Welcome (To My Little Island) A Patrick Nuo |
DE55 (8 weeks) DE |
- |
CH44 (8 weeks) CH |
- |
First published: November 24, 2003
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| 2005 | Beautiful A, P Patrick Nuo |
DE33 (9 weeks) DE |
AT7 (26 weeks) AT |
CH9 (15 weeks) CH |
- |
First published: February 27, 2005
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| 2006 | Slowly A Sasha |
DE26 (9 weeks) DE |
AT16 (12 weeks) AT |
CH56 (11 weeks) CH |
- |
First published: March 3, 2006
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| Goodbye A Sasha |
DE36 (10 weeks) DE |
- |
CH77 (2 weeks) CH |
- |
First published: May 26, 2006
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| Watchin 'over You A Patrick Nuo |
DE52 (5 weeks) DE |
- |
CH54 (6 weeks) CH |
- |
First published: May 26, 2006
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| Coming Home A, P Sasha |
DE10 (13 weeks) DE |
AT24 (11 weeks) AT |
- | - |
First published: November 24, 2006
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| 2007 | Lucky Day A, P Sasha |
DE12 (17 weeks) DE |
AT18 (21 weeks) AT |
- | - |
First published: March 9, 2007
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| Hide & Seek A Sasha |
DE8 (11 weeks) DE |
AT33 (14 weeks) AT |
CH63 (6 weeks) CH |
- |
First published: November 9, 2007
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| 2008 | Press the 1 A Annett Louisan |
DE38 (9 weeks) DE |
AT60 (2 weeks) AT |
- | - |
First published: September 26, 2008
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| 2009 | Half a Dream Away A Blind |
DE94 (1 week) DE |
- | - | - |
First published: October 2, 2009
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| Wide Awake A Sasha feat. Maria Mena |
DE68 (3 weeks) DE |
- | - | - |
First published: November 27, 2009
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| 2011 |
Paradiso A Emma 6 |
DE60 (5 weeks) DE |
- | - | - |
First published: May 15, 2011
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| 2013 | Hurt Lovers A, P Blue |
DE7 (12 weeks) DE |
AT27 (5 weeks) AT |
CH22 (3 weeks) CH |
UK70 (1 week) UK |
First published: January 4, 2013
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| 2014 |
Rise Like a Phoenix A Conchita Wurst |
DE5 (4 weeks) DE |
AT1  (16 weeks)AT |
CH2 (4 weeks) CH |
UK17 (2 weeks) UK |
First published: March 18, 2014
Sales: + 30,000 |
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House of cards A Adel Tawil |
DE78 (1 week) DE |
- | - | - |
First published: November 14, 2014
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| 2015 |
El mismo sol A Álvaro Soler |
DE20th  (21 weeks)DE |
AT6th (24 weeks)AT |
CH1 (26 weeks)CH |
- |
First published: April 24, 2015
Sales: + 715,000 |
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| 2016 |
80 million A Max Giesinger |
DE2 (35 weeks)DE |
AT52 (6 weeks) AT |
CH53 (1 week) CH |
- |
First published: February 19, 2016
Sales: + 200,000 |
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| Through the difficult times A Udo Lindenberg |
DE26 (13 weeks) DE |
- | - | - |
First published: February 26, 2016
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| Sofia A Álvaro Soler |
DE23 (23 weeks)DE |
AT3 (26 weeks)AT |
CH1 × 2
(71 weeks)CH |
- |
First published: April 14, 2016
Sales: + 1,000,000 |
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| 2017 |
Is there someone A Adel Tawil |
DE12 (27 weeks)DE |
AT9 (22 weeks) AT |
CH3 (28 weeks) CH |
- |
First published: March 17, 2017
Sales: + 200,000 |
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| 2018 | La cintura A Álvaro Soler |
DE7th (27 weeks)DE |
AT8th (25 weeks)AT |
CH4 (34 weeks) CH |
- |
First published: March 30, 2018
Sales: + 545,000 |
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| Legends A Max Giesinger |
DE38 (15 weeks) DE |
- |
CH92 (2 weeks) CH |
- |
First published: May 11, 2018
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| We're moving to peace (MTV Unplugged) A Udo Lindenberg |
DE77 (1 week) DE |
- | - | - |
First published: November 16, 2018
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| 2019 | Loca A Álvaro Soler |
- | - |
CH95 (1 week) CH |
- |
First published: January 25, 2019
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Tu m'appelles A Adel Tawil feat. Peachy |
DE48 (13 weeks) DE |
- |
CH30 (23 weeks) CH |
- |
First published: April 12, 2019
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| The following songs did not appear as single, but were made available for download and streaming through the album and were thus able to achieve a placement: | |||||||
| 2015 | Life is beautiful A, P Sarah Connor |
DE49 (2 weeks) DE |
- | - | - |
Chart entry: May 22, 2015
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| 2020 |
80 million A MoTrip |
DE60 (... weeks) DE |
- | - | - |
Chart entry: May 15, 2020
Promo single: May 6, 2020 |
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| Number one author participations / productions | DE-DE | AT1 / -AT | CH2 / -CH | UK-UK | |||
| Top 10 author participations / productions | DE6/2DE | AT6/1AT | CH6/1CH | UK-UK | |||
| Author participation / productions in the charts | DE26/5DE | AT13/4AT | CH16/2CH | UK2/1UK | |||
Web links
- Alexander Zuckowski on hitparade.ch
Individual evidence
- ↑ Patricia Batlle: Zuckowski: "Compliment from Udo Jürgens is a great honor". eurovision.de, May 15, 2014, accessed on August 12, 2017 .
- ^ German Music Author Award 2010. GEMA , March 17, 2010, accessed on August 12, 2017 .
- ↑ Chart sources: DE AT CH UK
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Zuckowski, Alexander |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Zuckowski, Ali (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German composer and songwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 19th December 1974 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hamburg |