Andrés Balhorn

Andrés Balhorn (* 1963 in Monte Carlo, Argentina ) is a German singer , author , composer and music producer from Bendestorf in Lower Saxony .

life and work

Andrés Balhorn was born in Monte Carlo to a German missionary family in the northern part of Argentina. When he was three years old, the family moved back to Germany. Balhorn grew up in Duisburg . After graduating from high school and studying at the Sports University in Cologne , he began to study English and American rock / pop singers.

In 1987 he was the first VocalCoach to give rock / pop singing workshops in Germany. So far he has given more than 600 workshops in Germany , Italy , Switzerland , Austria , Greece , Spain and Argentina , at universities ( University of Music "Hanns Eisler" Berlin ), singing academies, musical schools and music schools, regional music institutes, the Instituto Carlos Culmey, as well at the largest voice festival in Europe in Lörrach .

After various, including private classical vocal training, research in the field of "rock / pop voice" in collaboration with doctors, speech therapists, acousticians and instrument makers, he wrote the book Powervoice , which was published in 1996 and reissued several times. During EXPO 2000 he composed and produced the song 2nd Floor for the Icelandic Pavilion , which premiered there.

In 2006 Balhorn founded the Powervoice Academy in Bendestorf, which trains coaches and singers. The graduates of his academy took part in various formats of German television, including Deutschland sucht den Superstar , The Voice , Germany's Next Topmodel and Dschungelcamp .

For the organization Global Care he wrote and produced the song A Part Of It , which came out in 2007. Balhorn's song about the flood disaster 2013 In times like this , it became the theme song at a number of charity events. In 2013 he composed and produced the song Justice for the organization One Billion Rising .

Balhorn lives with his partner in Bendestorf near Hamburg.

Publications

Powervoice. The practice-oriented method for rock / pop singing . Music publishers Hans Gerig, Bergisch Gladbach 1996, ISBN 978-3-87252-262-7 .
DVD Powervoice XXL. The successful textbook as PDF with 17 karaoke songs, 3D animation, training film and exercise poster . Carlton Musikvertrieb GmbH

Web links

Publications by Andrés Balhorn in the catalog of the German National Library
Andrés Balhorn's website

personal data
SURNAME	Balhorn, Andrés
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German singer, book author, composer, music producer
DATE OF BIRTH	1963
PLACE OF BIRTH	Monte Carlo, Argentina