Ben (singer)
Ben (born May 15, 1981 in Berlin ; actually Bernhard Albrecht Matthias Lasse Blümel ) is a German pop singer , television presenter and actor .
Life
After finishing school, Ben studied singing, dance and acting. From April 2006 to early November 2008 he was engaged to the Danish singer Kate Hall .
Ben celebrated his greatest success in 2002 with the hit Engel together with the singer Gim and was also the presenter of The Dome (with Yvonne Catterfeld , the last time on September 2, 2005) and Toggo Music. From November 2005 to mid-2006, he hosted the program Bravo TV on ProSieben .
In 2007 Ben brought out four singles together with the Danish singer Kate Hall with the titles Unconditional , You are like music , Two hearts and I still love you so much . The song Du bist wie Musik was the German theme song for the Walt Disney film High School Musical 2 . The song appeared on the soundtrack but was not heard in the film. The lyrics are the German translation of the original song You Are The Music In Me , which was sung by Troy ( Zac Efron ) and Gabriella ( Vanessa Hudgens ) in the film.
In the animal and nature film The White Planet (2006) Ben worked as a narrator. In 2007 he was the dance partner of professional dancer Christine Deck on the RTL show Let's Dance Again . However, he was eliminated in the 6th episode. Also in 2007, Ben supported the Bertelsmann Foundation's Role Models campaign . For this he recorded the song Uniquely , which appeared as a double A single on the CD Unconditional .
In 2008 he was seen in the RTL sketch show “ WunderBAR ”, and he also spoke the main voice in the Danish-German animated film Sunshine Barry and the Disco Worms .
Since 2009 he has moderated the program KiKA LIVE on the children's television channel KiKA ; Tanja Mairhofer was at his side from March to October 2009 , and since January 2010 he has been moderating with Jess Schöne .
In 2010 he cooked for the perfect celebrity dinner against the presenter Annabelle Mandeng , the model Fiona Erdmann and the actor Jochen Schropp and won first place.
Ben supports “ Show your face! For a cosmopolitan Germany ". He dedicated his song I stand up to the association that campaigns against xenophobia , racism , anti-Semitism and right-wing extremist violence nationwide .
In 2010, Ben had a guest appearance as rock star Dirk Rockety in three episodes of the Sat.1 soap One like no . In 2012, Ben was a member of the five-person German jury for the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku .
On September 30, 2013, Ben was a guest at TV Total , where he presented his own cookbook. Since 2017, Ben has been moderating the show either or at ZDFneo .
So far, Ben has received the McMega Music Award , the Golden Tuning Fork and the Bravo Otto in Silver 2003. Several singles followed , including with Nena and for the music project “ Zeichen der Zeit” . In 2005 his solo single Sometimes appeared .
Discography
Studio albums
year | Title music label |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||
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DE | AT | CH | |||
2002 | Audio samples Das Musiklabel ( BMG ) |
DE6 (21 weeks) DE |
AT16 (10 weeks) AT |
CH47 (7 weeks) CH |
First published: August 20, 2002
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2003 | Live Live Columbia Records ( Sony BMG ) |
DE34 (4 weeks) DE |
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First published: October 27, 2003
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Filmography
- Television shows
- 2003-2005: The Dome (moderator)
- 2004–2008, 2010, 2013: TV total diving (participants)
- 2005-2006: Bravo TV (presenter)
- 2005: Toggo Music (moderator)
- 2006–2008: TV total Stock Car Crash Challenge (participant)
- 2007: Let's Dance (participant)
- 2007: The perfect celebrity dinner (participants, winners)
- 2008: The Cooking Arena (participant, winner)
- since 2009: KiKA LIVE (moderator)
- since 2010: Scavenger hunt (moderator)
- 2010: The perfect celebrity dinner (participants, winners)
- 2011: The Celebrity Cooking Arena (participant, winner)
- 2012: The Celebrity Cooking Arena Special (Participant)
- 2013: Hello Luck (Moderator)
- 2017: either - or? (Moderator)
- 2017: The Kitchen Battle (Participant)
- 2017: World Tour Germany - The Show (Moderator)
- 2018: Teamwork - play with your star (participant)
- 2018: Global Gladiators (participants)
- 2019: Matchmakers - Secretly Coupled (Moderator)
- 2019: Grill den Henssler (participant)
- 2020: The! Heart! Blow! Show! (Attendees)
- TV Shows
- 2008: WunderBar
- 2010, 2019: Einstein Castle
- Guest appearances
- 2010: One like none (3 episodes as Dirk Rockety )
- synchronization
- 2005: Robots
- 2006: the white planet
- 2008: Sunshine Barry and the disco worms
- 2017: Ferdinand - Go bullish!
- movie theater
Awards
- 2002: "Silver" in the "Singer" category
- 2005: "Bronze" in the "TV, male" category
- 2003
McMega Music Award
- 2003
literature
- Ben Blümel, Jörg Kowalski and Olav Marahrens: Full pan !: Cooking cooler with Ben . Oetinger, 2013, ISBN 978-3-7891-8556-4 .
Web links
- Official website
- Ben in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Ben in the German dubbing file
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Ben |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Blümel, Bernhard Albrecht Matthias Lasse |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German singer |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 15, 1981 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |