Daniel Hallgrimson

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Daniel Hallgrimson (born October 4, 1972 in Seattle ) is an American - German musician and former basketball player .

career

Hallgrimson, son of basketball coach Paul Hallgrimson and brother of Markus Hallgrimson , moved to Germany with his family in 1978. At the age of 13, he returned to the United States. From 1992 the 1.78-meter-tall superstructure player belonged to the men's team of TV Langen in the 2nd basketball division . In 1994 Hallgrimson received German citizenship. In 1995 he moved to BG Ludwigsburg in the basketball league , then he was also in the top German division in the service of SG Braunschweig . After tearing his Achilles tendon, he withdrew from competitive sports, but returned to TV Langen in the 1999/2000 season and thus to the 2nd Bundesliga.

Hallgrimson was already active as a studio singer during his career as a basketball player. Under his stage name Daniel Hall he recorded the song We love to entertain you for ProSieben , which was used by the television station as a recognition melody. Hallgrimson was a member of the group Fresh Milk Live and appeared intermittently in the opening act for Britney Spears . He also worked with George Michael .

In 2007 he founded a company in Düsseldorf that offers services and consulting activities in the music and event sector.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Christmas Eve with the Hallgrimson family. In: Main Post. December 23, 2008, accessed February 22, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Jochen Kuehl: The 14th season 1979/80. In: Long basketball. July 9, 2014, accessed on February 22, 2020 (German).
  3. ^ Chi è Daniel Hall, il nuovo bello di Seattle. In: rockol.it. Retrieved February 22, 2020 (Italian).
  4. ↑ Jochen Kuehl: The 27th season 1992/93. In: Long basketball. April 25, 2015, accessed on February 22, 2020 (German).
  5. ↑ Jochen Kuehl: The 29th season 1994/95. In: Long basketball. May 23, 2015, accessed on February 22, 2020 (German).
  6. ^ Jochen Kuehl: The 30th season 1995/96. In: Long basketball. May 31, 2015, accessed on February 22, 2020 (German).
  7. ↑ Henning Brand: The team 95/96 . In: Ute Berndt, Henning Brand, Ingo Hoffmann, Christoph Matthies (eds.): Dunke-Schön. 25 years of the 1st Bundesliga basketball team in Braunschweig . Klartext Verlag, 2015, ISBN 978-3-8375-1505-3 , p. 76 .
  8. ↑ a b Top Magazin Düsseldorf Fall 2017. Retrieved on February 22, 2020 (English).
  9. ↑ Jochen Kuehl: The 34th season 1999/2000 - competition from Skyliners Frankfurt. In: Long basketball. December 26, 2015, accessed on February 22, 2020 (German).
  10. ↑ Daniel Hall - Fresh Music Live - bandleader, entertainer, singer. In: Fresh Music Live. Retrieved February 22, 2020 (German).
  11. ↑ About. In: The HEG. Retrieved February 22, 2020 (German).
personal data
SURNAME Hallgrimson, Daniel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American-German basketball player and musician
DATE OF BIRTH 4th October 1972
PLACE OF BIRTH Seattle