Daniel Wirtz

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Daniel Wirtz at Rock am Ring (2017)

Daniel Wirtz , known as Wirtz , (born October 19, 1975 in Heinsberg ) is a German singer and songwriter . He had his first successes from 1999 as the head and singer of the band Sub7even . Since 2007 he has published and toured exclusively as a solo artist with a band.

Musical career as a solo artist

11 witnesses (2008)

After Daniel Wirtz had released their last album Lovechainsnrockets with Sub7even , he moved to Frankfurt, where the album was made, and worked on the first German-language pieces. The Frankfurt musician and producer Matthias Hoffmann has accompanied Wirtz's solo career musically and commercially from the start. In 2007, Wirtz first presented three titles on its MySpace presence that were clicked on more than a million times. The collaboration finally culminated in the debut album 11 Zeugen , which entered the German album charts at number 94 in April 2008. For the subsequent tour, which Wirtz took through small clubs all over Germany together with Brand New Demon, he took second place in the audience category at the Live Entertainment Award .

11 Zeugen appeared - like all the following albums - on the WirtzMusik label , which Wirtz and Hoffmann operate together and which takes care of the marketing, production and distribution of Wirtz merchandise.

Earthling (2009)

The successor Erdling appeared the following year; the reactions were positive. Michael Edele wrote on laut.de that "'Erdling' [...] was also an all-round good album with thoughtful, never too bold lyrics and mostly melancholy music". Matthias Mineur wrote in Metal Hammer : "With his second solo disc Erdling , Wirtz presents another great rock / alternative rock album, with which Chris Cornell would certainly delight the whole world." The second Wirtz work landed at number 44 on the charts.

Acoustics Voodoo (2011)

Wirtz at Rock im Park 2016

Wirtz had the greatest commercial success to date with the 2011 studio album Akustik Voodoo , which reached fifth place in the German album charts. As a result, Wirtz played at German summer festivals such as Rock am Ring and Rock im Park , the Taubertal Festival , the Deichbrand and the Open Flair .

Unplugged (2014)

In 2014 the musician brought out an unplugged album; Unplugged was released on February 21, 2014 and contains 14 tracks. At the beginning of March the album reached number 19 in the German album charts, on the unplugged tour - together with a pianist and a string ensemble - the band toured Germany from March 19, 2014 until the end of the year. The recording of the concert at Gibson in Frankfurt am Main was released as a live & unplugged album.

On your marks, get set, go (2015)

On June 19, 2015, Wirtz released his 5th studio album Auf Auf dieätze, Ready, Los , which entered the German album charts at number 6. Legacy magazine attests to the 12 songs that “Wirtz manages to pack his incomparable, slightly melancholic style into catchy alternative rock numbers that are not only able to cast a spell on the listener musically but also in terms of content. "

10 years Wirtz (2016)

In 2016 a best of was published under the motto "Half an eternity". With 2 new songs: Who we were and souls.

The fifth dimension (2017)

In 2017 the fifth studio album "The fifth dimension" was released in two versions: As a standard CD with 12 new songs, and as a "Limited Deluxe Version" including a DVD and two CDs "10 Years - Live in Bochum".

Unplugged II (2020)

The album Unplugged II was released on January 17th, 2020 . It was produced by Matthias Hoffmann. The tour for the album was postponed due to the corona crisis .

Sing my song - The Swap Concert

Wirtz took part as one of eight artists in the second season of the television program Sing mein Song - Das Tauschkonzert , which was broadcast in eight episodes in May / June 2015 on VOX . The episode dedicated to him premiered on June 23, 2015. Wirtz became known to a larger audience through the broadcasts. His interpretations of the songs of the other participating artists were chosen three times as the song of the evening . In calendar week 26, Wirtz was represented in the German Top 100 with four albums and three singles.

One Night Song - Blind Date in the Wirtz House

In 2017 Wirtz received his own show at Vox, which was entitled One Night Song - Blind Date in the Wirtz House . The pilot episode with Andreas Gabalier ran on May 31, 2016. He met a musician without knowing who he would be. The artist brought three of his favorite songs with him, one of which was reinterpreted together and performed in front of an audience. Vox broadcast the first episode of the 2017 season in April and initially postponed the broadcast of further episodes due to insufficient ratings. The remaining five episodes ran from June 27, 2017, with Max Mutzke , Wolfgang Niedecken and Kai Wingenfelder among others .

Others

In 2006 Wirtz worked together with Stephan Weidner in the band project Nordend Antistars , under which the single Our Stadium - Our Rules was published.

Private

Wirtz lives in Frankfurt am Main and has a son.

Discography

Studio albums

year Title
music label 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placementsTemplate: chart table / maintenance / without sources
(Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH
2008 11 witnesses
Wirtzmusik 		DE16 (10 weeks)
DE 		AT28 (5 weeks)
AT 		CH29 (3 weeks)
CH
First published: March 28, 2008
2009 Erdling
Wirtzmusik 		DE30 (11 weeks)
DE 		AT56 (2 weeks)
AT 		CH63 (1 week)
CH
First published: October 23, 2009
2011 Acoustics Voodoo
Wirtzmusik 		DE5 (2 weeks)
DE 		- -
First published: August 19, 2011
2015 On your marks , get set , go
Wirtzmusik 		DE6 (16 weeks)
DE 		AT9 (7 weeks)
AT 		CH13 (6 weeks)
CH
First published: June 19, 2015
2017 The fifth dimension of
Wirtzmusik 		DE3 (7 weeks)
DE 		AT34 (1 week)
AT 		CH81 (1 week)
CH
First published: November 17, 2017

Awards

  • 2008: Live Entertainment Award : Second place in the category Club Artist of the Year (audience award)
  • 2015: Bambi : Music National - Sing my song (the swap concert)

Web links

Commons : Daniel Wirtz  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ laut.de
  2. ^ Matthias Mineur: Daniel Wirtz ERDLING Review . In: Metal Hammer , No. 12/09
  3. ↑ a b Top 100 Albums Week 26 2015 , accessed July 25, 2015
  4. ↑ WIRTZ review - Ready, set, go ( memento of the original from July 5, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , legacy.de, accessed on July 25, 2015  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.legacy.de
  5. ↑ https://www.pressure-magazine.de/interview/wirtz-interview-zu-unplugged-ii-48170/
  6. ↑ Vox.de
  7. ↑ Interview with Daniel Wirtz , Bild am Sonntag, accessed on August 2, 2015
  8. ↑ Top 100 Songs Week 26 2015 , accessed July 25, 2015
  9. ↑ Manuel Nunez Sanchez: “Wirtz-Haus” drives well, “Attention rip-off” ties in with Hanken. In: quotenmeter.de. June 1, 2016, accessed July 20, 2017 .
  10. ↑ One Night Song 2017. In: vox.de. Retrieved July 20, 2017 .
  11. ↑ Timo Niemeier: Vox postpones "Meylensteine" and "One Night Song". In: dwdl.de. April 12, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2017 .
  12. ↑ http://www.laut.de/Wirtz
personal data
SURNAME Wirtz, Daniel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German rock singer
DATE OF BIRTH 19th October 1975
PLACE OF BIRTH Heinsberg