Jan Plewka
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Jan Plewka (born October 29, 1970 in Ahrensburg ) is a German singer and actor . Since the 1990s he has been the singer of the Hamburg rock band Selig , which with a mixture of 70s rock and grunge has significantly influenced the style and expression of German rock music in that decade. After Selig was dissolved in the meantime, Plewka acted as a solo artist and also as part of the TempEau and Zinoba groups . Since 2008 he has been the singer of the reunited band Selig again.
biography
At the age of nine he founded his first student band Blackfire . Between the ages of 9 and 11, he took on various jobs as a voice actor in the Hamburg studio and once as an actor and screenwriter in Sesamstrasse . The second band, Matsch , followed at the age of 12 . More combos followed, such as B. Boss Barnes , where, among other things, the piece Frogs Never Cry was created, which was later successfully covered by the Schröders . Jan Plewka received his first leading roles as an actor and speaker roles in radio plays and graduated from the technical college for graphics and design.
After marrying his Swedish friend Anna (she was an au pair in Germany at the time), he did civil service as a mobile social helper in Hamburg-Uhlenhorst in 1992 and founded the formation Selig , with whom he signed a record deal with Epic / Sony Music in 1993. Between 1994 and 1997 three albums and the soundtrack for Knockin 'on Heaven's Door were created . In the summer / autumn of 1997 Plewka moved with his wife Anna and their newborn daughter to a remote wooden hut in Sweden - the band Selig was effectively dissolved.
In 1998 Plewka returned to Hamburg. In 2000, the soundtrack for the film Schule with Ralf Goldkind as the producer was recorded, as well as further recordings for his first German solo CD Planes, Bars and Cafés , which was only released in March 2016. In 2001 Plewka teamed up with the composer and guitarist Marco Schmedtje, with whom he retired to Spain for a week and already recorded a raw version of the album At home there was me , which was then produced in Hamburg by Franz Plasa . In the same year he also took on two leading roles in the short films Hansel @ Gretel and So Cheap and became the father of a second daughter. In 2002 his own CD was released, followed by a tour, guest appearances at Keimzeit and Soulounge followed in 2003, as well as the formation of the band Zinoba , in which other former Selig musicians were also involved.
In 2004 Jan Plewka founded the band TempEau together with the actors Marek Harloff and Stephan Eggert . In 2005 the tour Jan Plewka sings Rio Reiser started , which has been repeated since 2007. Jan Plewka started with TempEau in 2006 for Schleswig-Holstein at Stefan Raab's Bundesvision Song Contest and was the opening act for Bela B. His song What has changed you so can also be heard in the credits and on the soundtrack of the film Die Welle .
In August 2008 Jan Plewka's old band Selig reunited .
He currently lives in Ahrensburg in Schleswig-Holstein .
Movie
Jan Plewka became known as an actor through Hans W. Geißendörfer's film Boomerang-Boomerang on the side of Jürgen Vogel and Jennifer Nitsch . He also played with the band Selig in the film Der Pirat (other roles: Jürgen Vogel and Christiane Paul ) by Bernd Schadewald . He also starred alongside Marek Harloff in the 2007 television film Alles Läge - The Truth about Rio Reiser ( Bavaria Film / SWR ). On December 10, 2009, the film Liebeslied by director Anne Høegh Krohn was released in cinemas. Jan Plewka and Nicolette Krebitz play the main roles in it.
Filmography
- 1989: Boomerang-Boomerang
- 1997: The Pirate (TV movie)
- 2001: Hansel @ Gretel (short film)
- 2001: So Cheap (short film)
- 2007: All Lies - The Truth About Rio Reiser (TV movie)
- 2009: love song
Opera
In 2008 Jan Plewka sang the role of Papageno in Christoph Hagel's production of Mozart's opera Die Zauberflöte , which was performed in the Bundestag underground station on Berlin's underground line 55, which was not in operation at the time . The performance was also released on DVD.
Publications
- February 25, 2002: Jan Plewka - I was already at home (first official solo album)
- March 24, 2006: Jan Plewka sings Rio Reiser - A Reminiscence of the King of Germany (DVD of the concert series first at the Hamburger Schauspielhaus, then nationwide)
- December 8, 2009: Love Song (Soundtrack)
- March 21, 2016: Airplanes, bars and cafes (as Jan + Ich, together with Ralf Goldkind)
- May 6, 2020: Empty room (promo single, original: Max Giesinger , participation in Sing my song - the exchange concert )
- May 13, 2020: Better (promo single, original: Lena × Nico Santos , participation in Sing my song - The exchange concert )
- May 19, 2020: Where Dreams Go to Die (promo single, original: Ilse DeLange , participation in Sing mein Song - Das Tauschkonzert )
- May 22, 2020: A Little Faith (Sampler contribution, Original: Michael Patrick Kelly , participation in Sing my Song - The Exchange Concert )
- May 22, 2020: Monster (Sampler contribution, Original: LEA , participation in Sing my Song - The Exchange Concert )
- May 22, 2020: Monster (Sampler contribution, with LEA, Original: LEA, participation in Sing my Song - The Exchange Concert )
- May 22, 2020: Diary (sampler contribution, original: MoTrip , participation in Sing my song - the exchange concert )
- May 22, 2020: From eternity to eternity (Sampler contribution, with MoTrip, Original: Selig, participation in Sing my Song - The Exchange Concert )
- May 22, 2020: We'll see each other again (sampler contribution, with Nico Santos, Original: Selig, participation in Sing my Song - The Exchange Concert )
Varia
In 2012 the album Ich bin by Heinz Rudolf Kunze was released with the duet title Lisa with Jan Plewka.
In 2016 Plewka was a guest on the MTV unplugged album by Marius Müller-Westernhagen, together they sang the classic Mit 18 .
Plewka is one of the seven participants, the 7th season of Sing my song - The exchange concert . Also in the season are Max Giesinger , Nico Santos , Lea , Ilse DeLange , MoTrip and Michael Patrick Kelly as moderators.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Blessed Reunion after 10 years with a fourth studio album! ( Memento of April 6, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) . In: motor.de News from September 8, 2008
- ^ Love song (film) ( Memento from August 30, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) . Zorro movie
- ↑ This Magic Flute goes underground . In: Der Tagesspiegel, April 18, 2008
- ↑ http://werkzeug.heinzrudolfkunze.de/musik/alben/ichbin.html
Web links
- Fanpage
- Plewka in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Plewka, Jan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German singer of the Hamburg rock band Selig |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 29, 1970 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ahrensburg |