Music year 2012
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This article covers the music year 2012 .
The most prominent deaths in the music industry included former pop stars Whitney Houston and Robin Gibb . The summer of the year in Germany was dominated by the European Football Championship , which was also reflected in the charts , because Die Toten Hosen , who released the football hit of the year with days like this , were responsible for the most successful album and the second most successful single in 2012. Internationally, Adele was very dominant, she won the Grammy for best single and for best album. Loreen from Sweden won the Eurovision Song Contest .
German charts
Annual hit parade
Number one hits
Michel Teló , 2012
Asaf Avidan , 2011
The longest number one hit singles
- Michel Teló - Ai Se Eu Te Pego! (10 weeks)
- Asaf Avidan & the Mojos - One Day / Reckoning Song ( Wankelmut Remix) (7 weeks)
- Die Toten Hosen - days like this ; Lykke Li - I Follow Rivers ( The Magician Remix) ; Gotye feat. Kimbra - Somebody That I Used to Know (5 weeks each)
The longest number one hit albums
- Udo Lindenberg - MTV Unplugged - Live from the Hotel Atlantic ; Adele - 21 (8 weeks each)
- Die Toten Hosen - Ballast of the Republic (6 weeks)
- Unholy - city lights ; Cro - Raop (5 weeks each)
All number one hits
Music awards
Adele , 2009
Grammy Awards 2012
- Single of the year: Rolling in the Deep by Adele
- Album of the year: 21 by Adele
- Song of the year: Rolling in the Deep by Adele
- Best New Artist: Bon Iver
Echo 2012
- Artist National Rock / Pop: Udo Lindenberg - MTV Unplugged - Live from the Hotel Atlantic
- Artist International Rock / Pop: Bruno Mars - Doo-Wops & Hooligans
- Artist National Rock / Pop: Ina Müller - That would have been your song
- Artist International Rock / Pop: Adele - 21
- Group National Rock / Pop: Rosenstolz - We are alive
- Group National Rock / Pop: Coldplay - Mylo Xyloto
- Hit of the year (national or international): Gotye feat. Kimbra - Somebody That I Used to Know
- Album of the year (national or international): Adele - 21
Oscar 2012
- Best Score: Ludovic Bource - The Artist
- Best Song in a Movie: Bret McKenzie - Man or Muppet from Die Muppets (The Muppets)
Annual leaderboards
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Casting shows
Germany seeks the superstar
The Voice of Germany
- Nick Howard - Unbreakable
- Isabell Schmidt - Homesickness
- Michael Lane - Mrs. Lawless
X-Factor
- Mrs. Greenbird
- Melissa Heiduk
- Bjorn Paulsen
Contests
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Eurovision Song Contest
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Loreen - Euphoria ( Sweden )
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Željko Joksimović - Nije ljubav stvar ( Serbia )
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Donny Montell - Love Is Blind ( Lithuania )
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Ott Lepland - Kuula ( Estonia )
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Can Bonomo - Love Me Back ( Turkey )
Bundesvision Song Contest
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Xavas - Don't look back anymore ( Baden-Württemberg )
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Laing - Always tired in the morning ( Saxony )
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I can fly - only love can save me ( Lower Saxony )
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Luxury noise - does she love you like me? ( North Rhine-Westphalia )
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The Orsons feat. Cro - Horst & Monika ( Saarland )
Deaths
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Robin Gibb dies at the age of 62
Donna Summer dies at the age of 63
| Day | Name Age) | Known as |
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| January 17 | Johnny Otis (90) | American singer and multi-instrumentalist |
| January 20 | Etta James (73) | American singer |
| 02/11 | Whitney Houston (48) | American singer and actress |
| 24.02. | Horst Weber (78) | German music producer |
| 25.02. | Louisiana Red (79) | American blues musician |
| 02/26 | Hazy Osterwald (90) | Swiss musician |
| 02/29 | Davy Jones (66) | British singer and drummer |
| 13.05. | Donald Dunn (60) | American bass player and music producer |
| 05/17 | Donna Summer (63) | American singer |
| 05/20 | Robin gibb (62) | British singer, member of the Bee Gees |
| 05/29 | Doc Watson (89) | American singer |
| 04.06. | Eduard Chil (77) | Russian Estrada singer |
| 01.07. | Fritz Pauer (68) | Austrian jazz pianist |
| 09.07. | Lol Coxhill (79) | British saxophonist |
| 08/18 | Scott McKenzie (73) | American singer |
| 08.10. | John Tchicai (76) | Danish saxophonist |
| 10.10. | Nils Kopagh (46) | German singer-songwriter |
| 18.10. | David S. Ware (62) | American saxophonist |
| 10/27 | Terry Callier (67) | American guitarist , singer and composer |
| 04.11. | Ted Curson (77) | American trumpeter |
| 05.12. | Dave Brubeck (91) | American jazz pianist |
| 11.12. | Toni Blankenheim (90) | German opera singer |
| 11.12. | Ravi Shankar (92) | Indian musician and composer |
| 26.12. | Fontella Bass (72) | American singer |
→ see also: Jazz-Nekrolog 2012
Web links
- 50 Best Songs of 2012 , Rolling Stone, English
- 50 Best Albums of 2012 , Rolling Stone, English
- The songs of the year , Laut.de, German
- The albums of the year , Laut.de, German