Philipp Poisel
Philipp Poisel [ pwaˈzɛl ] (born June 18, 1983 in Ludwigsburg ) is a German songwriter .
biography
Beginnings
Philipp Poisel grew up in Markgröningen , started making music as a child, played drums and guitar. He recorded his own compositions with a cassette recorder. He was a member of a choir, received negative criticism several times for his singing and so gave up choral singing. After passing high school, Poisel wanted to become a secondary school teacher for English, art and music. Since he failed the entrance examination in music, he was denied access to this university course.
First studio album
After numerous trips through Europe, Poisel met his future producer Frank Pilsl in the summer of 2006, with whom he made the first demo recordings. The singer founded the label Elderberry Records. In 2007 Herbert Grönemeyer became aware of Poisel and signed him to his record company Grönland in January 2008 . On August 29, 2008 Poisel's debut album Where does your heaven begin? . The first single of the same name had made it to number 77 in the German single charts a few weeks earlier. In the same year Poisel appeared in the opening act for Ane Brun , Maria Mena , Suzanne Vega and Herbert Grönemeyer.
Second studio album and commercial breakthrough
After a tour through German-speaking countries, Poisel worked on the production of his second studio album Bis nach Toulouse . It was released on August 27, 2010 and reached number eight on the German album charts. It was in the top 50 for eight weeks, surpassing the success of the debut album.
In 2011 Poisel contributed the previously unpublished ballad Eiserner Steg to the soundtrack of Matthias Schweighöfer's film What a Man , which was released in German cinemas on August 25, 2011. The song was released as a single and initially reached number 21, Poisel's highest single position in the German single charts . After Eiserner Steg was sung by Benny Fiedler in the singing casting show The Voice of Germany in early January 2012 , the song rose from 100 to 4 in the German single charts in mid-January 2012. In August 2012 Poisel released the live album Projekt Seerosenteich , on which he reinterpreted 19 of his songs with string quartet and piano accompaniment. The album went straight to number one in the German album charts.
Also in August 2012, the single Wolke 7 was released , a duet by Poisel with Max Herre , which was placed in the top ten of the German single charts for five weeks.
In September 2012 Poisel's single How should a person endure this? from number 59 to number 5 in the German single charts after Jean-Michel Aweh sang the song in the talent show Das Supertalent . It became Poisel's third top ten hit in Germany within a year. In Austria, too, the single made it into the top ten after Aweh's appearance.
In 2014 Poisel was part of the German version of the benefit song Do They Know It's Christmas? by Band Aid 30 Germany , which celebrated its world premiere on November 21, 2014.
In 2018 Poisel got involved with Herzenssache e. V. The children's aid campaign by SWR, SR and Sparda-Bank supports, among other things, aid projects for disadvantaged children and young people in Poisel's home region.
Third studio album
His third studio album Mein Amerika was released on February 17, 2017 .
Private life
Poisel lives in Ludwigsburg (as of February 2017). Poisel reflects on his childhood and youth in Markgröningen and especially the Schäferlauf in the video published in 2017 for his new song "For the first time Nintendo".
Discography
Studio albums
| year | Title music label |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes) |
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 AT
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 CH
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| 2008 | Where does your heaven begin? Greenland Records |
DE37  (11 weeks)DE |
AT65 (2 weeks) AT |
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First published: August 29, 2008
Sales: + 100,000 |
| 2010 | Up to Toulouse Greenland Records |
DE8th  (82 weeks)DE |
AT12 (13 weeks) AT |
CH57 (2 weeks) CH |
First published: August 27, 2010
Sales: + 200,000 |
| 2017 | My America Greenland Records |
DE1 (13 weeks) DE |
AT6 (9 weeks) AT |
CH9 (3 weeks) CH |
First published: February 17, 2017
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Web links
- Philipp Poisel in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official website
- Philipp Poisel at Ferryhouse and Greenland
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- ↑ Poisel. In: motor.de , June 3, 2009.
- ↑ Philipp Poisel. In: laut.de .
- ↑ Biography: Poisel, Philipp. In: SWR3 , March 18, 2008.
- ↑ Charts Germany week 3: “The Voice” candidates board single Top 100 - with videos. ( Memento of the original from September 5, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In: musikmarkt.de , January 17, 2012.
- ↑ Nadine Arend: Philipp Poisel wins album charts. In: GfK Entertainment , August 28, 2012.
- ↑ Cloud 7. In: chartsurfer.de .
- ↑ Janosch Lehnhart: Jean-Michel Aweh: Interview with the Kassel “Supertalent” In: HNA , September 21, 2012.
- ↑ The Sorrowful. In: Stuttgarter Zeitung , February 12, 2017.
- ↑ Philipp Poisel - For the first time Nintendo (official video) In: YouTube .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Poisel, Philipp |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German songwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 18, 1983 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ludwigsburg |