Uwe Schmidt (singer-songwriter)
Uwe Schmidt (born March 5, 1976 in Knittelfeld , Austria ) is an Austrian singer, songwriter and musician. The Styrian became known, among other things, for his Austrian hymn “Stolz auf di” - the final music of the ORF broadcast Daheim in Austria .
Life
At the age of 6, Schmidt began to learn the accordion in music school . At the age of eleven he won his first competition and became the Austrian national champion on classical accordion.
As a 13-year-old he began to play autodidactic keyboard and piano. Numerous appearances in cover bands followed . Uwe Schmidt studied classical accordion in Graz and jazz singing in Vienna.
From 2011 to 2015 he was the band leader and keyboard player in Andreas Gabalier's band . In autumn 2015 he left the band to devote himself to his solo project. In November 2015 he gave his debut concert in Salzburg. With his debut single Freiheit , Schmidt took first place on the ORF Radio Salzburg hit parade for 8 weeks in August and September 2018.
Uwe Schmidt writes his songs in the singer-songwriter style himself. The language he uses is the Styrian-Austrian dialect .
Discography
- Singles
- 2016: Freedom (Radio Edit) (MUR Records)
- 2016: Freedom (Maxi Edit) (Artist Factory Music)
- 2017: Since i di kenn (Radio Edit) (Artist Factory Music)
- 2017: Proud of di (closing music ORF Daheim in Austria ) (ORF Enterprise)
- 2017: Mei Wunsch an di (Artist Factory Music)
- 2017: where are you? (Artist Factory Music)
- 2018: Wiede a Tog (Artist Factory Music)
- Albums
- 2018: Kind im Mann (Artist Factory Music)
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schmidt, Uwe |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian singer, songwriter and musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 5th 1976 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Knittelfeld , Austria |