Zam Helga
Zam Helga (* 1968 in Neustadt an der Weinstrasse ) is a German musician . In addition to his engagement as a solo musician, he became known nationwide as a singer, songwriter and guitarist with the bands Helga Pictures and Rauhfaser . His real name is Sascha Schuppert-Raetzer.
Career
Zam Helga grew up in Paderborn . He began playing the guitar at the age of 11 and appeared on stage for the first time in public at the age of 15. He then played in the Stuttgart group Anyone's Daughter . In the mid-1980s he was the front man (guitar / vocals) of the rock quartet Myron Dust , with Frank Simon on the Hammond organ . With two friends he founded the rock group Helga Pictures in 1989 . The band was able to celebrate respectable successes, including a record deal, appearances at the Bizarre Festival and WDR Rockpalast and tours as the opening act for New Model Army , Bob Geldof and Blur ; The group's big breakthrough was denied and in 1994 the Helga Pictures disbanded again.
From then on Zam Helga played alone, but quickly found accompanying groups. In 1994 his first solo album Zolo was released in Zulu . On this completely English-language album he was supported by the group Outa Space Kindergarten . From 1995 all of his songs, which were previously only in English, were in German with often profound lyrics. In the Friends of Zulu , Zam Helga found a future backing band, with whose participation the album Venus was released in 1996 . As Zam Helga and the Zulus one also achieved modest fame: Festival appearances , such as at the Strange Noise Festival , appearances at VIVA and in 1997 a Comet nomination.
In 1998 he gave singing lessons at the Schorndorfer youth music school, subject area popular music. In 1999 he founded the band Rauhfaser with two friends, Morscher and Tira . The group gained attention (record deal, album, three singles and music videos), but from 2005 Zam Helga toured again solo and worked on the two solo albums Ninive and Monster . One is designed as a rock record, the other as an acoustic album. In 2007 Zam Helga wrote the song "Sonnenkalt" for the musician Eric Fish , which he published on the album "Gegen den Strom". After several years of planning and production, the album Monster was released on March 20, 2015 .
Discography
- Albums
- 1991: Helga Pictures (with Helga Pictures )
- 1993: Build It Up (with Helga Pictures )
- 1994: Zolo in Zulu ( solo )
- 1996: Venus ( solo )
- 2000: Netropol (with woodchip )
- 2015: Monster ( solo )
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Helga, Zam |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Helga, Zamuel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German rock musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1968 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Neustadt an der Weinstrasse , Germany |