Tim Bendzko

Tim Bendzko (born 9 April 1985) is a German singer-songwriter.[1][2] He achieved nationwide recognition with his song "Nur noch kurz die Welt retten" and becoming the winner on the Bundesvision Song Contest.

Tim Bendzko
Tim Bendzko 2017
Background information
Born (1985-04-09) 9 April 1985
East Berlin, East Germany
GenresPop
LabelsSony Music
Websitewww.timbendzko.de

Career
Tim Bendzko live at Leverkusener Jazztage 2017

Bendzko grew up in the Köpenick region of Berlin.[3] As a teenager, he attended a sport gymnasium and played with the FC Union Berlin club football up to the "B" age level, around 16. His musical career began with guitar lessons, which he decided to start taking when he was 11 or 12 years old.[4] At age 16, he wrote his first songs. After taking his Abitur, he studied Protestant Theology and non-Christian religions at the Free University of Berlin. He ended his studies after 5 semesters without getting a degree.[3] He then worked temporarily as an auctioneer in the car trade.[5]

In 2009, he registered for the talent competition Söhne puta gesucht of Söhne Mannheims. As a winner of the talent competition, he performed in the summer of 2009 before 20,000 spectators at the Berlin Waldbühne, one of Europe's largest concert venues.[6] Then he devoted himself entirely to his music. He received a recording contract with Sony Music and performed as an opening act for Silly on their 2010 tour.

On 17 June 2011, he released his debut album Wenn Worte meine Sprache wären ("If words were my language"), from which the single Nur noch kurz die Welt retten ("Just quickly save the world") was released on 27 May 2011. The album reached number four in the German charts[7] and the single number two.[8] The single, written by Tim Bendzko, Mo Brandis and Simon Triebel, was certified 3x Gold in Germany for sales of more than 450,000 copies. It was also awarded Platinum status in Switzerland and Gold in Austria. The music video was produced by Hagen Decker in Los Angeles. The album, which sold over 500,000 copies in Germany alone, was certified 5x Gold in Germany, Platinum in Switzerland and Gold in Austria.[5]

Bendzko performed as the opening act in Cologne and Leipzig on Elton John's tour of Germany, as well as being the support act for Joe Cocker during his Hard Knocks tour. On 29 September 2011, he came back to his hometown of Berlin for the Bundesvision Song Contest 2011 with the title track of his Album, Wenn Worte meine Sprache wären and won the competition. On 10 November 2011 he won the newcomer Bambi award.

Discography

Studio albums
List of albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
GER
[9]		 AUT
[10]		 SWI
[11]
Wenn Worte meine Sprache wären
  • Released: 17 June 2011
  • Label: Sony Music
  • Format: CD, digital download
 41113
Am seidenen Faden
  • Released: 24 May 2013
  • Label: Sony Music
  • Format: CD, digital download
 147
  • BVMI: 2× Platinum[12]
Immer noch Mensch
  • Released: 21 October 2016
  • Label: Columbia
  • Format: CD, digital download
 11310
Filter
  • Released: 18 October 2019
  • Label: Jive, Sony Music
  • Format: CD, digital download
 31826

Singles
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
GER
[9]		 AUT
[10]		 SWI
[11]
"Nur noch kurz die Welt retten" 2011 284
  • BVMI: 3× Gold[12]
  • IFPI AUT: Platinum[13]
  • IFPI SWI: Platinum[14]
 Wenn Worte meine Sprache wären
"Wenn Worte meine Sprache wären" 51533
"Ich laufe" 2012 4753—
"Sag einfach Ja" 42——
"Am seidenen Faden" 2013 112665 Am seidenen Faden
"Programmiert" 32——
"Unter die Haut"
(featuring Cassandra Steen)		 164959 Am seidenen Faden – Unter die Haut
"Laut und bunt" 2015 ——— Shaun the Sheep Movie Soundtrack
"Keine Maschine" 2016 147159 Immer noch Mensch
"Hoch" 2019 1040— Filter
"Nur wegen dir" ———

References
  1. "Biografie: Bendzko, Tim" (in German). SWR3. 4 July 2011.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. Rebecca Schindler (27 September 2011). "Ich verstehe meine Songs erst nach einem halben Jahr". Der Tagesspiegel. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  4. "11 Fakten über... Tim Bendzko" (in German). Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  5. de:Tim Bendzko
  6. "Tim Bendzko führt Download-Charts an" (in German). Media Control. 29 June 2011.
  7. "Chartverfolgung / Bendzko,Tim / Longplay". musicline.de. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  8. "Chartverfolgung / Bendzko,Tim / Single". musicline.de. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  9. "Discographie Tim Bendzko". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  10. "Discographie Tim Bendzko". Austrian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  11. "Discographie Tim Bendzko". Swiss Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  12. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank". Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  13. "Austrian certifications – Tim Bendzko" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  14. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community". Hitparade.ch – Swiss Charts. Retrieved 22 July 2019.

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