Alex Uhlmann
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Alexander Uhlmann |
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26 February 1981 Luxembourg |
| Genres | Dance-rock, synthpop, electronic rock, indie rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Associated acts | Friday Night Hero, Planet Funk |
| Website | www.alexuhlmann.com |
Alexander Uhlmann (Born in Luxembourg, 26 February 1981) better known as Alex Uhlmann, is a Luxembourgish songwriter and guitarist, frontman of the band Planet Funk since 2010. He started his career as a solo artist in 2017, parallel to the one he began with Planet Funk, under the name of Ben Alexander
Born in Luxembourg of German parents, Uhlmann in his adolescence was a promising tennis player, representing his country in many international tournaments.
He started playing piano at a young age but later migrated to the guitar. Being self-taught he thought of it being an advantage rather than a burden especially in terms of songwriting:
Uhlmann quickly moved to the UK in order to explore the vast British musical landscape, and formed the indie rock band‚ Friday Night Hero, with whom he released the album Tourist In Your Own Town on 2 October 2009 on Capitol East Records. The band performed in several European countries and were nominated for the Indie award as “best UK live act” in 2008.
In his time in the UK Uhlmann also obtained a master's degree in international relations at the University of Sussex in Brighton.
In 2010 Uhlmann left Friday Night Hero to join Planet Funk, the famous international band, with whom he began a lively period of production. That is how he rose to international fame.
On 22 September 2011 the album The Great Shake was released (the fourth Planet Funk studio album and the first with Uhlmann on vocals and guitar), including hit singles such as "Another Sunrise" (used as the soundtrack for the Hyundai i20 Sound Edition TV advertisement), and "Ora il mondo è perfetto", with Giuliano Sangiorgi, frontman of the Italian band Negramaro’.
A month later Planet Funk were asked to record a cover of Nancy Sinatra’s classic "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'", as the soundtrack for the movie La kryptonite nella borsa by Ivan Cotroneo. The song rapidly topped the Italian dance charts and was awarded gold status in Italy for over 15.000 legal downloads. Later on, the single was included in the new version of the album, entitled The Great Shake + 2. Moreover it was used for the italian Wind tv advertisement campaign in 2011/2012.
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