Philipp Poisel
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Philipp Poisel, Vienna 2013
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Philipp Poisel |
| Born |
June 18, 1983 Ludwigsburg, Germany. |
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| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
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| Years active | 2008–present |
| Labels | Grönland |
| Website | www |
Philipp Poisel /pwaˈzɛl/ (born 18 June 1983 in Ludwigsburg) is a German singer-songwriter.
Philipp Poisel produced music since he was a child when he started to play drums and guitar. He recorded his composition with a tape recorder. He was in the choir but he was criticised so much for his singing that he gave up at the end. After completing his Abitur exam, he wanted to be a secondary teacher of English, Art and Music. However, he was denied to higher education as he failed in the entrance examination in Music.
After numerous trips in Europe, Poisel met Frank Pilsl, who later became his producer of his first demo recordings, in the summer of 2006. Poisel founded the record label Holunder-Records. In 2007, Herbert Grönemeyer noticed Poisel and signed a contract with him under his record company Grönland. On 29 August 2008, Poisel’s debut album Wo fängt dein Himmel an? was released. His eponymous first single, which was released a few weeks earlier than his debut, hit No. 77 in the German Single-Charts. Later the same year, Poisel performed in the opening act for Ane Brun, Maria Mena, Suzanne Vega and Herbert Grönemeyer.
After a concert tour in the German speaking region, Poisel worked on the production of his second studio album Bis nach Toulouse. It was released on August 27, 2010 and reached No. 8 of the German Album-Charts. It was in the Top 50 for eight weeks, making it a success surpassed his debut album.
In 2011, Poisel contributed his previously unreleased ballad Eiserner Steg to the soundtrack of Matthias Schweighöfer-directed movie What a Man which was on screen 26 August 2011. The song was released as a single and it reached No. 21 in the German Media Control-Charts at first. After it was performed by Benny Fiedler in the singing talent show The Voice of Germany in early January 2012, the song rose in mid-January 2012 from No. 100 to No. 4 of the German singles chart and hitherto his highest single-placement in the German Media Control-Charts.
In August 2012, Poisel published the live album Projekt Seerosenteich in which he interprets 19 of his songs with new string quartets and piano accompaniment. The album went straight to number one in the German Album-Charts.
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