Herbert Grönemeyer

2,475,327 plays (163,184 listeners)
In your library (0 plays)

Listening now: astirn

170 shouts

Add to my Library Share

Get Ringtones

Bochum, Germany (1974 – present)

Herbert Grönemeyer (born April 12, 1956 in Göttingen) is a German musician and actor and is very popular in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. He starred as war correspondent Lieutenant Werner in Wolfgang Petersen’s movie “Das Boot”, but later concentrated on his musical career. His fifth album “4630 Bochum” (1984) was the best-selling German language record of all time. The title song is a tribute to the city of Bochum (with its former zip code 4630), where Grönemeyer grew up and where he has the status of a local hero. Although Grönemeyer was born in Göttingen, Bochum is often called his hometown. In 2002 he achieved his first number one single with “Mensch” from the album of the same name, which was strongly influenced by the 1998 deaths of his wife Anna and brother Wilhelm (both dying within one week of cancer).

Herbert’s forays into the English language have met with very little success as his typical lyrics, full of wordplay, proved impossible to translate well. He remains mostly unknown outside the German language countries.

He recently recorded the official anthem to the 2006 FIFA World Cup, ‘Zeit, dass sich was dreht’. It topped the German charts for numerous weeks.

1974
Bochum, Germany

Tagged as:

german, deutsch, pop, singer-songwriter, rock
See more…

Similar Artists

Top Albums

4630 Bochum
Herbert Grönemeyer
Buy
- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 Search
- 7digital Search
- iTunes Search
- Buy Album
- Amazon Search
- eBay Search
Mensch
Herbert Grönemeyer
Buy
- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 Search
- 7digital Search
- iTunes Search
- Buy Album
- Amazon Search
- eBay Search
Ö
Herbert Grönemeyer
Buy
- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 Search
- 7digital Search
- iTunes Search
- Buy Album
- Amazon Search
- eBay Search
Live in Köln
Herbert Grönemeyer
Buy
- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 Search
- 7digital Search
- iTunes Search
- Buy Album
- Amazon Search
- eBay Search

Top Tracks

1	Der Weg full track	708
2	Mensch full track	679
3	Männer full track	511
4	Flugzeuge Im Bauch full track	466
5	Halt Mich full track	417
6	Bochum full track	380
7	Alkohol full track	335
8	Was Soll Das full track	314
9	Bleibt Alles Anders full track	284
10	Mambo full track	245
11	Demo (Letzter Tag) full track	235
12	Glück full track	206
13	Zum Meer full track	205
14	Land Unter full track	202
15	Kinder An Die Macht full track	186

Shoutbox

Leave a comment. Log in to Last.fm or sign up (it’s free).

chump86 wrote:
6 hours ago

Grönemeyer hat Grüne Eier :D

View Profile | Leave chump86 a shout
OlivaOlivenbaum wrote:
last week

♥

View Profile | Leave OlivaOlivenbaum a shout
MusicaLilly wrote:
17 days ago

I don't know German, but I think the song Mambo is awesome! It sounds very unique!

View Profile | Leave MusicaLilly a shout
goldundtier wrote:
21 days ago

zieht Euch mal JOHANNA ZEUL rein ! :)

View Profile | Leave goldundtier a shout
KosmischeSynth wrote:
last month

Goodness gracious i didn't realise he recorded, i thought he was just the head on the (excellent) gronland records. What a shock.

View Profile | Leave KosmischeSynth a shout
UnattainableJo wrote:
last month

Grönemeyer, FUCK THE REST! :D

View Profile | Leave UnattainableJo a shout
Gorgeous-Mark wrote:
last month

bonbon aus wurst

View Profile | Leave Gorgeous-Mark a shout
toco-till wrote:
September 2009

Schöner link @ shortbutfast... Danke

View Profile | Leave toco-till a shout
shortbutfast wrote:
August 2009

'bochum' live in hannover 2000. so eine hymne. :] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yvu44pubuZ0

View Profile | Leave shortbutfast a shout
Sirimono wrote:
August 2009

seine musik ist die musik deutschlands. irgendwie spielen seine lieder unser glück und leiden perfekt wieder. sicherlich hat jeder deutsche zwischen 20 und 50 mindestens ein album von ihm zu hause.

View Profile | Leave Sirimono a shout
ap4hi wrote:
August 2009

Er ist geil!

View Profile | Leave ap4hi a shout
Bubimann wrote:
August 2009

bisse richtich doooooownn, brauchse watt zu kaun.... CURRYWURST!!

View Profile | Leave Bubimann a shout
mel-chan wrote:
August 2009

Booochum :D

View Profile | Leave mel-chan a shout
shortbutfast wrote:
August 2009

<3

View Profile | Leave shortbutfast a shout
Albert-The-Duke wrote:
July 2009

Ich bin mit Zwölf in verliebt... Ganz.

View Profile | Leave Albert-The-Duke a shout
pornoholic wrote:
July 2009

Ich habe Deutsch gelernt mit der Musik von Herbert Grönemeyer.

View Profile | Leave pornoholic a shout
Reddy21 wrote:
July 2009

Die alten Dinger von ihm sind klar die Besten ;) Obwohl die neuen auch nicht so schlecht sind Aber hier bei mir im Pott ist er sowieo absoluter Kult :)

View Profile | Leave Reddy21 a shout
bewussts3in wrote:
July 2009

Bist auch du gegen Kinderschänder ??? Dann trete bei !: http://www.lastfm.de/group/Gegen_Kindersch%C3%A4nder

View Profile | Leave bewussts3in a shout
shortbutfast wrote:
June 2009

der beste deutsche musiker überhaupt ist genau richtig. ich mag die alten sachen aus den 80gern und 90gern immer noch am liebsten. vom aussereuropäischen ausland aus betrachtet, ist grönemeyer einfach DER deutsche künstler, der sowohl den zeitgeist als auch die deutsche mentalität am klarsten wiederspiegelt.

View Profile | Leave shortbutfast a shout
Son_of_Russ wrote:
June 2009

Der beste deutsche Musiker überhaupt. Intelligente Texte und einfach ein unglaublich sympathischer Mensch. Wer ihn live gesehen hat, weiß was ich meine.

View Profile | Leave Son_of_Russ a shout