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Jan Degenhardt

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Jan Degenhardt
Jan Degenhardt at a live concert
Background information
Born (1962-07-09) 9 July 1962 (age 62)
Saarbrücken, Saarland, Germany
OriginGreifswald, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
GenresSinger, songwriter
Instrument(s)Singing, guitar
Years active1999–present
LabelsConträr Musik
Websitewww.j-degenhardt.de

Jan Degenhardt (born 9 July 1962[1]) is a German lawyer and folk-singer. His father is the political poetry and singer Franz Josef Degenhardt.

Life and career

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Born in Saarbrücken,[1] he studied jurisprudence in Hamburg from 1983 to 1990. After that he moved to Greifswald and worked as a docent at the Grone-school and the University of Greifswald until 1993. 1992 Degenhardt established as a lawyer in Greifswald.

In 1999, he published his first album with the title „Aufbruch". His same-named Song gets to the highscore list of the SFB in 2000. The same year he reached the second place at "Deutscher FolkFörderpreis".

After a promotion tour Jan Degenhardt published his second album called Stimmen hinter'm Spiegel in summer 2004. The contained song Marathon Berlin reached the 9th place at the Liederbestenliste [de] of the society for German-language music.[2]

In February 2011, his third album named Schamlos was chosen as CD of the month in June.[3] The same month the song "Demokratie" reached the 8th place at the Liederbestenliste,[4] even in July, it moved to second position.[5]

Beside his father Franz Josef Degenhardt his brother Kai Degenhardt makes music, too.

Discography

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  • 1999 Aufbruch
  • 2004 Stimmen hinter'm Spiegel
  • 2011 Schamlos
  • 2023 Inshallah

Honors and awards

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Profile on his lawyers-page, December 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Bestenliste Dezember 2004". Liederbestenliste (in German). Verein für deutschsprachige Musik e. V. Archived from the original on June 19, 2016. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
  3. ^ "CD des Monats 2011". Liederbestenliste (in German). Verein für deutschsprachige Musik e. V. Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved June 23, 2011.
  4. ^ "Bestenliste Juni 2011". Liederbestenliste (in German). Verein für deutschsprachige Musik e. V. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
  5. ^ "Bestenliste Juli 2011". Liederbestenliste (in German). Verein für deutschsprachige Musik e. V. Retrieved June 27, 2011.
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