Johannes Oerding

Johannes Oerding

Genres: singer-songwriter, german, pop, deutsch, hamburg

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About Johannes Oerding

Johannes Oerding (born 26 December 1981 in Münster) is a German pop singer and songwriter. Oerding was born in Münster in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and grew up in Geldern-Kapellen on the Lower Rhine with two brothers and two sisters. His father worked as a general practitioner and was also involved in local historical research and the scouting movement, receiving the Federal Cross of Merit for his civic engagement. Oerding attended the Friedrich-Spee-Gymnasium in Geldern, where he completed his Abitur. During his school years he achieved his first musical experience as a member of the student band Groovekeller, which he co-founded. He gained wider recognition in 2009 after performing as a support act on tours by Simply Red and Ich + Ich. In August 2009 he released his debut solo album "Erste Wahl", which reached number 39 on the German Albums Chart. His second album, "Boxer", followed in 2011, and his third album, "Für immer ab jetzt", was released in 2013. In September 2013, Oerding represented Hamburg at the "Bundesvision Song Contest 2013" with the song "Nichts geht mehr", finishing in second place. Earlier that year he had performed the song on the television programme "Inas Nacht", and the recording later appeared on the bonus CD "Inas kleine Nachtmusik", released with Ina Müller's album "Ich bin die". In 2013 he also performed as a support act on Joe Cocker’s "Fire It Up Tour", and in 2014 he appeared as a guest on the "MTV Unplugged" tour by the Scorpions. In 2015, Oerding received gold certifications in Germany for the albums "Für immer ab jetzt" and "Alles brennt", each for more than 100,000 units sold. In 2016, "Alles brennt" was awarded a platinum certification for more than 200,000 units sold. In 2018 he received the Live Entertainment Award for the best arena tour of 2017. His fifth studio album, "Kreise", was released in 2017 along with the single of the same name and was later certified gold. In 2018 he appeared as a guest on Peter Maffay’s "MTV Unplugged" tour. In 2019 Oerding participated in the sixth season of the television programme "Sing meinen Song". He also wrote several songs for Peter Maffay’s album "Jetzt!". The same year saw the release of the single "An guten Tagen" and his sixth studio album "Konturen". In 2020 and 2021 he appeared on the television programme "Joko & Klaas gegen ProSieben". In 2021 he served as a coach on "The Voice of Germany". From 2021 to 2024, Oerding hosted the eighth through twelfth seasons of the television programme "Sing meinen Song – Das Tauschkonzert". In May 2022 he appeared on the ProSieben programme "Das Duell um die Welt" as part of Team Klaas. Oerding was in a relationship with entertainer Ina Müller from 2011 to 2023. He is currently in a relationship with editor Yvonne Goldschmidt. In February 2025 he appeared as a guest juror on the programme "Chefsache ESC 2025 – Wer singt für Deutschland?", the German national selection for the "Eurovision Song Contest 2025". Studio albums Erste Wahl (2009) Boxer (2011) Für immer ab jetzt (2013) Alles brennt (2015) Kreise (2017) Konturen (2019) Plan A (2022)

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