Philipp Poisel

Philipp Poisel
Philipp Poisel, Vienna 2013
Background information
Birth name	Philipp Poisel
Born	(1983-06-18) June 18, 1983 Ludwigsburg, Germany.
Genres	pop pop rock
Occupation	Singer-songwriter
Instruments	Vocals guitar
Years active	2008–present
Labels	Grönland
Website	www.philipp-poisel.de

Philipp Poisel [German pronunciation: [pwaˈzɛl]] (born June 18, 1983 in Ludwigsburg) is a German singer-songwriter.

Biography

Early life and career beginnings

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.

First studio album

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.

Second studio album and breakthrough

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.

In August 2012, his single Wolke 7, a duet of Poisel with Max Herre, was released. It stayed in the Top 10 of the German Singlecharts for five weeks.

In September 2012, Poisel’s Single Wie soll ein Mensch das ertragen? jumped to No. 5 in the German Singlecharts from No. 59 after Jean-Michel Aweh had sung the song in the talent show Das Supertalent. The single also hit the Top Ten in Austria after Aweh’s performance.

In 2014, Poisel was invited by Band Aid 30 Germany to be part of the German version of the charity song Do They Know It’s Christmas?, which celebrated its world premiere on 21 November 2014.

Poisel lives in Tübingen.

Awards and achievements

• Poisel was one of the nominated artists at the 2011 Echo in the category National Rock/Pop.
• His debut album Wo fängt dein Himmel an reached Gold record in January 2012.
• His Single Eiserner Steg reached Gold record in 2012.
• His album Bis nach Toulouse reached Platinum record in January 2013 for selling 200,000 copies in Germany.
• His album Projekt Seerosenteich reached Gold record in January 2013 for selling 100,000 copies in Germany.
• His Single Wie soll ein Mensch das ertragen reached Gold record in 2013 for selling 150,000 copies in Germany.
• His Single Wolke 7 reached Gold record in 2013 for selling 150,000 copies in Germany.

Discography

Album

• Wo fängt dein Himmel an? (2008)
• Bis nach Toulouse (2010)
• Projekt Seerosenteich (2012)

Singles

• Wo fängt dein Himmel an? (2008)
• Ich & Du (2008)
• Und wenn die Welt morgen untergeht (2008)
• Halt mich (2008)
• Seerosenteich (2008)
• Mit jedem deiner Fehler (2009)
• Als gäb's kein Morgen mehr (2009)
• Wie soll ein Mensch das ertragen (2010)
• Bis nach Toulouse (2010)
• Zünde alle Feuer (2010)
• Innen und Außen (2010)
• All die Jahre (2010)
• Froh dabei zu sein (2010)
• Für keine Kohle dieser Welt (2010)
• Im Garten von Gettis (2011)
• Eiserner Steg (2011)
• Ich will nur (2012)
• Wolke 7 (with Max Herre) (2012)
• Liebe meines Lebens
• Bis nach Toulouse (2013)
• Herr Reimer
• Durch die Nacht
• Mit jedem deiner Fehler
• Erkläre mir die Liebe (2016)
• Bis ans Ende der Hölle (2016)
• Das kalte Herz (2016)

External links

• Official Website
• Philipp Poisel at ferryhouse and Grönland
• Lyrics at LyricsLounge