Alexander Klaws (born September 3, 1983 in Ahlen, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German pop singer, who came to fame as the winner of the first season of the television show Deutschland sucht den SuperStar, the German version of Pop Idol. Image File history File links Alexanderklaws. ... September 3 is the 246th day of the year (247th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ahlen is a town of around 55. ... North Rhine-Westphalia (German: , usually shortened to NRW) is - in terms of population and economic output - the largest and westernmost Federal State of Germany. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Depending on context, pop music is either an abbreviation of popular music or, more recently, a term for a sub-genre of it. ... Ercole de Roberti: Concert, c. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The Sony BMG Music Entertainment logo. ... September 3 is the 246th day of the year (247th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ahlen is a town of around 55. ... North Rhine-Westphalia (German: , usually shortened to NRW) is - in terms of population and economic output - the largest and westernmost Federal State of Germany. ... For popular music (music produced commercially rather than art or folk music), see Popular music. ... Ercole de Roberti: Concert, c. ... Deutschland sucht den Superstar is a German television program, also commonly known by its initials DSDS. It is the German version of Pop Idol, broadcast on RTL. The producers were not allowed to use the words pop or idol in the title (Frank Farian has held title rights to idol... This article is about the British television series. ...

Biography

Early life

Alexander had a typical childhood growing up in Sendenhorst, Germany with his parents Richard and Hildegard and older sister Melanie (born 1980). He was an avid soccer player, and still plays soccer on charity teams whenever he finds the time. His alleged talent as a singer was recognized by his parents and his teachers when he was in elementary school. By the time he was 13, Alexander was already taking vocal and piano lessons to strengthen his voice. At the age of 10, he performed Haddaway's "What Is Love" on a national TV show for children. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Career

In 2002 Klaws participated in the first season of Deutschland sucht den SuperStar. Although he was seen as one of the more inconspicuous finalists at the very beginning of the show, he was able to boost his popularity constantly with standout performances of Robbie Williams' "Angels" or Michael Sembello's "Maniac". In the end he beat out runner-up Juliette Schoppmann by a margin of 20 per cent. Alexander is also the only DSDS winner to have never been in the bottom 3. For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Deutschland sucht den Superstar is a German television program, also commonly known by its initials DSDS. It is the German version of Pop Idol, broadcast on RTL. The producers were not allowed to use the words pop or idol in the title (Frank Farian has held title rights to idol... Robbie Williams (born Robert Peter Williams on February 13, 1974 in Stoke-on-Trent) is a Grammy Award-nominated, 15 time BRIT Award-winning English singer-songwriter. ... Juliette Schoppmann (born March 18, 1980 in Stade, Lower Saxony) is a German singer, who came to fame as the runner-up of the first season of the television show Deutschland sucht den SuperStar, the German version of American/Pop Idol. ...

Alexander's first single "Take Me Tonight" (written and produced by judge Dieter Bohlen) was released in March 2003 via BMG. The song debuted at number 1 on the German, and Swiss singles charts and sold more than 1 million copies domestically, becoming the third most successful single of the year. In May he followed-up with his debut album Take Your Chance, which saw similar success and spawned him a second single "Stay with Me". At the end of a year he enterned the top of the charts once again with his track "Free Like the Wind", the soundtrack to the German TV movie Held der Gladiatoren. Dieter Bohlen at a discotheque in Mallorca, August 2006 Dieter Günther Bohlen (born February 7, 1954 in Berne near Oldenburg) is a German musician, producer and songwriter. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... BMG (Bertelsmann Music Group) is one of the six divisions of Bertelsmann. ... See TV (disambiguation) for other uses and Television (band) for the rock band European networks National In much of Europe television broadcasting has historically been state dominated, rather than commercially organised, although commercial stations have grown in number recently. ...

In 2004 Klaws went on with his sophomore effort Here I Am. The album also debuted at number 1 on the German album chart, but failed to reprise the overwhelming success of the debut album. With "Behind the Sun", "Sunshine After the Rain" and "Here I Am" he eventually released another three top 20 hits. Furthermore he released a duet with German singer Sabrina Weckerlin, "All (I Ever Want)", the theme song to the musical The Three Musketeers. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... All (I Ever Want) is the 1st single from the album Attention! by Alexander Klaws. ... The theme music of a radio or television program is a melody closely associated with the show, and usually played during the title sequence and/or end credits. ... For other uses, see The Three Musketeers (disambiguation). ...

After a longer absence from show business Alexander returned in early 2006 with his latest single "Not Like You" and his third album Attention!. Both, the album and the single, barely made it to the top 20 on the national albums and singles charts, and since SonyBMG decided not to release another single from the album, Klaws' comeback was rather quietly and cautiously declared as a flop by the media. For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Not Like You is the 2nd single from the album Attention! by Alexander Klaws. ... Attention! was the third studio album from pop music singer Alexander Klaws, and was released in 2006. ... The Sony BMG Music Entertainment logo. ...

As of January 2007, Alexander Klaws is playing Alfred in the musical play Tanz der Vampire. Dance of the Vampires (or Tanz der Vampire as the original German version is named) is a musical, which deals with the legend of vampires. ...

Discography

Albums

• Take Your Chance (2003) #1 GER
• Here I Am (2004) #1 GER
• Attention! (2006) #20 GER

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Singles

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External links

• Official site
• Works by and about Alexander Klaws in the German National Library catalogue