Laith Al-Deen

Laith Al-Deen, born February 20, 1972 in Karlsruhe, Germany, is a German language pop musician.

Biography and Career

Born of an Iraqi father and German mother, Al-Deen grew up in the United States and Mannheim, Germany. He achieved his first fame with his debut album, "Ich will nur wissen" (English: I Only Want to Know), from which came his first two singles, "Bilder von Dir" (English: Pictures of You) and "Kleine Helden" (English: Little Heroes). His second album, Melomanie, released in 2002, resulted in the singles "Dein Lied" (English: Your Song) and "Jetzt, Hier, Immer" (English: Now, Here, Always), and was just as successful as his debut album. Al-Deen was also nominated for the Comet, a music award given by the German broadcaster VIVA in the category of Hip hop/R&B, which he declined, saying that he would only seek recognition for German-language music rather than an international award.

At the beginning of 2004, Al-Deen released the album "Für Alle" (English: For Everyone), which was seen a continuation of his previous musical style. The album reached the top spot on the German album charts and was Al-Deen's greatest commercial success. The single taken from Für Alle, "Alles an dir" (English: All Of You), reached #21 on the German charts, the highest position for one of al-Deen's singles up to that point. The second single taken from the album, "Höher" (English: Higher) was one of the finalists for Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004. In fall of 2004, Al-Deen produced a live album, which performed well on the German charts for several weeks. In September 2005 a DualDisc of this live album was released, with the entire album rerecorded in 5.1 surround sound. In June 2007 a new album, "Die Liebe zum Detail" (English: The Love For the Detail) and a new single, "Keine wie du" (English: None Like You), were released. The album reached #3 on the German charts, and "Keine wie du" reached sixteenth on the German singles charts.

Discography

Albums

*2000: "Ich Will Nur Wissen"
*2001: "Ich Will Nur Wissen (New-Edition)"
*2002: "Melomanie"
*2004: "Für Alle"
*2004: "Live"
*2005: "Die Frage Wie"
*2007: "Die Liebe zum Detail"

Singles

*2000: "The Invitation (Ich Will Nur Wissen)"
*2000: "Bilder Von Dir"
*2000: "Kleine Helden"
*2001: "Noch Lange Nicht Genug"
*2002: "Dein Lied"
*2002: "Jetzt, Hier, Immer"
*2003: "Traurig"
*2003: "Alles An Dir"
*2004: "Höher"
*2004: "Meilenweit (featuring Zoe)"
*2005: "Leb Den Tag"
*2005: "Warten Und Schweigen (Download-Single)"
*2007: "Keine wie Du"

External links

* [http://www.laith.de/ Official Website]
* [http://www.farbe-deiner-stimme.de/ Official Fan Club]
* [http://musicbrainz.org/artist/643fb8ef-0f12-4cfa-b621-354637e4bf1f.html Al-Deen at Musicbrainz.org]