Alle Farben

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Alle Farben
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Alle Farben in 2014
Background information
Birth nameFrans Zimmer
Born (1985-06-05) 5 June 1985 (age 39)
Origin Kreuzberg, West Berlin
Genres
Occupation(s)Musician, producer, disc jockey
Years active2010–present
LabelsGuesstimate/b1
Website alle-farben.com

Frans Zimmer (born 5 June 1985), better known by his stage name Alle Farben (meaning All Colours in German) is a German DJ and producer. Since 2014 Zimmer is signed to the record label Guesstimate/b1 Recordings [1] and the publishing house Budde Music. [2]

Contents

Career

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Alle Farben live at Rock am Ring 2019

Frans Zimmer was raised in Berlin's Kreuzberg district, where he lives and works today. After high school, Zimmer wanted to study art, but was not admitted to university. In the following years, he worked various odd jobs, including work as a confectioner in a Berlin café. In 2010, he began DJing in Berlin nightclubs and bars. Inspired by the artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser, he took the alias "Hundert Farben" (meaning Hundred Colours), which he later changed to his current stage name "Alle Farben" [3] (meaning All Colours)

On 9 May 2012 he played for 30,000 people [4] at the former Tempelhof Airport in Berlin. Since then, Zimmer DJs almost every weekend throughout Europe; he also played several shows in Tel Aviv.

In September 2013, Zimmer announced through his Facebook page [5] that he had begun work on his debut album and in January 2014 in an interview with the German newspaper Die Tageszeitung [6] he confirmed the album would be ready in a few months. On 15 April 2014 Alle Farben released She Moves (Far Away) featuring the vocals of Graham Candy as a prerelease and the album's debut single. The album, entitled Synesthesia – I Think in Colours as per the official cover and the iTunes download page (with some media outlets opting to use the shorter term Synesthesia album in their coverage of the release), was released on 25 May 2014 in Europe through Kallias record label and Sony Music. Its 15 tracks include collaborations with Graham Candy and Lydmor (on two songs apiece) and Sway Clarke II (on one). It also includes two bonus remixes She Moves by Bakermat and Goldfish. In 2019, Farben collaborated with James Blunt on the single and music video Walk Away. [7]

Discography

Albums

YearAlbumPeak positionsCertification
GER
[8] 		AUT
[9] 		SWI
[10]
2014 Synesthesia – I Think in Colours 205440
2016Music Is My Best Friend20—55
2019Sticker on My Suitcase [11] 2972
[12] 		67

Singles

As lead artist

YearSinglePeak positionsCertificationsAlbum
GER
[8] 		AUT
[9] 		BEL
(Fl)
[13] 		BEL
(Wa)
[14] 		FRA
[15] 		NLD
[16] 		SPA
[17] 		SWI
[10]
2014"She Moves (Far Away)"
(featuring Graham Candy)		9154347173214121 Synesthesia – I Think in Colours
2016"Please Tell Rosie"
(featuring Younotus)		32—————70Music Is My Best Friend
"Bad Ideas"74—————79
  • BVMI: Platinum [18]
  • IFPI AUT: Gold [20]
2017"Little Hollywood"
(with Janieck Devy)		148—————31
  • BVMI: Platinum [18]
  • IFPI AUT: Gold [20]
Sticker on My Suitcase
2018"H.O.L.Y."
(with Rhodes)		6554——————
"Only Thing We Know"
(with Kelvin Jones and Younotus)		2024—————41
"Fading"
(with Ilira)		1616—————17
2019"Walk Away"
(featuring James Blunt) [22] 		98———————
2020"Kids"
(with Vize featuring Graham Candy) [23] 		————————Non-album singles
"I Love My Friends (And My Friends Love Me)"
(with Steve Aoki featuring Icona Pop) [24] 		————————
"Running Back to You"
(with Martin Jensen and Nico Santos)		80———————
2021"Lemon Tree"
(with Fools Garden)		92———————
"Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World" [25]
(with Robin Schulz and Israel Kamakawiwoʻole)		82——48————Pink
"Alright"
(featuring Kiddo)		3739——————Non-album single
2022"Let It Rain Down"
(featuring Pollyanna)		78———————
2024"Love Hurt Repeat"
(with Lewis Thompson featuring Mae Muller)		————————
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.
YearSinglePeak positionsCertificationsAlbum
GER
[8] 		AUT
[9] 		BEL
(Fl)
[13] 		BEL
(Wa)
[14] 		FRA
[15] 		NLD
[16] 		SPA
[17] 		SWI
[10]
2015"Supergirl"
(Anna Naklab featuring Alle Farben & YOUNOTUS)		2133*
(Ultratip)		26*
(Ultratip)		52—525non-album single
2018"Build a House"
(Stefanie Heinzmann featuring Alle Farben)		———————38

*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.

Others

  • 2009: Tanzinteresse
  • 2012: Danse / Pulp (with Drauf & Dran) (Kallias Music)
  • 2012: Roundabout / Blue Jester (Der Turnbeutel)
  • 2012: Galant / Kermit (Kallias Music)
  • 2012: Sailorman EP (Kallias Music)
  • 2012: Wunderbar / Feeling High (Kallias Music)
  • 2013: Tempelhof (Kallias)
  • 2014: Sometimes (featuring Graham Candy) (Synesthesia)
  • 2015: Get High (featuring Lowell)
  • 2015: Pretty Small EP (Alle Farben & YOUNOTUS) (Synesthesia)
  • 2016: My Ghost EP (Synesthesia)
  • 2016: Remember Yesterday (featuring Perttu & Michael Schulte) (Synesthesia)
  • 2016: Fall into the Night (Synesthesia)

Remixes

Awards and nominations

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