Andreas Gabalier

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Andreas Gabalier
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Gabalier in 2014
Background information
Born (1984-11-21) 21 November 1984 (age 40)
Friesach, Austria
Genres
OccupationSinger
InstrumentVocals
Years active2009 present
Website www.andreas-gabalier.at

Andreas Gabalier (born next to Friesach on 21 November 1984) is an Austrian folk and Rock and roll singer. [1] [2]

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Family and private life

Andreas Gabalier is the second oldest of the four children of Wilhelm and Huberta Gabalier. [3] He grew up in Graz. In addition to tournament dancer Willi Gabalier he has one younger brother. The French family name Gabalier comes from a soldier who came to Austria in 1796 in the course of the Italian campaign by Napoleon Bonaparte and remained there. [4]

Gabalier's father died of suicide in 2006, and his younger sister in 2008. The song Amoi seg' ma uns wieder (We will see each other again sometime) is dedicated to them. [5] From 2013 to September 2019, Gabalier was in a relationship with the Austrian moderator Silvia Schneider. [6]

Career

Andreas Gabalier after receiving the Amadeus Award in 2013 Andreas Gabalier - Amadeus Awards 2013 d.jpg
Andreas Gabalier after receiving the Amadeus Award in 2013

After graduating from commercial high school (HAK) Gabalier began his study of law in Graz. [7] [8] He writes and composes his own songs. His first works were recorded in a hobby studio. In the summer of 2008, Gabalier, then still a law student, presented two of his songs to the ORF Landesstudio Steiermark. [9] [10]

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

YearAlbumPeak positionsCertifications
AUT
[11]
GER
[12]
SWI
[13]
2009Da komm ich her43319
2010Herzwerk13123
  • IFPI AUT: 8× Platinum
  • BVMI: Platinum
2011Volks-Rock'n'Roller11935
  • IFPI AUT: 8× Platinum
2012Home Sweet Home142
  • IFPI AUT: 6× Platinum
  • BVMI: Gold
2015Mountain Man111
  • IFPI AUT: 3× Platinum
  • BVMI: Gold
2018Vergiss mein nicht [14] 111
  • IFPI AUT: Platinum
  • BVMI: Gold
2022Ein neuer Anfang [15] 122

Live albums

YearAlbumPeak positionsCertifications
AUT
[11]
GER
[12]
SWI
[13]
2012Volks-Rock'n'Roller Live11116
  • BVMI: Platinum
2014Home Sweet Home Live – Olympiahalle München
2016Mountain Man – Live aus Berlin
MTV Unplugged123

Compilations

YearAlbumPeak positions
AUT
[11]
GER
[12]
SWI
[13]
2019Best of Volks-Rock'n'Roller113

Christmas Albums

YearAlbumPeak positions
AUT
[11]
GER
[12]
SWI
[13]
2020A Volks-Rock'n'Roll Christmas132

Singles

YearSinglePeak positionsCertificationsAlbum
AUT
[11]
GER
[12]
SWI
[13]
2008"Amoi seg' ma uns wieder"Da komm ich her
2009"So liab hob i di"207039
"Es ist die Zeit"20
2011"I sing a Liad für di"93031Herzwerk
"Sweet Little Rehlein"5Volks-Rock'n'Roller
2013"Go for Gold"1Home Sweet Home
"Zuckerpuppen"2982
2014"Amoi seg’ ma uns wieder" (re-release)396
"Dieser Weg"50 Sing meinen Song - Das Tauschkonzert (Sampler)
2015"Mountain Man"7Mountain Man
"Verliebt, verliebt"54
"Hulapalu"10134
2018"Verdammt lang her"197633Vergiss mein nicht
2019"Pump It Up (The Motivation Song)"
(featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger)
67
2020"Neuer Wind"2251

References

  1. "Volks-Rock'n'Roller Andreas Gabalier zu Gast - Ö3 Sendungen". oe3.orf.at. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
  2. Rogers, Thomas (2019-09-10). "Rocking Out in Lederhosen, With a Hint of Populism". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2025-07-03.
  3. G. Vukits, "Früher war ich ein ziemlicher Lausbua" (in German), Die ganze Woche, archived from the original on 2013-12-02, retrieved 2019-06-15
  4. N. Müller, Zum 30. Geburtstag: 30 Dinge, die Sie (vielleicht) nicht über Andreas Gabalier wussten (in German), Kleine Zeitung, retrieved 2019-06-15
  5. Andreas Gabalier spricht über das traurige Geheimnis seiner Familie (in German), Web.de, retrieved 2019-06-15
  6. Andreas Gabalier: DAS ist seine Freundin! (in German), promiflash.de, retrieved 2019-06-15
  7. L. Winter, Andreas Gabalier: "Ich war die starke Schulter für enttäuschte Mädchen" (in German), derstandard.at, retrieved 2019-06-15
  8. Andreas Gabalier: Sein aufregendes Leben (in German), SchlagerPlanet, retrieved 2019-06-15
  9. Andreas Gabalier – Der Volks-Rock’n’Roller aus Österreich (in German), Schlager.de, retrieved 2019-06-15
  10. "Andreas Gabalier". Discogs. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 "Andreas Gabalier discography". austriancharts.at.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 "Andreas Gabalier discography". GfK Entertainment.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 "Andreas Gabalier discography". hitparade.ch.
  14. "Vergiss mein nicht – Album by Andreas Gabalier on Apple Music". Apple Inc. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  15. "Ein Neuer Anfang - Andreas Gabalier: Amazon.de: Musik". Amazon (in German). Retrieved 4 June 2022.