Gregor Meyle | |
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Background information | |
Born | Backnang, West Germany | 13 October 1978
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
Years active | 2007–present |
Website | www |
Gregor Meyle (born 13 October 1978) is a German singer-songwriter. He first rose to prominence when he auditioned for the talent contest TV Total , hosted in Stefan Raab's late-night-show TV total in late-2007, eventually finishing in second place behind Stefanie Heinzmann.
Meyle achieved even more public recognition when he participated in the reality television series Sing meinen Song – Das Tauschkonzert in 2014, the German version of The Best Singers series. In April 2020, Meyle was infected with Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‑CoV‑2). This led to a two-week interruption of the German show The Masked Singer , in which Meyle was a contestant. [1]
Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||
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GER [2] | AUT [3] | SWI [4] | |||
So soll es sein | Released: 2008 | 8 | 26 | 31 | |
Meylenweit | Released: 2010 | 46 | 71 | — | |
Meile für Meyle | Released: 2012 | 9 | 5 | 11 | |
New York – Stintino | Released: 2014 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
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Die Leichtigkeit des Seins | Released: 2016 | 13 | 11 | 39 | |
Hätt' auch anders kommen können | Released: 2018 | 11 | 20 | 35 | |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
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