Tim Kamrad | |
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![]() Kamrad in 2022 | |
Born | Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 10 April 1997
Occupation | Singer |
Years active | 2016–present |
Musical career | |
Genres | Pop, R&B, EDM [1] |
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Website | kamrad-music |
Tim Kamrad (born 10 April 1997 in Wuppertal), known professionally as Kamrad, is a German singer-songwriter. He rose to recognition following his debut single "Changes" in 2017. [2]
Tim Kamrad grew up in Langenberg, a borough of Velbert. He participated in school choir where he developed a passion for singing and playing the guitar. After smaller band projects and his first song writing experiences, he worked with Motor Music's Rent-A-Record Company service, releasing his first single with the company on 7 October 2016. Next, 'Changes' was published as his first single.
In November 2016, Tim Kamrad appeared in the supporting program of Lions Head on the tour See You Tour Part II through Germany and Austria. Kamrad played on 15 December 2016 in Cologne as the opening act for the band ABC. [3]
On 24 February 2017, Kamrad's debut EP Changes was released. In connection with this release, he was voted Newcomer of the Month for March on N-Joy, a Hamburg radio station. At the end of 2017, he performed for some dates of the club tour as the opening act for the German singer Lotte. [4] In 2018, he supported Sunrise Avenue on their Heartbreak Century tour. [4] [5]
Since spring 2019 he has been recording his songs in his recording studio in Bochum-Langendreer. [6] After releasing Down & Up, his debut album in 2018, and Not Good At Playing Love Songs, his second album in 2023, Kamrad found more notoriety. [7] In 2024, Kamrad joined The Voice of Germany as a coach alongside Samu Haber, Yvonne Catterfeld, and Mark Forster. [8] [9]