Matthias Reim

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Matthias Reim
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Reim in 2015
Background information
Born (1957-11-26) 26 November 1957 (age 66)
Korbach, West Germany
Genres Schlager, pop, rock
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, composer
Years active1977–present
Labels Polydor, EMI

Matthias Reim (born 26 November 1957) is a German pop and Schlager singer. His 1990 single "Verdammt, ich lieb' dich" ("Damn, I love you") was a hit in several European countries and spent 16 consecutive weeks at the number 1 spot in the German charts. He unexpectedly returned 23 years later to the top on the charts with "Unendlich" in 2013.

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Early life

Reim was born on 26 November 1957 in Korbach and grew up in Homberg. His father was the director of the gymnasium in Homberg. After receiving his Abitur , he began his undergraduate studies in the German and English languages as well as Germanistic and Anglistic literatures in Göttingen. This took 18 terms – this is above average, as he spent time predominantly in the music studio and not in the lecture-room.

Career

1980–1989: Fallen Dice and Fair Fax

Reim's career began as a songwriter, writing for Bernhard Brink, Roberto Blanco and Tina York. He played in a rock band called Fallen Dice with Pete Goldenberg and Norbert Preis. Their debut album, Pasch 1, was released in 1981. He spent a brief time as lead singer of the band Aqua before their dissolution in 1984. In 1986, Reim formed the synthpop duo Fair Fax with Jörg Wiesner. They released one single, "Satellite Dream", through Hansa Records.

1990–1999: Solo career

Reim's debut single "Verdammt, ich lieb' dich" ("Damn, I love you") topped the German Singles Chart for sixteen consecutive weeks in 1990. It also reached no. 1 in Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands and Switzerland. His debut album, Reim, was released through Polydor on 15 June 1990. He released a further nine albums through Polydor, including 1994's Zauberland which was re-recorded in English the following year.

2000–2015: The Electrola years

Reim began to see increased commercial success again in the 2000s after signing with Electrola.

In September 2004, Reim released the single "Vergiß Es (Forget It)" with Bonnie Tyler. It featured on Reim's compilation album, Déjà Vu, and reached no. 64 on the German Singles Chart. They recorded a second duet on Reim's thirteenth album, Sieben Leben (2010).

In 2011, Reim released a Christmas album titled Die große Weihnachtsparty, which includes a German cover of "Last Christmas" by Wham!.

In 2013, Reim topped the German Albums Chart for a second time with Unendlich .

2016–present: Recent work

Reim moved to RCA Records in 2016 for the release of his sixteenth album, Phoenix, which peaked at no. 2 in Germany. His subsequent albums Meteor (2018), MR20 (2019) and Matthias (2022) all peaked within the top 3.

Discography

Albums

YearDetailsPeak chart position Certifications
(sales thresholds)
GER
[1]
AUT
[2]
SWI
[3]
NL
[4]
1990Reim
  • Released: 15 June 1990
  • Label: Polydor
11130
  • BVMI: 3× Platinum [5]
  • IFPI AUT: Gold [6]
  • IFPI SWI: Platinum [7]
1991Reim 2
  • Released: 23 September 1991
  • Label: Polydor
568
  • BVMI: Platinum [5]
  • IFPI AUT: Gold [6]
  • IFPI SWI: Platinum [7]
1993Sabotage
  • Released: 10 May 1993
  • Label: Polydor
1115
1994Zauberland
  • Released: 19 September 1994
  • Label: Polydor
2647
1995Alles klar
  • Released: 29 September 1995
  • Label: Polydor
1997Reim 3
  • Released: 17 March 1997
  • Label: Polydor
40
1998Sensationell
  • Released: 20 April 1998
  • Label: Polydor
51
2000Wolkenreiter33
2002Morgenrot
  • Released: 22 February 2002
  • Label: Electrola
165274
2003Reim
  • Released: 15 August 2003
  • Label: Electrola
41944
  • BVMI: Gold [5]
2005Unverwundbar
  • Released: 16 September 2005
  • Label: Electrola
732
  • BVMI: Gold [5]
2007Männer sind Krieger
  • Released: 11 May 2007
  • Label: Electrola
1038
2010Sieben Leben
  • Released: 29 October 2010
  • Label: Electrola
51756
  • BVMI: Gold [5]
2013 Unendlich
  • Released: 25 January 2013
  • Label: Electrola
1928
  • BVMI: Platinum [5]
2014Die Leichtigkeit des Seins
  • Released: 2 May 2014
  • Label: Electrola
21134
  • BVMI: Gold [5]
2016Phoenix
  • Released: 15 April 2016
  • Label: RCA
21016
  • BVMI: Gold [5]
2018Meteor
  • Released: 23 March 2018
  • Label: RCA
31219
2019MR20
  • Released: 25 October 2019
  • Label: RCA
31522
  • BVMI: Gold [5]
2022Matthias
  • Released: 14 January 2022
  • Label: RCA
256
2024Zeppelin
  • Released: 26 April 2024
  • Label: RCA
4511
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

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