Matthias Reim | |
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Background information | |
Born | Korbach, West Germany | 26 November 1957
Genres | Schlager, pop, rock |
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, composer |
Years active | 1977–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.
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
Year | Details | Peak chart position | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||
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GER [1] | AUT [2] | SWI [3] | NL [4] | |||
1990 | Reim
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 30 | |
1991 | Reim 2
| 5 | 6 | 8 | — | |
1993 | Sabotage
| 11 | — | 15 | — | |
1994 | Zauberland
| 26 | — | 47 | — | |
1995 | Alles klar
| — | — | — | — | |
1997 | Reim 3
| 40 | — | — | — | |
1998 | Sensationell
| 51 | — | — | — | |
2000 | Wolkenreiter
| 33 | — | — | — | |
2002 | Morgenrot
| 16 | 52 | 74 | — | |
2003 | Reim
| 4 | 19 | 44 | — |
|
2005 | Unverwundbar
| 7 | 32 | — | — |
|
2007 | Männer sind Krieger
| 10 | 38 | — | — | |
2010 | Sieben Leben
| 5 | 17 | 56 | — |
|
2013 | Unendlich
| 1 | 9 | 28 | — |
|
2014 | Die Leichtigkeit des Seins
| 2 | 11 | 34 | — |
|
2016 | Phoenix
| 2 | 10 | 16 | — |
|
2018 | Meteor
| 3 | 12 | 19 | — | |
2019 | MR20
| 3 | 15 | 22 | — |
|
2022 | Matthias
| 2 | 5 | 6 | — | |
2024 | Zeppelin
| 4 | 5 | 11 | — | |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
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