Roman Lob (born 2 July 1990) is a German singer-songwriter. In January and February 2012, Lob was a contestant in the German TV show Unser Star für Baku, produced by the German broadcasting stations Pro7 and Das Erste.[1] He is also the lead singer of the band Rooftop Kingdom, an alternative rock band with origins in Neustadt (Wied). He was also a founding member of German Metalcore band, Days of Despite.[2]
Roman Lob | |
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 Roman Lob at the Echo music award 2013 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 2 July 1990 |
| Origin | Düsseldorf, West Germany |
| Genres | Pop, pop rock, rock, alternative pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Labels | USFB, Universal |
| Website | www.romanlob.de |
Career
edit2007–2011: Early beginnings
editIn 2007, Lob took part in the fourth series of the German Idol format Deutschland sucht den Superstar but had to quit due to a vocal cord infection.[3] He had already advanced into the field of the top 20 contestants.[4]
In 2008, Roman took part in the competition to represent Germany at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 in Belgrade, as a part of the boy band G12P – Germany 12 Points. The song "When the Boys Come" was ultimately not chosen to compete in the national final.[5]
2012–present: Eurovision Song Contest 2012
editOn 16 February 2012, he won the show Unser Star für Baku and represented Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012. He achieved eighth place with 110 points in the contest.
Personal life
editAlong with his sister Lob grew up in Rott, a district of Neustadt (Wied). After high-school diploma, he trained as an industrial mechanic at an auto parts supplier in Troisdorf until January 2011. Lob loves to spend his free time snowboarding and downhill. Because of his love of music he has a microphone tattoo on the chest.
Discography
editAlbums
edit| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER [6] |
AUT [7] |
SWI [8] | |||||||||||
| Changes |
|
9 | 50 | 81 | |||||||||
| Home |
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— | — | — | |||||||||
| Acoustic Session 1. |
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— | — | — | |||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released. | |||||||||||||
Singles
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER [6] |
AUT [7] |
SWI [8] |
UK [9] | ||||||||||
| "Standing Still" | 2012 | 3 | 40 | 51 | 132 | Changes | |||||||
| "Call Out the Sun" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "All That Matters" | 2014 | — | — | — | — | Home | |||||||
| "Jealous" | 2015 | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||||||
| "Ain't Nobody" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released. | |||||||||||||
Other charted songs
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| GER [6] | |||
| "Conflicted" | 2012 | 51 | Changes |
| "Alone" | 42 |
References
edit- ^ "Germany: Céline leaves "Unser Star für Baku" | News | Eurovision Song Contest – Baku 2012". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
- ^ Emergenza: Days of Despite
- ^ "DSDS: Roman Lob scheidet aus – Magazin – Rhein-Zeitung". Rhein-zeitung.de. 13 January 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
- ^ "Roman Lob | Das Erste: Eurovision Song Contest – Teilnehmer". Eurovision.de. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
- ^ "Zweiter Anlauf: Roman Lob fährt zum ESC!". schlagr.de. 16 February 2012. Archived from the original on 21 February 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
- ^ a b c Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Roman Lob" (enter "Roman Lob" into the "Suchen" box). German Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ^ a b "Roman Lob - Austrian Charts". austriancharts.at/ Hung Medien.
- ^ a b "Roman Lob - Swiss Charts". hitparade.ch/ Hung Medien.
- ^ Peak positions in the United Kingdom:
- For "Standing Still": "New Chart Entries > June 9, 2012". Zobbel.de. 9 June 2012.