Quick Facts
Biography
Bosse (born Axel Bosse, 22 February 1980 in Braunschweig) is a German rock singer and guitarist. Bosse is also the name of his backup band.
Band members
- Axel Bosse – vocals
- Björn Krüger – drums
- Thorsten Sala – guitar
- Theofilos Fotiades – bass
History
In 2005, Bosse released their first single "Kraft". Soon after, they performed in a farewell tour for Such A Surge. After the tour ended in April 2005, they released their first album Kamikazeherz. This album achieved considerable success at that time, with the revival of German rock.
On 28 July 2006, the band released their second album, Guten Morgen Spinner, with the accompanying single, "Die Irritierten".
6 February 2009 saw the release of their third album, Taxi. Before the album, the band left their label, EMI. In collaboration with Jochen Naaf, Bosse produced the album themselves. The single "3 Millionen" was released in early 2009, and received much airplay. Axel Bosse was also a featured artist on Deutsche Welle's PopXport.
On 29 September 2011, Bosse came in third place in the annual Bundesvision Song Contest, out of 16 contestants, one from each of the German states. Bosse represented Lower Saxony, and sang "Frankfurt Oder", from their fourth album, Wartesaal (released 25 February 2011).
Bosse was nominated as Best Artist at the 1LIVE Krone 2011 awards.They came in second place, losing out to Clueso.
On 8 March 2013, the band released its fifth album, Kraniche, and confirmed a tour through Germany.
Bosse made their second appearance on the annual Bundesvision Song Contest on 27 September 2013, this time coming in first place.They once again represented Lower Saxony, and sang "So Oder So", a single from Kraniche.
Bosse was nominated as Best Artist again at the 1LIVE Krone 2013 awards. They came in second place, losing out to Casper.
In 2017, Dutch rock band BLØF scored one of the biggest hits in Dutch history with "Zoutelande", their adaptation of Bosse's "Frankfurt Oder".
Discography
Albums
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Certifications | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | Austria | Switzerland | |||
| 2005 | Kamikazeherz (de) | — | — | — | |
| 2006 | Guten Morgen Spinner (de) | — | — | — | |
| 2009 | Taxi (de) | 96 | — | — | |
| 2011 | Wartesaal (de) | 16 | — | — | |
| 2013 | Kraniche (de) | 4 | — | — |
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| 2016 | Engtanz (de) | 1 | 28 | 92 | |
| 2018 | Alles ist jetzt | 1 | — | — | |
Live albums
- 2014: Kraniche – Live in Hamburg
- 2016: Leise Landung – Die Kraniche Akustiktournee 2014
Compilations
- 2011: Classic Albums: Kamikazeherz / Guten Morgen Spinner
EPs
- 2008: Kurzstrecke
Singles
- 2005: Kraft (Power)
- 2005: Keine Panik (No Panic)
- 2005: Niemand vermisst uns (Nobody Misses Us)
- 2006: Die Irritierten (The Confused)
- 2009: 3 Millionen (Three Million)
- 2009: Liebe ist leise (Love Is Quiet)
- 2009: Sommer lang (Summer Long)
- 2011: Weit weg (Far Away)
- 2011: Wartesaal (Waiting Room)
- 2011: Frankfurt Oder (Frankfurt (Oder))
- 2013: Schönste Zeit (Most Beautiful Time)
- 2013: So oder so (Either Way)
- 2013: Kraniche (Cranes)
- 2013: Vier Leben (Four Lives)
- 2015: Steine (Stones)
- 2016: Immer so lieben (Always Love Like That)
- 2016: Dein Hurra (Your Hooray)
- 2016: Außerhalb der Zeit (Outside of Time)
- 2018: Alles ist jetzt (Everything Is Now)
- 2018: Augen zu Musik an (Eyes Closed Music On)
- 2019: Ich warte auf dich (I Wait For You)
- 2019: Hallo Hometown (Hallo Hometown)