Clueso facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Clueso
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Clueso in 2018
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| Birth name | Thomas Hübner |
| Born | 9 April 1980 Erfurt, East Germany |
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| Years active | 1995–present |
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Thomas Hübner (born on April 9, 1980), known by his stage name Clueso, is a German singer, rapper, songwriter, and music producer. He is famous for mixing different music styles like hip hop, pop, electronic music, and sometimes reggae.
Clueso has released many albums. Three of his albums—Stadtrandlichter (2014), Neuanfang (2016), and Handgepäck I (2018)—all reached the number one spot on the German music charts.
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Clueso's Music Journey
Clueso was born in Erfurt, Germany. He chose his stage name from Inspector Clouseau in The Pink Panther movies. He started making music in 1995. In 1998, he released his first vinyl record called Clüsolo.
In 1999, Clueso moved to Cologne. A year later, he signed a record deal with Four Music. His first album, Text und Ton, came out in 2001. Around this time, he performed at big music events like the MTV HipHop Open.
Growing as an Artist
In 2002, Clueso moved back to Erfurt. He then started working on his second album, Gute Musik, which means "Good Music". This album was released in 2004. It was different because it focused more on singing than rapping.
In 2005, Clueso took part in the Bundesvision Song Contest 2005. This is a music competition in Germany where artists represent their home regions. He sang "Kein Bock zu gehen" and finished in seventh place.
His third album, Weit weg, was released in 2006. In 2007, Clueso did a special concert in Berlin. He performed his songs with a large orchestra called the STÜBAphilharmonie. This concert was also released as a DVD. Later that year, he opened shows for the famous German singer Herbert Grönemeyer.
In 2008, Clueso competed in the Bundesvision Song Contest again. His song "Keinen Zentimeter" came in second place, very close to the winner. His fourth album, So sehr dabei, was released in May 2008.
Chart Success and New Beginnings
Clueso's fifth studio album, An und für sich, came out in 2011. That same year, he worked with another well-known German artist, Udo Lindenberg. They performed the song "Cello" together, which became a big hit, reaching number 4 on the German charts.
In 2014, Clueso released Stadtrandlichter, which became a number one album. After this success, he made a big change. He decided to work without his long-time band and management team. This led to his next album, Neuanfang (meaning "New Beginning"), which also reached number one in Germany. This album was all about his experiences during this time of change.
After Neuanfang, Clueso started working on Handgepäck I (meaning "Hand Luggage I"). This album, released in 2018, is a collection of acoustic songs. He wrote these songs over seven years while traveling around the world.
Clueso's Albums
Here are some of Clueso's studio albums:
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AUT |
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| Text und Ton |
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| Gute Musik |
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53 | — | — |
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| Weit weg |
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12 | — | 62 |
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| So sehr dabei |
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3 | 40 | 26 |
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| An und für sich |
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2 | 20 | 24 |
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| Stadtrandlichter |
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1 | 12 | 6 |
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| Neuanfang |
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1 | 14 | 15 |
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| Handgepäck I |
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1 | 17 | 12 | |
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2 | 12 | 13 | |
Live Albums
Clueso has also released live albums, which are recordings of his concerts:
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| So sehr dabei – Live |
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| Clueso & STÜBA Philharmonie |
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| Stadtrandlichter – Live |
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Singles
Here are some of Clueso's popular singles:
- 2000: The Disk feat. Metaphysics
- 2000: Spiel da nich mit ("Don't play along with it")
- 2001: Sag mir wo ("Tell me where")
- 2003: Extended Player EP
- 2004: Wart' mal ("Wait a second")
- 2005: Kein Bock zu geh'n (#65 German Top 100) ("Don't wanna go")
- 2005: Pizzaschachteln ("Pizza boxes")
- 2005: Komm schlaf bei mir ("Clueso Sings Rio Reiser") ("Come, sleep here with me")
- 2006: Chicago (#60 German Top 100)
- 2006: Out of Space
- 2007: Chicago (Live)
- 2007: Lala (for the movie Leroy)
- 2008: Keinen Zentimeter (#15 German Top 100) ("Not an inch")
- 2008: Mitnehm' (#79 German Top 100) ("Take along")
- 2008: Niemand an dich denkt (#83 German Top 100) ("Nobody's thinking about you")
- 2009: Gewinner (#21 German Top 100) ("Winner")
- 2011: Zu schnell vorbei (#38 German Top 100) ("Too Quickly Gone")
- 2011: Du bleibst ("You stay")
- 2011: Beinah ("Almost")
- 2011: Cello Udo Lindenberg feat. Clueso (#4 German Top 100)
- 2014: Stadtrandlichter ("Lights of the Outskirts")
- 2014: Freidrehen ("Freely revolving") (#20 German Top 100)
- 2016: Neuanfang ("New Beginning") (#48 German Top 100)
- 2017: Wenn du liebst Clueso feat. Kat Frankie ("If you love")
- 2017: Achterbahn ("Rollercoaster")
- 2018: Du und ich ("You and Me")
- 2018: Vier Jahreszeiten an einem Tag ("Four Seasons in One Day" – Crowded House Cover)
- 2018: Wie versprochen ("As promised")
- 2020: Sag mir was du willst (Tell me what you want)
- 2020: Tanzen (Dance)
- 2020: Flugmodus (Flight mode)
- 2020: Aber ohne dich (But without you)
- 2020: Du warst immer dabei (You were always there)
- 2021: Leider Berlin (Unfortunately Berlin)
- 2021: Willkommen Zurück Clueso feat. Andreas Bourani (Welcome Back)
- 2021: 37 Grad im Paradies (37 Degrees in Paradise)
Images for kids
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Clueso & Band, 2018
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Clueso & Band, 2018
See also
In Spanish: Clueso para niños
