Roman Lob Explained

Roman Lob
Label:USFB, Universal
Birth Date:1990 7, df=yes
Origin:Düsseldorf, West Germany
Genre:Pop, pop rock, rock, alternative pop
Occupation:Singer, songwriter
Website:www.romanlob.de

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]

Career

2007–2011: Early beginnings

In 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

See main article: Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012. On 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

Along 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

Albums

TitleDetailsPeak chart positions
GER
[6]
AUT
[7]
SWI
[8]
Changes 9 50 81
Home
  • Released: 25 July 2014
  • Label: TBA
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Acoustic Session 1.
  • Released: 3 April 2015
  • Label: Manuscript
  • Formats: CD, digital download
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
GER
AUT
SWI
UK
[9]
"Standing Still"20123 40 51 132Changes
"Call Out the Sun"
"All That Matters"2014Home
"Jealous"2015rowspan="2"
"Ain't Nobody"
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

Other charted songs

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
GER
"Conflicted"201251Changes
"Alone"42

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Germany: Céline leaves "Unser Star für Baku" | News | Eurovision Song Contest – Baku 2012 . Eurovision.tv . 17 February 2012.
  2. [Emergenza]
  3. Web site: DSDS: Roman Lob scheidet aus – Magazin – Rhein-Zeitung . Rhein-zeitung.de . 13 January 2012 . 17 February 2012.
  4. Web site: Roman Lob | Das Erste: Eurovision Song Contest – Teilnehmer . Eurovision.de . 17 February 2012.
  5. Web site: Zweiter Anlauf: Roman Lob fährt zum ESC! . schlagr.de . 16 February 2012 . 18 February 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120221095846/http://www.schlagr.de/news-artikel/items/zweiter-anlauf-roman-lob-faehrt-zum-esc . 21 February 2012 .
  6. Web site: Discographie Roman Lob. enter "Roman Lob" into the "Suchen" box. German Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Hung. Steffen.
  7. Web site: Roman Lob - Austrian Charts. austriancharts.at/ Hung Medien.
  8. Web site: Roman Lob - Swiss Charts. hitparade.ch/ Hung Medien.
  9. Peak positions in the United Kingdom: