{{short description|German singer}} {{BLP sources|date=June 2018}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Mike Singer | image = 200623 MIKE SINGER DIGI SHOTS BY ROBERT WUNSCH 0027.jpg | image_size = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|2000|01|20}} | birth_place = Kehl, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | instrument = Vocals | genre = Pop | occupation = Singer, songwriter | years_active = 2012–present | label = Warner Music | website = {{URL|www.mikesinger.de}} }} '''Mike Singer''' (born 20 January 2000 in Kehl, Baden-Württemberg) is a German pop singer and songwriter.
==Biography== Growing up as the son of Russian German parents in Offenburg, Singer started to develop a musical career from the age of twelve. Self-taught, he composed and wrote self-produced songs at home and cover of well-known hits. In 2013, he auditioned for the German version of ''The Voice Kids'' joining Team Lena Meyer-Landrut,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sat1.de/tv/the-voice-kids/teams/2013/team-lena-2013/mike|title=The Voice Kids - Mike|date=April 16, 2013|website=www.sat1.de}}</ref> but was voted out following the Battle Round.
In 2014, he released the album ''Only You'' mostly in English, but with an additional track in German and 2 remixes. In 2015 (following continued online success),<ref name=rp>{{Cite web|url=https://rp-online.de/kultur/musik/deja-vu-youtube-star-mike-singer-stuermt-auf-platz-1-der-charts_aid-17826785|title=Album "Deja Vu": Youtube-Star Mike Singer stürmt auf Platz 1 der Charts|first=RP|last=ONLINE|website=RP ONLINE|date=26 January 2018}}</ref> he released his EP ''Nur mit Dir'' with 6 tracks in German. He has attracted over 1.4 million fans on Instagram, 360,000 followers on Facebook and over 580,000 subscribers to his YouTube channel.<ref name=rp/>
He was signed to Warner Music Group<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.warnermusic.de/mike-singer|title=Mike Singer|date=August 17, 2016|website=Warner Music Germany}}</ref> in February 2017, and both his first album on the label ''Karma'' and the follow-up album ''Deja Vu'' in January 2018 have both reached number 1 on the German Albums Chart,<ref name=rp/> as well as charting in Austria and Switzerland. The German newspaper ''Die Welt'' called him the German Justin Bieber.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.welt.de/kultur/article162627149/Ritzende-Fans-eigener-Bodyguard-wer-ist-Mike-Singer.html|title=Ritzende Fans, eigener Bodyguard - wer ist Mike Singer?|author=Marcel Reich|newspaper=Die Welt|date=6 March 2017|accessdate=29 June 2018|language=de}}.</ref> In 2017, he also appeared in the series ''Spotlight'' in the role of Luke.
==Discography== === Studio albums === {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" |+ List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and track listing ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;" | Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:19em;" | Album details ! scope="col" colspan="3" | Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;" | Track listing |- style="background: #eeeeee;" ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| GER<br><ref name="ger">{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/suche?artistId=Mike+Singer|title=Discographie von Mike Singer|publisher=GfK Entertainment|access-date=21 April 2022}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| AUT<br><ref name="aut">{{cite web | url=http://austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Mike+Singer | title=Mike Singer discography | publisher=Hung Medien | work=austriancharts.at |accessdate=29 June 2018}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| SWI<br><ref name="sui">{{cite web | url=http://hitparade.ch/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Mike+Singer | title=Mike Singer discography | publisher=Hung Medien | work=hitparade.ch |accessdate=29 June 2018}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| ''Karma'' | * Released: February 24, 2017 * Label: Warner * Formats: CD, digital download, streaming | 1 || 5 || 12 | {{Track listing | title1 = Intro | length1 = 1:12
| title2 = Karma | length2 = 3:17
| title3 = Flieh mit mir | length3 = 3:26
| title4 = Wenn all die Sorgen gehen | length4 = 3:36
| title5 = Herz für dich | length5 = 3:04
| title6 = Jung und frei | length6 = 3:04
| title7 = Nein | length7 = 2:44
| title8 = Hilf mir | length8 = 3:15
| title9 = Egal | length9 = 3:52
| title10 = Alien | length10 = 2:59
| title11 = Alles nur gelogen | length11 = 3:07
| title12 = Weinst du | length12 = 4:25
| title13 = 1Life | length13 = 3:10
| title14 = Homies und Groupies | length14 = 3:03
| title15 = Bring mich zum Singen | length15 = 3:28
| title16 = Fanpost | length16 = 2:53 }} |- ! scope="row"| ''Deja Vu'' | * Released: January 19, 2018 * Label: Warner * Formats: CD, digital download, streaming | 1 || 2 || 2 | {{Track listing | title1 = Unendliche Geschichte | length1 = 3:09
| title2 = Galaxie | note2 = featuring Sierra Kidd | length2 = 3:29
| title3 = Bester Tag | length3 = 2:52
| title4 = Alles an dir | note4 = featuring Kay One | length4 = 3:04
| title5 = Vergessen wie du heißt | length5 = 2:50
| title6 = Zwei Seiten | length6 = 3:45
| title7 = Safe Digga | length7 = 2:54
| title8 = Stage | length8 = 3:15
| title9 = Singer | length9 = 2:55
| title10 = Home Sweet Home | length10 = 3:02
| title11 = Deja Vu | length11 = 3:11
| title12 = Fantasie | note12 = featuring Teesy | length12 = 3:56
| title13 = Phänomen | length13 = 3:19
| title14 = Flashbacks | length14 = 2:57
| title15 = Nie mehr ohne dich | length15 = 3:01
| title16 = An deiner Seite | length16 = 3:34
| title17 = Hundert Prozent | length17 = 2:52
| title18 = Meine Crew | length18 = 3:04 }} |- ! scope="row"| ''Trip'' | * Released: April 12, 2019 * Label: Warner * Formats: CD, digital download, streaming | 1 || 5 || 14 | {{Track listing | title1 = Trip | length1 = 2:33
| title2 = Taub | length2 = 2:51
| title3 = Tinderella | length3 = 2:33
| title4 = Sei ehrlich | length4 = 2:31
| title5 = Air Force One | length5 = 3:61
| title6 = Bon Voyage | length6 = 2:53
| title7 = Bonnie ohne Kleid | length7 = 2:56
| title8 = Ulala | note8 = featuring Eunique | length8 = 3:05
| title9 = Da wo wir sind | length9 = 3:17
| title10 = Bon Bon | length10 = 2:40
| title11 = Warum | length11 = 2:36
| title12 = Durch die Nacht | length12 = 3:25 }} |- ! scope="row"| ''Paranoid!?'' | * Released: November 20, 2020 * Label: Warner * Formats: CD, digital download, streaming | 9 || 42 || — | {{Track listing | title1 = Nie mehr | length1 = 2:33
| title2 = High | length2 = 2:48
| title3 = BYE | length3 = 2:21
| title4 = Panik | length4 = 2:29
| title5 = Paranoid | length5 = 2:42
| title6 = Hau Ab | length6 = 2:31
| title7 = 100Tausend | length7 = 2:50
| title8 = La La La | length8 = 2:29
| title9 = Blackout | length9 = 2:22
| title10 = Gänsehaut | length10 = 2:17
| title11 = Immer Schlimmer | length11 = 2:32
| title12 = Outro | length12 = 2:40 }} |- ! scope="row"| ''Emotions'' | * Released: April 14, 2022 * Label: Universal * Formats: CD, digital download, streaming | 1 || — || — | {{Track listing | title1 = Tanzen ohne Beat (MADIZIN MIX) | length1 = 2:26
| title2 = Bonjour Ca Va | length2 = 2:14
| title3 = Lass mich los | note3 = with KAYEF | length3 = 2:27
| title4 = Blind oder Taub | length4 = 2:14
| title5 = Verdammt ich lieb' dich | length5 = 2:56
| title6 = Warum bist du so | note6 = with Dardan | length6 = 2:42
| title7 = Emotions in Dessous | length7 = 3:01
| title8 = Wie viel Lügen | note8 = featuring FOURTY | length8 = 2:16
| title9 = Forever Young | length9 = 2:15
| title10 = Fehler | note10 = with Monet192 | length10 = 2:07
| title11 = Als ob du mich liebst | note11 = featuring Vanessa Mai | length11 = 2:21
| title12 = Parkbank | length12 = 2:36
| title13 = Licht | length13 = 2:44 }} |- ! scope="row"| ''Rush'' | * Released: April 5, 2024 * Label: Universal * Formats: CD, digital download, streaming | — || — || — | {{Track listing | title1 = | length1 =
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| title5 = Sex On The Beach | length5 = 2:04
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| title7 = Adrenalin | length7 = 2:52
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| title9 = Zielen gelernt | note9 = with FOURTY | length9 = 2:23
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=== Extended plays === {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" |+ List of EPs, with release date, label and track listing shown ! scope="col" style="width:18em;" | Title ! scope="col" style="width:19em;" | EP details ! scope="col" style="width:12em;" | Track listing |- ! scope="row"| ''Nur mit Dir'' | * Released: October 2, 2015 * Label: Gefälltmir Media * Formats: Digital download, streaming | {{Track listing | title1 = Frei sein | length1 = 3.47
| title2 = Abbild | length2 = 3.23
| title3 = Mein Herz | note3 = featuring Ado Kojo | length3 = 3:40
| title4 = Weiter gehen | length4 = 2.56
| title5 = Nur mit dir | length5 = 3.33
| title6 = Ohne dich | length6 = 3:51 }} |}
===Singles=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" |+ List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;"| Year ! scope="col" colspan="3"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:15em;"| Album |- style="background: #eeeeee;" ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| GER<br><ref name="ger"/> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| AUT<br><ref name="aut"/> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| SWI<br><ref name="sui"/> |- ! scope="row"| "Karma" | 2016 | 73 || 64 || — | rowspan="3"| ''Karma'' |- ! scope="row"| "Jung und frei" | rowspan="4"| 2017 | — || — || — |- ! scope="row"| "Nein" | — || — || — |- ! scope="row"| "Deja Vu" | 65 || 56 || — | rowspan="2"| ''Deja Vu'' |- ! scope="row"| "Galaxie"<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(featuring Sierra Kidd)</span> | — || — || — |- ! scope="row"| "Netflix & Chill" <br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Kay One featuring Mike Singer)</span> | rowspan="4"| 2018 | 11 || 15 || 54 | Makers Gonna Make |- ! scope="row"| "Bella ciao" | 44 || 59 || 80 | {{n/a|Non-album single}} |- ! scope="row"| "Safe Digga"<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(featuring Slimane)</span> | — || — || — | ''Deja Vu'' |- ! scope="row"| "Taub" | — || — || — | rowspan="3"| ''Trip'' |- ! scope="row"| "Bon Voyage" | rowspan="3"| 2019 | — || — || — |- ! scope="row"| "Ulalala"<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(featuring Eunique)</span> | — || — || — |- ! scope="row"| "Bon Bon"<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(featuring Ado Kojo)</span> | — || — || — | {{n/a|Non-album single}} |- ! scope="row"| "Paranoid" | rowspan="4"| 2020 | — || — || — | rowspan="4"| ''Paranoid!?'' |- ! scope="row"| "100Tausend" | — || — || — |- ! scope="row"| "Bye" | — || — || — |- ! scope="row"| "Panik" | — || — || — |- ! scope="row"| "Verdammt ich lieb' dich" | rowspan="4"| 2021 | 28 || 51 || 100 | rowspan="8"| ''Emotions'' |- ! scope="row"| "Forever Young" | — || — || — |- ! scope="row"| "Bonjour ca va" | — || — || — |- ! scope="row"| "Als ob du mich liebst"<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(featuring Vanessa Mai)</span> | — || — || — |- ! scope="row"| "Lass mich los"<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(featuring Kayef)</span> | rowspan="4"| 2022 | 75 || — || — |- ! scope="row"| "Fehler"<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(featuring Monet192)</span> | 75 || — || — |- ! scope="row"| "Tanzen ohne Beat (Madizin Mix)" | — || — || — |- ! scope="row"| "Warum bist du so"<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(featuring Dardan)</span> | 60 || — || — |- | colspan="12" style="font-size:90%" | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |}
==Filmography== *2017: ''Spotlight'' (Online series) -- as Luke<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bravo.de/endlich-mike-singer-kommt-mit-spotlight-zurueck-ins-tv-379296.html|title=Endlich! Mike Singer kommt mit "Spotlight" zurück ins TV{{!}} BRAVO|website=Bravo.de|date=29 August 2018 |access-date=2020-02-13}}</ref> *2019: ''Der Lehrer''—as Felix<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rtl2.de/sendungen/krass-schule-die-jungen-lehrer/folge/183254|title=Mike Singer ist mein Freund! - Krass Schule - Die jungen Lehrer - RTLZWEI|website=www.rtl2.de|language=de|access-date=2020-02-13}}</ref> *2020: ''The Masked Singer''—as Wuschel (Season 2 runner-up)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.promiflash.de/news/2020/04/29/the-masked-singer-mike-singers-wuschel-indizien-aufgeloest.html|website=www.promiflash.de|access-date=2020-06-28|title="The Masked Singer": Mike Singers Wuschel-Indizien aufgelöst|date=29 April 2020}}</ref> *2021: ''Deutschland sucht den Superstar''—Judge (Season 18) *2022: ''Let's Dance''—Contestant (season 15)
== Awards == {| class="wikitable" |+ !Year !Organisation !Award !Work !Result !Ref. |- |2018 |MTV Europe Music Awards<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.promiflash.de/news/2018/11/05/best-german-act-mike-singer-raeumt-bei-den-mtv-emas-ab.html | title="Best German Act": Mike Singer räumt bei den MTV EMAs ab! | date=5 November 2018 }}</ref> |Best German Act |Mike Singer |{{won}} | |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{commons category}} *[http://mikesinger.de/ Official website]
{{MTV EMA for Best German Act}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Singer, Mike}} Category:German male songwriters Category:2000 births Category:Living people Category:People from Kehl Category:21st-century German male singers Category:German people of Russian descent