Andreas Kümmert

Andreas Kümmert (born 20 July 1986) is a German singer and songwriter who is best known for winning season three of The Voice of Germany. He also won Unser Song für Deutschland with the song "Heart of Stone", giving him the possibility to represent his country at the Eurovision Song Contest 2015. However, he declined the opportunity and the runner-up Ann Sophie took his place.

Andreas Kümmert
Background information
Born	(1986-07-20) 20 July 1986 (age 38) Gemünden am Main, Germany
Genres	Rock blues rock folk rock pop rock
Occupations	Singer songwriter
Instruments	Vocals guitar drums
Years active	2002–present

Zelt-Musik-Festival 2016 in Freiburg, Germany

Career

Kümmert started his career playing the drums or singing in various punk rock bands throughout Germany.^[1] He achieved minor success in music competitions while performing with the grunge band Silent Cry.^[2] In 2013, Kümmert began to participate in season three of The Voice of Germany. Several of the songs he covered throughout the competition went on to chart in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Kümmert later won the competition.^[3] He later released his début album The Mad Hatter's Neighbour in 2014 which reached the Top 20 in Germany. In January 2015, Kümmert was announced as one of the seven established German artists competing in Unser Song für Deutschland with the songs "Home Is In My Hands" and "Heart of Stone".^[4][5] The latter of the two was announced as the winner of the competition and thus would represent Germany at the Eurovision Song Contest 2015, however he declined the opportunity and Ann Sophie and her song "Black Smoke" went on to represent the country in the contest.^[6]

Discography

Albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications

Year	Title	Peak chart positions
		DE [7]	AT [8]	CH [9]
2014	The Mad Hatter's Neighbour	14	46	93
	Here I Am	3	13	13
2016	Recovery Case	22	—	—
2018	Lost and Found	41	—	—

Singles

List of singles as main artist, with selected chart positions and certifications

Title	Year	Peak chart positions
		DE [7]	AT [8]	CH [9]
"If You Don't Know Me by Now"	2013	44	58	59
"Simple Man"		2	10	8
"Home Is In My Hands"	2015	51	—	—
"Heart of Stone"		12	36	—

References

1. Ich liebe alten Rock'n'Roll, Blues & Soul, Rainer Guérich, inMusic, 16. Dezember 2012
2. Andreas Kümmert Archived March 11, 2015, at the Wayback Machine, Eintrag bei Ampya, retrieved, 15 December 2013
3. Andreas Kümmert in den deutschen iTunes-Charts
4. Sieben Vorentscheid-Acts stehen fest Archived 2015-02-20 at the Wayback Machine, eurovision.de, Meldung vom 14. Januar 2015.
5. Germany: Eurovision NF Song snippets online, escunited.com, Meldung vom 5. Februar 2015.
6. Granger, Anthony (5 March 2015). "Germany: Ann Sophie Has Won!". Eurovoix. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
7. "Andreas Kümmert". GfK Entertainment. GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 5 March 2015.^{[dead link‍]}
8. "Andreas Kümmert". Ö3 Austria Top 40. Ö3 Austria Top 40. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
9. "Andreas Kümmert". Swiss Hitparade. Swiss Hitparade. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2015.

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Nick Howard	The Voice of Germany Winner 2013	Succeeded by Charley Ann Schmutzler