Tim Bendzko

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1= Am seidenen Faden
2= Nur noch kurz die Welt retten



Tim Bendzko (born 9 April 1985) is a German singer-songwriter. He achieved nationwide recognition with his song "Nur noch kurz die Welt retten" and becoming the winner on the Bundesvision Song Contest.

Bendzko grew up in the Köpenick region of Berlin.  As a teenager, he attended a sport gymnasium and played at the first FC Union Berlin football. Later he studied Protestant theology and non-Christian religions. His musical career began with guitar lessons, which he decided to start taking when he was 11 or 12 years old.  At age 16, he wrote his first songs.

After taking his Abitur, he studied Protestant Theology and non-Christian religions at the Free University of Berlin. He ended his studies after 5 semesters without getting a degree.  He then worked temporarily as an auctioneer in the car trade.

In 2009, he registered for the talent compeititon Söhne gesucht of Söhne Mannheims. As a winner of the talent competition, he performed in the summer of 2009 before 20,000 spectators at the Berlin Waldbühne, one of Europe's largest concert venues.  Then he devoted himself entirely to his music. He received a recording contract with Sony Music and performed as an opening act for Silly on their 2010 tour.

On 17 June 2011, he released his debut album Wenn Worte meine Sprache wären ("If words were my language"), from which the single Nur noch kurz die Welt retten ("Just quickly save the world") was released on 27 May 2011. The album reached number four in the German charts  and the single number two.

The single, written by Tim Bendzko, Mo Brandis and Simon Triebel, was certified 3x Gold in Germany for sales of more than 450,000 copies. It was also awarded Platinum status in Switzerland and Gold in Austria. The music video was produced by Hagen Decker in Los Angeles. The album, which sold over 500,000 copies in Germany alone, was certified 5x Gold in Germany, Platinum in Switzerland and Gold in Austria.

Bendzko performed as the opening act in Cologne and Leipzig on Elton John's tour of Germany, as well as being the support act for Joe Cocker during his Hard Knocks tour. On 29 September 2011, he came back to his hometown of Berlin for the Bundesvision Song Contest 2011 with the title track of his Album, Wenn Worte meine Sprache wären and won the competition. On 10 November 2011 he won the newcomer Bambi award.

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montage

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvrcZ0RnyL8


Am seidenen Faden (German: By a Silken Thread) is the second studio album by German recording artist Tim Bendzko, released by Sony Music Columbia on 24 May 2013 in German-speaking Europe.

Bendzko re-teamed with frequent collaborator music producer Swen Meyer to work on the album and also consulted Crada to provide additional production on the songs.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-xf_H2xiAg



Only a short time to save the world is a song by the German singer-songwriter Tim Bendzko . Laut.de writes that the song takes "one by the hand" and keep "mirror before the eyes".

The song was produced in the Hamburg Mainland Studios by Swen Meyer and was a pre-release as a single by Sony Music Entertainment seven days before the release of the debut CD If words would be my language on 17 June 2011.
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