Clueso

來自埃爾福特(Erfurt)的28歲小伙子托馬斯?西普納(Thomas Hübner)(又稱“克魯索”)，同時是一位歌手、寫歌人以及出品商。在出版了四張專輯、并在各種俱樂部和音樂節(jié)上舉辦過無數(shù)次音樂會之后，他以自身不懈的激情、韌勁和對完美的追求，博得了不少粉絲對其獨特風格的認同。2008年，他更是奪取了德國音樂電視大賽(Bundesvision Song Contest)的第二名。在他異常成功的、登上單曲榜單第15名的單曲《一厘米都不到》(Keinen Zentimeter)之后，他的專輯《情難自已》(So sehr dabei)更是在甫一推出即登上了專輯排行榜的第三位。2008年，德國最大的青年音樂電臺“一現(xiàn)場”(Eins Live)將克魯索選為年度最佳歌手。2009年，克魯索更是在德國最重要的音樂大獎“回聲音樂獎”中一舉奪得“最佳國內(nèi)現(xiàn)場表現(xiàn)獎”。
by Jason Ankeny
Clueso was the first rap star to emerge from central Germany, disproving the theory that the nation's western region is the sole breeding ground for successful hip-hop MCs and DJs. Born Thomas Hübner in Erfurt on April 9, 1980, he originally studied to become a hairdresser but at 15 abandoned hair for hip-hop, making his recorded debut that same year on the compilation Erfurt Projekt 1996. Drawing his alias from Peter Sellers' famed The Pink Panther character Inspector Clouseau, he signed with manager Andreas Welskop in 1998 and soon after issued the first Clueso solo release, the BMG-issued "Clüsolo." Upon signing to the Four Music imprint, Clueso issued his first full-length release, Text und Ton, in 2001. A brief relocation to the K?ln area followed, although he returned to Erfurt to begin work on his sophomore effort, 2004's Gute Musik, which featured a shift away from rap toward more conventional vocals and reggae-inspired rhythms. A year later Clueso represented his native Thuringia region in the annual Bundesvision Song Contest with the track "Kein Bock zu Geh'n." His third LP, Weit Weg, hit retail a year later.