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Jan Degenhardt (born 9 July 1962[1]) is a German lawyer and folk-singer. His father is the political poetry and singer Franz Josef Degenhardt.
| Jan Degenhardt | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | (1962-07-09) 9 July 1962 (age 62) Saarbrücken, Saarland, Germany |
| Origin | Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany |
| Genres | Singer, songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Singing, guitar |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Labels | Conträr Musik |
| Website | www |
Born in Saarbrücken,[1] he studied jurisprudence in Hamburg from 1983 to 1990. After that he moved to Greifswald and worked as a docent at the Grone-school and the University of Greifswald until 1993. 1992 Degenhardt established as a lawyer in Greifswald.
In 1999, he published his first album with the title „Aufbruch". His same-named Song gets to the highscore list of the SFB in 2000. The same year he reached the second place at "Deutscher FolkFörderpreis".
After a promotion tour Jan Degenhardt published his second album called Stimmen hinter'm Spiegel in summer 2004. The contained song Marathon Berlin reached the 9th place at the Liederbestenliste [de] of the society for German-language music.[2]
In February 2011, his third album named Schamlos was chosen as CD of the month in June.[3] The same month the song "Demokratie" reached the 8th place at the Liederbestenliste,[4] even in July, it moved to second position.[5]
Beside his father Franz Josef Degenhardt his brother Kai Degenhardt makes music, too.