Rocko Schamoni, real name is Tobias Albrecht, is a German

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 entertainer, author, musician, club proprietor and member of the comedy ensemble Studio Braun

Studio Braun

Studio Braun is a Hamburg, Germany comedy ensemble consisting of Rocko Schamoni, Heinz Strunk and Jacques Palminger....

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Biography

Rocko Schamoni released his first vinyl

Gramophone record

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-single Liebe kann man sich nicht kaufen (1987). A lot of albums and singles followed. In 1998 he started the project Studio Braun with two other musicians from Hamburg.

In 2000 his career as author

Author

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 began. Rocko Schamoni released three autobiographical novel

Novel

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s called Risiko des Ruhms (2000), Dorfpunks (2004) and Sternstunden der Bedeutungslosigkeit (2007). Dorfpunks, which tells about Schamoni's youth as fan of punk

Punk rock

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 and then as a punk

Punk subculture

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 himself in his village Lütjenburg at the end of the 70s and at the beginning of the 80s, made him very popular in Germany. Schamoni was invited to several well-known TV shows as TV Total

TV total

TV total is a German late-night television comedy talk show that has run since 8 March 1999 on ProSieben, and is currently aired at around 23:15 from Monday to Thursday....

 to promote his novel. It sold very well in Germany.

Rocko Schamoni also co-founded, with Schorsch Kamerun

Schorsch Kamerun

Schorsch Kamerun, whose real name is Thomas Sehl, is a German musician, singer, author, theatre director, and club proprietor....

 and others, the Golden Pudel nightclub in Hamburg, which is well known as a center of the Hamburger Schule

Hamburger Schule

The Hamburger Schule is a musical current in Germany during the 1980s and early 1990s. With some active bands and artists it is still present. It is encompassing elements from punk, grunge and experimental pop, and featuring intelligent lyrics...

 movement in German alternative rock.

Then, he sometimes works as part-time actor and is also known as King Rocko Schamoni, Bims Brohm, IBM City Star, Mike Strecker, and Silvio Strecker.

Studio albums

• 1988: Vision (LP, Weser Label)
• 1989: Jeans und Elektronik (LP/LP lim. mit Flexi-Disc/CD/MC, Polydor)
• 1990: Disco
• 1993: Ex-Leben (mit Motion)(CD, What’s so funny about)
• 1995: Galerie Tolerance
• 1996: Die frühen Werke des Monsieur 70 Volt
• 1999: Showtime (DoCD inkl. Remixe, Trikont
  Trikont
  The leftist publishing house Trikont was founded in 1967 in Munich. The name "Trikont" means "three continents", in German a not very common synonym for Third World Countries....
  
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• 2002: Der Schwere Duft von Anarchie (CD, Virgin
  Virgin Records
  Virgin Records is a British record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell in 1972. The company grew to be a worldwide music phenomenon, with platinum performers such as Roy Orbison, Devo, Genesis, Keith Richards, Janet Jackson, Culture Club, Lenny...
  
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• 2003: The Best of Rocko Schamoni (DoCD/LP, Trikont)
• 2007: Rocko Schamoni & Little Machine (CD, Trikont; LP, Nobistor)

Singles

• 1987: Liebe kann man sich nicht kaufen (7“-Weser Label)
• 1990: Ich will Liebe (7“-Vinyl, Weser Label; Maxi-CD/12“-Vinyl, Polydor)
• 1990: Was kostet Liebe (7“-Vinyl, Polydor)
• 1990: Mendocino (Duet with Michael Holm
  Michael Holm
  Michael Holm is a German singer, musician, songwriter and producer.He is primarily known as a Schlager singer. Although his first appearance in the hit parade was in 1962 , he had his first big hit in 1969...
  
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• 1991: Nackt in Las Vegas (7“-Vinyl/Maxi-CD, Polydor)
• 1999: Showtime Remixe (12“-Vinyl, Trikont)
• 2002: Geld ist eine Droge (Maxi-CD, Virgin)
• 2002: Heart of Plastic (12“-Vinyl/Maxi-CD, Virgin)
• 2005: Mauern (Maxi-CD, Trikont; 7“-Vinyl, Nobistor)
• 2006: Muster (Maxi-CD, Trikont; 7“-Vinyl, Nobistor)
• 2010: Mein Hass (7“-Vinyl, Duet with Cordelia Waal, Music and Production: Rockford Kabine
  Rockford Kabine
  Rockford Kabine , is a German artist group from Bochum comprising composers and producers Antony Sharas and Marlon Marlon.- Discography :* Hotel Homosex , EP* Live Chamber , Live Album* Black Nazi , EP...
  
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Filmography

• 1988: Ballhaus Barmbek
• 1990: Rollo Aller!
• 1992: Rollo Aller! 2
• 1993: Die Ratte
• 2004: Jazzclub – Der frühe Vogel fängt den Wurm
• 2005: Wir waren niemals hier
• 2005: Am Tag als Bobby Ewing starb
• 2007: 20.000 Jahre Studio Braun – Ein Jubiläum feiert Geburtstag (DVD)
• 2008: Fleisch ist mein Gemüse
• 2008: Rollo Aller! 4
• 2009: Dorfpunks

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