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Konstantin Alexander Wecker (born June 1, 1947, Munich) is a German singer-songwriter; he also works as a composer, author, and actor.

Constantin Wecker as honorary award winner at the Zelt-Musik-Festival 2018 in Freiburg, Germany
Constantin Wecker as honorary award winner at the Zelt-Musik-Festival 2018 in Freiburg, Germany
Konstantin Wecker    	Zelt-Musik-Festival 2017 in Freiburg, Germany
Konstantin Wecker Zelt-Musik-Festival 2017 in Freiburg, Germany
Konstantin Wecker (Concert, 1986)
Konstantin Wecker (Concert, 1986)

Life and work


Classically educated at the Wilhelmsgymnasium, Wecker got one of his first jobs as a songwriter at Munich's cabaret "Münchner Lach- und Schießgesellschaft" in 1973. His breakthrough as a singer came in 1977 with the record Genug ist nicht genug ("Enough Is Not Enough"), which includes the popular talking blues "Willy," about a presumably close friend of Wecker's who was slain by drunken Nazis.

Wecker has released more than forty albums, and has also composed music for film, theater, and children's musicals.

In 2003, Wecker became a public opponent of the Iraq War, joining his leftist Liedermacher colleagues Hannes Wader and Reinhard Mey.

In March 2006, Wecker was forced to cancel a scheduled performance in the small town of Halberstadt, Saxony-Anhalt. This came after the far-right National Democratic Party (NPD) pressured local authorities and threatened to forcibly disrupt the concert. Wecker pledged to return to Halberstadt in the summer of 2006,[1] and eventually performed in Halberstadt on June 17, 2006, accompanied by fellow singer-songwriter Hannes Wader and Afghan percussionist Hakim Ludin.[2]


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Filmography



References


  1. "German Music Concert Cancelled Under Pressure from Right", Deutsche Welle, June 9, 2006, retrieved December 11, 2009
  2. Weiß, Emma (June 27, 2006), "Wecker: "Schön, endlich hier zu sein"", Neue Rheinische Zeitung (in German), retrieved December 11, 2009



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Konstantin Alexander Wecker (* 1. Juni 1947 in München) ist ein deutscher Musiker, Liedermacher, Komponist, Schauspieler und Autor.
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