- He is a well-known German rock musician.
- Both his brother Wilhelm and his wife Anna Henkel-Grönemeyer died of cancer within the same week (3 and 5 November 1998).
- Talks about his pain after the death of his wife Anna in his latest album "Mensch", which was 36 weeks in the Top 10 of Germany's album charts. The first single "Mensch" was number 1 for 5 weeks (2002).
- He was the first German singer to do "MTV Unplugged"
- His fifth album "4630 Bochum" was the best-selling German language album of all time.
- "Time" magazine awarded him the title "European Hero" in 2005 for his humanitarian work.
- Chairman of Deine Stimme gegen Armut, the German version of Bob Geldof's Make Poverty History campaign.
- Has a son, Felix (born on 20 July 1987), and a daughter, Marie (born on 17 January 1989).
- Although being registered at the university for over 10 years, he actually gave up his studies in law and musicology after three years.
- Winner of eight ECHO Awards for "Best National Male Artist" (1992, 1994, 2003, 2008), "Single of the Year" (2003), "Album of the Year" (2008), "Best Music Home Video/DVD" (2002) and "Best Music DVD Production" (2004).
- Good friends with photographer Anton Corbijn, who asked him to play a small role in his first feature film Control (2007).
- Played soccer for Victoria Bochum.
- One of his classmates in school was actor Claude-Oliver Rudolph.
- Brother of Dietrich Grönemeyer, a professor of medicine.
- Singer of the official 2006 FIFA World Cup Anthem "Zeit, dass sich was dreht" ("Celebrate the day"), which ranked #1 in the German single charts (June 2006).
- Chosen "Best German musician ever" by the viewers of Unsere Besten (2003) (2007).
- Lives in London with his children. (September 2002)
- Announced his European Tour, which will take place from 24 May to 27 June 2007. (September 2006)
Contribute to this page
Suggest an edit or add missing content