{"id":17783,"date":"2024-03-16T20:16:10","date_gmt":"2024-03-16T19:16:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/unkategorisiert\/ben-zucker\/"},"modified":"2026-01-01T08:52:41","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T07:52:41","slug":"ben-zucker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/en\/artists\/ben-zucker\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben Zucker"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Ben Zucker<\/strong>, whose real name is Benjamin Fritsch and who was born in Ueckerm\u00fcnde on August 4, 1983, is a German singer-songwriter. <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/en\/music-genre\/schlager\/\" title=\"Schlager\">pop singer<\/a><\/span><\/strong>&#8211; and <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/en\/music-genre\/rock-music\/\" title=\"Rock music\">rock singer<\/a><\/span><\/strong>. Zucker&#8221; is not the pop star&#8217;s real name, but a stage name. Ben Zucker&#8217;s pseudonym was inspired by the 2004 movie &#8220;Alles auf Zucker&#8221;.  <\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-container brlbs-cmpnt-content-blocker brlbs-cmpnt-with-individual-styles\" data-borlabs-cookie-content-blocker-id=\"youtube-content-blocker\" data-borlabs-cookie-content=\"PGlmcmFtZSB0aXRsZT0iQmVuIFp1Y2tlciAtIFNjaMO2biwgZGFzcyBlcyBkaWNoIGdpYnQgKE1laW4gRnJldW5kKSAoTHlyaWMgVmlkZW8pIiB3aWR0aD0iODAwIiBoZWlnaHQ9IjQ1MCIgc3JjPSJodHRwczovL3d3dy55b3V0dWJlLW5vY29va2llLmNvbS9lbWJlZC8wQko5MTBPZjF0QT9mZWF0dXJlPW9lbWJlZCIgZnJhbWVib3JkZXI9IjAiIGFsbG93PSJhY2NlbGVyb21ldGVyOyBhdXRvcGxheTsgY2xpcGJvYXJkLXdyaXRlOyBlbmNyeXB0ZWQtbWVkaWE7IGd5cm9zY29wZTsgcGljdHVyZS1pbi1waWN0dXJlOyB3ZWItc2hhcmUiIHJlZmVycmVycG9saWN5PSJzdHJpY3Qtb3JpZ2luLXdoZW4tY3Jvc3Mtb3JpZ2luIiBhbGxvd2Z1bGxzY3JlZW4+PC9pZnJhbWU+\"><div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-preset-c brlbs-cmpnt-cb-youtube\"> <div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-thumbnail\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/borlabs-cookie\/1\/yt_0BJ910Of1tA_hqdefault.jpg')\"><\/div> <div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-main\"> <div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-play-button\"><\/div> <div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-content\"> <p class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-description\">You are currently viewing a placeholder content from <strong>YouTube<\/strong>. To access the actual content, click the button below. Please note that doing so will share data with third-party providers.<\/p> <a class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-provider-toggle\" href=\"#\" data-borlabs-cookie-show-provider-information role=\"button\">More Information<\/a> <\/div> <div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-buttons\"> <a class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-btn\" href=\"#\" data-borlabs-cookie-unblock role=\"button\">Unblock content<\/a> <a class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-btn\" href=\"#\" data-borlabs-cookie-accept-service role=\"button\" style=\"display: inherit\">Accept required service and unblock content<\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ben Zucker &#8211; Nice that you exist<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Career<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p>Ben Zucker grew up in East Berlin and lived in the Mitte district. He has two younger siblings, <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/en\/artists\/sarah-zucker\/\" title=\"Sarah Zucker\">Sarah<\/a><\/span><\/strong> and Manuel. He moved to West Germany with his family shortly before the fall of the Berlin Wall. He later returned to Berlin and lived in a squat.   <\/p>\n\n<p>He started at the age of 14, <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/en\/musical-instruments\/guitar\/\" title=\"Guitar\">guitar<\/a><\/span><\/strong> to play guitar. He initially covered English grunge and rock songs and then switched to German songs. Together with Thorsten Br\u00f6tzmann and Roman L\u00fcth, Zucker produced his debut album <strong>&#8220;Na und?!&#8221;<\/strong> as well as the single of the same name in March 2017. The single was premiered on the show presented by <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/kuenstler\/florian-silbereisen\/\" title=\"Florian Silbereisen\">Florian Silbereisen<\/a><\/span><\/strong><strong>&#8220;Schlagercountdown&#8221;<\/strong> show hosted by Florian Silbereisen and reached number 21 in the iTunes charts within a few minutes. The album entered the German album charts at number 32 at the end of June 2017 and reached number four in June 2018.    <\/p>\n\n<p>Ben Zucker was nominated for two Echo Pop categories in 2018: &#8220;Newcomer national&#8221; and &#8220;Schlager&#8221;. He accompanied <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/en\/artists\/helene-fischer\/\" title=\"Helene Fischer\">Helene Fischer<\/a><\/span><\/strong> on her stadium tour in 2018. <\/p>\n\n<p>His second album <strong>&#8220;Wer sagt das?!&#8221;<\/strong> was released on June 7, 2019. With the encore edition &#8216;Wer sagt das? Zugabe!&#8217;, he reached the top of the German album charts for the first time in May 2020. <\/p>\n\n<p>His third album <strong>&#8220;Jetzt erst recht!&#8221;<\/strong> was released on April 16, 2021. Ben Zucker reached number 1 in the German album charts for the second time with this album. The album entered at number 4 in Austria and reached number 5 in Switzerland.  <\/p>\n\n<p>In 2021, 2022 and 2023, Ben Zucker was a guest on the program <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/en\/tv\/the-giovanni-zarrella-show\/\" title=\"The Giovanni Zarrella Show\">&#8220;The Giovanni Zarrella Show&#8221;<\/a><\/span><\/strong>hosted by <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/en\/artists\/giovanni-zarrella\/\" title=\"Giovanni Zarrella\">Giovanni Zarrella<\/a><\/span><\/strong>. In December 2023, Ben sang the song <strong>&#8220;Livin&#8217; on a Prayer&#8221;<\/strong> together with <strong>Helene Fischer<\/strong> in the Helene Fischer Show. <\/p>\n\n<p>In 2024, Ben will take part as an artist in the pop event <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/en\/events\/the-hit-night-of-the-year-2024\/\" title=\"The hit night of the year 2024\">&#8220;The pop night of the year 2024&#8221;<\/a><\/span><\/strong> will take part.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-container brlbs-cmpnt-content-blocker brlbs-cmpnt-with-individual-styles\" data-borlabs-cookie-content-blocker-id=\"youtube-content-blocker\" data-borlabs-cookie-content=\"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\"><div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-preset-c brlbs-cmpnt-cb-youtube\"> <div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-thumbnail\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/borlabs-cookie\/1\/yt_G4OmEVgFJFM_hqdefault.jpg')\"><\/div> <div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-main\"> <div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-play-button\"><\/div> <div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-content\"> <p class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-description\">You are currently viewing a placeholder content from <strong>YouTube<\/strong>. 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Please note that doing so will share data with third-party providers.<\/p> <a class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-provider-toggle\" href=\"#\" data-borlabs-cookie-show-provider-information role=\"button\">More Information<\/a> <\/div> <div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-buttons\"> <a class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-btn\" href=\"#\" data-borlabs-cookie-unblock role=\"button\">Unblock content<\/a> <a class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-btn\" href=\"#\" data-borlabs-cookie-accept-service role=\"button\" style=\"display: inherit\">Accept required service and unblock content<\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ben Zucker and Michelle &#8211; Livin&#8217; on a Prayer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Studioalben von Ben Zucker<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2017 So what?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2019 Who says so!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2021 Now more than ever!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2023 Not today!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ben Zucker, whose real name is Benjamin Fritsch and who was born in Ueckerm\u00fcnde on August 4, 1983, is a German singer-songwriter. pop singer&#8211; and rock singer. Zucker&#8221; is not the pop star&#8217;s real name, but a stage name. Ben Zucker&#8217;s pseudonym was inspired by the 2004 movie &#8220;Alles auf Zucker&#8221;. 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