Joachim Witt
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| Born | 22 February 1949 |
| Genres | Neue Deutsche Welle, Neue Deutsche Härte, industrial rock, gothic rock |
| Instruments | Vocals, Guitar |
| Years active | 1977–present |
| Labels | WEA, Polydor, RCA, Metronome, Strangeways, Epic, SPV, Megaphon (All German Labels), Dancing Ferret Discs (US) |
Joachim Witt (born 22 February 1949 in Hamburg, Germany) is a German musician and actor.
Joachim Witt became a major star of the German pop scene during the 1980s with huge hits such as "Goldener Reiter". He was one of the biggest names of the "Neue Deutsche Welle" (New German Wave), of which performers like Nena and Falco were also a part.
He made a big comeback at the end of the 1990s, when he scored a major hit with "Die Flut", a duet with Peter Heppner, the singer of popular German synthpop group Wolfsheim. Witt's album "Bayreuth 1" (1998) scored platinum in Germany and Austria. "Bayreuth 2" followed two years later. He has collaborated with such artists as Apocalyptica, Oomph!, Angelzoom, Tilo Wolff of Lacrimosa and just recently, German Electropop group Purwien as well.
Joachim Witt was the guitarist/singer in the 1970s Krautrock band Duesenberg. He released three albums with them, "Duesenberg" (1977), "Duesenberg 2" (1978) and "Strangers" (1979), before embarking on a solo career as a singer and actor.
In 2000, Journey of Life, released by X-Perience, featured a duet with Witt called "The Meaning Of Life."
Joachim Witt also contributed the song "Vandemar" to the 2006 album Where's Neil When You Need Him?, a compilation of songs based on the works of author Neil Gaiman. "Vandemar" is based on a character from Gaiman's novel Neverwhere.
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