Isaak (singer)

Isaak
Guderian in 2024
Guderian in 2024
Background information
Birth nameIsaak Guderian
Born (1995-01-31) 31 January 1995 (age 29)
Minden, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Occupation
  • Singer

Isaak Guderian (German pronunciation: [ˈiːza.a(ː)k ɡuˈdeːʁi.an, ˈiːzaːk -]; born 31 January 1995),[1] known mononymously as Isaak, is a German singer. He represented Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 with the song "Always on the Run".[2] At the contest, he placed 12th with 117 points.

Early and personal life

Guderian was born in 1995 to an Icelandic mother and a German father and grew up in Porta Westfalica, North Rhine-Westphalia. He currently lives in Espelkamp with his wife Loreen and two children.[3][4][5]

Career

Guderian began his musical career as a street musician, subsequently forming a band.[4][5][6] In 2011, he took part in the TV talent show X Factor with a version of the Oasis hit "Wonderwall".[7]

At 18, Guderian founded his own company for organising local and alternative musical events. In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, he started composing music, and in 2021 he won Show Your Talent, marking his breakthrough.[5][6] Guderian took part in the German national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 with the song "Always on the Run", ultimately winning the right to represent the country at the contest.[6][8]

Discography

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album or EP
GER
[9] 		AUT
[10] 		LTU
[11] 		SWE
Heat.
[12]
"Too Late" 2020 — — — — Non-album singles
"Sober" — — — —
"One Life" 2021 — — — —
"Shelter" — — — —
"Free" — — — —
"Impact" — — — —
"Water to the Seed" — — — —
"Finally" — — — —
"Baby Steps"
(with David Puentez [de]) 		2022 — — — —
"Home" — — — —
"Postcard" 2023 — — — —
"Always on the Run" 2024 22 69 21 4
"Never the Same" — — — —
"Silent Night"[13] — — — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

References

  1. ^ Guderian, Loreen [@loreenundso] (31 January 2018). "B I R T H D A Y T I M E 🎂 Heute war der Geburtstag meines wundervollen Ehemanns ❤️ 23 bist du jetzt. Ich bin so stolz auf dich und das was du bisher erreicht hast. Ich liebe deine Musik und wie du daran fest hältst und glaubst. Du bist für mich immer wieder eine #inspiration Bleib so wie du bist beeps, ich freu mich auf jedes weitere Jahr mit dir! Ich liebe dich ❤️ @isaakguderianmusic" [B I R T H D A Y T I M E 🎂 Today was my wonderful husband's birthday ❤️ You are 23 now. I am so proud of you and what you have achieved so far. I love your music and how you hold on to it and believe. You are always an #inspiration to me Stay the way you are beeps, I look forward to every next year with you! I love you ❤️ @isaakguderianmusic]. Retrieved 25 February 2024 – via Instagram.
  2. ^ "Singer Isaak to represent Germany at Eurovision 2024 – DW – 02/17/2024". dw.com. Archived from the original on 17 February 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Íslendingur keppir í Eurovision fyrir hönd Þýskalands" [An Icelander competes in Eurovision on behalf of Germany]. Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 17 February 2024. Archived from the original on 17 February 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  4. ^ a b Schwemling, Patrick (17 February 2024). "Alles begann als Straßenmusiker" [Everything began as a street musician]. Mindener Tageblatt (in German). Archived from the original on 17 February 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  5. ^ a b c Mancheño, José Miguel (18 February 2024). "¿Quién es Isaak? Conoce al representante de Alemania en Eurovisión 2024" [Who is Isaak? Get to know the representative of Germany in Eurovision 2024] (in European Spanish). Archived from the original on 18 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  6. ^ a b c "Always On The Run! It's Isaak for Germany in Malmö". Eurovision.tv. EBU. 17 February 2024. Archived from the original on 16 February 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  7. ^ "X Factor 2011: Isaak Guderian punktet mit 'Wonderwall'" [X Factor 2011: Isaak Guderian on point with 'Wonderwall'.]. vox.de (in German). 19 December 2013. Archived from the original on 17 February 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  8. ^ Mancheño, José Miguel (17 February 2024). "Isaak gana el Das Deutsche Finale y representará a Alemania en el Festival de Eurovisión 2024" [Isaak wins Das Deutsche Finale and will represent Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024]. ESCplus España (in European Spanish). Archived from the original on 16 February 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  9. ^ "Discographie von Isaak" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Archived from the original on 17 May 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Discographie Isaak (DE)". austriancharts.at (in German). Archived from the original on 22 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  11. ^ "2024 20-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 17 May 2024. Archived from the original on 17 May 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  12. ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 20". Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original on 13 May 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  13. ^ "Eurovision Christmas (part 2): New festive songs from ISAAK, Daði Freyr, Alexandra Rotan and more". wiwibloggs. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest
2024 		Succeeded by
TBD