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Tier 3 · vertical & regional
Adel Tawil
Person · male · Germany · Berlin · born 1978 · recording since 2009
German singer, songwriter and producer
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Also known as Adel · Adel "Kane" Tavil · Adel "Kane" Tawil · Adel el Tawil · Kane · عادل الطويل · +1 more
Timeline
6 events▣ Album 4◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1
1970s
2000s
· Debut release
Debut release: Stadt
First documented Single in the MusicBrainz discography.
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2010s
2020s
Biography
English biography226 words · 4 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1354827063
Biography
Adel Salah Mahmoud Eid El-Tawil (born 15 August 1978) is a German singer, songwriter and producer. Besides his solo career, he is part of the popular German duo Ich + Ich and a former member of the boy band The Boyz.
Early life
Tawil was born in Berlin. His father Salah Tawil is Egyptian and his mother is Tunisian. He is the first born of three, having a younger brother, Hatem, and a sister, Rascha.
Musical career
During the end of the 1990s, Tawil was part of the German boyband The Boyz. Since 2004, he and Annette Humpe have formed the duo known as Ich + Ich. They have released three albums, Ich + Ich (2005), Vom Selben Stern (2007) and Gute Reise (2009).
In 2007, Tawil teamed up with rapper Azad and released the song "Prison Break Anthem (Ich glaub' an dich)", which is the opening theme for the German version of Prison Break. He made another solo appearance with Tobias Schenke for the song "Niemand hat gesagt".
In 2007, Tawil held three spots in the top ten with two released singles and one album.
On 8 November 2013, he released his first solo album, Lieder
LiederSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 20 tracks · 2 discsDisc 11Immer da3:062Wenn du liebst3:583Lieder3:464Weinen3:145Unter Wasser4:426Kartenhaus4:047Aschenflug3:218Zuhause3:409Herzschrittmacher3:1910Graffiti Love3:3011Auf Sand gebaut3:3712Schnee3:1913Dunkelheit4:2414Neujahr3:26Disc 21Paradies2:482Vermiss mich3:443Kater am Meer4:124Niemals Niemand3:435Weinen (Pelham & Haas remix)3:466Kartenhaus (Pelham & Haas remix)4:19, in Germany, and also toured in 2014.
Personal life
In 2011, Tawil married his longtime girlfriend Jasmin Weber in a private ceremony in Berlin. In 2014, they separated. He currently lives with his girlfriend Lena.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 12 | 64.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 19 | 86.7th |
| Studio albums | 4 | 82.8th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 6 | 80.8th |
| Recording span (years) | 14 | 33.6th |
| Genres | 3 | 80.4th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (19 release groups · 4 studio albums)
Albums · 4
2013 · studio album
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Tracklist · 20 tracks · 1:13:58
Disc 11Immer da3:062Wenn du liebst3:583Lieder3:464Weinen3:145Unter Wasser4:426Kartenhaus4:047Aschenflug3:218Zuhause3:409Herzschrittmacher3:1910Graffiti Love3:3011Auf Sand gebaut3:3712Schnee3:1913Dunkelheit4:2414Neujahr3:26Disc 21Paradies2:482Vermiss mich3:443Kater am Meer4:124Niemals Niemand3:435Weinen (Pelham & Haas remix)3:466Kartenhaus (Pelham & Haas remix)4:192017 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 52:10
1So schön anders4:082Ist da jemand3:443Ich bin wie ich bin3:454Eine Welt eine Heimat4:015Worte3:596Bis hier und noch weiter3:487Mein Leben ohne mich3:148Gott steh mir bei4:109Endgegner3:2810Nur Liebe mitgebracht4:0211Polarlichter3:5312Bei dir2:5713Erinnern3:2414Sensation3:372019 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 45:45
1Liebe to Go3:152Katsching3:153Tu m’appelles3:254Neues Ich3:035Hawaii2:566DNA3:417Alles lebt3:108Sie rennt3:449Unter dem selben Himmel3:22101000 gute Gründe2:3011Neonfarben3:2812Atombombe3:1313Wohin soll ich gehen3:1014Denkmal aus Eisen3:332023 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 48:16
1Niemandsland2:272Venus & Mars2:463Autobahn2:394Feuer & Eis3:065Labyrinth3:116Menschenkinder3:167Fallschirm2:468Silberstreif2:589Spiegelbild2:2410Tränenpalast3:1411Leuchten3:0712Was wirklich gut war3:1813Stolz3:0414Die Welt steht auf Pause3:1415Labyrinth3:1716Nirvana3:29
Single · 12
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | StadtSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 9:441Stadt (single version)3:06 2Stadt (Tunebrothers remix)6:38 | 1 January 2009 | ||
| 2015 | Unsere LiederSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:581Unsere Lieder3:58 | 14 August 2015 | ||
| 2015 | Ich will nur dass du weißtSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 6:571Ich will nur dass du weißt3:22 2Ich will nur dass du weißt (Album version)3:35 | 15 August 2015 | ||
| 2017 | Ist da jemandSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracks · 15:041Ist da jemand3:44 2Ist da jemand (Marcapasos Remix)3:53 3Ist da jemand (Akustik Version)3:43 4Ist da jemand (Karaoke Version)3:44 | 18 March 2017 | ||
| 2018 | FlutlichtSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:541Flutlicht3:54 | 11 May 2018 | ||
| 2019 | VielleichtSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 8:391Vielleicht (radio edit)3:16 2Vielleicht (extended mix)5:23 | 22 February 2019 | ||
| 2019 | Tu m'appellesSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:251Tu m'appelles3:25 | 12 April 2019 | ||
| 2020 | 1000 gute GründeSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 2:3711000 gute Gründe2:37 | 2020 | ||
| 2020 | Liebe tut nicht wehSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 2:551Liebe tut nicht weh2:55 | 11 September 2020 | ||
| 2021 | NUMMER EINSSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 5:091Nummer Eins5:09 | 22 July 2021 | ||
| 2021 | Die Welt steht auf PauseSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 6:311Die Welt steht auf Pause3:16 2Die Welt steht auf Pause (instrumental)3:15 | 30 July 2021 | ||
| — | LiederSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 7:361Lieder3:49 2Lieder - Instrumental3:47 | — |
Album · 2
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Lieder LiveSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 16 tracks · 1:32:44Disc 1 1Immer da4:22 2Herzschrittmacher5:09 3Weinen3:53 4Graffiti Love4:48 5Wenn du liebst4:39 6Kartenhaus4:56 7Stark5:29 8Niemals niemand5:58 Disc 21Aschenflug Medley6:35 2Zuhause3:42 3Stadt3:54 4Lieder5:12 5So soll es bleiben6:32 6Vermiss mich5:41 7Vom selben Stern7:50 8Kater am Meer14:04 | Live | 21 November 2014 | |
| 2018 | Live aus der Wuhlheide BerlinSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 20 tracks · 1:41:33Disc 1 1Prèlude4:28 2So schön anders4:58 3Endgegner4:45 4Ich bin wie ich bin4:00 5Gott steh mir bei4:22 6Ich will nur, dass du weißt3:41 7Wo die Liebe hinfällt5:31 8Du erinnerst mich an Liebe5:45 9Stadt4:46 Disc 21Bis hier und noch weiter5:11 2Lieder / Bilder im Kopf8:01 3Der Himmel soll warten3:49 4Ist da jemand4:15 5Zuhause3:57 6Eine Welt eine Heimat5:55 7Stark5:55 8Sensation5:32 9So soll es bleiben5:41 10Vom selben Stern7:18 11Erinnern3:43 | Live | 6 December 2018 |
Other · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | NiemandslandSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 2:271Niemandsland2:27 | 2022 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Adel Tawil head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 12 | 64.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 19 | 86.7th |
| Studio albums | 4 | 82.8th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 6 | 80.8th |
| Recording span (years) | 14 | 33.6th |
| Genres | 3 | 80.4th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ich + Ich(band) | — | present | |
| The Boyz(band) | — | present | |
| Da Chillaz(band) | — | present |
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Adel_Tawil_-_Fotograf_David_Weimann.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/d119b618-6e1a-462d-b7d4-ce76aa1e92addiscography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/d119b618-6e1a-462d-b7d4-ce76aa1e92adcore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q73620genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q73620seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adel_Tawilbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adel_Tawil
Why this artist is in the database
- List of German musicians
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: Davidweimann · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q73620 · MusicBrainz: d119b618-6e1a-462d-b7d4-ce76aa1e92ad
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