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Tier 3 · vertical & regional
Isaak
Person · male · Germany · Minden · born 1995 · recording since 2022
German singer
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Also known as ISAAK · Isaak Guderian · 伊萨克
Timeline
2 events◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1
1990s
2020s
· Debut release
Debut release: Baby Steps
First documented Single in the MusicBrainz discography.
source: musicbrainz
Biography
English biography178 words · 3 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1370324190
Biography
Isaak Guderian (German pronunciation: [ˈiːza.a(ː)k ɡuˈdeːʁi.an, ˈiːzaːk -]; born 31 January 1995), known mononymously as Isaak, is a German singer. He represented Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 with the song "Always on the Run
Always on the RunSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Always on the run3:29". 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.
Career
Guderian began his musical career as a street musician, subsequently forming a band. In 2011, he took part in the TV talent show X Factor with a version of the Oasis hit "Wonderwall".
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. Guderian took part in the German national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 with the song "Always on the RunAlways on the RunSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Always on the run3:29", ultimately winning the right to represent the country at the contest.
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 | 24 | 85.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 5 | 78.9th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 2 | 62.1th |
| Recording span (years) | 3 | 15.8th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (5 release groups)
Single · 5
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Baby StepsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 2:231Baby Steps2:23 | 21 January 2022 | ||
| 2024 | Always on the RunSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:291Always on the run3:29 | 19 January 2024 | ||
| 2024 | SOSSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 2:021SOS2:02 | 25 October 2024 | ||
| 2025 | Happy TearsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:271Happy Tears3:27 | 31 January 2025 | ||
| 2025 | What IfSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 2:351What If2:35 | 20 June 2025 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Isaak head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 24 | 85.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 5 | 78.9th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 2 | 62.1th |
| Recording span (years) | 3 | 15.8th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Awards & honours
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ISAAK_-_2024046143853_2024-02-15_Eurovision_Song_Contest_-_Das_deutsche_Finale_2024_-_Sven_-_1D_X_MK_II_-_1469_-_B70I3746_%28cropped%29.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/23faae30-3cc5-4e04-b4fe-fbb25526e63fdiscography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/23faae30-3cc5-4e04-b4fe-fbb25526e63fcore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q124569322seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaak_%28singer%29biography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaak_%28singer%29
Why this artist is in the database
- List of German musicians
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: Sven Mandel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q124569322 · MusicBrainz: 23faae30-3cc5-4e04-b4fe-fbb25526e63f
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