At 19, he became the Star. Five years later, he is one of the Top DJs in the world. Felix Jaehns new Single and will be Coming to tell out as a Bisexual, the story of a young man on the way to himself.
One could describe him as the voice of a new Generation – if he would sing. But Felix Jaehns Talent lies elsewhere: He mixes the ingredients of good pop so that is always a Hit occurs. The 24-year-old DJ from Mecklenburg traveling with his Turntable around the world, festivals, plays in the hottest Clubs and music and it creates with his Songs and Remixes in the Charts. And acts as if he would create it easy with the left.
With the Remix of the song “Cheerleader” by Jamaican Omi he 2015 a big breakthrough. Since he is just 19 years old. The first record contract at Universal Music follows the prompt. 2018 Felix Jaehn brings his first Album on the market. The Rest, as they say, is history – and music history: The Songs of Jaehn already have over a billion clicks on YouTube and Spotify. So he mixes in the digital world, records the music and pop culture at the very top.
While other DJs think of creative artists names, popular Felix, always Felix
However, despite the huge success he’s always in the focus of the media speculate on his Person: was it because of his young age – many had to make fun of him initially as a “flash in the pan with a Hit”, whether it be because of his Coming out in 2018, when he confessed to bisexuality: Jaehn, all the time conversation. So much attention he had to get used to and learn, left to deal with it. This learning process he has addressed now in his latest Track: “Love on Myself”.
The courage to self-love
The Song, to listen to the gentle voice of the British singer Calum Scott, is now conquering the dance floors around the world. He is actually almost melancholic undertone. It comes to the concept of self-love, a topic Jaehn is very important. Because it is not so easy to travel around the world and in sold-out venues to perform and to take at the same time, nevertheless, the time for things that are personally important. “I have to give myself self-love before I give it to someone else,” is the Refrain and reflects what has the darling of the public Jaehn in the last few years – as well as singer Callum Scott himself, writes on Twitter: “Cool, with a different artist to collaborate and to spread a message of positive basic settings, the Felix and me very busy and with many of you.”
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“It is very important for me to understand: Who am I? What is my authentic, candid is I? What is my essential character traits are?”, Jaehn at a Talk Show in July in conversation with host Markus Lanz on ZDF (Second German television) says there could be almost twice as old, with the earnestness of a man. The DJing is a tough business.
Felix Jaehn actively seeks Balance in his life, he plays sports, lives a healthy and meditates daily. In his role, he was extremely aware, he explained in an interview with Lanz: “I am often in a very privileged, but isolated role as the Star in the end. If you stand up there and 30,000 people cheer, then this is of course a huge amount of power. It is also a very abstract mass is then but. You see no eyes. And since it is also very lonely.”
Coming out
With this solitude to deal and carry you effortlessly to the outside, was for Felix Jaehn is a process that continues still. He does not want to specify, neither in music nor in private life. Only one thing is clear: He wants to stay on the ground, even in love. The him is now more important than ever.
In the wax figure Cabinet of Madame Tussaud in Berlin, he is already
For 2018, the big Coming-out came: “at some point, I said, (I am) bisexual, because I still have no clear trend. I don’t know if the ever make it. It varies. It is so, so,” says Jaehn in Lanz’ talk show. Although bisexuality would be accepted in Germany, it had been for him as a teenager to be a Problem. “I had to fight a battle with myself and my peace to find and it also, in my family say.”
Also, as an artist, he felt limited, because the audience knew nothing about it, and he was always in the focus of the media. Felix Jaehn was afraid that you would come out of the closet, but after he is committed also to the Public his sexual orientation, is clear to him: “The Fears I had earlier were totally irrational. I feel much freer, much happier, much more relaxed.”
Occurs at the CSD
This year, Felix Jaehn to put on for the first Time publicly to the Bisexuelität self-confessed DJ at the CSD (Christopher Street Day) in Berlin, where around one Million lgbtis contesting the non between the Brandenburg gate and the victory column, celebrating. This year’s Motto of the event “Every rebellion begins with your voice”, to remind of the Stonewall protests in New York 50 years ago, also fit to Jaehns current Situation.
Because in his own way, he is rebellious, swimming against the current and can not tell you how he has to live. The finally was not always so. He admits in Interviews, openly, that it was always easy, and that he had in his youth and as an adult a lot about your own sexuality “brooding”.
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In all of the of the remained 24-Year-old modest. Star foreign airs and graces it, instead he tells heartedly, openly, that he could not sing due to vocal fold nodules themselves. And that he had only drank once before a performance too much, that will never happen again. Felix Jaehn sounds like the nice Boy next door, and the Fans love him
Ostsee-Idyll
Not he grew up on the Baltic sea, where he still has his main residence if he hangs up just in Las Vegas, Ibiza or South Africa as a DJ. For a young person who may not be compliant, or wants to, that was for sure not an easy patch. A lot of things from his Childhood he was dragged along for a long time yet, so Jaehn.
That sounds almost after Trauma, especially in the case of an artist whose talent lies precisely in the fact that people on the dance floors to make you happy. Nevertheless, Felix Jaehn today remains the home of the Baltic faithful. The metropolises of the world, he traveled only, to work. But to Meditate and Relax, he always returns home.
His family and friends still live in the same village in Mecklenburg, where he spent his Childhood and youth. And that is where he wants to one day settle down and as a “Hausmann with many children” somewhere in the country quite idyllic life. So Jaehn presents itself on the short or long term happiness at least. And whether this happiness with a man or with a woman on his side, should be in the year 2019, also on the Baltic sea no matter. For Felix Jaehn that it already is.
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Felix Jaehn, All colors, Paul van Dyk – the new heroes of the music worldDJs of Germany’s musical export hit number 1
DJs ‘Made in Germany‘ are in demand internationally. In Germany, the House – and the Club is anchored to the scene fixed and is part of the German music culture – it’s no wonder that names such as Paul van Dyk, All the colors, or Felix Jaehn around the world on the Festival Line-Ups regularly at the very top.
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Felix Jaehn, All colors, Paul van Dyk – the new heroes of the music worldFelix Jaehn is one of the most successful DJs from Germany
“I have to hang up as a teen and started on the birthday parties. Initially I simply plugged my phone to the Box and then realized that I had also the mood, what kind of music. I had a desire to be the Party Host and to guide the people through the evening. And in the end, the Hang-up.”
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Felix Jaehn, All colors, Paul van Dyk – the new heroes of the music worldFelix Jaehn rose with his Cheerleader-Remix in 55 countries on place 1 of the Charts
“I have become known for remixes. Since you take an existing Song and reinventing it so to speak. You put on the composition of a new dress. You put a new Beat under it, new instruments, and makes virtually a new song with the same song.”
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Felix Jaehn, All colors, Paul van Dyk – the new heroes of the music worldPaul van Dyk – for more than 25 years in the business
“What has made the electronic music or the whole scene a long time, is that it in fact was a scene, where, of course, also professionally worked, but it was still no industry. Now it is an industry.”
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Felix Jaehn, All colors, Paul van Dyk – the new heroes of the music worldAll of the colors on the way to the Parookaville Festival 2017
Behind the Pseudonym of All of the colors, the Berlin-born Frans room is: “20 years Ago nobody would have thought that there will be a DJ festival in this magnitude, on this scale.”
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Felix Jaehn, All colors, Paul van Dyk – the new heroes of the music worldTwo concerts in ten hours – since Sleeping in the car for All the colors to the luxury
“My classic Festival-day, that I get up in the morning. Then quickly eat a Breakfast, if the time is there. Then it goes to the airport and we fly to the airport of XY. From there we will drive to the Festival grounds. The Show is in the early evening. After the Show, it’s off to the Hotel and the next day starts after Sleeping.”
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Felix Jaehn, All colors, Paul van Dyk – the new heroes of the music worldPaul van Dyk in the Studio
“Electronic music brings together people of completely different cultural Background. It doesn’t matter what God you believe in and what Religion you follow or what passport you have in your Hand. It is simply a matter that the people find together, and this music celebration.”
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Felix Jaehn, All colors, Paul van Dyk – the new heroes of the music worldAll of the colors on the Techno steamer 2017 in Austria
“What I sacrifice for success? A lot of private life, I must say. I am now so far that I say, my life is on Tour. Earlier I was like, Okay, my life is work outside of the Tour and the Tour is. As it was but still not like I was 5-6 days a week on the road. Now the life and the work are much more of a thing.”
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Felix Jaehn, All colors, Paul van Dyk – the new heroes of the music worldPaul van Dyk in the dream state Festival in San Francisco
“I think one of the reasons why I’m still here, is that I’m pretty authentic, exactly implementing what I can do musically represented. And not at the mercy of any Trends going, and me not bending.”
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Felix Jaehn, All colors, Paul van Dyk – the new heroes of the music worldFelix Jaehn as a brand
“I think it’s important that you the Fans a behind travel, the give so much trouble that it gives them a bit of time and love back.” Felix Jaehn has understood how to build yourself as a brand in the digital music business and needs to position to in the long term, the maximum success out of it.