Adel Tawil

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Adel Tawil

Background information
Birth name Ade; Tawo;
Born March 8, 1978 (1978-15-08) (age 29)
Germany
Origin Berlin, Germany
Genre(s) Pop
Years active 1996–present
Label(s) Bozz Music
Associated acts Ich + Ich
Website www.ich-und-ich.de

Adel Tawil (born August 15, 1978 in Germany), is a German-Swiss singer part of the popular German pop duo Ich + Ich.

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[edit] Family background

Tawil was born to Arab refugees who immigrated to Germany. His father, Sallah Tawil, is Egyptian and his mother, Fatima Tawil, is Tunisian. Tawil is the first born of three, having a younger brother, Hatem, and sister, Rascha.

[edit] Music Career

During the end of the 1990s, Tawil was part of the German boyband The Boyz. Since 2004, he and Annette Humpe formed the duo known as Ich + Ich. They have released two albums, Ich+Ich (2005) and Vom Selben Stern (2007).

In 2007, Tawil teamed up with rapper Azad and released the song "Ich Glaub an Dich", which is the opening theme for the German version of Prison Break. Tawil has made another solo appearance with Tobias Schenke for the song "Niemand hat Gesagt zu Hören."

In 2007, Tawil held three spots in the Top Ten with two released singles and one Album.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Solo Singles

Year Title Chart positions
GER AUT SWI
2003 Niemand hat gesagt "No one said" (Tobias Schenke feat. Adel) 87 - -
2007 Prison Break Anthem (Ich glaub an Dich) "Prison Break Anthem (I Believe in You)" (Azad feat. Adel Tawil) 1 (1 week) 12 13

[edit] Albums with Ich + Ich

  • Ich + Ich (2005)
  • Vom selben Stern (2007)

[edit] Singles with Ich + Ich

Year Title Album Chart positions
GER AUT SWI
2004 Geht’s dir schon besser? Ich + Ich 67 - -
2005 Du erinnerst mich an Liebe 4 6 63
Dienen 7 20 -
Umarme Mich 41 42 -
2007 Vom selben Stern Vom selben Stern 3 43 91
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