Roger Cicero - "No Matter What Happens, it will be Swinging"

Roger Cicero - "No Matter What Happens, it will be Swinging"

HAMBURG, Germany, May 4/PRNewswire/ --

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Germany's participant in the Eurovision Song Contest is optimistically
heading to the Finale on May 12 in Helsinki. "I know that I'm going against
the general grain with swing music. But that's exactly what got me so excited
about the competition. Last year, Lordi also came from an outsider position
and did well!"

Roger Cicero's creative roots lie in Romania, where his grandfather was a
priest in a Romanian Orthodox church and wrote poems on the side. As the son
of the legendary Jazz musician Eugen Cicero, Roger learned to play the piano
and guitar as a child. He studied to sing Jazz in Hilversum (and speaks Dutch
fluently since then). "Swing is an international love affair. It is a type of
music that can affect everyone's emotions. We don't need any pyrotechnics,
flashy outfits or other dramatic effects. We focus on our music and my voice
and simply give it all we've got. The audience will quickly notice that we're
no plastic band! We are hot like lava!"

With this attitude, Roger Cicero (36) has enjoyed an incredible career in
Germany. His debut album "Männersachen" (Guy Things) was the highest-selling
national album release in Germany in 2006/2007 with 350,000 CDs. He received
gold and platinum album awards and the prestigious "Echo" music prize for
"best national pop artist." What pleases him most, however, is the many
sold-out concerts he has held in Germany in the meantime. Further concerts in
Switzerland, Austria and Holland - where the album will soon be released -
are in the works. "I used to sing in small jazz clubs. That was also great.
But when all of a sudden 6000 people sing with you, you get goose bumps!"

Roger Cicero lives in Hamburg. His hobbies are billiards, chess, cooking
and yoga. And music.

Further details: www.rogercicero.de

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Source: Warner Strategic Marketing

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