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'Sascha Schmitz' (born January 5, 1972 in Soest, North Rhine-Westphalia), better known as 'Sasha', is a German singer and songwriter. From 2003 until 2005 he performed under his alter ego 'Dick Brave'.

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Biography

Discography

Albums

Singles

External links

Biography

His musical career started when he became lead singer of a school band called ''Junkfood''. The group recorded several demotapes together, but attracted no label interest and the band soon split. At the same time the producers of the German rapper Der Wolf engaged him as background singer for the hit single "Gibt's Doch Gar Nicht", a success improved upon by his first official appearance, on "Wannabe Your Lover", a top 10 collaboration with newcomer Young Deenay.
In 1998 Sasha abandoned his studies of German and Sports due to his increasing interest in becoming a professional singer. He signed a contract with Warner Music and teamed up once again with Deenay to release another duet, "I'm Still Waitin'", the lead single off his debut album ''Dedicated to ... ''. Released in fall 1998, the album peaked at number 4 on the German album chart and was eventually certified Platinum. With "If You Believe", "We Can Leave the World" and "I Feel Lonely" the album spawned three further Top 10 hits.
In 2000 and 2001 Sasha followed up with the albums ''... You'' and ''Surfin' on a Backbeat''. The longplayers exceeded the success of his debut, whereas the singles became bigger hits via airplay than through their sales. At the same time the singer was acknowledged with several awards, including a Bambi and an ECHO for "Best Newcomer".
In 2003 Sasha started performing as lead singer of a rockabilly band called ''Dick Brave & The Backbeats''. Originally conceived as a humorous lark, their success encouraged the group to record a whole album together, and "Dick This!" eventually became the singer's first number 1 record. It also featured a successful remake of 1961's "Take Good Care of My Baby", originally written by Carole King and Gerry Goffin and performed by Bobby Vee. In November 2004 the project was discontinued. However, alias Dick Brave's continual presence had earned Sasha an older audience for the first time.
In March 2006 Sasha returned with his latest album ''Open Water'', which was followed up by his ''Greatest Hits'' album in late 2006.
On July 7, 2007, he performed at the German leg of Live Earth in Hamburg.

Discography

Albums

★ ''Dedicated to ...'' (1998) #4 GER

★ ''... You'' (2000) #2 GER

★ ''Surfin' on a Backbeat'' (2001) #7 GER

★ ''Dick This'' (2003) (as Dick Brave) #1 GER

★ ''Open Water'' (2006) #7 GER

★ ''Greatest Hits'' (2006) #6 GER

Singles

'Year'	'Title'	'Chart Positions'			'Album'
		GER	AUT	SWI
1998	"Wannabe Your Lover" (Young Deenay introducing Sasha)	7	12	11	''Birth''
	"I'm Still Waitin'" (featuring Young Deenay)	14	11	18	''Dedicated to ...''
	"If You Believe"	3	2	4
1999	"We Can Leave the World"	10	8	8
	"I Feel Lonely"	9	14	8
2000	"Let Me Be the One"	13	24	16	''... You''
	"Chemical Reaction"	29	39	32
	"Owner of My Heart"	31	54	61
2001	"Here She Comes Again"	26	43	42	''Surfin' on a Backbeat''
2002	"Turn It into Something Special"	35	-	-
	"This Is My Time"	13	-	27
	"Rooftop"	54	-	-
2004	"Take Good Care of My Baby" (as Dick Brave)	35	52		''Dick This''
2006	"Slowly"	26	16	56	''Open Water''
	"Goodbye"	36	-	-
	"Coming Home"	8	24	77	''Greatest Hits''
2007	"Lucky Day"	12	59

External links

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★ http://www.sasha.de/ Official site