Smudo | |
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 Smudo in 2014 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Michael Bernd Schmidt (1968-03-06) 6 March 1968 Offenbach am Main, West Germany |
| Genres | German hip hop |
| Occupations | Rapper, songwriter |
Michael Bernd Schmidt (German pronunciation: [ˈmɪçaʔeːl bɛʁnt ˈʃmɪt]; born 6 March 1968), better known as Smudo, is a German rapper and songwriter in the hip hop group Die Fantastischen Vier.1 He has been part of the group for more than 30 years.2
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Smudo was involved in the development of the Luca app for contact tracing in Germany.1 He has appeared as on The Voice of Germany and the German version of The Voice Kids as part of a judging and coaching duo with fellow musician Michi Beck.2 While on the respective shows, they coached Charley Ann Schmutzler, Jamie-Lee Kriewitz, Georgia Balke and Emma Filipović to victory, making them so far the coaches with the most wins (four) on both shows combined.
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References
- "Stuttgart: Smudo weist Kritik an Luca-App zurück". SWR.de (in German). 15 April 2021. Archived from the original on 17 January 2022.
- "The Voice Kids 2021 am 24.4.21: Die Coaches in der Jury". Augsburger Allgemeine (in German). 24 April 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2024.