Bosse (born Axel Bosse; 22 February 1980) is a German rock singer and guitarist. Bosse is also the name of his backup band.
Biography
Bosse was born in Braunschweig. In 2005, he released his first single, "Kraft". Soon after, his band performed in a farewell tour for Such a Surge. After the tour ended in April 2005, they released their first album, Kamikazeherz. This album achieved considerable success at that time, with the revival of German rock.
On 28 July 2006, the band released their second album, Guten Morgen Spinner, with the accompanying single "Die Irritierten".
6 February 2009 saw the release of their third album, Taxi. Before the album, the band left their label, EMI. In collaboration with Jochen Naaf, Bosse produced the record themselves. The single "3 Millionen" was released in early 2009, and received much airplay. Axel Bosse was also a featured artist on Deutsche Welle's PopXport.
On 29 September 2011, Bosse came in third place in the annual Bundesvision Song Contest, out of 16 contestants, one from each German state. Bosse represented Lower Saxony and sang "Frankfurt Oder", from their fourth album, Wartesaal (2011).
Bosse was nominated as Best Artist at the 1LIVE Krone 2011 awards.
