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Kevin Ratajczak
German singer (born 1985) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kevin Ratajczak (born 7 August 1985) is a German singer, songwriter, and musician. He is best known as a founding member and primary lyricist of the electronicore band Electric Callboy, for which he provides "unclean" vocals such as growling and screaming alongside "clean" vocalist Nico Sallach.
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Early life
Ratajczak was born in Datteln on 7 August 1985. He is of Polish descent.[1] As a child, his first experience with harder music came from listening to his father's Deep Purple albums.[2] He would also later cite Brendon Urie of Panic! at the Disco as a vocal role model, as well as revealing that seeing Slipknot at the Grugahalle when he was 18 was his favourite concert.[3]
Career
In 2010, Ratajczak became a founding member of Electric Callboy, providing its "unclean" vocals (such as growling and screaming)[4] alongside clean vocalist Sebastian "Sushi" Biesler, lead guitarist Daniel "Danskimo" Haniß, bassist Daniel Klossek, drummer Michael Malitzki, and rhythm guitarist Pascal Schillo. Biesler left the band in 2020 and was replaced by Nico Sallach on clean vocals.[5] Ratajczak and Sallach write most of the band's lyrics.[6][7] They submitted their song "Pump It" to represent Germany as a wildcard selection in the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest, but it was ultimately denied.[8]
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Personal life
Ratajczak is married and has two children.[9]
References
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