Matthias Carras

Matthias Thomas Blöcher (21 December 1964 – 14 January 2023), known professionally as Matthias Carras, was a German pop singer, disc jockey, and television presenter.^[1]

Matthias Carras
Carras in 2012
Born	Matthias Thomas Blöcher (1964-12-21)21 December 1964 Wehrda, Hesse, West Germany
Died	14 January 2023(2023-01-14) (aged 58)
Nationality	German
Occupation(s)	Singer Disc jockey

Biography

After training as a retail salesperson, Blöcher worked as a manager in a fashion house in Biedenkopf. He also worked as a disc jockey in a nightclub. In 1990, he began studio recordings and released his first single, titled Matthias Carras, the following year.^[2]

Blöcher achieved great success in 1998 with the singles Ich krieg nie genug von dir and Ich bin dein Co-Pilot and subsequently worked with producers Ronny Jentzsch [de] and Hermann Niesig [de]. From 2002 to 2004, he was a television presenter for a quiz show on 9Live and later on Super RTL.

In 2015, Blöcher ended his career due to chronic depression.^[3] However, other reasons for his departure included a change in the music industry. He then became a hairdresser and ran a barber shop in Biedenkopf for several years.^[4] However, he released a comeback album in April 2021 titled Endlich Frei.^[5]

In October 2020, Blöcher was diagnosed with cancer,^[6] of which he died on 14 January 2023, at the age of 58.^[7]

Discography

Albums

• Bitte anschnallen (2000)
• Verliebt (2002)
• Zärtlicher Rebell (2004)
• Meine Besten (2005)
• …auch nur ein Mann (2007)
• Kein Typ wie früher (2009)
• Ansonsten geht’s mir gut (2011)
• Carrasmatisch (2013)
• Endlich Frei (2021)

Singles

• Mehr von dir (1991)
• Gib mir die Hitze der Nacht (1992)
• Mitten in der Nacht (1997)
• Voll erwischt (1998)
• Ich krieg’ nie genug von dir (1999)
• Ich bin dein Co-Pilot (1999)
• Ich surf auf Wolke 7 (2000)
• Du bist so süß, wenn du sauer bist (2000)
• S.O.S. Lara I’m in Love (2001)
• Ich lieg in der Sonne (2003)
• Ich will heute Nacht nicht alleine schlafen (2003)
• Wir sind endlich mal wieder alleine (2004)
• Heut’ Nacht (2009)
• Diva (2009)
• Du hast mich überzeugt (2021)

Compilations

• Meine Besten (2005)
• Megastark – Die Maxis (2010)