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Götz Alsmann
12+ albums
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Götz Alsmann (born 12 July 1957 in Münster) is a German musician, multi-instrumentalist and singer. He became known as the presenter of the WDR television programme "Zimmer frei!". Alsmann was born in 1957 in Münster as the son of foreman Erich Alsmann and his wife Leni, who originated from Yugoslavia. At the age of eight he began taking piano lessons in his neighbourhood and soon decided to pursue music as a profession. In 1964 he started school at the Josefschule in Münster. In 1973 he joined the Heupferd Jug Band, whose first album was released in 1974 with the 17-year-old Alsmann as pianist, mandolinist and banjo player. Two further albums followed in 1977 and 1979. During this period he also worked as a studio musician in the Netherlands, participating in various country and vernacular music productions. After completing his secondary education at the Johann-Conrad-Schlaun-Gymnasium in Münster and completing military service, Alsmann began studying German studies, journalism and musicology at the University of Münster in 1977. He completed his studies in musicology in 1985 with a doctorate (PhD) with a dissertation titled "Nichts als Krach: Die unabhängigen Schallplattenfirmen und die Entwicklung der amerikanischen populären Musik 1943–1963". In 1996 he appeared in the film "Alles wegen Robert de Niro", directed by Helmut Förnbacher and starring Angelika Milster, playing a supermarket cashier and bandleader. From 2006 to 2008, his Michael-Jary revue "Ich weiß, es wir
