Malik Harris

Malik Harris
Harris in 2018
Harris in 2018
Background information
Born (1997-08-27) 27 August 1997 (age 27)
Landsberg am Lech, Germany
OriginGermany
Occupations
  • Singer
  • Model
Years active2019–present

Malik Justin Harris[1] (born 27 August 1997) is a German singer, songwriter and rapper. He is the first ever German-American artist to spend a week on a Times Square billboard in New York City[2] in 2020. He represented Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 with the song "Rockstars" and finished in last place with 6 points before the song was certified Gold in Germany in 2023.[2][3][4]

Early life

Harris was born in Landsberg am Lech on 27 August 1997. His father is Ricky Harris, a Germany-based American television presenter and actor from Detroit.[5] At the age of 13, Harris got into music by making covers of songs with his guitar.[6]

Career

2022: Eurovision Song Contest 2022

Harris took part in the contest Germany 12 Points to become Germany's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2022. Harris made it to the final casting round held in Berlin in January 2022 and was announced as one of six finalists on 10 February 2022.[7]

The televised final took place on 4 March 2022. The winner was selected through public voting, including options for landline, SMS and online voting. For the online vote, users were able to vote via the official websites of the nine ARD radio channels between 28 February 2022 and 4 March 2022.[8] Harris won the final by a 23 points margin. At the grand final of Eurovision, he finished in last place with 6 points, second worst result after 2015.[9]

Discography

Albums

  • Anonymous Colonist (2021)

EP

  • Like That Again (2019)

Singles

  • "Say the Name" (2018)
  • "Welcome to the Rumble" (2019)
  • "Like That Again" (2019)
  • "Home" (2019)
  • "Crawling" (2020)
  • "Faith" (2020)
  • "When We've Arrived" (2020)
  • "Bangin' on My Drum" (2021)
  • "Dance" (2021)
  • "Time for Wonder" (2021)
  • "Rockstars" (2022)
  • "Dreamer" (2023)
  • "Up" (2023)[10]
  • "Sticks & Stones" (2023)
  • "Heavy Rain" (2024)[11]

Guest contributions

  • "Dust" (Cosby featuring Malik Harris) (2018)
  • "Better Days" (as part of WIER) (2022)
  • "Enchanté "(Younotus & Willy William featuring Malik Harris & Minelli) (2022)
  • "WHO CARES" (Mi Casa featuring Malik Harris) (2024)

References

  1. ^ "HOME". ASCAP. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b "'About' page on Malik Harris Website". Archived from the original on 21 April 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  3. ^ Jiandani, Sanjay (4 March 2022). "Germany: Malik Harris wins Germany 12 Points and will fly to Turin!". Eurovision News, Polls and Information by ESCToday. Archived from the original on 4 March 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  4. ^ Bayer, Felix (15 May 2022). "So war der Eurovision Song Contest in Turin". Der Spiegel. DER SPIEGEL GmbH & Co. KG. Archived from the original on 9 July 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  5. ^ Braun, Mathias. "Wie Malik Harris aus Issing die Popwelt erobern will". Augsburger Allgemeine (in German). Archived from the original on 28 February 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  6. ^ Vanessa Patrick, Bayerischer Rundfunk (21 February 2019). "Vorgestellt // Malik Harris: Die wortgewaltige Hitmaschine" (in German). Archived from the original on 31 May 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Deutsche Vorentscheidung "Germany 12 points" mit Barbara Schöneberger und Live-Publikum am 4. März 2022". ESC Kompakt (in German). 18 January 2022. Archived from the original on 18 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  8. ^ ""Germany 12 Points": Deutscher ESC-Vorentscheid live aus Berlin". Eurovision.de (in German). ARD. Archived from the original on 18 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Germany has decided: Malik Harris to Eurovision 2022 with "Rockstars"". Eurovisionworld. 4 March 2022. Archived from the original on 5 March 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  10. ^ "New music this week (part 1): Songs from Reiley, Sam Ryder, Elena Tsagrinou and more". Wiwibloggs. 28 May 2023. Archived from the original on 11 July 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  11. ^ "New music this week: Songs from Nemo, Joost, Lara Fabian and more". wiwibloggs. 6 October 2024. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
Preceded by Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest
2022 		Succeeded by