Biography
Who is Roman Lob?
Early life and background
Roman Lob grew up alongside his sister in Rott, which is a district located in Neustadt (Wied). After finishing high school, he completed training as an industrial mechanic at a supplier of auto parts in Troisdorf, finishing this work in January 2011. Outside of his music career, he enjoys spending his free time snowboarding and participating in downhill sports. Because of his passion for music, he decided to get a microphone tattoo inked on his chest.
Musical beginnings and bands
Roman is the lead singer of an alternative rock group called Rooftop Kingdom, which has origins rooted in Neustadt (Wied). Previously, he served as a founding member of a German metalcore band named Days of Despite. In 2007, he participated in the fourth series of the television format Deutschland sucht den Superstar. He advanced into the top twenty contestants during this competition, but he had to withdraw early due to an unfortunate vocal cord infection.
In 2008, Roman joined a boy band known as G12P or Germany 12 Points to compete for a chance to represent Germany at the Eurovision Song Contest held in Belgrade. The group performed the song titled When the Boys Come, but the track ultimately did not get selected to compete in the national final event.
Eurovision success
In early 2012, Roman competed as a contestant in a television show titled Unser Star für Baku, which was produced by the German broadcasting stations Pro7 and Das Erste. On February 16, 2012, he won this televised music competition. Following this victory, he earned the opportunity to represent Germany at the Eurovision Song Contest 2012. During the international contest, he performed and achieved an eighth place finish with a total of 110 points.
Birthday and age
Roman Lob was born on July 2, 1990, which makes Roman 36 years old today. That birthday falls under the Cancer sign. Roman shares the date with 29 other famous people.
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