Leo Dante | |
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Birth name | Alessandro Heinrich Rütten |
Also known as | Sandro Nicolas, Sandro, Sammy Clay, Tyler, TYLR |
Born | Heinsberg, Germany | 4 October 1996
Origin | Germany United States Greece |
Genres | Pop |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
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Alessandro Heinrich Rütten (born 4 October 1996 in Heinsberg, Germany), formerly known by his stage names Sandro Nicolas, Sammy Clay, TYLR and currently Leo Dante, is a German singer-songwriter.
Rütten was born in Heinsberg, Germany, as Alessandro Rütten to a Greek-German mother and a German father. [1] Part of his paternal family lives in the US. He was raised in Germany, where he started his career in music. [2] [3] [4]
In 2018, as Alessandro Rütten, he participated in season 8 of The Voice of Germany (the German version of The Voice). He performed Shawn Mendes' " In My Blood" in the Blind Auditions, and all four coaches turned for him. He was eliminated in the Sing Off round. [3]
In 2019, performing as Sandro Nicolas, he represented the United States in the New Wave competition in Sochi, Russia and finished in 5th place. [3] [4]
Later in 2019, he was internally selected by the Cypriot broadcaster CyBC to represent Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. [3] [4] He was due to perform the song " Running" under the mononym Sandro. [5] However, the contest was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and CyBC did not invite him back for 2021. [6] In May 2020, he was part of the joint European broadcast of Eurovision: Europe Shine a Light. [7] [8] [9]
In 2020, Rütten rebranded himself with the stage name of Sammy Clay. [10] In 2021, Rütten rebranded himself again with the stage name TYLR. [11] In 2022, Rütten took on yet another stage name, this time calling himself Leo Dante. [12]
Single | Year | Album / EP |
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"Running" (as Sandro) |
2020 | Non-album singles |
"Love Somebody" (as TYLR) |
2021 | |
"Hollywood High" | ||
"Adderall" (as Leo Dante) |
2022 | |
"Better Off" (with Leon Brooks and Alphacast) |
2023 | |
"Turn Off the Lights" (with Mike Perry) | ||
"Fall From Grace" (with Erlandsson and Ten Times) |