Alessandro Rütten Explained

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.

Career

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 .^{[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]

Discography

Singles

Single	Year	Album / EP
"Running" (as Sandro)	2020	rowspan="8"
"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)
"The Other Side" (with Erlandsson and Ten Times)	2024

References

1. Web site: Η Κύπρος πάει Γιουροβίζιον με τον Sandro Nicolas. www.checkincyprus.com. 3 April 2021. 11 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200811104846/https://www.checkincyprus.com/article/42668/i-kypros-paei-gioyrovizion-me-ton-sandro-nicolas. live.
2. Web site: Cyprus has selected: Sandro Nicolas to Eurovision 2020. 29 November 2019. Eurovisionworld. 3 April 2021. 10 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210310060950/https://eurovisionworld.com/esc/cyprus-has-selected-sandro-nicolas-to-eurovision-2020. live.
3. Web site: Cyprus: Sandro will represent Cyprus at Eurovision 2020. 29 November 2019. wiwibloggs. 29 November 2019. 30 November 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191130163537/https://wiwibloggs.com/2019/11/29/cyprus-sandro-will-represent-cyprus-eurovision-2020/245980/. live.
4. Web site: Cyprus: Sandro to Rotterdam!. 29 November 2019. esctoday. 30 November 2019. 3 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191203174731/http://esctoday.com/178074/cyprus-sandro-to-rotterdam/. live.
5. https://www.rtve.es/television/20200317/sandro-representa-chipre-festival-roterdam-eurovision-2020/1993004.shtml Sandro Nicolas representará a Chipre en Eurovisión
6. Web site: Cyprus: "Life is a rollercoaster ride" – Sandro speaks out for first time since not getting return ticket for Eurovision 2021 . Wiwibloggs . 12 July 2020 . 30 December 2020 . 26 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210126001641/https://wiwibloggs.com/2020/07/12/cyprus-sandro-speaks-out-for-first-time-since-not-getting-return-ticket-for-eurovision-2021/256063/ . live .
7. Web site: Guest performers announced for "Eurovision: Europe Shine A Light". 3 April 2021. 6 May 2020. 22 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210122134644/https://escxtra.com/2020/05/06/guests-europe-shine-a-light/. live.
8. Web site: Cyprus: CyBC Reveals Eurovision 2020 Week Broadcast Plans. Neil. Farren. 5 May 2020. 3 April 2021. 10 May 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200510024210/https://eurovoix.com/2020/05/05/cyprus-cybc-reveals-eurovision-2020-week-broadcast-plans/. live.
9. Web site: Europe Shine A Light: Details about the Eurovision 2020 replacement show. 6 May 2020. wiwibloggs. 3 April 2021. 23 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201123191544/https://wiwibloggs.com/2020/05/06/europe-shine-a-light-details-about-the-eurovision-2020-replacement-show/254002/. live.
10. https://wiwibloggs.com/2020/11/24/cyprus-announce-new-artist-eurovision-2021/258971/ Cyprus announces new artist for Eurovision
11. Web site: tylerfromheaven . Instagram . 22 March 2021.
12. Web site: Leo Dante . Instagram . 13 December 2022.