Alle Farben Explained

Frans Zimmer (born 5 June 1985), better known by his stage name Alle Farben (meaning All Colours in German) is a German DJ and producer. Since 2014 Zimmer is signed to the record label Guesstimate/b1 Recordings^[1] and the publishing house Budde Music.^[2]

Career

Frans Zimmer was raised in Berlin's Kreuzberg district, where he lives and works today. After high school, Zimmer wanted to study art, but was not admitted to university. In the following years, he worked various odd jobs, including work as a confectioner in a Berlin café. In 2010, he began DJing in Berlin nightclubs and bars. Inspired by the artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser, he took the alias "Hundert Farben" (meaning Hundred Colours), which he later changed to his current stage name "Alle Farben"^[3] (meaning All Colours)

On 9 May 2012 he played for 30,000 people^[4] at the former Tempelhof Airport in Berlin. Since then, Zimmer DJs almost every weekend throughout Europe; he also played several shows in Tel Aviv.

In September 2013, Zimmer announced through his Facebook page^[5] that he had begun work on his debut album and in January 2014 in an interview with the German newspaper Die Tageszeitung^[6] he confirmed the album would be ready in a few months. On 15 April 2014 Alle Farben released She Moves (Far Away) featuring the vocals of Graham Candy as a prerelease and the album's debut single. The album, entitled Synesthesia – I Think in Colours as per the official cover and the iTunes download page (with some media outlets opting to use the shorter term Synesthesia album in their coverage of the release), was released on 25 May 2014 in Europe through Kallias record label and Sony Music. Its 15 tracks include collaborations with Graham Candy and Lydmor (on two songs apiece) and Sway Clarke II (on one). It also includes two bonus remixes She Moves by Bakermat and Goldfish. In 2019, Farben collaborated with James Blunt on the single and music video Walk Away.^[7]

Discography

Albums

Year	Album	Peak positions			Certification
		GER [8]	AUT [9]	SWI [10]
2014	Synesthesia – I Think in Colours	20	54	40
2016	Music Is My Best Friend	20	—	55
2019	Sticker on My Suitcase[11]	29	72 [12]	67

Singles

As lead artist

Year	Single	Peak positions								Certifications	Album
		GER	AUT	BEL (Fl) [13]	BEL (Wa) [14]	FRA [15]	NLD [16]	SPA [17]	SWI
2014	"She Moves (Far Away)" (featuring Graham Candy)	9	15	43	47	173	21	41	21	BVMI: Platinum[18] IFPI SWI: Gold[19]	Synesthesia – I Think in Colours
2016	"Please Tell Rosie" (featuring Younotus)	3	2	—	—	—	—	—	70	BVMI: Platinum IFPI AUT: Gold[20]	Music Is My Best Friend
	"Bad Ideas"	7	4	—	—	—	—	—	79	BVMI: Platinum IFPI AUT: Gold
2017	"Little Hollywood" (with Janieck Devy)	14	8	—	—	—	—	—	31	BVMI: Platinum IFPI AUT: Gold	Sticker on My Suitcase
2018	"H.O.L.Y." (with Rhodes)	65	54	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Only Thing We Know" (with Kelvin Jones and Younotus)	20	24	—	—	—	—	—	41	BVMI: Gold IFPI AUT: Gold
	"Fading" (with Ilira)	16	16	—	—	—	—	—	17	BVMI: Gold IFPI AUT: Gold ZPAV POL: 2× Platinum[21]
2019	"Walk Away" (featuring James Blunt)[22]	98	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2020	"Kids" (with Vize featuring Graham Candy)[23]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		rowspan="4"
	"I Love My Friends (And My Friends Love Me)" (with Steve Aoki featuring Icona Pop)[24]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Running Back to You" (with Martin Jensen and Nico Santos)	80	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2021	"Lemon Tree" (with Fools Garden)	92	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World"[25] (with Robin Schulz and Israel Kamakawiwoʻole)	82	—	—	48	—	—	—	—		Pink
	"Alright" (featuring Kiddo)	37	39	—	—	—	—	—	—	BVMI: Gold
2022	"Let It Rain Down" (featuring Pollyanna)	78	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2024	"Love Hurt Repeat" (with Lewis Thompson featuring Mae Muller)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

As featured artist

Year	Single	Peak positions								Certifications	Album
		GER	AUT	BEL (Fl)	BEL (Wa)	FRA	NLD	SPA	SWI
2015	"Supergirl" (Anna Naklab featuring Alle Farben & YOUNOTUS)	2	1	33* (Ultratip)	26* (Ultratip)	52	—	52	5	BVMI: Platinum IFPI AUT: Gold IFPI SWI: Gold PROMUSICAE: Gold[26]	rowspan="2"
2018	"Build a House" (Stefanie Heinzmann featuring Alle Farben)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	38

• Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.

Others

• 2009: Tanzinteresse
• 2012: Danse / Pulp (with Drauf & Dran) (Kallias Music)
• 2012: Roundabout / Blue Jester (Der Turnbeutel)
• 2012: Galant / Kermit (Kallias Music)
• 2012: Sailorman EP (Kallias Music)
• 2012: Wunderbar / Feeling High (Kallias Music)
• 2013: Tempelhof (Kallias)
• 2014: Sometimes (featuring Graham Candy) (Synesthesia)
• 2015: Get High (featuring Lowell)
• 2015: Pretty Small EP (Alle Farben & YOUNOTUS) (Synesthesia)
• 2016: My Ghost EP (Synesthesia)
• 2016: Remember Yesterday (featuring Perttu & Michael Schulte) (Synesthesia)
• 2016: Fall into the Night (Synesthesia)

Remixes

• 2011: Rene Bourgeois - Tico (Alle Farben Remix) (Supdub Records)
• 2011: Lizzara & Tatsch - Trompa (Alle Farben Remix) (Ostfunk Records)
• 2012: T.Y.P. - D.I.S.C.O. (Alle Farben Remix) (Polydor / Universal France)
• 2012: Drauf & Dran - Elise (Alle Farben Remix) (Stylerockets)
• 2012: Flapjack - Mister Sandman (Alle Farben Remix) (Stylerockets)
• 2012: Shemian - Classical Symphony (Alle Farben Remix) (Wired UK)
• 2012: K-Paul - Out Of Control (Alle Farben Remix) (Music is Music)
• 2012: Ron Flatter - Herr Lonnert (Alle Farben Remix) (Pour La Vie)
• 2012: Dimitri Andreas - Eida (Alle Farben Remix) (Gold Records)
• 2012: Daughter - Youth (Alle Farben Remix)
• 2013: Ben Ivory - Better Love (Alle Farben Remix) (bitclap!/Warner Music Germany)
• 2013: Blitzkids mvt. - Heart On The Line (Alle Farben Dub Remix) (bitclap!/Warner Music Germany)
• 2013: Tagträumer - The Only Thing In This World (Alle Farben Remix) (Neopren)
• 2013: Alice Francis - Gangsterlove (Alle Farben Remix) (ChinChin Records)
• 2013: Boss Axis - Challenger (Alle Farben Remix) (Parquet Recordings)
• 2013: Parov Stelar - The Snake (Alle Farben Remix) (Island Records / Universal Music Germany)
• 2013: Romeofoxtrott - Memories (Alle Farben Remix) (Hunting For Emotion)
• 2013: Elias - Kaputt (Alle Farben Remix) (Island Records / Universal Music Germany)
• 2014: Bebetta - Herr Kapellmeister (Alle Farben Remix) (Damm Records)
• 2014: Irie Révoltés - Residanse (Alle Farben Remix) (ferryhouse productions)
• 2014: Berlin Comedian Harmonists – Hallo, was machst du heut', Daisy? (Alle Farben Remix) (Deutsche Grammophon)
• 2014: Goldfish – Moonwalk Away (Alle Farben Remix)
• 2014: Hundreds presented by Alle Farben - She Moves & Our Past (Alle Farben Remix) (Synesthesia)
• 2014: Elvis Presley vs. Alle Farben - Shake That Tambourine (Alle Farben Remix) (Sony Music Media)
• 2014: Mø - Walk This Way (Alle Farben Remix) (Chess Club/RCA Victor)
• 2014: The Avener & Phoebe Killdeer - Fade Out Lines (Alle Farben Remix) (Capitol)
• 2015: Heymen - If I Play Your Game (Alle Farben & YOUNOTUS Remix) (Kontor Records)
• 2015: Northern Lite with Aka Aka & Thalstroem - Take My Time (Alle Farben Remix) (Kontor Records)
• 2015: Mantra feat. Lydia Rhodes - Away (Alle Farben Remix) (Ultra Records, LLC)
• 2015: Buray - Istersen (Alle Farben Remix) (b1)
• 2015: Jonah - All We Are (Alle Farben Remix) (Columbia)
• 2016: Teenage Mutants & Laura Welsh - Falling for You (Alle Farben Remix) (Sony Music Entertainment)
• 2016: Hooverphonic - Badaboom (Alle Farben Remix) (epic)
• 2019: Hypanda & IA - Gotta Let Go (Alle Farben Remix)(UMG)
• 2021: R3hab & Jolin Tsai - Stars Align (Alle Farben Remix) (Liquid State)

Awards and nominations

• PARTYSAN Award
  • 2011: in the category Newcomer^[27]
• Newcomer Contest Bayern
  • 2012: in the category DJ National^[28]
• 1Live Krone
  • 2014: nominated in the category Beste Single^[29]
• ECHO
  • 2015: nominated in the category Dance National^[30]
• Newcomer Contest Bayern
  • 2015: in the category Vom Newcomer zum Star^[31]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sony Music kooperiert mit Alle Farben. https://archive.today/20160318154304/http://www.musikmarkt.de/Aktuell/News/Sony-Music-kooperiert-mit-Alle-Farben-mit-Video. dead. 2016-03-18. 2016-03-18. 2014-05-20. German.
2. Web site: Alle Farben: Budde Music signt Berliner DJ. https://archive.today/20160318154226/http://www.musikmarkt.de/Aktuell/News/Alle-Farben-Budde-Music-signt-Berliner-DJ-mit-Video. dead. 2016-03-18. 2016-03-18. 2014-05-07. German.
3. Web site: BZ: Die Leute wollen ausflippen . 2013-06-15.
4. Web site: Tagesspiegel: Meine Musik ist für alle Menschen da . 2013-06-16.
5. Web site: Facebook: Ankündigung des Albums . . 2014-01-16.
6. Web site: taz: Interview mit Alle Farben . 2014-01-16.
7. Web site: Alle Farben & James Blunt - Walk Away. Pesenacker. Jannik. Dance-Charts.de. DE. 2019-04-06.
8. Web site: Discographie Alle Farben. GfK Entertainment. 30 November 2018.
9. Web site: Alle Farben discography . Hung Medien . austriancharts.at . 28 April 2014.
10. Web site: Alle Farben discography . Hung Medien . hitparade.ch . 28 April 2014.
11. Web site: Sticker on My Suitcase by Alle Farben on Apple Music. Apple Music. 29 March 2019.
12. Web site: Ö3 Austria Top40: Longplay-Charts. Ö3 Austria Top 40. 27 June 2019.
13. Web site: Alle Farben discography . Hung Medien . ultratop.be/nl . 28 April 2014.
14. Web site: Alle Farben discography . Hung Medien . ultratop.be/fr . 8 August 2014.
15. Web site: Alle Farben discography . Hung Medien . lescharts.com . 6 November 2014.
16. Web site: Alle Farben discography . Hung Medien . dutchcharts.nl . 28 April 2014.
17. Web site: Alle Farben discography . Hung Medien . spanishcharts.com . 6 November 2014.
18. Web site: Gold-/Platin-Datenbank. 7 May 2017.
19. Web site: The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community. Hitparade.ch - Swiss Charts. 9 August 2017.
20. Austria. Alle Farben. 9 August 2017.
21. Web site: Polish single certifications – Ilira – Fading . bestsellery.zpav.pl . 29 May 2019 . Polish.
22. Web site: CD/DVD Vorschau - kommende Veröffentlichungen. 28 March 2019. de.
23. Web site: KIDS (feat. Graham Candy) - Single by Alle Farben & Vize on Apple Music . Apple Music . 23 June 2020.
24. Web site: Steve Aoki & Alle Farben [I Love My Friends (And My Friends Love Me) [feat. Icona Pop] - Single] on Apple Music ]. Apple Music . 23 June 2020.
25. Web site: Somewhere Over the Rainbow / What a Wonderful World - Single by Robin Schulz, Alle Farben & Israel Kamakawiwo'ole on Apple Music. Apple Music. 9 July 2021.
26. Web site: Anna Naklab feat. Alle Arben & Younotus – Supergirl (Radio Edit). Portal de Música. 9 August 2017. es.
27. Web site: PARTYSAN Award 2011: Newcomer des Jahres. 2016-03-18. 2012-01-07. German.
28. Web site: Newcomer Contest Bayern: Preisträger 2012. 2016-03-18. German. https://web.archive.org/web/20160324152632/http://www.newcomercontest-bayern.de/preistraeger/. 2016-03-24. dead.
29. Web site: 1LIVE KRONE 2014: Nominierte stehen fest. 2014-10-24. 2016-03-18.
30. Web site: Echo 2015 - Die Nominierten. 2016-03-18.
31. Web site: Newcomer Contest Bayern - Preisträger 2015. 2016-03-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20160324155044/http://www.newcomercontest-bayern.de/preistraeger-2015/. 2016-03-24. dead.