SAP Arena
Location	Mannheim, Germany
Broke ground	November, 2002
Opened	September 2, 2005
Owner	Dietmar Hopp
Construction cost	€ 70 million
Architect	Hentrich – Petschnigg & Partner KG[1]
Capacity	11,000-15,000 (concerts) 14,500 (handball) 13,900 (basketball) 13,600 (ice hockey)
Tenants
Adler Mannheim (DEL) (2005-present) Rhein-Neckar Löwen (HBL) (2005-present)

SAP Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Mannheim, Germany. It is primarily used for ice hockey and handball, and is the home arena of the Adler Mannheim ice hockey club and the "Rhein-Neckar-Löwen" handball club. Inaugurated in 2005, the arena has a capacity of up to 15,000 people.^[2] More than a hundred concerts and congressional events are hosted at the arena annually. The SAP Arena is one of the largest in Germany and one of the most high-tech in Europe. The arena is named after its sponsor SAP.

A tram line (number 6) connects the SAP Arena to Mannheim city center and a newly built road connection to the B38a highway connects it to the A656 Autobahn, leading to the A656/A6 interchange, connecting eastbound Mannheim to Heidelberg (A656), and north/southbound to Frankfurt, Karlsruhe and Stuttgart (A6), as well as a little north on the A6 to Kaiserlautern (westbound).

References[link]

Gallery[link]

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  SAP-Arena
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  Chris Byrd vs. Wladimir Klitschko
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  Inside view

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• Homepage SAP-Arena

Coordinates: 49°27′49″N 8°31′03″E / 49.46361°N 8.5175°E / 49.46361; 8.5175

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Bülent Ceylan 2010

Advertisement for Bülent Ceylans DVD on a Mannheim tram

Bülent Ceylan (born 4 January 1976 in Mannheim) is a German comedian and Kabarett artist.

Life[link]

Bülent Ceylans mother is German. His father came to Germany from Turkey as a Gastarbeiter in 1958. He has three siblings.

He has appeared in numerous German TV shows like Quatsch Comedy Club. He develops his programs mainly together with Roland Junghans. Ceylan plays several comic roles with frequent themes being the quirks of Germans from Turkish family backgrounds and people from Mannheim.

The premiere of his program halb getürkt (wordplay: half faked/turk) was broadcasted was July 2006 on ZDF.

As an actor, he played Mustafa in several episodes of the series Hausmeister Krause and as Jonny, a main character in the sitcom Bewegte Männer. On 6 June 2008, he joined Stefan Raabs "Autoball-EM" playing for Turkey. On 12 May 2009 he sat on the jury of the program Mascerade – Deutschland verbiegt sich. His stage show Bülent Ceylan – live was broadcast on RTL Television on Saturday, 26 September 2009. On 21 August 2010 Ceylan appeared at the 'Summer Breeze' metal festival. On 19 February 2011 "Die Bülent Ceylan Show" started on RTL Television. Its first season consisted of six episodes.^{[1] [2]} Bülent Ceylan appeared on the Wacken Open Air in August 2011.^[3]

Bülent Ceylan is married and has a daughter.^[4]

Awards[link]

• 2001 Bielefelder Kabarettpreis
• 2002 Kleinkunstpreis Baden-Württemberg
• 2009 Deutscher Comedypreis: Best Newcomer
• 2010 Civis Medienpreis^[5]
• 2011 Goldene Schallplatte for the DVD Bülent Ceylan - Live!
• 2011 Goldene Schallplatte for the DVD Ganz schön Turbülent
• 2011 Deutscher Comedypreis: Best Comedian

Programs[link]

• Döner for one – mit alles (premiere: November 2002, Capitol Mannheim)
• Halb getürkt (Premiere: Oktober 2005, Rosengarten Mannheim)
• Kebabbel net (Premiere: September 2007, Capitol Mannheim)
• Ganz schön turbülent! (Premiere: Oktober 2009, Capitol Mannheim)
• Wilde Kreatürken (Start: Oktober 2011, Capitol Mannheim)

DVDs[link]

• Halb getürkt, Köln : WortArt, 2006
• Bülent Ceylan – live, Mannheim,(18. September 2009)
• Bülent Ceylan – Ganz schön turbülent (22. Oktober 2010)

Audio CDs[link]

• Produzier’ mich net!, 2000
• Döner for one, Berlin: Blue Cat Print und Music, 2003
• Halb getürkt, Köln: WortArt, 2006
• Kebabbel net, 2008
• Ganz schön Turbülent, 2010

External links[link]

• official website
• Bülent Ceylan at the Internet Movie Database
• Interview with Bülent Ceylan

Denis Reul
Born	(1989-06-29) June 29, 1989 (age 22) Marktredwitz, Germany
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight	226 lb (103 kg; 16 st 2 lb)
Position	Defence
Shoots	Right
DEL team Former teams	Adler Mannheim Providence Bruins
National team	Germany
NHL Draft	130th overall, 2007 Boston Bruins
Playing career	2007–present

Denis Reul (born June 29, 1989) is a German professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for Adler Mannheim in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).

Playing career[link]

Reul was selected by the Boston Bruins in the 5th round (130th overall) of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft after playing with Mannheim in the lower German divisions. After he was selected by the Bruins, Reul moved to North America and played junior with Lewiston MAINEiacs of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.

After completing his second season with the MAINEiacs in 2008–09, Reul then joined the Bruins American Hockey League affiliate, the Providence Bruins on an amateur try-out. Without a contract offer from Boston, Reul returned to Germany and signed with Adler Mannheim of the DEL on July 10, 2009.^[1]

On October 26, 2010, Reul extended his contract for another two-years with Adler Mannheim.^[2]

Career statistics[link]

Regular season and playoffs[link]

International[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Denis Reul's career stats at Eliteprospects.com
• Denis Reul's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database

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Kool Savas
Kool Savas in 2010
Background information
Birth name	Savaş Yurderi
Also known as	King Kool Savas (KKS), Juks, Jux, Essah
Born	(1975-02-10) February 10, 1975 (age 37) Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Origin	Turkey
Genres	German hip hop
Labels	Essah Entertainment
Associated acts	M.O.R., Azad, Samy Deluxe, Lumidee, 40 Glocc, Ying Yang Twins
Website	Official website

Savas Yurderi (born 10 February 1975) also known as Kool Savas (or as well King Kool Savas), is a German rapper and hip hop artist. Savas is mostly referred to as "King of Rap" or "King of German Rap".^[1]

"Savaş" is the Turkish word for "war".

Biography[link]

Born in Aachen, Germany to a German mother and a Turkish father, Savas' family moved back to Turkey when he was one year old. His father, who is from Çorum, Turkey, was arrested because of his political posture against the government in Turkey, and as a result of his father's arrest, his mother was forced to return to Aachen with Savas.^[2] By 1987, his father was released and the entire family was reunited and relocated to Berlin. It was in Berlin where Savas first came across Hip Hop music.^{[citation needed]}

Savas lived with his girlfriend, Melbeatz, in Berlin for an extended amount of time. As a result, the majority of Savas' beats were produced by her. Although Savas and his girlfriend are no longer together, they remain close friends.^{[citation needed]}

Although Savas is popularly called a "Berlin rapper," he resides in Heidelberg. He is also a vegetarian.^{[citation needed]}

Career[link]

2000: Early career[link]

Savas started his rap career with the EP Warum rappst du, containing rather provocative lyrics in songs such as "L.M.S.", "Schwule Rapper" and "Pimplegionär". He first started under the name Juks and rapped mostly in English. He became successful through the groups Masters of Rap (M.O.R.) and Westberlin Maskulin.

In 2001, he and all of M.O.R. left former label Put Da Needle To Da Records, because of personal and artistic differences. They released a diss track against former label CEO Peter Sreckovic titled "Track gegen Peter" where Savas gave reason for his exit.

Beginning in 2002, he founded his own label, Optik Records, where he released his first solo album titled Der beste Tag meines Lebens, for which he won a Comet award. For the album, Savas worked together with several domestic and foreign musicians including Azad, Samy Deluxe, Kurupt, 40 Glocc, Dem Franchize Boyz, Lumidee, RZA, Moses Pelham, J-Luv, Bligg, Jadakiss, Royce da 5'9", Xavier Naidoo, Mobb Deep, Ying Yang Twins and Illmatic. The album sold over 90,000 copies worldwide.

With his record label, Savas tried to build up other artists. He discovered Eko Fresh and signed many upcoming artists such as DJ Nicon, Melbeatz, Ercandize, Caput, Amar, Sinan and Moe Mitchell.

In 2004, Savas released his first mixtape, "Kool Savas goes Hollywood" which was later made available as free online download.

Since early 2005, Savas has been supporting the efforts of his younger brother Sinan, his cousin Dimi and his brother-in-law Igor in their blooming rap careers.

In 2005, he released his mixtape titled "Die John Bello Story". It was the most successful mixtape in Europe in 2005 and also Savas' best to date at over 60,000 sold copies. In the same year he produced the album "One", together with Azad. The hit single "All 4 One" peaked at 4 in the German Top 100 Singles.

In 2006, Savas released the label sampler "Optik Takeover", a collaboration with several other artists signed to Optik Records. Also in 2006, he released an album with Optik Schweiz, the Swiss counterpart of Optik Records, titled "Wer Hatz Erfunden".

His second solo album, Tot oder Lebendig (eng. Dead or Alive), was released in 2007 and proved to be successful at 50,000 sold copies.

Savas released the sequel mixtape "Die John Bello Story 2" in 2008. He then went on to release an updated version labeled the "Brainwash Edition".

In 2009, he released the EP "Was hat S.A.V da vor" with the Hip Hop Magazine Juice. The same year saw the release of a collaboration album with Optik Russia which was called "New Russian Standard".

On March 12, 2010, Savas released "Die John Bello Story 3" which sold roughly 50,000 copies. The album featured fellow rappers Azad, Curse, Ying Yang Twins, Olli Banjo, Ercandize, Moe Mitchell, Amar, Franky Kubrick, Kaas, Mo Trip, Sinan, Tua, Vega, Kitty Kat, Laas Unltd. and more.

His 2011 album Aura included a single with the same name and a song featuring Xavier Naidoo, titled LMS 2012.

Controversy[link]

Eko Fresh[link]

In 2002 Eko Fresh and Savas began to dispute. Eko Fresh left the label and continued his career without his colleague. He released "Die Abrechnung", a song which spoke out against Kool Savas and other German rappers. Savas replied with "Das Urteil", which also became a hit song.

Discography[link]

• 2002: Der beste Tag meines Lebens
• 2004: Die besten Tage sind gezählt
• 2007: Tot oder Lebendig
• 2011: Aura

References[link]

External links[link]

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Helene Fischer
Helene Fischer on Tour 2010
Background information
Birth name	Елена Петровна Фишер
Born	(1984-08-05) August 5, 1984 (age 27) Krasnoyarsk, Soviet Union
Genres	Schlager
Occupations	Singer
Years active	2005–present
Labels	EMI
Website	www.helene-fischer.de

Helene Fischer (Russian: Елена Петровна Фишер (Jelena Petrowna Fischer); born August 5, 1984 in the Soviet Union) is a German singer and entertainer. Since her debut in 2005 she has won several awards, including four Echo awards and three "Krone der Volksmusik" awards. According to record certifications she sold at least 2,905,000 albums.

Upbringing and education[link]

Helene Fischer was born in the Siberian town of Krasnoyarsk, Russia, where she spent her early childhood. In 1988 her ethnic German family emigrated to Germany.^[1] In Germany, the family settled in the State of Rhineland-Palatinate.

After graduating from school, Helene Fischer attended the Frankfurt Stage & Musical School for three years, where she studied singing and acting.^[2] During this time, Helene performed on stage at the State Theatre of Darmstadt, as well as on the stage of National Theatre in Frankfurt.

Musical career[link]

During her time at the Stage & Musical School, her mother secretly copied a demo CD with six songs of Helene and sent it to different recording studios to gauge the reaction of professionals.

Helene's debut on stage took place on May 14, 2005 in a program of the TV channel ARD. It was a duet with the singer Florian Silbereisen. The two later became a couple.^[1]

Helene Fischer on Tour with orchestra May 2011

Her popularity has increased greatly; she has won three prestigious “Echo” (German Grammy) awards, the coveted “Goldene Henne” twice, and the “Krone der Volksmusik” prize three times. All her albums and DVDs have achieved multiple gold and double platinum status. Her songs, with their stories of the everyday worries and woes of home-loving folks, are lyrically close to what the English speaking world calls “Country” although musically quite different.

Her circle of fans extends beyond Germany in large part to Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, the Netherlands and Scandinavia.

She released her first English album, "The English Ones", on June 7, 2010. The album was produced by Jean Frankfurter, one of the most renowned German producers, composers and arrangers of the previous 40 years. The album opens new horizons for Helene: “I have always dreamed of singing my songs in another language. English is the language of Country, the music that we call ’Schlager’. Language is a tool, but it is important that what you sing comes from the heart – and that is what this album is about.”

Discography[link]

Studio Albums[link]

Compilations[link]

Remix-Albums[link]

• 2011: Best of Helene Fischer – Der ultimative Dance-Mix

English language albums[link]

• 2010: The English Ones

Singles[link]

• 2006: Feuer am Horizont
• 2006: Von hier bis unendlich
• 2006: Und morgen früh küss’ ich dich wach
• 2006: Im Reigen der Gefühle
• 2007: Du fängst mich auf und lässt mich fliegen
• 2007: Du hast mein Herz berührt
• 2008: Ich glaub dir 100 Lügen
• 2008: Mal ganz ehrlich
• 2008: Ich geb’ nie auf (Am Anfang war das Feuer)
• 2009: Vergeben, vergessen und wieder vertrauen
• 2009: Du läßt mich sein, so wie ich bin
• 2010: Hundert Prozent
• 2010: Nicht von dieser Welt
• 2010: Von Null auf Sehnsucht
• 2010: Manchmal kommt die Liebe einfach so 2010
• 2011: Wär heut mein letzter Tag

DVDs[link]

• 2007: So nah so fern
• 2008: Mut zum Gefühl – Live aus Chemnitz vom 2. Januar 2008 – GER #18
• 2009: Zaubermond live – GER #12
• 2010: Best Of Live – So Wie Ich Bin – Die Tournee – GER #1
• 2011: Live – Zum ersten Mal mit Band und Orchester – GER #14

Awards & Certifications[link]

[edit] Echo

• 2009: for Deutschsprachiger Schlager
• 2009: for DVD Produktion des Jahres (Mut zum Gefühl – Helene Fischer live)
• 2010: for DVD Produktion national (Zaubermond live)
• 2012: for Deutschsprachiger Schlager

Goldene Henne[link]

• 2007: for Aufsteigerin des Jahres
• 2008: for Musik
• 2010: for Musik

Goldene Kamera[link]

• 2012: for Beste Musik national

Krone der Volksmusik[link]

• 2008: for the Erfolg des Jahres 2007
• 2009: for the Erfolg des Jahres 2008
• 2010: as Erfolgreichste Sängerin 2009
• 2012: as Erfolgreichste Sängerin 2011

Gold Record[4] Germany 2012: for the DVD „Live - Helene Fischer - Zum ersten Mal mit Band und Orchester“ Austria 2011: for the album „Für einen Tag“ Denmark 2010: for the Album „Best of“ Switzerland 2010: for the album „So nah wie du“ 2010: for the album „Zaubermond“ 2010: for the album „So wie ich bin“ 2010: for the album „Best of“ 2012: for the album „Für einen Tag“ Platinum Record[4] Austria 2007: for the album „So nah wie du“ 2009: for the album „Zaubermond“ 2010: for the album „Von hier bis unendlich“ 2010: for the album „So wie ich bin“ 2011: for the album „Best of“

3x Gold Record[4] Germany 2011: for the DVD „So nah, so fern“ 2011: for the DVD „Zaubermond (live)“ 2011: for the album „So wie ich bin“ 2012: for the album „Für einen Tag“ 2x Platinum Record[4] Germany 2010: for the album „Zaubermond“ 2011: für die DVD „Mut zum Gefühl (live)“ 5x Gold Record[4] Germany 2010: for the album „Von hier bis unendlich“ 2011: for the album „So nah wie du“ 7x Gold Record[4] Germany 2012: for the album „Best of“ Country Gold Platinum  Denmark 1 0  Germany 9 15  Austria 0 6  Switzerland 5 0 total 15 21

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Helene Fischer

• official website from Helene Fischer
• Helene Fischer on YouTube
• Helene Fischer at the Internet Movie Database
• English Lyrics