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Bela B.


Background information
Birth name Dirk Felsenheimer
Also known as Bela B. Felsenheimer

Der Graf

Pornoboy
Born 14 December 1962 (1962-12-14)
Origin Berlin-Spandau, Germany
Genre(s) Rock

Punk rock
Instrument(s) drums

vocals

Guitar
Label(s) Hot Action Records, BPX 1992, Sony BMG
Associated acts Die Ärzte, Depp Jones
Website www.bela-b.de

Dirk Felsenheimer (born 14 December 1962 in Berlin-Spandau), better known under his stage name Bela B., is a German musician, singer and songwriter. He is best known for being the drummer and one of the singers in the German band Die Ärzte. In 2006 he released his first solo album entitled Bingo. Bela B. is also an actor and has done several voice overs for television and film.

Early life

Dirk Albert Felsenheimer was born in Berlin-Spandau, the westernmost borough of Berlin. He has a twin sister named Diana and his parents separated when he was five years old. Felsenheimer graduated from the Carlo-Schmid-Oberschule. Afterwards he joined the police force but quit soon after. He then began a 3-year-apprenticeship as a decorator.

Dirk Albert Felsenheimer got his stage name from Dracula actor Bela Lugosi, whom he has admired since childhood. The B is believed to stand for Barney, as the German name of fictional The Flinstones character Barney Rubble is "Barney Geröllheimer" and he was nicknamed after him because of the similarity to "Felsenheimer" .

Musical career

Die Ärzte

Bela B. first played in the short-lived Soilent Grün before co-founding Die Ärzte in 1982 with singer/guitarist Farin Urlaub and bassist Hans Runge. The group soon appeared on the 20 Überschäumende Stimmungshits compilation, and after winning an amateur band contest they spent their winnings on their 1983 debut EP, Uns geht's prima.... They signed a record deal with Columbia Records, which issued the band's debut LP, Debil, in 1984. After releasing several albums, the band broke up in 1988 and reunited in 1993.

Depp Jones

After Die Ärzte split up, he soon formed a new band, Depp Jones, named after a character in the German version of the comic book series Lucky Luke. Their 1990 debut LP, Return to Caramba!, failed to capitalise on the popularity of Die Ärzte, and its follow-ups Welcome to Hell and At 2012 A.D. did even worse. Farin Urlaub's new band, King Køng, also struggled, and in 1993 he and Bela B. agreed to reunite. Former Depp Jones guitarist Rodrigo González took over on bass.

Solo

In 2006 Bela released hist first solo album Bingo. The record combines many different music styles such as country, rockabilly, beat music and traditional rock elements. Bela's love for Horror can be heard in many songs on the album. He worked with country legend Lee Hazelwood and in return guested on his album Cake or Death. Bela's record reached number two at the German Top 100 and number five in Austria. A follow up record is already planned.

Single Chart Positions

Year Name Album Chartposition
DE AT CH
2006 "Tag mit Schutzumschlag" Bingo 13 21 –
2006 "1. 2. 3. ..." Bingo 16 – 95
2006 "Sie hat was vermisst" Bingo 47 – –

Discography

Die Ärzte

Further information: Die Ärzte discography

Solo Artist

Album

Singles

Other collaborations

  • "Ausgebombt" (German Version) (1989) - Sodom featuring Bela B.; for Sodom's EP "Ausgebombt"
  • "Requiem für Nossek" (1989) - The Incredible Hagen feat. Jan Vetter & Bela B.; for the soundtrack of "Lindenstraße", titled "Wir warten auf die Lindenstraße"
  • "Stand by Your Man" (1994) - The Waltons featuring Bela B.; for the album "Essential Country Bullshit"
  • "Donna Clara" (1995) - The Bates featuring Bela B. & Kill Kill Gaskrieg; for the album "Pleasure + Pain"
  • "Die Zeitmaschine" (1995) - with Rod Gonzalez as 2 Fickende Hunde for the Prollhead tribute album "Prollhead! fordert Tribut..."
  • "It's Only Love" (1996) - Stimpy featuring Bela B.; for the album "Dirty Love Affair"
  • "König von Deutschland" (1998) - C.I.A. featuring Bela B. and Axel Kurth; for the album "Codename Freibeuter"
  • "All This and More" (1998) - Mad Sin featuring Bela B.; for the album "...Sweet & Innocent? ...Loud & Dirty!"
  • "Dusty Crown" (1998) - as Mr. Felsenheimer & Perry Spinoza Gang; for the compilation "Der FC St. Pauli ist schuld..."
  • "It's a Good Life" (2000) - Chainsaw Hollies featuring Bela B.
  • "Are You Ready for Some Darkness?" (2001) - with Denim Girl aka Jasmin Wagner for "Alpha Motherfuckers - A Tribute to Turbonegro"
  • "Gerechtigkeit" (2001) - Die Göttlichen feat. Bela B.; for the soundtrack of "Ein göttlicher Job"
  • "Bad Capricorn" (2003) - The Yucca Spiders featuring Bela B.; for the album "Zodiac"
  • "Dee Dee's Dead" (2004) - Ramonez 77 featuring Bela B.; for the album "Rest in Pace"
  • "Für immer Christ" (2004) - Jesus Skins featuring Bela B.; for the split-album with Jewdriver, "Neuer Wein/Hail the Jew Dawn"
  • "Operation Dance Sensation" (2005) - Bela B. & ZZZ Hacker feat. DJ Wolfgang Jack; for the soundtrack of "Operation Dance Sensation"
  • "Meister aller Frauenärzte" (2005) - with Rod Gonzalez as 2 Fickende Hunde for the Die Kassierer tribute album "Kunst! 20 Jahre die Kassierer"
  • "Who Will Save Rock'n'Roll?" (2005) - Gigantor featuring Bela B., Doro Pesch and Olga of Toy Dolls; for the album "G7"
  • "Iron in My Soul" & "No Cure for the Undead" (2005) - Smoke Blow featuring Bela B.; for the album "Dark Angel"
  • "The First Song of the Day" (2006) - with Lee Hazlewood; for the album "Cake or Death" (it is actually the same song as "Lee Hazlewood & das erste Lied des Tages" from "Bingo" but with an English title)
  • "I Want" (2008) - with Lula for her debut album "Lost in Reverie"

Audiobooks

  • Die Nixe/The Mermaid (Christa Fast) (1992)
  • Die Brautprinzessin (2002)
  • The KLF der schnelle weg zum Nr. 1 Hit (2003)
  • Gabriel Burns - Folge 6, Die Totenmaschine (as Barkeeper) (2004)
  • Thomas D vs. Bela B - Faust vs. Mephisto (2004)
  • Venus im Pelz (2005)
  • Böse Nacht Geschichten (2005)
  • Captain Berlin vs. Dracula (from Jörg Buttgereit) (2006)

Filmography

  • Manne - the Muwi (1981)
  • Captain Berlin - Retter der Welt (1982)
  • Richy Guitar (1985)
  • Der Todesking (1989)
  • Over the Rainbow (1998)
  • Nass (1999)
  • Salamander (1999)
  • Laila - Unsterblich verliebt (2000)
  • Kaliber Deluxe (2000)
  • Ein göttlicher Job (2000)
  • Nachts im Park (2001)
  • Puzzle Punk (2002)
  • Totentanz (Tatort) (2002)
  • The Killer Barbies Versus Dracula (2002)
  • Kinder der Nacht 2 (2002)
  • Honey Baby (2002)
  • Space Wolf (2002)
  • Höhenluft (2002)
  • Kunstfabrik (Tatort) (2002)
  • Garden of Love (2003)
  • Nikos (2003)
  • Operation Dance Sensation (2003)
  • Kampfansage - Der letzte Schüler (2003)
  • Kein Blut. Nirgends. Eine romantische Axtmördergeschichte (2003)
  • Alarm für Cobra 11 - Die Autobahnpolizei (2004)
  • Edelweißpiraten (2004)
  • No Snow (2005)
  • Kingz (2005)
  • Sportsman Of The Centur (2005)
  • Vineta (2005)
  • Wilsberg: Todesengel (2005)
  • Terkel in Trouble (2005), Voiceover for every character in the film, all songs in German
  • Voiceover for Clay in MTV's Free For All (German).
  • Deich King (2006)
  • Kein Bock auf Nazis (2006)
  • Dittsche - Das wirklich wahre Leben (2006)
  • Nachtschicht (2007)

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Persondata
NAME Felsenheimer, Dirk
ALTERNATIVE NAMES B., Bela (stage name)
SHORT DESCRIPTION
DATE OF BIRTH 1962-12-14
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin-Spandau, Germany
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH

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