Introduction
Andreas Gabalier (born next to Friesach on 21 November 1984) is an Austrian folk singer. In 2012, he won the ECHO music award in folk music category, the Amadeus Austrian Music Award in 2012 as Best Live Act and Best Schlager Singer and in 2013, again the Amadeus award in Folk music category.
Family and private life
Andreas Gabalier is the second oldest of the four children of Wilhelm and Huberta Gabalier. He grew up in Graz. In addition to tournament dancer Willi Gabalier he has one younger brother. The French family name Gabalier comes from a soldier who came to Austria in 1796 in the course of the Italian campaign by Napoleon Bonaparte and remained there.
Gabalier's father died of suicide in 2006, and his younger sister in 2008. The song Amoi seg' ma uns wieder (We will see each other again sometime) is dedicated to them. From 2013 to September 2019, Gabalier was in a relationship with the Austrian moderator Silvia Schneider.
Career
After graduating from commercial high school (HAK) Gabalier began his study of law in Graz. He writes and composes his own songs. His first works were recorded in a hobby studio. In the summer of 2008, Gabalier, then still a law student, presented two of his songs to the ORF Landesstudio Steiermark.
Discography
Albums
Studio albums
| Year | Album | Peak positions | Certifications | ||
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| AUT |
GER |
SWI | |||
| 2009 | Da komm ich her | 4 | 33 | 19 |
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| 2010 | Herzwerk | 1 | 31 | 23 |
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| 2011 | Volks-Rock'n'Roller | 1 | 19 | 35 |
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| 2012 | Home Sweet Home | 1 | 4 | 2 |
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| 2015 | Mountain Man | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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| 2018 | Vergiss mein nicht | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Live albums
| Year | Album | Peak positions | Certifications | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUT |
GER |
SWI | |||
| 2012 | Volks-Rock'n'Roller Live | 1 | 11 | 16 |
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| 2014 | Home Sweet Home Live – Olympiahalle München | — | — | — | |
| 2016 | Mountain Man – Live aus Berlin | — | — | — | |
| MTV Unplugged | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
Compilations
| Year | Album | Peak positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUT |
GER |
SWI | ||
| 2019 | Best of Volks-Rock'n'Roller | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Christmas Albums
| Year | Album | Peak positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUT |
GER |
SWI | ||
| 2020 | A Volks-Rock'n'Roll Christmas | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Certifications | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUT |
GER |
SWI | ||||
| 2008 | "Amoi seg' ma uns wieder" | — | — | — | Da komm ich her | |
| 2009 | "So liab hob i di" | 20 | 70 | 39 | ||
| "Es ist die Zeit" | 20 | — | — | |||
| 2011 | "I sing a Liad für di" | 9 | 30 | 31 | Herzwerk | |
| "Sweet Little Rehlein" | 5 | — | — | Volks-Rock'n'Roller | ||
| 2013 | "Go for Gold" | 1 | — | — | Home Sweet Home | |
| "Zuckerpuppen" | 29 | 82 | — | |||
| 2014 | "Amoi seg’ ma uns wieder" | 3 | 9 | 6 | ||
| "Dieser Weg" | 50 | — | — | Sing meinen Song - Das Tauschkonzert (Sampler) | ||
| 2015 | "Mountain Man" | 7 | — | — | Mountain Man | |
| "Verliebt, verliebt" | 54 | — | — | |||
| "Hulapalu" | 10 | 13 | 4 | |||
| 2018 | "Verdammt lang her" | 19 | 76 | 33 | Vergiss mein nicht | |
| 2019 | "Pump It Up (The Motivation Song)" |
67 | — | — | ||
| 2020 | "Neuer Wind" | 22 | — | 51 | ||