Zartmann

Zartmann attended school in Alt-Hohenschönhausen. He played his first songs on the guitar and recorded them with a producer who also became his manager. Musically, he oscillates between rap and pop. The first hype arose with the song "2 Blocks."^[1] This was followed by the EP "11 bis 2," which was released on 10 February 2022. Shortly thereafter, he broke up with his manager. Zartmann was stuck in an unfavorable contract for over a year and was unable to release any new songs, which he made public in a TikTok message. In retrospect, the artist explained that his ignorance had been exploited.^[2] In April 2023, he returned with the song "Ein Anruf entfernt", which he was able to release with the help of German band 01099 member Zachi. Since Zartmann could not finance a lawyer, Zachi paid for one himself.^[3] he then signed a contract with a label owned by Sony Music and has been publishing a considerable number of songs, resulting in his musical breakthrough in 2025 and being featured on the cover of spotify's German 2025 in music playlist as a part of its Wrapped-campaign.

In 2024, Zartmann performed as the opening act for 01099 and released the song "Zu stolz."^[4] With "Wie du manchmal fehlst," he reached number six in the German charts together with Ski Aggu and won the 1Live Krone for Best Alternative Song in 2024.^[5][6] The song "Tau mich auf" reached number 1 in the German singles charts in February 2025.^[7][8] Zartmanns 2026 Tour was almost fully sold out by January of the same year and will end in the Max-Schmeling-Halle, where performing has been a childhood dream of the artist.

Musically, Zartmann blends pop vocals with rap. Although some people think he writes German Indie Music. His songs are mostly emotional and melancholic.^[4]