German musician Clueso (born Thomas Hübner on April 9, 1980) has spanned
multiple genres on his way to becoming a chart-topping success. Hübner dabbled
in hairdressing before he took his musical path, and began his career -- with a
stage name borrowed from The Pink Panther -- as a teenager. He initially focused
on hip-hop, but would branch out into other styles as time passed.
Clueso delivered his first album, Text und Ton, in 2001, and the
reggae-influenced Gute Musik followed in 2004. His sophomore album made the
charts and went gold in Germany, which drew the attention of U...