Nik Wallner: With German country sound from the bank to the stage

Created: 08/14/2022, 09:00

Country life packed into music: Nik Wallner expresses his ties to his home country with country sound and German lyrics.

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The 29-year-old from Tegernsee Nik Wallner has released his fourth single "Nashville - Tegernsee".

He remains true to his German country sound.

Tegernsee – Nik Wallner is used to big stages.

In 2014 he stood in front of the "The Voice" jury and a TV audience of millions with his singing partner Moritz Häußinger in the knock-outs.

A lot has happened since then.

The 29-year-old from Tegernsee has been a freelance solo artist for over a year and has now released his fourth single "Nashville - Tegernsee".

Nik Wallner: With German country sound from the bank to the stage

Dominik Oberwallner is more down-to-earth in his private life, has been married for two years, works full-time as a private customer advisor at the Kreissparkasse Miesbach-Tegernsee and likes to walk or mountain bike in the mountains in his free time.

Live, he rocks the stages as Nik Wallner in front of a large audience.

Music is his great passion.

"Of course, it would be a dream to be able to make a living from music at some point, but until then I really enjoy working in the bank," says the 29-year-old, "I like my customers and the security." He has been with his since 2020 married to Mrs. Babette, who also plays a role in his new song.

"Nashville - Tegernsee" is about a love story, in the video for the song his wife can be seen at his side.

"It's important to me that she stands behind my music and accompanies me to concerts," says Wallner.

"Your appearance in the new video was just right."

Nik Wallner's music describes his sense of home with country sounds and German lyrics.

In 2019, the producer Tom Olbrich, who works with artists such as Andreas Bourani or Yvonne Catterfeld, became aware of him (we reported).

Together they practically created a new style of music.

"German country, that's how I would describe it," says Wallner.

"It suits my taste in music and I can convey my sense of home in German." He has separated from his record company Warner Music and is now on the road as a freelance artist.

"Downloads from streaming services like Spotify, Amazon Music or Apple Music are not important to me, the numbers don't mean much to me.

But standing in front of an audience and hearing the choruses being sung along is worth more to me than anything else.”

Germany tour planned

The Tegernsee artist writes the songs himself. He is supported by producer Olbrich, his backing vocalist and his guitarist.

His first single "Hell Yeah" was released in April last year, followed by two more songs, "Sommerliebe" and "Landweilig".

Now his fans are happy about the release of his current single "Nashville - Tegernsee".

"One day after the release, I and my band performed at the Nürburgring in front of 50,000 people at the ADAC Truck Festival," says Wallner.

The Tegernsee artist takes extra time off for such events and is grateful that he can play in front of such a large audience.

"Especially after the long Corona break, the live performances were extremely good.

We've played a lot of the new album, which will be released in October, and it was quick to tell the audience

The five-piece band stood on a huge, 35-meter stage and supported the headliner Truck Stop.

"It was just crazy, the festival visitors immediately showed their enthusiasm, danced and sang along," says Wallner happily.

He recently performed with a band at the Tollwood Festival.

"I've been friends with Rea Garvey since we were on The Voice," Wallner explains.

“We played as his opening act.

I'm glad he's bringing me on board."

A few concerts are coming up, for example on August 18th at Neureuth.

Next year there will even be a tour of Germany.

His songs can be heard on all streaming services and on Nik Wallner's YouTube channel.

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