Now a famous musician, Marius Müller-Westernhagen started his career as an actor in several German television and film productions. After gaining a big success with the movie Theo gegen den Rest der Welt (Theo Against the Rest of the World) in 1980, he began pushing his career more and more as a musician and songwriter. From 1981 to 2009 he released 13 studio albums, becoming one of the most successful German singers of the past several decades. He is best known for his hymn like songs, including accessible and emotional lyrics addressing the common man.
