Rainer Hartmann, known professionally as Rainer von Vielen, was born on
26 February 1977 in Kempten (Allgäu). He began performing as a singer and
songwriter, releasing his debut EP Alles und noch mehr in 1998. His breakthrough
came in 2005 when he won the Austrian Protest Song Contest, which propelled his
single "Rainer von Vielen" onto the FM4 radio charts. He followed with a steady
stream of releases: Rainer von Vielen (2005), Kauz (2008), Milch & Honig (2010),
Live den Lebenden (2012), Erden (2014), Überall Chaos (2017), Oberste Schublade
(2018) and Alles mit allem (2019). In ...