Biography:

Matthias Thomas Blöcher (21 December 1964 – 14 January 2023), commonly known by the stage name Matthias Carras, was a German pop singer, disc jockey, and television presenter.[1]

After training as a retail salesperson, Blöcher worked as a manager in a fashion house in Biedenkopf. He also worked as a disc jockey in a nightclub. In 1990, he began studio recordings and released his first single, titled Matthias Carras, the following year.[2]

Blöcher achieved great success in 1998 with the singles Ich krieg nie genug von dir and Ich bin dein Co-Pilot and subsequently worked with producers Ronny Jentzsch [de] and Hermann Niesig [de]. From 2002 to 2004, he was a television presenter for a quiz show on 9Live and later on Super RTL.

In 2015, Blöcher ended his career due to chronic depression.[3] However, other reasons for his departure included a change in the music industry. He then became a hairdresser and ran a barber shop in Biedenkopf for several years.[4] However, he released a comeback album in April 2021 titled Endlich Frei.[5]

In October 2020, Blöcher was diagnosed with cancer,[6] of which he died on 14 January 2023, at the age of 58.[7]

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