Herbert Arthur Wiglev Clamor Grönemeyer (born 12 April 1956) is a German musician and actor, popular in Germany,
Austria and
Switzerland. He starred as war correspondent Lieutenant Werner in
Wolfgang Petersen's movie
Das Boot, but later concentrated on his musical career. His fifth album
4630 Bochum (1984) and his 11th album
Mensch (Human) (2002) are the third and first
best-selling records in Germany respectively, making him the most successful artist in Germany with combined album sales over 13 million.