Sven van Thom, born Sven Rathke, was born in 1977 in Bernau bei Berlin, East Germany. Van Thom is a musician and producer. The career began in 1998 as a singer and guitarist with the band Sofaplanet, and van Thom later joined Beatplanet under the stage name Remmidemmi. Breakthrough came in 2008 with the single “Trauriges Mädchen” (2008) featuring Synje Norland. The debut album Phantomschmerz (2008) appeared under Warner Music and Starwatch Entertainment. In 2009, van Thom represented Brandenburg in the Bundesvision Song Contest with the song “Jaqueline (ich hab Berlin gekauft)” (2009), which reached number 9. Discography releases include Ach! (2012), Pudding mit Frisur, Teil 1 (2017), and Ins Gras (2026). Van Thom is the musical part of the comedy duo Tiere streicheln Menschen with Martin Gottschild.
