Sebastian Polmans was born in 1982 in Mönchengladbach, Neuwerk-Mitte, and is a German author, illustrator, and musician. Born and raised in the German–Dutch border region on the Lower Rhine, he studied humanities and musicology at universities in Siegen, Hildesheim, and Rome. Alongside his literary work, he has pursued a music career. In 2007, he released the hip-hop album da as through Jakarta Records/Groove Attack. He later released the self-published children's music album Ich schenk mir ein Lied in 2022.
