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Brigitte Ahrens (born 13 September 1945 in Chemnitz, [1] Germany) is a German schlager-singer, who was well known in East Germany.
Ahrens sang in the choir of the Klub der Jungen Talente in Karl-Marx-Stadt between 1961 and 1964. In 1967, she participated in Heinz Quermann's talent contest Herzklopfen kostenlos. She was successful in a microphone casting for the radio channel Rundfunk der DDR in East Berlin. At the Zentralen Studio für Unterhaltungskunst, she learned singing, ballet, acting and elocution.
Ahrens became well known through her appearances in the television channel DFF. She released several records on the Amiga label, and these have become collectors' items in Germany and the Benelux countries. She appeared in concerts in Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, and the Benelux countries. She was musical editor at the regional radio channel Karl-Marx-Stadt and at its successor Sachsen Radio. After a long break, she released the CD Ich gehe auf die Fünfzig...na und? in 2005.
Ahrens gained third place in the East German Schlager Song Contest in 1971 with Wo ist die liebe Sonne composed by Arndt Bause. [1] Her biggest success was Da ging für mich die Sonne auf, composed by Ralf Petersen in 1974.
Paul Godwin (1902–1982) was a violinist and the leader of a popular German dance orchestra in the 1920s and 30s.
Gestern war heute noch morgen is a song compilation of the German rock band Böhse Onkelz. It was released on three CDs. The box reached the third position in the Media Control Charts which is really rare for best ofs.
Marianne Rosenberg is a German Schlager music singer and songwriter.
Wind is a German musical group that mostly plays schlager music. The band is still active, more than 20 years after its foundation.
Hendrik Nikolaas Theodoor "Heintje" Simons, later known as Hein Simons,, is a Dutch schlager singer and actor.
Ireen Sheer is a German-British pop singer. She had a top five hit on the German singles chart with "Goodbye Mama" in 1973. She went on to finish fourth at the Eurovision Song Contest 1974 representing Luxembourg, sixth at the Eurovision Song Contest 1978 representing Germany, and 13th for Luxembourg in 1985.
Lena Valaitis is a Lithuanian–German schlager singer who had her greatest success during the 1970s and 1980s. She finished second at the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest.
Die Flippers were a German Schlager group formed in 1964. They were one of the most successful Schlager groups of all time, and have been constantly recording and releasing new music since their self-titled debut album was released in 1970. They have released 45 albums, 5 of which have gone platinum, 24 gold. They have won a Goldene Stimmgabel in 1988, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003 and 2004.
Liebe ist ... 2 is the twenty-first studio album released by German Schlager group Die Flippers. Compared to their previous three releases, this album was a moderate success. As with Liebe ist ..., it contained only cover versions of well-known oldies.
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Michael Schanze is a German television presenter, actor and singer.
Isabel Varell is a German singer, lyricist, actress and TV presenter.
Manuela, Doris Inge Wegener was a German singer.
Peter Orloff is a German schlager singer, composer, producer, and songwriter. He had more than a dozen hit singles in West Germany in the 1960s and 1970s.
