Frank Duval

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Frank Duval
Born (1940-11-22) 22 November 1940 (age 83)
Origin Berlin, Germany
Genres Pop
Occupation(s)
  • Conductor
  • composer
  • singer
Years active1977–2001
Labels Brunswick/Universal. (2001–)
Eastwest (1989–95)
Teldec (1979–89)
Website frankduval.com

Frank Duval (born 22 November 1940, Berlin, as Frank Uwe Patz) is a German composer, conductor, record producer, songwriter and singer.

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Life

Born into a family of artists, Duval studied as an actor and dancer, and also sang with his sister, Maria. By the 1960s, Duval was composing music, both orchestral and pop, and his first soundtrack, for an episode of the German serial Tatort , was broadcast in 1977. The song "Todesengel" from his 1979 debut album, Die schönsten Melodien aus Derrick und Der Alte, became a moderate hit, and was a number one in Switzerland in 1979.

During the 1980s, Duval released several soundtracks, as well as solo albums, with lyrics occasionally co-written with his wife Kalina Maloyer. He had several singles enter the German charts, including "Angel of Mine" (Number One in 1981), "Ways" (1983), "Lovers Will Survive" (1986), and "When You Were Mine" (1987).

Duval wrote songs for Ivan Rebroff, Alexandra, Karin Huebner, Margot Werner, Klaus Löwitsch, and Maria Schell.

Discography

As Frank Duval

Studio albums

YearTitlePeak chart positions
AUT [1] GER [2] NL [3] NOR [4] SWI [5]
1979Die schönsten Melodien aus Derrick und Der Alte———33—
1981Angel of Mine122111—
1982Face to Face—7———
1983If I Could Fly Away63——20
1984Living Like a Cry—31—927
1985Time for Lovers192839—15
1986Bitte laßt die Blumen leben—————
1987When You Were Mine—————
1989Touch My Soul—————
1991Solitude—————
1994Vision—————

Compilation albums

  • Die grössten Erfolge (1985)
  • Greatest Hits (1986)
  • Frank Duval (1988)
  • Seine grössten Erfolge (1989)
  • Derrick Forever (2000)
  • Angel of Mine (2001)
  • Spuren (2001) (3 CD-box)
  • Colour Collection (2006)

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart positions
AUT [6] BE (FLA) [7] GER [2] NL [8] NOR [9] SWI [10]
1977"Love"——————
"Hey Girl"——————
1978"Blizz"——————
1979"Kalina's Melodie"——————
"Todesengel"6—20——1
1980"Schwarzer Walzer"——————
"Mystic Love"——————
"Angel of Mine"121171
1981"Cry (For Our World)"11—12——4
"Autumn Dreams"——————
1982"Face to Face"——13——4
1983"If I Could Fly Away"——69———
"Give Me Your Love"1—2——5
"Ways"——27——18
1984"Something Is Crying"——————
"Living Like a Cry"——40———
"Alaya"——————
"What a Day" (featuring Peter Bischof)——68———
1985"It Was Love" (with Kalina Maloyer)———18——
"Angel By My Side" (with Kalina Maloyer)19—————
"Time for Lovers" (with Kalina Maloyer)30—27———
1986"Liebe und Tod" (with Kalina Maloyer)19—25——7
"Lovers Will Survive" (with Kalina Maloyer)——————
1987"Face to the Wind"——————
"Why"——————
"Fight in Myself"——————
1988"Love Me, Love"——————
"Children of Our Time"——————
1989"Touch My Soul"——————
1990"Living My Way"——————

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  2. 1 2 "Suche - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
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  4. ↑ "norwegiancharts.com - Norwegian charts portal". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  5. ↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  6. ↑ "Das österreichische Hitparaden- und Musik-Portal". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
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  8. ↑ "Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  9. ↑ "norwegiancharts.com - Norwegian charts portal". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  10. ↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
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