Frank Schindel

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Frank Schindel
Born2 March 1965
Karlsruhe
GenresPop
LabelsAriola, BMG, Sony

Frank Schindel (born 2 March 1965) is a German singer.

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Biography

Frank Schindel was born in March 1965 in Karlsruhe. He started playing music and played the guitar at the age of twelve. After reaching the Legal age he moved to Munich and switched to singing in his musical career; amongst other things he started the band Art Pope. He was active as a support for music groups in the field of African American music and jazz music by Johnny Guitar Watson, The Temptations, The Supremes and B.B. King. During this time he built up his own recording studio in Munich.

He often appears as a producer nowadays. [1] In German-speaking countries, he became known in 1999 for his interpretations of the songs by the Japanese artist Kōji Wada in German for the anime of the franchises Digimon, One Piece, Pretty Cure and Yu-Gi-Oh! as well as the series Beyblade V-Force, Detective Conan and Dragonball Z. [2] [3] Frank Schindel also belongs to the so-called "Anime Allstars" of the album series "Anime Hits", which is published by Sony Music Entertainment. [4] [5]

Schindel is married and has two children. In addition to his music, he works as a sound engineer for television productions [6] such as the DSF show Heads up - Das Sport Duell , where Alexander Müller was the director. [7]

Albums

Album nameSong nameRelease year
Digimon – Digital MonstersLeb Deinen Traum, Wir Werden Siegen, Alles Wird Gut, Vertrau Mir2000
Digimon – Digital Monsters Vol. 2Ich Werde Da Sein, Wir Drehn Auf, Dein Traum Wird Wahr2001
Dragonball Z – Der Offizielle Soundtrack Zur TV-SerieDie Ruhe Vor Dem Sturm2001
Dragonball Z Vol. 2 – Der Offizielle Soundtrack Zur TV-SerieSpiel Mit Deiner Kraft, Engel (Das Japanische TV-Ending)2002
Yu-Gi-Oh! – Die Besten Songs Zur TV-SerieDas Spiel Ist Unsere Welt2003
One Piece – Der Offizielle Soundtrack Zur TV-SerieIch werde Wie Du2003
Beyblade V-Force – Der Offizielle Soundtrack Zur TV-SerieNiemals Untergehn2004
Digimon – Digital Monsters Season FourWenn Das Feuer in Dir Brennt, Blader, With Broken Wings, Die Hyper Spirit Digitation2004
Pretty Cure – Der Offizielle Soundtrack Zur SerieDas Licht Des Regenbogens2005
Detektiv Conan – Der Offizielle SoundtrackNiemals Zu Ende Gehen2006

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