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Peter Orloff | |
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 Orloff in 1992 | |
| Born | 12 March 1944 |
| Occupation(s) | German comedian and author |
Peter Orloff (born 12 March 1944, Lemgo) 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.
Orloff was connected with the publishing company Magazine Music. The director was Wilfried Achterfield. Orloff was the composer and producer for the company's subsidiary, Xanadu Music. [1] [2]
Orloff did a lot of production work with Bernd Clüver throughout the 1970s into the early 1980s. [3] Orloff and Stefan Klinkhammer co-produced the single, "Then He Kissed Me" for the group Ebony. It was released in Germany on Aladin 1C 006-32 779 in 1978. [4]
Orloff founded the Aladin and Troja Records labels. He also founded the production company Peter Orloff GmbH & Co. KG. [5]
Mandrake was a German disco, group that was made up of both black and white members. They were an immediate hit for Xanadu Publishing, the division that Orloff produced for. [6] Xanadu was founded in March, 1977. [7] One of Mandrake's members was Sheyla Bonnick aka Sheila Bonnique. [8] Other members Otis Lee, Ricci Hohlt and Don Adams. [9] were Two singles they recorded for the Aladin label were, "It's the Time for Us" bw "Disco Magic" and "Ain't Nobody's Business" bw "C'Est La Vie". Both of them released in 1977. [10]
Ebony was a disco group whose line up included Isetta Preston, Judy Archer, and Jannette Kania. [11] An article in the April 23, 1977 issue of Music Week indicated that thew disco group, Ebony was placed well for the European market. Their new single, "Don't Boogie Mr. Tango", published on Aladin was seeing a release in most European countries. [12] It was aired on the Notturno Italiano program. [13]
By early December, 1979, Aladin Records had extended its distribution pact and were pushing German Schlager music. With the distribution, artists being released included, Bernd Clüver, Bernhard Brink, Elfi Graf, and Marion Maerz. Peter Orloff also had a release in that time. [14]
In January 2019, he reached number 7 in the German i-Tunes charts with a new recording of Ein Mädchen für immer. In May, his album Teure Heimat (Peter Orloff & der Schwarzmeer Kosaken-Chor) reached number 2 in the official German GfK Top 10 Folk Music charts. [15] On December 6, 2019, Peter Orloff entered the official GfK Top 100 album charts for the first time with this album.
In January 2020, he was honored with two Smago Awards as "The Titan" [16] and "Jungle King of Hearts". [17]
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