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Roberto Zerquera Blanco (born 7 June 1937 in Tunis) is a German schlager singer, actor, and entertainer of Afro-Cuban origin. While being fairly renowned worldwide, he is one of the most successful entertainers of all times in German-speaking countries and known by 98% of all Germans. [1]
Blanco is the son of Cuban folklorist and artist Alfonso Zerquera and his wife Mercedes Blanco. He grew up in Beirut and Madrid. When Roberto was two, his mother died. After finishing school he began to study medicine in Madrid, but quit after two semesters.
In 1957, Blanco played a role in the movie Der Stern von Afrika (The Star of Africa). His singing career began with Josephine Baker. In the 1960s, he became a hit star in his own right and appeared in various films – among them Johannes Mario Simmel penned All People Will Be Brothers and the Erich Kästner adaptation Three Men in the Snow .
In 1969, Blanco won the German "Schlager-Festspiele" with his song "Heute so, morgen so" (Today like this, tomorrow like that). Following that, Blanco recorded a number of hit albums. His music career peaked in 1972 with the song "Ein bisschen Spass muss sein" (A little fun is a must) and "Der Puppenspieler von Mexiko" (The Puppeteer of Mexico). [2] Since then he has appeared on numerous music and variety TV shows, most frequently on ZDF's Hitparade .
Paul Godwin (1902–1982) was a violinist and the leader of a popular German dance orchestra in the 1920s and 30s.
Johannes Mario Simmel, also known as J. M. Simmel, was an Austrian writer.
Marianne Rosenberg is a German Schlager music singer and songwriter.
Michael Holm is a German singer, musician, songwriter and record producer. He is primarily known as a singer of Schlager music. Although his first appearance in the hit parade was in 1962, he had his first big hit in 1969. "Mendocino", the German adaptation of a song by the Sir Douglas Quintet, was the biggest selling single that year in (Germany). The record was released in September 1969, reached number three for five weeks, selling over a million copies. Ariola presented him with a gold record in October 1970.
Ireen Sheer is a German-English singer. She had her first major hit in 1970 with Hey Pleasure Man. 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 thirteenth at the Eurovision Song Contest 1985 representing Luxembourg again.
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 11 Goldene Stimmgabel awards in 1988, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003 and 2004.
This following is a list of the work released by German rock band Ton Steine Scherben. It is currently missing the (few) singles issued by the band.
Paola del Medico Felix is a Swiss singer.
This is the discography of Sido, a German rapper from Berlin.
Jürgen Schmitt alias Schmitti is a German painter, photographer, and as "Schmitti", a composer, lyricist and Schlager-singer. He lives and works in the village of Scheven and there he has his studios. Schmitt studied from 1970 to 1976 at the Art Academy in Düsseldorf under Professor Joseph Beuys and Professor Irmin Kamp and he was appointed in 1975 for his artistic achievements "Meister Schüler". He had many exhibitions in Germany and abroad.
Christian Anders is an Austrian singer, musician, composer, author and conspiracy theorist.
Michael Schanze is a German television presenter and singer.
Captain Cook und seine singenden Saxophone are a German schlager instrumental group founded in 1993. The band covers German pop songs and German language versions of English hits, such as "Rote Lippen Soll Man Küssen", originally by Cliff Richard.
Lothar Zenetti was a German Catholic theologian, priest, and author of books and poetry. In Frankfurt, he was both a minister for young people and a parish priest. He was also active on radio and television. His songs, for example the popular "Das Weizenkorn muss sterben" and "Segne dieses Kind", appear in both Protestant and Catholic hymnals.
The Botho-Lucas-Chor was one of the most famous German vocal ensembles of the 1960s and 1970s.
Gerd Günther Grabowski, better known by his stage name G. G. Anderson, is a German Schlager singer, composer, and music producer.
This discography is an overview of the musical works released by the German schlager and pop musician Nicole, who gained international recognition when she won the 1982 Eurovision Song Contest performing "Ein bißchen Frieden".
Barbara Noack was a German writer.
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