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Roberto Blanco (legal name: Roberto Zerquera Blanco), was born 7 June 1937 in Tunis, Tunisia. Of Afro-Cuban origin, Blanco is a German Schlager singer, actor, and entertainer.
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 must be) and "Der Puppenspieler von Mexiko" (The Puppeteer of Mexico). [1] 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-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 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.
Kristina Bach is a German "Schlager" singer, lyricist, and music producer. Bach is noted for her 3 ½-octave vocal range.
Reinhard Kolldehoff was a German film actor. He appeared in 140 films between 1941 and 1988. He was born and died in Berlin, Germany.
Paola del Medico Felix is a Swiss singer.
The discography of Sido, a rapper from Berlin, Germany.
Christian Anders is an Austrian singer, musician, composer, author and conspiracy theorist.
Michael Schanze is a German television presenter, actor 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.
Rolf von Sydow was a German film director and author.
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".
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