Roland Kaiser (singer)

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Roland Kaiser
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Kaiser in 2022
Born
Ronald Keiler

(1952-05-10) 10 May 1952 (age 73)
West Berlin, West Germany
OccupationSinger
Spouses
Christina Keiler
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(divorced)​
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(m. 1990;div. 1995)​
Silvia Keiler
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(m. 1996)​
Children3

Roland Kaiser (born Ronald Keiler; 10 May 1952) is a German Schlager singer. [1] He is one of the most successful German-speaking Schlager singers. [2]

Kaiser was born in West Berlin. [3] He was working as a marketing executive in a car firm [3] where he was discovered by German music producers Gerd Kämpfe  [ de ] and Thomas Meisel [4] , after Kaiser picked up singing cover songs at small pubs and private parties as a hobby [5] . In 1974, he released his first single under the stage name of Roland Kaiser, titled "Was ist wohl aus ihr geworden?", [6] and in 1976 he got his first chart placement with "Frei, das heißt allein", [7] which reached under Top 20 on the West German top list. [8]

In 1980, he competed in the West German trial for the Eurovision Song Contest but did not win. [9] In the same year, he had his greatest success on the lists so far with the song "Santa Maria  [ de ]" (by Oliver Onions/Guido & Maurizio De Angelis), [10] which maintained its first place in West Germany for six weeks. [11]

References

  1. ↑ "Roland Kaiser". Biografie WHO'S WHO (in German). Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  2. ↑ Baur, Lisa (23 February 2024). "Die Top 15 erfolgreichsten Schlagerstars aller Zeiten". Südkurier (in German). Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Roland Kaiser: Alle News, Analysen und Berichte". Berliner Zeitung (in German). 28 October 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  4. ↑ Blech, Volker (1 July 2018). "Gerhard Kämpfe ist Berlins Festivalmacher". Berliner Morgenpost (in German). Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  5. ↑ "Roland Kaiser Biography". Concerty.com.
  6. ↑ "20 Fakten über Roland Kaiser". Schlagerplanet Radio (in German). 27 December 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  7. ↑ "Roland Kaiser zum Geburtstag: Der Schlager-Entertainer wird 70". Stuttgarter Zeitung (in German). 9 May 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  8. ↑ Coen, Amrai (29 December 2019). "Roland Kaiser: "Wäre ja furchtbar, wenn jeder meine Schlager hören müsste"". Die Zeit (in German). Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  9. ↑ "Von Schlager bis Rock: Diese Stars wollten zum Eurovision Song Contest – durften aber nicht". Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger (in German). 13 May 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  10. ↑ ""Santa Maria"". Norddeutscher Rundfunk (in German). 27 December 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  11. ↑ "Roland Kaiser". Schlager Radio (in German). Retrieved 24 February 2024.


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