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Peter Maffay Band
Peter Alexander Makkay (born 30 August 1949), known as Peter Maffay (), is a Romanian-born German musician, singer, and composer. Early life Born in Braşov (german: link=no, Kronstadt), Romania, the son of a German (Transylvanian Saxon), he was 14 when his family relocated to his parents' West Germany in 1963. In the same year, he started his first band, The Dukes. After completing his education and working for Chemigraphics, an art manufacturer, Maffay worked in clubs, where he distributed his music. Career Maffay's career started with the publication of his first single, " Du" ("You"). It was his biggest German hit in 1970 and brought him instant fame. With the 1979 album '' Steppenwolf'', he became a major music star in Germany. The album sold 1.6 million copies, making it one of the best selling albums at that time. In 1980, the album ''Revanche'' ("Revenge") broke his previous record, selling more than 2.1 million copies. Together with German Singer-Songw ...
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Brașov
Brașov (, , ; german: Kronstadt; hu, Brassó; la, Corona; Transylvanian Saxon: ''Kruhnen'') is a city in Transylvania, Romania and the administrative centre of Brașov County. According to the latest Romanian census (2011), Brașov has a population of 253,200 making it the 7th most populous city in Romania. The metropolitan area is home to 382,896 residents. Brașov is located in the central part of the country, about north of Bucharest and from the Black Sea. It is surrounded by the Southern Carpathians and is part of the historical region of Transylvania. Historically, the city was the center of the Burzenland, once dominated by the Transylvanian Saxons, and a significant commercial hub on the trade roads between Austria (then Archduchy of Austria, within the Habsburg monarchy, and subsequently Austrian Empire) and Turkey (then Ottoman Empire). It is also where the national anthem of Romania was first sung. Names Brassovia, Brassó, Brașov, etc. According to Dragoș Mo ...
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Carl Carlton (German Musician)
Carl Carlton (born Karl Walter Ahlerich Buskohl, 20 April 1955) is a German rock guitarist, composer and producer. His collaboration with Robert Palmer culminated in the Grammy-nominated album ''Drive'', released in 2003. In 2005, Carlton joined Eric Burdon and the Animals. The collaboration resulted in the Grammy-nominated album '' Soul of a Man'', released in 2006. Carlton has released five albums with his own band, Carl Carlton and the Songdogs and two solo albums. Carlton grew up on a farm in Northern Germany, leaving for the Netherlands at age 17. Starting in Groningen, Carlton played in numerous rock bands, including Herman Brood and his Wild Romance, Long Tall Ernie and the Shakers (with whom he recorded a gold record in 1977), and Vitesse. In 1979, he traveled across the Atlantic to become a guitarist for the band Mink DeVille. In the 1980s Carlton also played with Manfred Mann's Earth Band. Most notably at the time, Carlton performed as a guitarist, composer and ...
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Hamburg
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Chris Thompson (English Musician)
Christopher Hamlet Thompson (born 9 March 1948) is an English singer and guitarist known both for his work with Manfred Mann's Earth Band, specifically for his lead vocal on the classic hit "Blinded By the Light" and for his solo accomplishments. Biography Thompson was born in Ashford, Kent, England, but raised in New Zealand. His early musical experiences were whilst still at school with the band The Paragons that played at weekly church youth club dances. Later, as his talent became clear, the band was reformed as Dynasty with other musicians and achieved much local success on the New Zealand music scene. Thompson's last band in New Zealand was Mandrake, formed with university friends who played the Friday and Saturday night dances in and around Hamilton City. He went to Australia before returning to England in 1973 to pursue a musical career, eventually joining Manfred Mann's Earth Band in 1976. In 1978, he was featured in ''Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the W ...
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John Mayall
John Mayall, OBE (born 29 November 1933) is an English blues singer, musician and songwriter, whose musical career spans over sixty years. In the 1960s, he was the founder of John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, a band that has counted among its members some of the most famous blues and blues rock musicians. Personal life Born in Macclesfield, Cheshire, in 1933, Mayall grew up in Cheadle Hulme. He was the son of Murray Mayall, a guitarist and jazz enthusiast. From an early age he was drawn to the sounds of American blues players such as Lead Belly, Albert Ammons, Pinetop Smith and Eddie Lang, and taught himself to play the piano, guitars, and harmonica. Mayall was sent to Korea as part of his national service, and during a period of leave bought his first electric guitar in Japan. Back in England, he enrolled at Manchester College of Art and started playing with a semi-professional band, the Powerhouse Four. After graduation, he obtained a job as an art designer, but ...
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Jean-Jacques Kravetz
Jean-Jacques Kravetz (born 23 May 1947) is a French keyboardist, saxophonist and composer. He has played in the bands backing German rock singers Udo Lindenberg and Peter Maffay since the 1970s as well as playing with many other German bands as a guest musician. He was the keyboardist for the German progressive rock band Frumpy from 1969 to 1972. Biography Jean-Jacques Kravetz studied alto saxophone and piano at the Conservatoire de Paris from 1960 until 1965. He founded his first band in Paris in 1965. In 1966 he joined the band Les Piteuls with who he recorded for the first time. In 1967 he moved to Hamburg, Germany and worked as a saxophone teacher at the Hamburger Konservatorium The Hamburger Konservatorium is a music conservatory located in the Sülldorf quarter of Hamburg, and it is one of the largest private music schools in Germany. Established as the Klaer'sches Konservatorium für Musik in 1908, it is the oldest scho ... until 1975. He played as a member of the band ...
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The Voice Of Germany
''The Voice of Germany'' is a German reality television, reality talent show created by John de Mol, based on the concept ''The Voice of Holland'' and its The Voice (franchise), international series. It began airing on ProSieben and Sat.1 on 24 November 2011. There are five different stages to the show: producers' auditions, blind auditions, battle rounds, sign offs, and live shows. There have been twelve winners to date: Ivy Quainoo, Nick Howard, Andreas Kümmert, Charley Ann Schmutzler, Jamie-Lee Kriewitz, Tay Schmedtmann, Natia Todua, Samuel Rösch, Claudia Emmanuela Santoso, Paula Dalla Corte, Sebastian Krenz, and the latest Anny Ogrezeanu. The show was originally presented by Stefan Gödde. Since 2012, Thore Schölermann has presented the show. From 2015 until 2021, Schölermann together with Lena Gercke hosted the show. In the tenth season, Annemarie Carpendale replaced Gercke as the new host, for the first stages. In the eleventh season, Melissa Khalaj in the semi-final ...
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Steiger Award
The Steiger Award or ''Der Steiger'' is an international award established in 2005 and presented annually by the award organization based in Bochum, Germany. The title refers to '' steiger'' (mining foreman), reflecting the qualities of responsibility, honesty, openness and hard work valued in the Ruhr region where the award is presented. The award was created by private initiative and is presented annually to individuals who are notable for accomplishments in charity, music, film, media, sports, the environment and building of the European community. Past winners include Nena, Egon Bahr, Udo Jürgens, Jean-Claude Juncker, Boris Becker, David Frost, Bob Geldof, Maximilian Schell, Richard Chamberlain, Stefanie Powers, Robin Gibb, Christopher Lee, Mark Knopfler, Klaus Meine, Roger Daltrey, Jean-Michel Jarre, Bonnie Tyler and Peter Lindbergh. Laureates 2000s * 2005 * Charity: Farah Pahlavi * Tolerance: Shimon Peres * Music: Robin Gibb * Media: Friedrich Nowottny * Environmen ...
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The Polar Bear
''The Polar Bear'' (german: Der Eisbär) is a 1998 German action film directed by Til Schweiger. Cast * Til Schweiger - Leo * Karina Krawczyk - Nico * Benno Fürmann - Fabian * Florian Lukas - Reza * - Thomas * - Manni * Thierry Van Werveke - Norbert * - Boris * - Zivilpolizist * Ralf Richter - Zivilpolizist * Leonard Lansink - Barkeeper "Paul's Eck" * Leander Haußmann - Stephan * August Schmölzer - Heinz * Heiner Lauterbach - Gesundheitsinspektor * Katharina Thalbach - Hilde * Tom Gerhardt - Manager "American Diner" * Peter Maffay Peter Alexander Makkay (born 30 August 1949), known as Peter Maffay (), is a Romanian-born German musician, singer, and composer. Early life Born in Braşov (german: link=no, Kronstadt), Romania, the son of a German (Transylvanian Saxon), h ... - Alex References External links * 1998 films 1990s crime action films German crime action films Films based on works by Haruki Murakami Films directed by Til Schweiger 1990s Germa ...
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Tony Carey
Anthony Lawrence Carey (born October 16, 1953, Watsonville, California) is an American-born, European-based musician, composer, producer, and singer/songwriter. One of his earliest musical experiences was as a keyboardist for Rainbow. After his departure in 1977, he began a solo career, releasing albums under his own name as well under the pseudonym Planet P Project, and producing for and performing with other artists. Early history Carey had been playing his church's piano during off hours since he was very young, and he was permitted to play the pipe organ as well. He was fascinated by the sound. His family acquired a piano when he was seven, and he "lived at that piano" until, at age eleven, he got his first acoustic guitar and formed his first group, which played music by The Mamas and the Papas and others. His father gave him a Lowrey organ for his 14th birthday, and he started a rock band with other neighborhood kids, playing music by The Doors. He also played contrabass in ...
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Lethal Obsession
''Lethal Obsession'' (german: Der Joker, also known as ''The Joker'') is a 1987 German crime-thriller film written and directed by Peter Patzak and starring Peter Maffay, Tahnee Welch, Michael York, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Elliott Gould Elliott Gould (; né Goldstein; born August 29, 1938) is an American actor. He began acting in Hollywood films during the 1960s. Elliott's breakthrough role was in the ''Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice'' (1969), for which he received a nomination f ..., and Massimo Ghini. Plot Cast References External links * 1987 films 1987 crime thriller films German crime thriller films West German films Films directed by Peter Patzak Films set in Hamburg 1980s German-language films English-language German films 1980s English-language films 1987 multilingual films German multilingual films 1980s German films {{1980s-Germany-film-stub ...
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Peter Patzak
Peter Patzak (2 January 1945 – 11 March 2021) was an Austrian film director and screenwriter. He directed 60 films from 1973 to 2021. His film ''Kassbach – Ein Porträt'' was entered into the 29th Berlin International Film Festival and his film ''Wahnfried'' was screened out of competition at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival. His 1997 film ''Shanghai 1937'' was entered into the 20th Moscow International Film Festival. Selected filmography * ''Situation'' (1974) * '' Parapsycho – Spectrum of Fear'' (1975) * ''Kottan ermittelt'' (1976–1983, TV series) * ' (1976) * '' The Unicorn'' (1978, based on a novel by Martin Walser) * ' (1979, TV film) * ''Kassbach – Ein Porträt'' (1979) * ' (1981) * ''Tramps'' (1983) * ' (1984) * ''Die Försterbuben'' (1984, TV film, based on a novel by Peter Rosegger) * ''Wahnfried'' (1986, film about Richard Wagner) * ''Lethal Obsession'' (1987) * ''Camillo Castiglioni oder die Moral der Haifische'' (1988, TV film about Camillo Castiglioni) * ''Mi ...
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