Blue System was a German pop group that was founded by
Dieter Bohlen
Dieter Bohlen (; born Dieter Günter Bohlen, 7 February 1954) is a German songwriter, producer, singer and television personality. He first achieved fame as a member of pop duo Modern Talking in the 1980s, and has since produced numerous German a ...
in 1986 after the break-up of
Modern Talking
Modern Talking was a German pop music duo consisting of arranger, songwriter and producer Dieter Bohlen and singer Thomas Anders. They have been referred to as Germany's most successful pop duo, and have had a number of hit singles, reaching ...
.
Career
The group consisted of
Dieter Bohlen
Dieter Bohlen (; born Dieter Günter Bohlen, 7 February 1954) is a German songwriter, producer, singer and television personality. He first achieved fame as a member of pop duo Modern Talking in the 1980s, and has since produced numerous German a ...
(mastermind creator, composer, writer, producer, mixer, arranger and verse main vocals), and hired backstage musicians
Rolf Köhler
Rolf Köhler (24 May 1951 – 16 September 2007) was a German singer, musician, and record producer.
Career
Köhler initially achieved commercial success performing under the pseudonym Marc de Ville in the late 1970s. As Marc de Ville, he recor ...
(chorus main vocals),
Michael Scholz
Michael Scholz (26 January 1949) is a German singer, composer, and producer. He was part of the choir of Rolf Köhler.
Between 1984 and 2000, he collaborated with Dieter Bohlen for which he sang in the Modern Talking and Blue System
Blue ...
(background vocals),
Detlef Wiedeke
Detlef Wiedeke (born 5 July 1950) is a German singer, songwriter, and record producer.
Between 1984 and 2000, Wiedeke collaborated with Dieter Bohlen for which he sang in the Modern Talking and Blue System choruses. Since 2003, he has worked on ...
(background vocals) and other background and/or front female voices Tuti Kanta ("
Laila", "
Only with You"), Marion Schwaiger ("
Déjà vu
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", etc.), Audrey Mountang and Madeleine Lang .
On stage: Joachim Vogel (rhythm guitar), Jeanne Dupuy and Frank Otto (drums),
Nadja Abd el Farrag (vocals). In 1988 Frank Otto was replaced by Michel Rollin. After that in 1991 a new keyboardist joined for live shows – Achim Strieben. In TV shows and videos he was replaced by Friedrich Graner (Sir Fritz), who remained a part of the group until the break-up in 1998. In 1992 Dirk Sauer, Rene Engelman and Wolfgang Fritsch joined the group, while Joachim Vogel left.
Some of the group's singles such as "
Sorry Little Sarah" or "
My Bed Is Too Big" achieved moderate success in Europe. The group released 22 video clips from their album repertoire and most of these were aired in Europe, especially on German TV shows. Blue System also had several concert performances in
Russia
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during the late 80s and early 90s.
List of band members
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Dieter Bohlen
Dieter Bohlen (; born Dieter Günter Bohlen, 7 February 1954) is a German songwriter, producer, singer and television personality. He first achieved fame as a member of pop duo Modern Talking in the 1980s, and has since produced numerous German a ...
– lead vocals, guitar, keyboards (1986–1998)
* Frank Otto – drums (1986–1989)
* Joachim Vogel – rhythm guitar (1986–1990)
* Husnu Baylav (Snoopy) – drums (1989)
* Michel Rollin – drums (1989–1998)
* Joachim Strieben – keyboards (1989–1998)
* Lutz Krüger – vocals (1990–1991)
* Wolfgang Fritsch – rhythm guitar (1990–1996)
* Fritz Graner – keyboards (1991–1998)
* Dirk Sauer – vocals (1992–1994)
* Thorsten Feller – vocals (1994–1996)
* Lars Illmer – vocals (1997–1998)
Timeline
Discography
Studio albums
* 1987 ''
Walking on a Rainbow'' (
Hansa Records
Hansa Records (also known as Hansa, Hansa Musik Produktion or Hansa International) was a record label founded in the 1960s based in Berlin, Germany.
Profile
The label's most successful act commercially was the German-based band Boney M. with mil ...
)
* 1988 ''
Body Heat
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'' (
Hansa Records
Hansa Records (also known as Hansa, Hansa Musik Produktion or Hansa International) was a record label founded in the 1960s based in Berlin, Germany.
Profile
The label's most successful act commercially was the German-based band Boney M. with mil ...
)
o. 23 Austria, No. 20 Germany* 1989 ''
Twilight
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o. 30 Austria, No. 26 Switzerland, No. 11 Germany* 1990 ''
Obsession''
o. 18 Austria, No. 14 Germany* 1991 ''
Seeds of Heaven''
o. 12 Austria, No. 11 Germany* 1991 ''
Déjà vu
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''
o. 18 Germany, No. 27 Austria* 1992 ''
Hello America''
o. 29 Germany, No. 21 Austria* 1993 ''
Backstreet Dreams''
o. 5 Germany, No. 22 Austria* 1994 ''
21st Century
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Marking the beginning of the 21st centur ...
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o. 11 Germany* 1994 ''
X – Ten''
o. 24 Germany* 1995 ''
Forever Blue''
o. 18 Germany* 1996 ''
Body to Body''
o. 29 Germany* 1997 ''
Here I Am''
o. 38 Germany
Singles
See also
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Modern Talking
Modern Talking was a German pop music duo consisting of arranger, songwriter and producer Dieter Bohlen and singer Thomas Anders. They have been referred to as Germany's most successful pop duo, and have had a number of hit singles, reaching ...
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Euro disco
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Systems in Blue
References
External links
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* http://www.bohlenworld.de/ (Dieter Bohlen fansite)
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1998 disestablishments in Germany
German Eurodance groups
German synthpop groups
Musical groups established in 1986
Musical groups disestablished in 1998
Musical groups from Hamburg
Eurodisco groups
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ZYX Music artists
Bertelsmann Music Group artists