Daisy Door (born 30 January 1944 in
Duisburg
Duisburg () is a city in the Ruhr metropolitan area of the western German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Lying on the confluence of the Rhine and the Ruhr rivers in the center of the Rhine-Ruhr Region, Duisburg is the 5th largest city in Nor ...
, real name Evelyn van Ophuisen) is a German
Schlager music
Schlager music (, " hit(s)") is a style of European popular music that is generally a catchy instrumental accompaniment to vocal pieces of pop music with simple, happy-go-lucky, and often sentimental lyrics.
Typical Schlager tracks are eith ...
singer.
Biography
As a child, Daisy Door sang on Radio Cologne. Her first recordings were performed with her sister Liane as "Li & Ev (e)"; A solo single was also issued. Later she was a member of the
Botho-Lucas-Chor The Botho-Lucas-Chor was one of the most famous German vocal ensembles of the 1960s and 1970s.
The choir
In 1958, (1923–2012) founded the Lucas Quartet (Botho Lucas, Bernd Golonsky, , ), from which the Botho-Lucas-Chor emerged in 1961 with cha ...
.
In 1971 she became famous as solo singer with the song ''Du lebst in deiner Welt (Highlights of My Dreams)'' composed and produced by
Peter Thomas then with ''Als die Blumen Trauer trugen'' of the TV program ''
Der Kommissar'' where she lent her voice to the unnamed actress . More than 500,000 copies of this title were sold within three months.
Daisy Door chose her pseudonym with reference to
Doris Day
Doris Day (born Doris Mary Kappelhoff; April 3, 1922 – May 13, 2019) was an American actress, singer, and activist. She began her career as a big band singer in 1939, achieving commercial success in 1945 with two No. 1 recordings, " Sent ...
. Her current name is Evelyn Ericson and she lives in Duisburg.
Singles
as Li & Eve
* 1964: Bestell ein Taxi, EMI Electrola 22 747
* 1965: Oh, Mama Mia Mutti, EMI Electrola E 23 036
* 1965: Darling, Don’t Go, EMI Electrola E 23 097
as Eve
* 1965: Du bist für mich wie der Sonnenschein, EMI Electrola E 23 117
as Li & Ev
* 1966: Ben Sidih braucht Soldaten, EMI Electrola E 23 217
* 1966: Dann kam die Liebe, EMI Electrola E 23 368
as Daisy Door
* 1967: Curry, EMI Electrola E 23 461
* 1968: Mein Herz hat geschlossen, Vogue DV 14699
* 1969: Im Mondschein ist alles anders, Vogue DV 84989
* 1970: Mister Happiness, Vogue DV 11075
* 1971: Schulmädchen, Ariola 10 337 AT (Titel aus „
Der neue Schulmädchen-Report, 2. Teil“)
* 1971: Du lebst in deiner Welt, Ariola 10 843 AT
* 1971: Pop Corn
* 1972: Komm und wir sind frei, Ariola 12 039 AT
* 1972: The Bigger Step You Take, Ariola 12 210 XT
* 1972: Liebe fragt nicht nach Millionen, Ariola 12313 AT
* 1973:
Straße der Vergangenheit, Ariola 12 711 AT
* 1973: Mein Paradies im Sonnenschein, Ariola 13 306 AT
* 1974: Komm in mein Haus, Telefunken 6.12181
* 1975: Im Wald da sind die Räuber, Ariola 16160
External links
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Discographie de Daisy Door
''Du lebst in deiner Welt''on YouTube
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German women pop singers
People from Duisburg
1944 births
Living people