Frank Duval (born 22 November 1940,
Berlin
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, as Frank Uwe Patz) is a German composer, conductor, record producer, songwriter and singer.
Life
Born into a family of artists, Duval studied as an actor and dancer, and also sang with his sister, Maria. By the 1960s, Duval was composing music, both orchestral and pop, and his first soundtrack, for an episode of the German serial ''
Tatort
''Tatort'' ("Crime scene") is a German language police procedural television series that has been running continuously since 1970 with some 30 feature-length episodes per year, which makes it the longest-running German TV drama. Developed b ...
'', was broadcast in 1977. The song "Todesengel" from his 1979 debut album, ''Die schönsten Melodien aus Derrick und Der Alte'', became a moderate hit, and was a
number one in Switzerland in 1979.
During the 1980s, Duval released several soundtracks, as well as solo albums, with lyrics occasionally co-written with his wife
Kalina Maloyer. He had several singles enter the German charts, including "Angel of Mine" (Number One in 1981), "Ways" (1983), "Lovers Will Survive" (1986), and "When You Were Mine" (1987).
Duval wrote songs for
Ivan Rebroff
Ivan Rebroff (31 July 193127 February 2008) was a German-born vocalist, allegedly of Russian ancestry, who rose to prominence for his distinct and extensive vocal range of four and a half octaves, ranging from the soprano to bass registers.
...
,
Alexandra,
Karin Huebner,
Margot Werner
Margot Werner (8 December 1937 – 1 July 2012) was an Austrian ballet dancer, chanson singer, and actress. During her career, she was both the principal dancer at the Bavarian State Ballet, and a soloist at the Bavarian State Opera and Munich Phi ...
,
Klaus Löwitsch, and
Maria Schell
Maria Margarethe Anna Schell (15 January 1926 – 26 April 2005) was an Austrian-Swiss actress. She was one of the leading stars of German cinema in the 1950s and 1960s. In 1954, she was awarded the Cannes Best Actress Award for her performance ...
.
Discography
As Frank Duval
Studio albums
Compilation albums
* ''Die grössten Erfolge'' (1985)
* ''Greatest Hits'' (1986)
* ''Frank Duval'' (1988)
* ''Seine grössten Erfolge'' (1989)
* ''Derrick Forever'' (2000)
* ''Angel of Mine'' (2001)
* ''Spuren'' (2001) (3 CD-box)
* ''Colour Collection'' (2006)
Singles
References
External links
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Frank Duval WebsiteFrank Duval Foundation
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1940 births
German film score composers
Male film score composers
German male composers
Living people
Musicians from Berlin
German pop singers