"Guardian Angel" is a 1983 song by

Drafi Deutscher Drafi Franz Richard Deutscher (9 May 1946 – 9 June 2006) was a German singer and songwriter of Sinti origin. Biography Early life and career Deutscher was born in Charlottenburg, in the western zone of Berlin, Germany. Between 1964 and 1966 ...

under the

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Masquerade. German and Italian cover versions, named "Jenseits von Eden" and "La valle dell'Eden" respectively, were released by

Nino de Angelo Domenico Gerhard Gorgoglione (born 18 December 1963), known professionally as Nino de Angelo, is a German singer of Italian descent known for his 1983 chart-topper " Jenseits von Eden", and who participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1989 ...

in the same year.

History

The song was originally released by Drafi Deutscher under the pen name Masquerade. It charted in Germany as well as in several other nations and is the second most famous song by Deutscher after "''Marmor, Stein und Eisen bricht''" (engl. Marble, Stone and Iron Breaks). In the UK, the song was released in a version sung by Nino de Angelo who had also recorded German and Italian covers (see below). De Angelo's version reached number 57 on the

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Music video

Numerous European TV-show appearances of Masquerade were used as separate music videos for the song. The hitmusic television-show was called Eldorado and the video featured two men in white makeup lip synching to Deutscher's vocals.

Track listings

12" Single # Guardian Angel 5:10 # Silent Echos Of Katja 3:57 7" Single # Guardian Angel 4:30 # Silent Echos Of Katja 3:57

Charts

Drafi Deutscher released the German version of the song—"Jenseits von Eden"— on his greatest hits collection ''Diesmal für immer'' in 1987.

Nino de Angelo versions

In the same year, German singer

released a German-language version called "''Jenseits von Eden''" ("East of Eden") as well as an album with the same name. There was also an Italian-language version of the song, which – due to a mistake – originally had the Spanish name ''La valle del Edén''. In 1984, the Italian title was changed to the correct ''La valle dell'Eden''.

Track listings

7" Single # Jenseits von Eden 3:50 # Silbermond 3:20

Charts

Certifications

References

{{authority control 1983 singles Songs written by Drafi Deutscher 1983 songs London Records singles Songs written by Joachim Horn-Bernges