Hans Hartz (22 October 1943 in

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– 30 November 2002 in

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) was a German singer and Liedermacher.

Career

After working as a temporary worker in various professions and studying

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for while, Hartz began his career as the lead singer of the band ''Tornados'' (today known as ''

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''). He was discovered by record producer Christoph Busse in 1982 and released several albums. His most famous songs are ''Die weißen Tauben sind müde'' (1982), ''Nur Steine leben lang'' (1983), ''Ich lebe noch'' (1984) and ''Sail Away'' (1991). He also released a few songs for the English-speaking market. Hans Hartz died of lung cancer on 30 November 2002 in Frankfurt am Main, aged 59.

References

1943 births 2002 deaths 20th-century German male singers {{Germany-singer-stub