Marian Gold (born Hartwig Schierbaum; 26 May 1954) is a German singer-songwriter who gained fame as the lead singer of the German
synth-pop recording act
Alphaville, but also has recorded as a solo artist.
He is known for his tenor multi-octave vocal range.
Biography
Early life
Born in
Herford
Herford (; nds, Hiarwede) is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, located in the lowlands between the hill chains of the Wiehen Hills and the Teutoburg Forest. It is the capital of the district of Herford.
Geography
Geographic locat ...
,
West Germany
West Germany is the colloquial term used to indicate the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG; german: Bundesrepublik Deutschland , BRD) between its formation on 23 May 1949 and the German reunification through the accession of East Germany on 3 O ...
, Gold became part of the
Berlin
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art collective the Nelson Community, where he formed the band Chinchilla Green in the late 1970s, which also included future Alphaville colleague
Bernhard Lloyd
Bernhard Lloyd (born Bernhard Gössling on 2 June 1960) is a former member and co-founder of the German synth-pop band Alphaville.
Before he joined the band, he did not play keyboards – instead, he was previously a club DJ.
In 2001, Lloyd al ...
.
Alphaville
In 1982, he joined Lloyd and
Frank Mertens Frank Mertens (born Frank Sorgatz; 26 October 1961) is a German musician. He is a former member of the German synth-pop group Alphaville.
Personality wise, he is a shy and quiet person who doesn't like to talk. Shortly after the success of their ...
in the band Forever Young, which soon became Alphaville.
He sang lead vocals on Alphaville's 1980s pop
singles
Singles are people not in a committed relationship.
Singles may also refer to:
Film and television
* ''Singles'' (miniseries), a 1984 Australian television series
* ''Singles'' (1992 film), written and directed by Cameron Crowe
* ''Singles'' ...
, including "
Forever Young", "
Big in Japan", "
Sounds Like a Melody
"Sounds Like a Melody" is a song by the German group Alphaville, from the group's debut album '' Forever Young''. The single was released in 1984.
The song was a big success in continental Europe and South Africa, reaching the Top 10; it toppe ...
", "
Dance with Me" and "
Jerusalem
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".
As of 2022, he is the last remaining member of the band, whose latest album "Eternally Yours" was released in 2022.
Solo
Gold's first solo album, ''So Long Celeste'', was released in 1992.
[St. Renburg, Holger (2001) ''Forever Young'', , p. 92] Included on the album were cover versions of "The Shape of Things to Come" (originally by
the Headboys) and "One Step Behind You" (by
Furniture
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).
A second solo album, ''United'', followed in 1996.
Personal life
In the late 1980s, Gold lived in
Münster
Münster (; nds, Mönster) is an independent city (''Kreisfreie Stadt'') in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is in the northern part of the state and is considered to be the cultural centre of the Westphalia region. It is also a state di ...
with his then wife Manuela.
Gold has seven children by four different women.
References
External links
Moonbase- Official Alphaville Web Site
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Living people
1954 births
People from Herford
German tenors
German male singers
German new wave musicians
Synth-pop new wave musicians
Male new wave singers
English-language singers from Germany
Alphaville (band) members