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descent known for his 1983 chart-topper " Jenseits von Eden", and who participated in the

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with the

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, " Flieger",

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and

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. He had a minor

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in 1984 in the

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with "Guardian Angel". Originally the song was recorded in German and written by

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. Titled "Jenseits von Eden", it remained

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for ten weeks on the German chart in 1983, while an Italian version was number one in France for five weeks. He collaborated with German band Mr. President, performing a song called "Olympic Dreams" from their "

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covered the song "Jenseits Von Eden" on their self-titled album, released in 1986.

Discography

Albums

* 1983: ''Junges Blut'' * 1984: ''Jenseits Von Eden'' * 1984: ''Nino'' * 1984: ''Zeit Für Rebelle'' * 1985: ''Time To Recover'' * 1986: ''Ich suche nach Liebe'' * 1987: ''Durch tausend Feuer'' * 1988: ''Baby Jane'' * 1989: ''Flieger'' * 1989: ''Samuraj'' * 1991: ''De Angelo'' * 1993: ''Verfluchte Zeiten'' * 2000: ''Schwindelfrei'' * 2002: ''Solange man liebt'' * 2003: ''Zurück nach vorn'' * 2004: ''Un Momento Italiano'' * 2005: ''Nino'' * 2012: ''Das Leben ist schön'' * 2014: ''Meisterwerke – Lieder meines Lebens'' * 2017: ''Liebe für immer'' * 2021: ''Gesegnet & verflucht''

Singles (selected)

* 1983: " Jenseits von Eden" * 1984: "Atemlos" / "Gar Nicht Mehr" * 1984: "Giganti" / "Tempo Verra" * 1984: "Guardian Angel" * 1984: "Unchained Love" * 1984: "Wir Sind Giganten" / "Zeit Für Rebellen" * 1989: " Flieger" / "Laureen" * 1989: "Samuraj" * 1989: "If There Is One Thing That's Forever" * 2001: "Engel" * 2002: "Ich mach' meine Augen zu (Everytime)" (with

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) * 2002: "Wenn du lachst" * 2004: "Komm zurück zu mir"

References

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* * 1963 births Living people Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Germany Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1989 German male singers German Roman Catholics German people of Italian descent Schlager musicians Musicians from Karlsruhe {{Germany-singer-stub