Patty Ryan (6 May 1961 – 23 July 2023) was a German singer best known for her

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song "You're My Love, You're My Life" from 1986. She also sang the hits "Stay With Me Tonight", "Love is the Name of the Game", and "I Don't Wanna Lose You Tonight" (all from her debut album ''Love is the Name of the Game''). Her style is similar to that of bands like

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, and

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. Some of the songs from her debut album resemble Modern Talking songs considerably, ''You're My Love, You're My Life'' (You're My Heart, You're My Soul), ''I'm Feeling So Blue'' (There's Too Much Blue In Missing You), and the song ''Chinese Eyes'' even is based around melodies from "You're My Heart, You're My Soul". She also sang

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's hit "Touch My Heart". Ryan had her start in music business with the

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formation ''Susi & die Rockets'', which also participated in the

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in 1981 with the song ''Dieses Haus ist kein Bahnhof'' (German version of ''Sweet Lolita'' from the British rockabilly band

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). Patty Ryan's later releases included the 2005 CD single "I Gave You All My Love", the 2006 compilation ''All the Best'' (Otre-Media), the hits "Ohne Zweifel" (2004), and "Lass mir doch mal meinen Spass" (2005) in Germany. Patty Ryan died on 23 July 2023, at the age of 62. In May 2022, Patty was diagnosed with lung cancer.

Discography

*''Love Is the Name of the Game'' (1987) *''Top of the Line'' (1988) *''Lay Love On You '' (2003) *''All the Best'' (2006)

References

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* 1961 births 2023 deaths German women singers Eurodisco musicians German Italo disco musicians Musicians from Wuppertal {{Germany-singer-stub