Tony Hendrik (born Dieter Lünstedt, 4 March 1945 in

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, a.k.a. Dee Dee Halligan, Jimmy Tarsus) is a German music producer, composer, and owner of a record label. The most known artists and bands he has produced and composed for are

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, and

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. Hendrik co-wrote the

song "

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Early years and first bands

Tony Hendrik was born in

in 1945. He graduated from a high school in

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and initially founded a beat band named "Hendrik & The Luniks" that performed at Hamburg's Star-Club. In 1966, he left his hometown to study in Cologne. There he started a new band "The Tony Hendrik Five".The Tony Hendrik Five
/ref> By 1970, Tony won his first success with the group—single "The Grooviest Girl in the World" became his first bestseller. He subsequently worked for the German branch of the record label Vogue where he began producing.

References

External links

Official website
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