Aron Strobel (born 26 January 1958, in

Schwäbisch Gmünd Schwäbisch Gmünd (, until 1934: Gmünd; Swabian: ''Gmẽẽd'' or ''Gmend'') is a city in the eastern part of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. With a population of around 60,000, the city is the second largest in the Ostalb district and ...

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) is best known as the lead guitarist for Münchener Freiheit, who had several big hits throughout Europe.

Background

Aron has been a member of the group since their debut in 1982. Although musically well complemented with his fellow band member Stefan Zauner (the two have a writing partnership that continues to this day), Aron's stage presence contrasts the rest of the band, being significantly taller and often written about on fan sites as a 'blonde giant'. Aron, alongside Zauner, contribute the majority of songs to Freiheit's albums and has co-written many of their well-known hits. Aron has contributed his own songs (sometimes with lyrics co-written with Zauner) which saw him move into an AOR sound, particularly on ''Wir sehen dieselbe Sonne'' (1992) and ''Du weißt es, Ich weiß es'' (1994). Aron, along with Stefan Zauner, released the Freiheit offshoot '' Living in the Sun'' in 1991 under the name of

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1958 births Living people People from Schwäbisch Gmünd German male musicians Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Germany Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1993 {{Germany-musician-stub