Chris Roberts (born Christian Franz Klusáček; 13 March 1944 – 2 July 2017) was a German schlager singer and actor. He was born in

Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the States of Germany, German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the List of cities in Germany by popu ...

Schwabing Schwabing is a borough in the northern part of Munich, the capital of the German state of Bavaria. It is part of the city borough 4 (Schwabing-West) and the city borough 12 (Schwabing-Freimann). The population of Schwabing is estimated about 100 ...

and was married to the singer and actress Claudia Roberts; they often performed on stage together.

Biography

Roberts was most popular as a singer in Germany in the 1970s; he charted there with 24 songs between 1968 and 1980. He also acted in a number of films during that time. He represented

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as a part of a

sextet A sextet (or hexad) is a formation containing exactly six members. The former term is commonly associated with vocal ensembles (e.g. The King's Singers, Affabre Concinui) or musical instrument groups, but can be applied to any situation where six ...

in the

Eurovision Song Contest 1985 The Eurovision Song Contest 1985 was the 30th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Gothenburg, Sweden, following the country's victory at the with the song "Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley" by Herreys. Organised by the European ...

in which they sang "Children, Kinder, Enfants". They earned 37 points and attained 13th position. Roberts' first two singles, "Baby's Gone" and "Welchen Weg soll ich gehen", were released under the artist name Chris Robert.

Death

Chris Roberts died after suffering lung cancer. He was survived by his wife Claudia Roberts.

Discography

;Albums

Filmography

*1970: ''

When the Mad Aunts Are Coming ''When the Mad Aunts Arrive'' (german: Wenn die tollen Tanten kommen) is a 1970 West German musical comedy film directed by Franz Josef Gottlieb and starring Rudi Carrell, Ilja Richter, and Chris Roberts.Bock & Bergfelder p. 269 In one of a gro ...

'' *1970: ' *1970: ''Musik, Musik – da wackelt die Penne'' *1971: ''...und sowas nennt sich Show'' *1971: ''...und heute heißt es Show'' *1971: ''

Aunt Trude from Buxtehude ''Tante Trude aus Buxtehude'' ("Aunt Trude from Buxtehude") is a 1971 West German comedy film directed by Franz Josef Gottlieb and starring Rudi Carrell, Ilja Richter and Theo Lingen.Bock & Bergfelder p.291 It was one of several German films in ...

'' *1971: '' Rudi, Behave!'' *1971: ''

The Reverend Turns a Blind Eye ''The Reverend Turns a Blind Eye'' (german: Hochwürden drückt ein Auge zu) is a 1971 West German comedy film directed by Harald Vock and starring Roy Black, Uschi Glas and Georg Thomalla.Bock & Bergfelder p.269 It was followed by a 1972 sequel ' ...

'' *1972: ''

Don't Get Angry ''Don't Get Angry'' (German: ''Mensch, ärgere dich nicht'') is a 1972 West German comedy film directed by Peter Weck and starring Uschi Glas, Beppo Brem and Georg Thomalla.Hobsch, Manfred. ''Liebe, Tanz und 1000 Schlagerfilme''. Schwarzkopf & S ...

'' *1972: ''

My Daughter, Your Daughter ''My Daughter, Your Daughter'' (German: ''Meine Tochter – Deine Tochter'') is a 1972 West German comedy film directed by Werner Jacobs and starring Chris Roberts, Georg Thomalla and Peter Weck. Bock & Bergfelder p.269 Location shooting took p ...

'' *1972: ''

Always Trouble with the Reverend ''Always Trouble with the Reverend'' (german: Immer Ärger mit Hochwürden) is a 1972 West German comedy film directed by Harald Vock and starring Georg Thomalla, Peter Weck and Chris Roberts.Bock & Bergfelder p.269 It is a sequel to the 1971 fil ...

'' *1972: ''Von uns für Sie'' (TV series) *1973: ' *1976: ''Jetzt geht die Party richtig los'' *1977: ''Plattenküche'' – Episode #1.7 (TV) *1979: ''Da kommt was auf uns zu'' *1983: '' Sunshine Reggae in Ibiza''

Awards

*1970:

Goldene Europa Goldene Europa award is the oldest German Television award for artists and entertainers. It was awarded from 1968 to 2003. In the years 1989 and 2001, there were no ceremonies. Since 1981, the gala was broadcast on television. The original sculpt ...

*1971:

*1971: Bravo Otto – Gold *1972: Bravo Otto – Gold (begin of year) *1972: Bravo Otto – Silver (end of year) *1975: Goldene Europa *1981:

Goldene Stimmgabel The Goldene Stimmgabel (English: Golden Tuning Fork) was an annual prize awarded within the German music scene from 1981 to 2007. The prizes were awarded according to the number of records sold from October of the previous year to June of the year ...

*1984: Goldene Stimmgabel *1985: Goldene Stimmgabel

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Roberts, Chris German male singers German male film actors German people of Czech descent Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Luxembourg Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1985 Deaths from lung cancer in Germany 1944 births 2017 deaths