Diter bohlen und thomas anders biography

German pop duo

Modern Talking was a German pop duo consisting of arranger, songwriter and creator Dieter Bohlen^[5] and singer Apostle Anders. They have been referred to as Germany's most well-off pop duo,^[6] and have confidential a number of hit singles, reaching the top five remit many countries.

Their most well-liked singles are "You're My Inside, You're My Soul", "You Vesel Win If You Want", "Cheri, Cheri Lady", "Brother Louie", "Atlantis Is Calling (S.O.S. for Love)" and "Geronimo's Cadillac".

Modern Trustworthy worked together from 1983 adjoin 1987, when the band disbanded. They made a successful response, recording and releasing music shake off 1998 to 2003.

The combination released singles (many of which involved American rapper Eric Singleton) which again entered the grade ten in Germany and away, one of which was skilful re-recorded version of "You're Embarrassed Heart, You're My Soul", compel to whose title "'98" was with. By the duo's final estrangement in 2003, their combined without limit sales (singles and albums) difficult reached 120 million.^[7]

History

1983–1987: Beginning

First in the know in West Berlin in inauspicious 1983, they unexpectedly became common at the beginning of 1985 with "You're My Heart, You're My Soul", with which they occupied top ten positions principal 35 countries, including their motherland, where the single perched excite the top of the charts for six consecutive weeks.^[3][8][9] Description single would go on equal sell eight million copies worldwide.^[5] It was followed by preference chart-topping hit, "You Can Increase by two If You Want", which was released in the middle star as 1985 off the debut release The 1st Album.

The textbook was certified platinum in Frg for selling over 500,000 units.^[5][10]

Soon after their second hit, Contemporary Talking released the single "Cheri, Cheri Lady" which also run climbed to number one perceive West Germany, Finland, Greece, Espana, Switzerland, Austria and Norway, mushroom made it into the refrain from ten in Denmark, Belgium, Sverige and the Netherlands.^[11][12] As high-mindedness sole track released from Let's Talk About Love, it plagiaristic that second album's platinum eminence in West Germany (for sale over 500,000).^[5][10] Success continued business partner two further number-one singles, "Brother Louie" and "Atlantis Is Mission (S.O.S.

for Love)", from influence third album, Ready for Romance. The duo also charted tall with their sixth single, "Geronimo's Cadillac", from the fourth autograph album, In the Middle of Nowhere, and "Jet Airliner" from their fifth album, Romantic Warriors.

Due to the lacklustre reception accorded the sixth album, Bohlen proclaimed the project's termination in top-notch German interview given while Anders was away in Los Angeles.^[13] The two had had top-notch relationship that was quarrelsome, granting not tumultuous, and this solitary worsened the animosity.

Bohlen insignificant Anders' then wife Nora rightfully the main reason for dejected up: she'd forbidden her keep in reserve from being interviewed by someone reporters and repeatedly demanded higher ranking changes to shows, videos skull recordings,^[14] a fact that Anders would admit to in reward biography.^[13] After a last cellular phone call, heavily laden with profaneness and insults, they broke ethical all contact for over force years.^[13][14]

During their early era, Another Talking knew success in Collection, Asia, South America, the Interior East and Iran.

In Kingdom, they only entered the sketch out with 4 songs, with "Brother Louie" being their highest avoid number 4.^[15] In 1985, RCA signed Modern Talking for clean up US deal and released their first album there, but they remained virtually unknown there, perch certainly didn't make the Vicious charts.^[16]

They released two albums compete year from 1985 to 1987, while also promoting their singles on television across Europe, one day selling 65 million records fluky three years.^[17]

Notably, Modern Talking were one of the first Flight of fancy bloc bands sale of whose records was allowed in distinction Soviet Union.

After four decades of Cold War censorship bracket import restrictions, Chairman Mikhail Gorbachev's glasnost reforms in the USSR in 1986 opened up integrity Soviet sphere to western bands, including Modern Talking at interpretation height of their popularity. Primate a result, they nurtured ingenious large, enduring fanbase in Acclimatize Europe.^[18]

Between 1987 and 1997

Immediately tail the duo split in mid-1987, Bohlen formed his own layout called Blue System and enjoyed several high chart positions, convene tracks like "Sorry Little Sarah", "My Bed Is Too Big", "Under My Skin", "Love Suite", "Laila" and "Déjà vu".

Opening, Anders went solo, touring make a mistake the name Modern Talking revelation several continents until the starting point of 1989, when he begun to record some of dominion new pop-like material in Los Angeles and London, as on top form as Germany.^[19] Anders recorded cardinal solo albums in English (Different, Whispers, Down on Sunset, When Will I See You Again and Souled) and one focal Spanish - Barcos de Cristal.^[20] He was more successful not at home than at home, even provided he did achieve several hits in Germany.

Overcoming past differences, Bohlen and Anders embarked make known more amenable relations when Anders moved back to Koblenz, Deutschland, in 1994.^[20]

1998–2003: Reunion

At the say again of 1998, the duo got back together, performing in blue blood the gentry March on the German Goggle-box show Wetten, dass..?.

They at large a remixed version of their 1984 single "You're My Sordid, You're My Soul", featuring Eric Singleton on rap vocals. Their first comeback album Back lease Good, which included four in mint condition tracks, as well as integral of the previous hits remixed with up-to-date techniques, took excellence number-one spot in 15 countries, occupying Germany's for five uninterrupted weeks.^[17] It would sell couple million copies in Europe alone.^[21] The duo won Best Promotion German Band at the Universe Music Awards that year.

Magnanimity follow-up album, Alone, also went straight to number one alter Germany, and was very loaded elsewhere: over one million trade in Europe alone.^[21]

Bohlen and Anders followed their 1980s practice precision choosing to release two singles from an album. A followers of singles and four too albums followed: Year of authority Dragon, America, Victory and Universe.

In 2003, after chalking put emphasis on over 400 gold and pt awards worldwide,^[17] Bohlen and Anders disbanded again, just before freeing another best-of compilation.^[22] This in two shakes break-up was reportedly sparked shy Bohlen's negative portrayal of Anders in his autobiography, published 4 October 2003.^[22] The period look up to division between them was suggestion in which Bohlen was throw yourself into with Deutschland sucht den Superstar (DSDS), the German edition tinge the UK's TV talent fкte Pop Idol.

2003's compilation, favoured The Final Album, contained industry of the duo's singles. Saint Anders relaunched his solo pursuit immediately after the end castigate Modern Talking, while Bohlen was devoting most of his central theme to new talent, especially those discovered on DSDS.

Musical have round and production

In 1984, Bohlen insincere the hit single "Precious Around Diamond" (by Fox the Fox) as his inspiration for abhor falsetto choruses.

The studio show the way line-up of Rolf Köhler, Archangel Scholz, Detlef Wiedeke and (on early albums) Birger Corleis, weigh down addition to Bohlen and Anders, produced the high choruses detailed of Modern Talking.^[23] Köhler, Scholz and Wiedeke later went care about to work with Bohlen trim Blue System, before joining finetune songwriter Thomas Widrat to amend Systems in Blue.

Köhler, Scholz and Wiedeke were never credited on the Modern Talking albums, and eventually went to boring over the matter. They established an out of court post and Bohlen published a sheathing note for his next reprieve (Obsession, by Blue System), approval the trio's contribution.^[23][24]

Further influences cover German-language schlager music, disco-pop (the Bee Gees) and romantic English-language songs of Italian and Nation origin, like Gazebo's "I Lack Chopin".

After the 1998 set, Bohlen produced Eurodance as excellent as American-style MOR ballads.

Dieter Bohlen also composed for niche artists while still in Fresh Talking, such as for Chris Norman and Smokie, whose ventilate "Midnight Lady" (1986) remains Bohlen's most popular composition. He extremely composed a large number lay out tracks for C.

C. Capture, using an accelerated, less-romantic lock up. Some English Bohlen songs much as "You're My Heart, You're My Soul" were also filmed with German lyrics by Within acceptable limits Roos, using the same playback tracks. When Modern Talking disbanded in 1987, a number nominate tracks written for the ultimate album were re-arranged and abuse transferred onto Bohlen's first unaccompanied album by Blue System.

Different Talking's sixth album was out about the same time chimpanzee the first single from Bombshell System, "Sorry Little Sarah", locale Bohlen competed on the charts against Modern Talking's "In Centred Years" hit song.

Global deal of Modern Talking when excellence duo definitively broke up transparent 2003 stood at 120 king`s ransom singles and albums combined, formation them the biggest-selling German euphony act in history.^[7]

Post years stand for legacy

In 2006, Bohlen included a secret message manner his song "Bizarre Bizarre", which, when played backwards, is crush as: "There will never have reservations about an end to Modern Talking." To which was added: "I meant to say that depiction music of Modern Talking longing live forever."^[25] Anders has reticent the Modern Talking songs kick up a fuss his repertoire and produced songs in a similar vein contribution his solo records ("Independent Girl").

In 2006, he produced evocation album Songs Forever of go to and jazz versions of approved songs (including Modern Talking's culminating hit). Bohlen has written couple autobiographical books about Modern Talking's history from his perspective. Birth first book sold a bundle copies in Germany.^{[citation needed]} Rectitude sequel was heavily criticised support his unfairness towards the multitude he worked with.

As spick result of that, Bohlen withdrew from the public for smashing year until 2006, when fair enough said he regretted putting dump the second book. Anders difficult to understand not been the only way of being pressing charges against Bohlen pivotal demanding that sections of class book be modified. Frank Farian was also angered by Bohlen's literary output and released straight book in which he reliable to expose Bohlen as spruce up fraud.^[26] Bohlen's first book was the basis of an active comedy film called Dieter: Goner Film.

The soundtrack of that film contains a new Virgin Talking song "Shooting Star" which had been created using dregs of vocal recordings from ex- Modern Talking titles from excellence "Year of the Dragon" book.

Music critics were unenthusiastic walk Modern Talking and gave greatness band's music and performance dull reviews. Although recognizing the catchiness and professional production of justness songs, the lack of daring was criticized by British representatives of these genres of song, such as the Pet Boys or Erasure^{[citation needed]}.

Call in particular, criticism was levelled regress the "sameness" among many help their songs, something Bohlen in the flesh conceded to Der Spiegel interleave 1989:

"I won't in low-born way deny that Modern Undiluted hits all have a take hold of, very similar sound. The imprints we've lifted from our LPs as singles have always antiquated those that sound closest call by what we did the ultimate time."^[27]

— Ich streite gar nicht pole, daß alle Modern-Talking-Hits sehr, sehr ähnlich klingen.

Wir haben aus unseren LPs immer diejenigen Titel als Singles ausgekoppelt, die möglichst so klingen wie der Vorgänger.

Production roles

Discography

Main article: New Talking discography

Studio albums

Awards and nominations

See also

References

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