Waterloo & Robinson
Waterloo & Robinson are an Austrian pop duo consisting of Hans Kreuzmayr (Waterloo ) and Josef Krassnitzer ( Robinson).
History
Hans Kreuzmayr and Sepp Krassnitzer got to know in 1969, when Kreuzmayr for its boutique an employee for the expenses design sought. At this time, sang and both played in local bands Linz: Kreuzmayr at the Melodias, Krassnitzer at the Roosters. They decided to make music together, while at the first performances - have been announced as Edward Brothers - lack of real band name.
In 1971, she occupied with you can see ( a song about a blind girl ) third place in the solo artists of the show a chance. It followed the success Lili's house, Baby Blue ( the first European hit ) and the international hit Hollywood, written by Christian Kolonovits. As of June 1974 occupied W & R with Baby Blue and Hollywood to the end of 1974 alternately places 1 and 2 of the hit parade Ö3 (then a postcard charts ). Since there was no end in sight, managed Ö3 beginning with 1975 from the charts and led them until 1980 ( February 3rd ) with modified rules again.
When Euro Vision Song Contest 1976, she reached for Austria the fifth place with My Little World. In 1978, she turned in Kenya the film Wild land to which there is also an LP titled Wild, Wild Country.
Meanwhile, the success increasingly shifted to Germany. When in 1979 Do you remember Marianne appeared, which remained relatively unnoticed in Austria, in Germany they had reached gold in a short time. They were permanent residents in the ZDF hit parade, disco and in the big evening shows by Peter Franks box, Vico Torriani, Lou van Burg, Hans Rosenthal, etc. The lack of success in Austria led to inconsistencies. 1981 separated the pop duo.
Waterloo managed with In the Land of the eternity called quickly to get started - even in the domestic charts. It followed, freedom, Impossible Dream, Death of a Dream, So a beautiful Leb'n. In Germany, he was the first Austrian to an award as the best German singer. Also from Robinson there were some solo albums, he also worked at this time on many productions by young artists with. But to him it was much quieter.
After about ten years of separation, there were tentative approaches, but there again to try together. They stood together in 1989 and 1990 at a concert on the stage. However, both also made solo projects continues: So, for example, Robinson and his fellow musicians Donald Duncan on " Unplugged Tour"; Waterloo got the opportunity to spend some time on an Indian reservation in North America, his music has influenced more strongly. This was followed by his " Indian " Album Tales of the Sun, Moon and Stars, Apaches ' land and Indio. At the time of the appearance of Indio he played just at the Karl May Festival in Winzendorf the Winnetou. There he met his current wife Andrea know.
At the concerts of Waterloo & Robinson now embossed indian songs alternated with the hits from the seventies, but also new material from. 2002, the two maxi Na Naa, brought Nanana - Live Is Life out (cover of Opus hits ) and ended up with it for seven weeks in the Austrian charts right after release as a smash hit of the week. In 2004, she reached the Austrian Trials for Euro Vision Song Contest with You Can Change the World for second place.
2005 appeared to Waterloo 60th birthday his solo CD in the same breath of time, 2006, he also published a solo Christmas CD. Even Robinson was at that time with solo projects in the studio. At this time, Waterloo & Robinson were on tour together.
Mid-2007, they decided to also live to only concentrate on their solo projects.