Brian Hyland

Brian Hyland ( born November 12, 1943 in Brooklyn, New York City ) is an American pop singer.

Life

At age nine, Brian was the first time in the church choir with music in touch, he learned to play clarinet and guitar and founded twelve years already with a music group called The Delfis. With them he made a demo tape in 1959 and offered it to various New York record companies to. Thanks to his persistence, he succeeded to the record company Kapp Records, who already had stars like Jane Morgan, Eartha Kitt and pianist Roger Williams under contract to get a contract as a solo singer. The neglected first plate with the titles Rosemary and Library Love Affair followed in the summer of 1960, a worldwide success. By produced by Richard Wolfe Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini ( Words and Music by Paul Vance and Lee Pockriss ) stormed the 16 -year-old Brian Hyland the top of the American charts. He got on his first gold record, the title was also an international success. In the UK, the title reached number 9 in the charts in Germany, the single also ended up in 9th place

After the following two plates could not build on this success, joined Hyland 1961 major label ABC Records, which had stars like Paul Anka or Ray Charles at that time under contract. There, participated in the writing and producing a couple of his money and Udell, which supplied Hyland for the next few years with more hits. Sealed With A Kiss is the most successful title this time, who managed in the spring of 1962 to third place in the U.S. pop charts. From this title as well as by Ginny Come Lately and German -language versions with Brian Hyland were published in Germany. In Germany, the single was released on the Philips label and reached number 10 on the charts. In the States Hyland at the time was constantly on the road, appeared in national and local television shows and dropped the Caravan of Stars back many miles. In 1963 he organized, together with Little Eva an extensive tour of England, after which he toured with Neil Sedaka through South America. In the second half of the sixties the Hyland plates were no longer as usual successful, he then moved up to the record companies Philips and Dot. Only in 1970 he could, now 27 years old, back to you with a super hit. With his self-produced Gypsy Woman ( Words and Music Curtis Mayfield ), published by one of his other new record labels UNI, it reached number three on the pop charts American, he was awarded his third gold record and internationally was the song about three million buyers. The England still had a particularly good terrain for Brian Hyland, also proved the fact that after thirteen years was a long-playing record with the titles Sealed With A Kiss and Ginny Come Lately in sixth place in the British charts.

1977 Hyland settled down with his family in New Orleans. Until the eighties Hyland was constantly to be incorporated into the studios new singles and LPs, which found plenty of customers both in the States and in Europe. On his tours he was now accompanied by his son Bodi as a drummer. Brian was active since the seventies as a songwriter and later had a private music studio. Together with his wife Rosmari he wrote two books on the subject of rock and roll.

Chart-topping singles ( Top 40 )

Discography

United States / United Kingdom

Germany