Frank Schöbel

Frank Schöbel (actually Frank -Lothar Schöbel; born December 11, 1942 in Leipzig ) is a German musician. He is one of the most successful pop singer in the former GDR.

Career

As the second son of an opera singer, his musical talent was discovered at an early stage. The age of seven he attended the preparatory course for the St. Thomas Boys Choir. But rather than join in the chorus, he was more interested in pop music. He completed an apprenticeship as a mechanic, he began his musical career in Erich -Weinert- ensemble of the National People's Army. In the 1960s, he started his career in the GDR as a musician, but also appeared as a presenter and entertainer on television shows and starred in DEFA films. Twice he won together with his then-wife Chris Doerk the song contest of the GDR, 1967 Love me as your heart like it and in 1969 with the evening in the city.

In 1971 he had with Like a star his first major success in Germany. The East German record label Amiga sold 400,000, the West German Philips label over 150,000 singles. That was enough in the Federal Republic of Germany for the 37th singles chart, where Like a star was for five weeks. Schöbel was invited into the studio by the NDR B and was the first East German pop singer gigs in Germany. In May 1989 he succeeded there another success, as the title We need no more lies in the airplay charts at position 80 placed.

Schöbel joined the opening ceremony of the Football World Cup 1974 in the Federal Republic of Germany as a representative of the GDR in the Frankfurt Forest stadium.

Very popular is also his 1975 children produced album Come on let's paint a sun, including a song about Tokei - ihto. The title song Come on let's paint a sun, he took 2005 together with Bürger Lars Dietrich and Star Search winner Daniel again.

In the award-winning an Oscar movie The Lives of Others by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck from 2006 As recorded a star in a scene in an East Berliner Lokal as background music Frank Schöbels song to the popular music scene of the time - the scene plays 1984 - to characterize. Heiner Carow's film coming out in 1989 are Frank Schöbels songs Like a star and gold in your eyes in a scene in the pub "Zum truce " played.

Frank Schöbel is twice divorced. First, he was married to the pop singer Chris Doerk and later with Aurora Lacasa. From the first marriage was a son of the second marriage were two daughters, Dominique and Odette forth. Dominique is now also successful as a singer. Moreover, it was his daughter Liv Cosma born out of wedlock in 2002.

Together with his then wife Aurora and their two daughters, he took the LP Christmas in family on the best selling album of GDR history.

Mid-January 2011 there appeared a single with the tracks up close and longing for home. Frank Schöbel goes every year to great Christmas tour through East Germany.

Awards

• National Prize of the GDR, III. Class of Arts and Letters (1964 )
• First Prize at the International Song Festival of socialist countries Dresden ( 1971)
• TV favorite (1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1986)
• Art Prize of the GDR ( 1972)
• Art Prize of the City of Leipzig (1987 )
• Golden Hen (1995 and 2012 )

Discography (selection)

DVD

• Frank Schöbel: The Best of Christmas in family ( Zett Records )

Filmography

Autobiographical

• Frank Schöbel: Frank and free. The autobiography. Publisher The New Berlin, Berlin 1998 (with CD, ISBN 3-360-00847-2 ), Aufbau Verlag, Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-7466-1382-5