Frank Zander
Frank Kurt Zander ( born February 4, 1942 in Berlin ) is a German pop and German pop musician, presenter and actor who is known for his black humor and his rough voice.
Life
The great-grandfather Frank Zanders was a personal friend of Heinrich Zille. Some drawings Zilles are in his possession. Frank Zander could change his middle name Adolf at Kurt. After training as a graphic Zanders began career as a singer and guitarist of the Gloomy Moon Singers ( later Gloomys ). The mid-1970s, he started his solo career and became known for songs such as " The great-great- grandson of Frankenstein" ( 1975 in Austria for a week at # 1 ) ( 1974), " I drink to your health, Marie" (1974 ) and " Oh, Susi ( the censored song )" ( 1976). In 1977 he was awarded the Bronze Bravo Otto in the youth magazine Bravo. Trademark was from the beginning of the career, the rough voice, it is a result of not recovering from tonsillitis early 1970s.
Starting in 1978 followed, under the pseudonym Fred Sonnenschein and his friends more songs like " The little finches cock ". The friends were the golden hamster Fritz, Rudi, Walter and Max In television appearances Frank Zander was also known as Fred sunshine but only two hamster friends, namely Fritz and Max, accompanied in Mascot Costume, conversing animatedly with him in the songs or his leaving narrator role. As with the popularized simultaneously Smurfs electronically processed hamster voices were created. The golden hamster Fritz borrowed Hugo Egon Balder his voice. With this line- Zander received a first gold record for the single " Yes, if we were all angels " (1981), which was four weeks number one in Germany. The song is a parody of the instrumental summer hit of the year, the chicken dance of the Electronica 's. After Zander was successful even with two other fast nachgelegten cover versions of current super hits in 1982 with "There, there, there, I know all you're know " (originally by Trio) and the beginning of 1986 with his parody of Falco's " Jeanny ". In November 1989 he brought under the above cool image of Kurt the single " Here Kurt comes " out. As a television presenter, he puts together with Helga Feddersen 1977-1980 in the plate cuisine. Later Zander worked with various colleagues in ARD programs such as Bananas, Fun on Tuesday, kangaroo or Franko Bella. In ZDF, he hosted the music show caution, music! .
Zander also sang the themes song of the TV series Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles and the movie A Case for TKKG: Dragon's Eye. He dubbed Asterix in the resynchronization of Asterix the Gaul and Asterix - Caesar 's victory over and also took on a small role as a butterfly synchronization in the animated film The Last Unicorn. 1997 synchronized Zander the power tool in the German animated film The Fearless Four. Wrote for the Berlin football club Hertha BSC and sang Zander 1993, the club song " Only home (we do not geh'n ) ", which is played before and after every home game for Hertha BSC. Since 1997, Zander sings " personal CDs Birthday " with a birthday song for a particular name. These CDs are individually distributed as CD - Rs from the company " Handgebrannt ". The concept for this purpose is based on the Birthday Singles of the company Bob Burrows, which grossed Frank Zander mid-1980s. His CD " Black Raven " (2004) - promoted with "The End of the German Schlager " - includes hits such as " 17 years, blond hair " by Udo Jürgens, which have been covered in the style of Rammstein. On 31 October 2005 the CD " Black Raven Part 2 " was released, including a duet together with Nina Hagen. In addition to cover versions and new versions of old songs like Zander are "Here comes Kurt" or " neighbor" included. He also has the song " Meene City " recorded with the Berlin artist Prinz Pi, released on Prince Pis album! " Gosh! ". In April 2007, the new single was released "Here comes Knut " the polar bear Knut in the Berlin zoo. In the published in 2007 German film Neues vom Wixxer he played a small role as Fred Fartwind. The end of 2008, he worked again with rapper Prinz Pi. Together with producer Biztram they created the track " Where are you going my pretty " about the destruction of the earth and the self- extinction of humanity, in which Frank Zander even raps themselves in the scene. 's Hammer played Frank Zander 2014 a minor role.
At Christmas time, Zander organized since 1995 a Christmas dinner for the homeless in Berlin for which he won numerous companies as sponsors. He is married and lives in Ibiza and Berlin.
Discography
Studio albums
Awards
- 2000 Berlin Public Service Medal of Merit for its annual commitment for the homeless
- 2002 Federal Cross of Merit for his social commitment
- 2007 Berlin badge of honor for his social commitment for the homeless.
- Berlin 2008 (choice of readers of the Berliner Morgenpost and the listeners of the radio station 104.6 RTL)
- 2009 Wichern badge of Social Service Agency of Berlin -Brandenburg -Silesian Upper Lusatia
- 2011 The great cabaret festival in honor - price
- 2012 Berlin Bear (Category: Charity )
- 2012: Merit of the State of Berlin for his social commitment for the homeless