Mike Mareen
Mike Mareen ( born November 9, 1949 in Berlin, civil Uwe- Michael wiping Hoff ) is a German pop singer and music producer. Mid-1980s, he celebrated a few hits with songs in the Italo - disco style.
Life
Mareen grew up in Lüneburg. His first musical experience was gained as a drummer for the band Cemetery Institution with which he performed live among others in the Hamburg Star Club. Later he went as a sailor in the United States, where he lived for several years.
In 1974, appeared as the first single from Mike Mareen the pop For you I caught some of a new life. It was followed by other hits, including 1976 Mama Leone, which, however, only in 1978 as a cover version of Bino was a success.
In 1982, Mareen the record label Night ' n ' Day, with whom he wanted to help young artists to take in the music business foot. In 1985 he published in collaboration with the producer Chris J. Evans and Ironside, the single Dancing in the Dark, which reached # 1 on the dance charts in 27 countries. These works were already recorded in the style of the then popular in Europe, Italo - disco, which also distinguished his later productions.
His commercial breakthrough came in the summer of 1986 with the single, Love Spy, were sold by the world's approximately 6.5 million copies. The song placed high in the German singles charts and reached the U.S. Hot Dance charts. In early 1987, he was able to confirm in approaches this success with the follow-up single Agent of Liberty.
At the same time created a whole series of productions where Mareen served as a producer, so with the Italian singer Silvano Pulignano (DJ 's Project ), the Italo - Disco project. Behind the project " Amadeus Liszt" hid the 4 -fold Dirt Track Speedway World Champion Egon Müller. With the singer Shipra, who grew up in Canada, Mike Mareen was successful in Germany.
After several years of creative break appeared in 2004 a comeback album. Abroad, followed by many concerts with high visitor numbers. In Mexico (2004), his performances attracted around 25,000 spectators. The end of 2005 in Moscow and St. Petersburg, the concerts were filled with 35,000 spectators each.