Peter Steiner

Peter " Cool Man " Steiner ( born January 22, 1917 † 12 November 2007 whales city ) was a Swiss advertising actor and musician.

He was in the 1990s at an advanced age and with his beard as trademark as "Cool Man" known. His first singles It's Cool Man and Geierwally, which were published in 1995, sold over 1 million copies; Steiner played in Switzerland and in Germany an ever gold record.

Life

Steiner began recruiting in 1993 in television commercials as a Swiss " Alpöhi " for Milka chocolate with mint filling. The embodied by Steiner advertising mascot began with " Ah - a city slicker! You probably also believe that we are a bit old fashioned up here. But that's not true " and ended with the sentence" But be careful. ! It's cool, man " as this commercial cult status reached, in 1994, created from the spoken Steiner advertising text a dance remix: The German producer team XXL produced with Steiner the Euro Dance Single It's Cool Man, in Germany, Austria and Switzerland rose into the top 10 of the charts in early 1995. The second single with XXL, Geierwally, half a year later appeared and became a hit in Switzerland. Steiner was then autograph signings. Magazines such as the Swiss magazine dedicated to him contributions.

Steiner was married and had ten children. His wife Katharina was also his manager. Previously he lived in San Bernardino, until his death he lived in whales city. His hobby was visiting livestock exhibitions. Steiner made ​​his last public appearance on November 4, 2007, when he was the biggest hits of the Swiss Swiss television as a guest on the show. Eight days later, on the evening of November 12, he died at the hospital in town whales from the consequences of a dizzy spell and a fall.

Singles

  • It's Cool Man ( XXL feat. Peter " Cool Man " Steiner ), 1995
  • Geierwally (XXL ), 1995
  • She only wants me, 1999
  • Oh You Happy
  • From the mountains, it sounds so
  • Just a Kiss ( Text: Günter Pichler )
  • Bailo Contigo (Girls to Girls feat. Peter " Cool Man " Steiner ), 2001

Albums

  • Ah - a city slicker
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