Pierre Kartner

Vader Abraham, civil Pierre Kartner ( Petrus Antonius Laurentius Kartner ), ( * April 11, 1935 in Elst ) is a Dutch singer, composer, lyricist and producer. He is married and has a son.

Kartner the composer of Peter Alexander's hit song The small pub is ( also known as: The small pub ), but was probably best known to the song of the Smurfs.

Life

Pierre Kartner was born on the Elst station as the son of a railway station keeper. He grew up with two brothers and a sister. At eight, he took part in a singing contest and won first prize. He taught himself to play the guitar in and also learned piano and bass guitar.

After school Kartner made ​​initially trained as a pastry chef, then he came to the military. Together with Jan van doors and Jaap Godel, he founded a trio called "The Headlines", later "The Letter Sets". The texts of the group wrote most Kartner itself The group was soon able to catch the first records and completed various television appearances. Nevertheless, the group split again soon.

Musical career until 1970

After his marriage Kartner lived with his wife a concession stand, before they moved to Antwerp, where Kartner worked in a candy factory. After another move to Lichtaart the family ran again a concession stand and a gas station. Since Kartner could also work at a record company, he finally had the opportunity to his first solo album Pierre: Ik wil nog even met each praten ( " Pierre: I still want to just talk to you " ) to publish. He called himself only " Pierre ". But the album was not a success. The other publications could not prevail, so that the family again in 1967 in the Netherlands, in the city of Breda, moved, where they chatted with odd jobs. The early seventies moderated Pierre Kartner shipments at the pirate station Radio Veronica.

Then first successes as a singer. The publication of the title Bij Lily Marleen kijk per zomaar door edge hair bloesje heen ( " When Lily Marleen simply looking through her lace blouse through " ) under the name " Lord Wanhoop " did Kartner the breakthrough. He then worked as a producer of various singers and published alone or with others under different names ( for example, " Pierre Kartner ", " Rood - Wit - Blauw Trio ", " De Aardmannetjes ", " Los Vasto ", " Pierre & zijn Pietjes " " Nol de Marie" and " De Uilen ", " Duo X") several singles, one of which were very successful with the "Duo X".

Since the success of Vader

For a Carnival number Kartner wrote the title Vader Abraham had zeven zones ("Father Abraham had seven sons "). Since there was no interpreter for this song, Kartner finally sang the song himself He should so dress up like the biblical figure Abraham. This performance brought success. Vader Abraham published numerous titles from now on under the new pseudonym. So he sang in 1971 with the 13 -year-old child star Wilma Landskroon Zou het erg zijn the duet ( " Would it be bad?" ), Which was ( # 1 on the Dutch charts ) very successful. As a background voice Kartner also worked at Country Kroons anti - war song Ik heb een vraag ( " I have a question ") and liefde in their hit Geloof, hoop en ( " Faith, Hope and Love" ) with.

Then Pierre Kartner made ​​especially but also as lyricist, composer and producer a name. He wrote the Dutch contribution to the Euro Vision Song Contest 1973. De oude muziekant ( "The Old Musician " ), sung by Ben Cramer, was ranked 14th in 1976 he had his international breakthrough. His song In 't small café aan de haven ( " In the small cafe on the harbor ") was with him as a singer, a great success in the Netherlands. The German recording, texted by Michael Kunze, The small pub was Peter Alexander's greatest success. In French the song by Joe Dassin and Mireille Mathieu was received, the version of Joe Dassin was a No. 1 hit in France, Canada, New Zealand and Australia. Davey Arthur and the Fureys took the song in English. Today there are almost 200 recordings of this song.

1977 composed and published Kartner 't Smurfenlied ( "The Song of the Smurfs " ), in which he had sung all the texts themselves and they then interfered at different speeds. Thus, the effect of an interaction between himself as a frontman and a choir of the Smurfs originated. This song was 1978 's biggest success as a singer for Vader.

Also published in the following LP In Smurfenland ( "In the land of the Smurfs " ) sold very well. Vader Abraham played a "Song of the Smurfs " next to Dutch and German, French, English, Spanish and Japanese. The song was awarded several gold records. In Scandinavia published cover versions and in many countries around the world was "The Song of the Smurfs ," a hit. Vader Abraham gave after concerts all over the world. He had one of his greatest performances in Mexico.

Even in the 1980s and 1990s Vader Abraham continued to be successful as a lyricist, composer, and producer. Today, he writes mostly for other artists, but also continues to work as a singer.

As an author Kartner wrote, among other titles for the following artists: Ireen Sheer ( Tonight I've a headache ), Nana Mouskouri ( Outside the door ), Elfi Graf ( The most beautiful thing is at home), Heino (Mary Rose, So'n old Schunkelwalzer ), Peter Orloff ( between Church and pub ). A major success had also Eberhard Hertel with the song Little fish are large.

For the Finnish- Japanese cartoon series Moomin 1990, the 52 episodes were shown in Germany on ZDF, Vader Abraham wrote the title song.

In 2006, a new version of The Song of the Smurfs in 2006 under the name " Vader Abraham feat. Attention- X ". However, it could not place in the charts themselves.

For the Euro Vision Song Contest 2010, he wrote the Dutch contribution Ik ben verliefd ( Sha -la- lie), which is interpreted by Sieneke.

Honors

Kartner received 128 gold records as a composer and 57 Golden and Diamond records with his Smurfs.

In Germany, he also received the 1978 Bronze Lion from Radio Luxembourg and 1979, the Goldene Europa.

Success title

As a singer:

• In 't small café aan de haven ( The small pub ), 1975
• The Song of the Smurfs, 1977
• What will be, asks the Schlumpf, 1978
• Beer, beer Smurfs
• Small fish are large
• If the panty liner just sits well in 1996

Discography

Albums ( selection):

• In the land of the Smurfs 1978
• In Smurfenland