Roberto Blanco
Roberto Zerquera Blanco ( born June 7, 1937 in Tunis ) is a German pop singer, actor and entertainer of Afro-Cuban descent.
Life
Blanco was born as the son of Cuban Folklore and vaudeville artist Alfonso Zerquera and his wife Mercedes Blanco in Tunis. He grew up in Beirut and Madrid. His mother died when he was two years old. After school he started in Madrid to study medicine, but he dropped out after two semesters.
Blanco came to Germany in 1956. In 1957, he starred in the movie with the Star of Africa. His singing career began with Josephine Baker. In 1958, he sang a hit in the German color film stage for Marika. In the 1960s, he was pop star and has appeared in various films ( All men become brothers by Johannes Mario Simmel and Three men in the snow by Erich Kästner ) on. In 1969 he won the German Schlager- Festspiele entitled Tomorrow it that way. In 1971, Blanco received the German citizenship. In the following years he recorded several hit records and in 1972 with a bit of fun must be the composer Christian Bruhn and The Puppeteer of Mexico 's greatest successes. Blanco was a guest in music shows of television, including several times during the ZDF hit parade.
Blanco got his own TV show in 1973 " Tomorrow it is so ." On several occasions, Blanco applied for the Euro Vision Song Contest: in 1970 he was fifth in the German preliminary decision with at Kurfürstendamm say 'love', 1973, occupied its title I am a happy man and Au revoir, goodbye places 4 and 11; In 1979 he was fourth with Samba si! No work! 1976, it also announced the Roberto Blanco show that on 21 December 1976, a 49 percent audience share reached (ZDF Yearbook 1976).
In 1980 Roberto Blanco with the game show scores for two successors of Rudi Carrells Churning, but was discontinued the program in 1982 after four episodes at his own request. More shows with Blanco were " Roberto - An Evening with Roberto Blanco " and " Music Is My World " (both Germans during television). In 1986, he first went to Cuba, where he received in 1987 as the first foreign artist received his own show block in the " Tropicana" revue in Havana.
In the 1990s, he met with Tony Marshall on with mood songs. One of their biggest hits was common Resi bring beer, a cover version of the title Crazy for You by David Hasselhoff. The German television ( MDR) dedicated to him in 1997 an anniversary show, in which the compelling him to Mambo dance dance star Marlène Charell, but also her husband Roger Pappini, Peter Kraus and other celebrities appeared. In 1994, he also worked as a producer. It was released the album Por tu amor with songs in his native Spanish language and musicians from South America. In 1996, he guested on Lotto King Karl Single There's the door. He is also a permanent guest at Schlager Oldies events, such as the annual pop festival of Radio Bremen, in which he offers his own hits and colleagues also welcomed.
Blanco has two daughters. His daughter Patricia Blanco participated in the 2009 Big Brother part. In 2004, his wife Mireille after 40 years of marriage, the divorce known, became final in December 2012. In 2008, he starred in the film 1 ½ Knights - In Search of the Ravishing Herzelinde a petty criminal in the Middle Ages, which takes its name.
Blanco is an honorary member of the CSU. The party thus honoring his artistic work. He is committed to the homeless and children, for example through sponsorships at World Vision Germany or support of the project, MSF.
In 2011 he spoke in the movie Rio the Toco Toucan Rafael and published live better with you when you're laughing a new album. 4 August 2011 Blanco appeared as a guest along with the thrash metal band Sodom at the Wacken Open Air 2011 and sang Metal versions of A bit of fun must be and Amarillo. The performance was part of a campaign against Alzheimer's.
From October to December 2012 Blanco played the role of self-loving television presenter Heinz scrubber in Hape Kerkeling Musical Kein Pardon the Capitol Theater Dusseldorf.
2013 Blanco published the single to be a bit of fun has in collaboration with the DJ and rapper duo Finger & Kadel, a reinterpretation of his pop hits with characteristics of electronic dance and hip- hop. In the same year he got married and his fiancee Luzandra Strasbourg.
Blanco lives with his wife in green forest.