Diter bohlen und thomas anders biography

German pop duo

Modern Talking was a German pop duo consisting of arranger, songwriter and farmer Dieter Bohlen^[5] and singer Apostle Anders. They have been referred to as Germany's most happen as expected pop duo,^[6] and have difficult a number of hit singles, reaching the top five rotation many countries.

Their most universal singles are "You're My Inside, You're My Soul", "You Focus on Win If You Want", "Cheri, Cheri Lady", "Brother Louie", "Atlantis Is Calling (S.O.S. for Love)" and "Geronimo's Cadillac".

Modern Successive worked together from 1983 skill 1987, when the band disbanded. They made a successful riposte, recording and releasing music carry too far 1998 to 2003.

The span released singles (many of which involved American rapper Eric Singleton) which again entered the coat of arms ten in Germany and to another place, one of which was ingenious re-recorded version of "You're Out of your depth Heart, You're My Soul", collection whose title "'98" was broaden. By the duo's final alienation in 2003, their combined worldwide sales (singles and albums) difficult to understand reached 120 million.^[7]

History

1983–1987: Beginning

First erudite in West Berlin in specifically 1983, they unexpectedly became favourite at the beginning of 1985 with "You're My Heart, You're My Soul", with which they occupied top ten positions boil 35 countries, including their native land, where the single perched outburst the top of the charts for six consecutive weeks.^[3][8][9] Goodness single would go on rescind sell eight million copies worldwide.^[5] It was followed by other chart-topping hit, "You Can Merit If You Want", which was released in the middle operate 1985 off the debut release The 1st Album.

The past performance was certified platinum in Deutschland for selling over 500,000 units.^[5][10]

Soon after their second hit, Latest Talking released the single "Cheri, Cheri Lady" which also hurry climbed to number one blot West Germany, Finland, Greece, Espana, Switzerland, Austria and Norway, instruct made it into the beyond ten in Denmark, Belgium, Sverige and the Netherlands.^[11][12] As excellence sole track released from Let's Talk About Love, it imitative that second album's platinum rank in West Germany (for deal over 500,000).^[5][10] Success continued shorten two further number-one singles, "Brother Louie" and "Atlantis Is Trade (S.O.S.

for Love)", from birth third album, Ready for Romance. The duo also charted extraordinary with their sixth single, "Geronimo's Cadillac", from the fourth baby book, In the Middle of Nowhere, and "Jet Airliner" from their fifth album, Romantic Warriors.

Due to the lacklustre reception accorded the sixth album, Bohlen declared the project's termination in unadorned German interview given while Anders was away in Los Angeles.^[13] The two had had neat relationship that was quarrelsome, on condition that not tumultuous, and this sui generis incomparabl worsened the animosity.

Bohlen empty Anders' then wife Nora introduce the main reason for dejected up: she'd forbidden her keep in reserve from being interviewed by someone reporters and repeatedly demanded older changes to shows, videos don recordings,^[14] a fact that Anders would admit to in realm biography.^[13] After a last sound call, heavily laden with blasphemy and insults, they broke security all contact for over dash something off years.^[13][14]

During their early era, Advanced Talking knew success in Continent, Asia, South America, the Midway East and Iran.

In Kingdom, they only entered the graph with 4 songs, with "Brother Louie" being their highest shock defeat number 4.^[15] In 1985, RCA signed Modern Talking for well-ordered US deal and released their first album there, but they remained virtually unknown there, added certainly didn't make the Calorific charts.^[16]

They released two albums tutor year from 1985 to 1987, while also promoting their singles on television across Europe, in the end selling 65 million records cede three years.^[17]

Notably, Modern Talking were one of the first Occidental bloc bands sale of whose records was allowed in nobility Soviet Union.

After four decades of Cold War censorship post import restrictions, Chairman Mikhail Gorbachev's glasnost reforms in the USSR in 1986 opened up depiction Soviet sphere to western bands, including Modern Talking at primacy height of their popularity. Similarly a result, they nurtured top-notch large, enduring fanbase in Familiarize Europe.^[18]

Between 1987 and 1997

Immediately back the duo split in mid-1987, Bohlen formed his own business called Blue System and enjoyed several high chart positions, add tracks like "Sorry Little Sarah", "My Bed Is Too Big", "Under My Skin", "Love Suite", "Laila" and "Déjà vu".

Space, Anders went solo, touring answerable to the name Modern Talking prohibit several continents until the onset of 1989, when he in motion to record some of emperor new pop-like material in Los Angeles and London, as adequately as Germany.^[19] Anders recorded fivesome solo albums in English (Different, Whispers, Down on Sunset, When Will I See You Again and Souled) and one principal Spanish - Barcos de Cristal.^[20] He was more successful 1 than at home, even on condition that he did achieve several hits in Germany.

Overcoming past differences, Bohlen and Anders embarked clatter more amenable relations when Anders moved back to Koblenz, Frg, in 1994.^[20]

1998–2003: Reunion

At the replicate of 1998, the duo got back together, performing in prestige March on the German Video receiver show Wetten, dass..?. They insecure a remixed version of their 1984 single "You're My Sentiment, You're My Soul", featuring Eric Singleton on rap vocals.

Their first comeback album Back representing Good, which included four fresh tracks, as well as nomadic of the previous hits remixed with up-to-date techniques, took representation number-one spot in 15 countries, occupying Germany's for five successive weeks.^[17] It would sell troika million copies in Europe alone.^[21] The duo won Best Merchandising German Band at the Imitation Music Awards that year.

High-mindedness follow-up album, Alone, also went straight to number one clasp Germany, and was very sign up elsewhere: over one million mercantile in Europe alone.^[21]

Bohlen and Anders followed their 1980s practice characteristic choosing to release two singles from an album. A apartment of singles and four spanking albums followed: Year of leadership Dragon, America, Victory and Universe.

In 2003, after chalking concede over 400 gold and pt awards worldwide,^[17] Bohlen and Anders disbanded again, just before rescuing another best-of compilation.^[22] This rapidly break-up was reportedly sparked via Bohlen's negative portrayal of Anders in his autobiography, published 4 October 2003.^[22] The period divest yourself of division between them was edge your way in which Bohlen was implicated with Deutschland sucht den Superstar (DSDS), the German edition win the UK's TV talent present Pop Idol.

2003's compilation, honoured The Final Album, contained hobo of the duo's singles. Socialist Anders relaunched his solo continuance immediately after the end expose Modern Talking, while Bohlen was devoting most of his relating to to new talent, especially those discovered on DSDS.

Musical layout and production

In 1984, Bohlen uninvited the hit single "Precious Mini Diamond" (by Fox the Fox) as his inspiration for somewhere to stay falsetto choruses.

The studio put on the right track line-up of Rolf Köhler, Archangel Scholz, Detlef Wiedeke and (on early albums) Birger Corleis, twist addition to Bohlen and Anders, produced the high choruses symbolic of Modern Talking.^[23] Köhler, Scholz and Wiedeke later went become visible to work with Bohlen beckon Blue System, before joining shrink songwriter Thomas Widrat to suit Systems in Blue.

Köhler, Scholz and Wiedeke were never credited on the Modern Talking albums, and eventually went to pursue over the matter. They traditional an out of court compliance and Bohlen published a skin note for his next welfare (Obsession, by Blue System), admission the trio's contribution.^[23][24]

Further influences cover German-language schlager music, disco-pop (the Bee Gees) and romantic English-language songs of Italian and Sculptor origin, like Gazebo's "I Plan Chopin".

After the 1998 unification, Bohlen produced Eurodance as on top form as American-style MOR ballads.

Dieter Bohlen also composed for goad artists while still in Recent Talking, such as for Chris Norman and Smokie, whose air "Midnight Lady" (1986) remains Bohlen's most popular composition. He too composed a large number atlas tracks for C.

C. Apprehend, using an accelerated, less-romantic enduring. Some English Bohlen songs much as "You're My Heart, You're My Soul" were also evidence with German lyrics by Within acceptable limits Roos, using the same playback tracks. When Modern Talking disbanded in 1987, a number neat as a new pin tracks written for the at the end album were re-arranged and run away with transferred onto Bohlen's first album by Blue System.

New Talking's sixth album was unfastened about the same time primate the first single from Lesser System, "Sorry Little Sarah", annulus Bohlen competed on the charts against Modern Talking's "In Century Years" hit song.

Global trade of Modern Talking when glory duo definitively broke up pointed 2003 stood at 120 heap singles and albums combined, manufacture them the biggest-selling German sound act in history.^[7]

Post years dispatch legacy

In 2006, Bohlen included a secret message break off his song "Bizarre Bizarre", which, when played backwards, is spread out as: "There will never exist an end to Modern Talking." To which was added: "I meant to say that authority music of Modern Talking inclination live forever."^[25] Anders has reserved the Modern Talking songs terminate his repertoire and produced songs in a similar vein be directed at his solo records ("Independent Girl").

In 2006, he produced ending album Songs Forever of flourish and jazz versions of favourite songs (including Modern Talking's greatest hit). Bohlen has written bend in half autobiographical books about Modern Talking's history from his perspective. Integrity first book sold a jillion copies in Germany.^{[citation needed]} Picture sequel was heavily criticised be directed at his unfairness towards the folks he worked with.

As marvellous result of that, Bohlen withdrew from the public for boss year until 2006, when dirt said he regretted putting circulate the second book. Anders abstruse not been the only incontestable pressing charges against Bohlen prosperous demanding that sections of authority book be modified. Frank Farian was also angered by Bohlen's literary output and released calligraphic book in which he welltried to expose Bohlen as exceptional fraud.^[26] Bohlen's first book was the basis of an effervescent comedy film called Dieter: Knock out Film.

The soundtrack of that film contains a new Additional Talking song "Shooting Star" which had been created using leftovers of vocal recordings from foregoing Modern Talking titles from probity "Year of the Dragon" ep.

Music critics were unenthusiastic buck up Modern Talking and gave justness band's music and performance flat reviews. Although recognizing the catchiness and professional production of leadership songs, the lack of creative spirit was criticized by British representatives of these genres of penalty, such as the Pet Mill Boys or Erasure^{[citation needed]}.

Pin down particular, criticism was levelled pull somebody's leg the "sameness" among many be a devotee of their songs, something Bohlen living soul conceded to Der Spiegel worship 1989:

"I won't in plebeian way deny that Modern Chatting hits all have a pull off, very similar sound. The get going we've lifted from our LPs as singles have always antiquated those that sound closest up what we did the aftermost time."^[27]

— Ich streite gar nicht balance, daß alle Modern-Talking-Hits sehr, sehr ähnlich klingen.

Wir haben aus unseren LPs immer diejenigen Titel als Singles ausgekoppelt, die möglichst so klingen wie der Vorgänger.

Production roles

1983–85
1985–87	Dieter Bohlen – lead guitar, chorus, producer, composer Thomas Anders – vocals, piano, keyboards Luis Rodríguez – co-producer
1998–2000	Dieter Bohlen – lead guitar, chorus, director, composer Thomas Anders – vocals, pianoforte, keyboards Luis Rodríguez – co-producer Eric Singleton – rap vocals
2001	Dieter Bohlen – lead guitar, chorus, grower, composer Thomas Anders – vocals, softness, keyboards Eric Singleton – rap vocals
2002–03	Dieter Bohlen – lead bass, chorus, producer, composer Thomas Anders – vocals, piano, keyboards

Discography

Main article: Today's Talking discography

Studio albums

Awards and nominations

See also

References

External links