Fred Bertelmann
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Born in Duisburg, Germany on October 7, 1925, Fred Bertelmann was a prolific pop and schlager singer. He began his musical journey at the age of nine when he joined a local choir, which lead to a deeper interest in music and the desire to study instruments such as guitar, cello, and trumpet. He studied singing at the Nuremberg Conservatory while also taking acting lessons at UFA film studios. Fred Bertelmann fought in World War II and was taken captive as a prisoner of war in 1944. He was sent to a camp in Alabama and discovered swing music for the first time. Released in 1946, he settled in Bavaria and formed a band that would perform at American GI clubs. His career picked up pace in 1947 when he collaborated with composer and conductor Ernest Misch and appeared on radio broadcasts for the next three years. The next few years included touring Sweden and making his first television appearances in 1952. He became a popular schlager singer, releasing a series of singles and scoring many hits including âDer lachende Vagabundâ (1957), which was a German-language cover of Jim Loweâs 1953 hit âGamblerâs Guitar.â Fred Bertelmann continued to release hit singles over the next four decades including âZwei Gitarren am Meer,â âArrivederci Roma,â âTi amo Marina,â âIch wünsch' dir eine schöne Zeit,â and many others. During his career, Fred Bertelmann participated in the German national finals of the Eurovision Song Contest in 1958 and then again in 1964. He also acted in several films in the 1950s and 1960s. His releases slowed down in the 1990s, although he would still perform on occasion, making his final performances in 2005 and 2006 at the Munich Opera Festival. Several compilations of his recordings have kept his musical legacy alive, introducing his unique schlager music to new generations of fans. Fred Bertelmann died on January 22, 2014.
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- Schwalbenlied
- Der Herzenswunsch
- Mary-Rose
- Der Perlentaucher von Santa Margarita
- Als Erinnerung
- Herzliebchen mein unterm Rebendach
- Ãber den Gartenzaun
- Ich Bin So Gern Zu Hause
- Sie brauchen eine Brille by Fred Bertelmann
- Tu mir nicht weh by Fred Bertelmann
- Ganz Paris Träumt Von Der Liebe
- Eventuell, Eventuell
- Der Lachende Vagabund
- Sing, Baby sing
- Tanderadei
- Zwei Glas Chianti
- Es gibt immer einen Weg
- Amore Mio
- Was weià die Welt von dir und mir
- 2 Gitarren am Meer
- Drüben in der Heimat
- Auf der Heide blüh'n die letzten Rosen
- Was Weiss Die Welt von Dir und Mir?
- Unter dem Sternenzelt
