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In late 2003 Anders signed a contract with [[BMG]] international as a solo artist after their final album of [[Modern Talking]]. The first single ''Independent Girl'' released in November |
In late [[2003]] Anders signed a contract with [[Bertelsmann Music Group|BMG]] international as a solo artist after their final album of [[Modern Talking]]. The first single ''Independent Girl'' released in [[November]] [[2003]] reached #17 in the [[Germany|German]] single chart, and his album ''[[This Time (Thomas Anders album)|This Time]]'' released in [[2004]] entered the Top 20 as well. The second single ''King Of Love'' reached the Top 20 in [[Spain]] and the Top 40 in [[Germany]]. At this point, Anders was working with his new producer [[Peter Ries]], who previously had worked with such artists as [[Sandra Cretu|Sandra]] and [[No Angels]]. In [[2004]], Anders received the offer from NDR to host the annual [[Eurovision Song Contest]], 11 million viewers who already knew Anders as a singer watched him as a TV personality. Also, in [[2004]], Anders was asked to record the ballad ''Just Dream'' which was to be the official anthem for the ballet [[Holiday on Ice]] (which later was entered in [[Guinness Record Book]]). The song can be heard during the international three-year [[Holiday on Ice]] tour. A year after, Anders won his legal battle against [[Dieter Bohlen]], which was due to wrongful allegations by Bohlen, written in his autobiographical book. In [[March]] [[2006]], Anders got involved in [[Eurovision Song Contest]] again; however, he was one of the contestants to represent [[Germany]] in the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2006]] alongside with the Greek-born [[Vicky Leandros]] ([[Eurovision Song Contest 1972]] winner) and [[Country music|country]] band [[Texas Lightning]] featuring comedian Olli Dittrich. Anders did not succeed to achieve this goal, as the spectators chose the latter. Also the same year Anders left [[Bertelsmann Music Group|BMG]] and joined [[Edel Music|Edel Records]] and released his swing-album ''[[Songs Forever]]''. In [[April]] [[2006]], his ''The DVD-Collection'' arrived in stores which contained 20 videos of his solo career as well as some hits taken from [[Modern Talking]] period. Currently, Anders is working on his new solo album, which is planned to be released in [[2009]]. |
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Thomas Anders (born Bernd Weidung, 1 March 1963, in Koblenz, West Germany) is a German singer, composer and record producer. Anders was the lead singer of Germany's popular pop-duo Modern Talking, which was produced by Dieter Bohlen in 1984–1987 and in 1998–2003.
Career
pre-Modern Talking era (1980–1984)
Thomas Anders began showing interest in music as a child, he did his first stage-performance at age of 7. Anders first studied music at Koblenz Eichendorff-Gymnasium. After having performed at several clubs and discotheques, in 1979, he participated in a music contest organized by the radio station Radio Luxembourg which he walked away from without earning enough points. Two days after the contest, Anders was offered a record contract by the same jury members of the radio contest. It was then that his career officially began when in 1980, at age of 17, he released his debut single Judy. Anders released several other singles produced by Daniel David including Du Weinst Um Ihn, which he performed on Michael Schanze's TV show Hätten Sie Heut' Zeit Für Uns. In 1983, he met Dieter Bohlen who produced Was Macht Das Schon, the German cover version of F.R. David's Pick Ip The Phone and also Heisskalter Engel, the German cover version of Real Life's Send Me An Angel. From the late 1983 to the mid of 1984 Bohlen produced other tracks as well for Anders which became national hits including Wovon Träumst Du Denn (reached top 20 in Germany), Endstation Sehnsucht and Es Geht Mir Gut Heut' Nacht. The real success; however, came when in late 1984, Anders and Bohlen formed the successful duo Modern Talking, which they started things off by a worldwide hit single You're My Heart, You're My Soul.
Solo career (1989–1997)
In 1987, Anders and Bohlen decided to terminate Modern Talking and go their separate ways due to constant quarrel between the two. This drove Dieter Bohlen to form his own project Blue System and Anders to leave Germany for US. In 1989, Anders released his first English-language solo album Different with more pop style rather than dance, which he produced together with Elton John's producer Gus Dudgeon and a-ha's producer Alan Tarney. The first single Love Of My Own released in the same year is considered the biggest success of his solo career.[1]The second album Whispers was released in 1991, both singles of which The Sweet Hello, The Sad Goodbye written by Roxette member Per Gessle and I Can't Give You Anything (But My Love) found themselves on a fast ascent in Germany's official single chart Media Control. In 1992, Anders released his third album Down on Sunset, the singles How Deep Is Your Love and Standing Alone (duet with Glenn Medeiros) found success both in Germany and Austria. Anders released his fourth solo album When Will I See You Again in 1993. The first single When Will I See You Again featured the original singers of the song, The Three Degrees. The same year Anders co-wrote Tal Vez - a big hit in Latin America for Marta Sánchez. Also, in 1993, Anders experienced something new as he got a part in a Swedish movie Stockholm Marathon He also wrote the title-song for that film Marathon Of Life, which is one of the tracks in his 1993 When Will I See You Again album. In 1994, he came back with an album Barcos De Cristal, which he released in Spanish only and was only available in Latin America, this album contained songs from 1992 and 1993 albums, all redone in Spanish. Anders released one more album in 1995 called Souled, which he produced together with Peter Wolf, this album contained a duet featuring The Pointer Sisters Feel For The Physical shortly after which Anders went on a long tour performing before as many as 85,000 fans, the tour involved cities like Cape Town, Johannesburg, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taipei, Santiago de Chile and Moscow. Things for him then were quiet until the end of 1997 when Thomas Anders and Dieter Bohlen reunited as Modern Talking. The duo sold over 65 million albums worldwide between 1998 and 2003.
From 2003 to Forward
In late 2003 Anders signed a contract with BMG international as a solo artist after their final album of Modern Talking. The first single Independent Girl released in November 2003 reached #17 in the German single chart, and his album This Time released in 2004 entered the Top 20 as well. The second single King Of Love reached the Top 20 in Spain and the Top 40 in Germany. At this point, Anders was working with his new producer Peter Ries, who previously had worked with such artists as Sandra and No Angels. In 2004, Anders received the offer from NDR to host the annual Eurovision Song Contest, 11 million viewers who already knew Anders as a singer watched him as a TV personality. Also, in 2004, Anders was asked to record the ballad Just Dream which was to be the official anthem for the ballet Holiday on Ice (which later was entered in Guinness Record Book). The song can be heard during the international three-year Holiday on Ice tour. A year after, Anders won his legal battle against Dieter Bohlen, which was due to wrongful allegations by Bohlen, written in his autobiographical book. In March 2006, Anders got involved in Eurovision Song Contest again; however, he was one of the contestants to represent Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 alongside with the Greek-born Vicky Leandros (Eurovision Song Contest 1972 winner) and country band Texas Lightning featuring comedian Olli Dittrich. Anders did not succeed to achieve this goal, as the spectators chose the latter. Also the same year Anders left BMG and joined Edel Records and released his swing-album Songs Forever. In April 2006, his The DVD-Collection arrived in stores which contained 20 videos of his solo career as well as some hits taken from Modern Talking period. Currently, Anders is working on his new solo album, which is planned to be released in 2009.
Personal life
His parents are Helga and Peter Weidung. He has one brother (Achim) and one sister (Tania). He was married to Nora Balling from 1985 to 1998. Since July 2000 he has been married to Claudia Hess, with whom he has a son, Alexander Mick, (born June 27, 2002).
Discography (solo career)
Studio albums
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 1989 | Different |
| 1991 | Whispers |
| 1992 | Down on Sunset
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| 1993 | When Will I See You Again |
| 1994 | Barcos De Cristal |
| 1995 | Souled |
| 2004 | This Time
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| 2006 | Songs Forever |
Concert albums
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 1997 | Live Concert
|
Singles
- 1980 Judy (CBS)
- 1980 Du weinst um ihn (CBS)
- 1981 Es war die Nacht der ersten Liebe (CBS)
- 1982 Ich will nicht dein Leben (Hansa)
- 1983 Was macht das schon (Hansa)
- 1983 Wovon träumst du denn (Hansa)
- 1983 Heißkalter Engel (Hansa)
- 1984 Endstation Sehnsucht (Hansa)
- 1984 Es geht mir gut heut' Nacht (Hansa)
- 1989 Love of My Own (Teldec)(#24 Germany)
- 1989 One Thing (Teldec)
- 1989 Soldier (Teldec)
- 1991 The Sweet Hello, The Sad Goodbye (East West)
- 1991 Can't Give You Anything (But My Love) (East West)(#73 Germany)
- 1991 Can't Give You Anything But My Love remix(East West)
- 1991 True Love (East West)
- 1992 How Deep is Your Love (Polydor)(#71 Germany)
- 1992 Standing Alone (Polydor)(#72 Germany)
- 1993 When Will I See You Again (Polydor)(#37 Germany)
- 1993 I'll Love You Forever (Polydor)(#79 Germany)
- 1993 I'll Love You Forever - Remix (Polydor)
- 1994 The Love in Me (Polydor)
- 1994 The Love in Me - The Remixes (Polydor)
- 1994 Road to Higher Love (Polydor)
- 1995 Never Knew Love Like This Before (Polydor)
- 1995 A Little Bit of Lovin' (Polydor)
- 1995 Never Knew Love Like This Before - Remixes (Polydor)
- 2003 Independent Girl (BMG) (#17 Germany, #6 Russia, #57 Austria)
- 2004 King of Love (BMG) (#37 Germany, #16 Spain,#1 Turkey, #3 Perú)
- 2004 Tonight is the Night (BMG) (#60 Germany, #66 Russia)
- 2004 Just Dream (BMG) (#64 Germany)
- 2006 Songs That Live Forever (Edel Records)
- 2006 A Very Special Feeling (Charity Release)
- 2007 All Around the World (Promo Single) (#6 Turkey)
- 2008 Ibiza Baba Baya (White Shell Music) (Download single)
- 2008 For You (White Shell Music) (Download single)
DVDs
- 2006 Thomas Anders - The DVD-Collection (#15 Germany)
Despite the title, this DVD misses some videos by Thomas Anders: Heißkalter Engel, Es geht mir gut heut' Nacht, Can't Give You Anything (But My Love) and Soldier.
Collaborations
- 1988 I Can Never Let You Go (co-wrote for Engelbert Humperdinck)
- 1989 Soldier (written and produced by Alan Tarney)
- 1991 The Sweet Hello, The Sad Goodbye (written by Per Gessle)
- 1992 Standing Alone (duet with Glenn Medeiros)
- 1993 When Will I See You Again (duet with The Three Degrees)
- 1994 Tal Vez (co-wrote for Marta Sanchez)(#1 Mexico)
- 1995 Feel For The Physical (duet with Pointer Sisters)
- 2001 Hey Mr. President (produced T-Seven)
- 2001 Cry For You (co-wrote for No Angels)
- 2002 Stay (co-wrote for No Angels)
- 2002 Funky Dance (co-wrote for No Angels)
Note
- German chart information according to "German Media Control radio airplay chart".
See also
References
- ^ "Biography".thomas-anders.com.