Anca Graterol

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Anca Graterol at a concert with Ignore the Sign

Anca Graterol , b. Vijan (born October 14, 1952 in Bucharest , Romania ) is a German - Romanian singer , music producer , composer and guitarist .

Career

The film The Young Ones with Cliff Richard and the Shadows , which the young Anca saw in the cinema in 1963, is regarded as the initial spark to become an electric guitarist and manifested the desire to form a rock band. First appearances as a singer with a school band go back to 1966. She founded her first own band in Bucharest in 1968 under the name Catena, which is considered the first female rock band in Romania . As a successful band, Catena toured Romania, played in large halls and stadiums and also had television appearances. With the song "Dorinta (Opatina)" the band landed a summer hit in Romania in 1974. Catena existed until 1977. Due to the socialist system, the band were repeatedly placed in the way that prevented international success. This led Anca to decide to emigrate to Germany .

Anca Graterol at a concert with Rosy Vista

From 1978 to 1980 she played in various bands in order to gain a foothold in the German music scene. At the end of 1979 she brought her former band members Ortansa Păun Elberg and Lidia Creanga Rich also to Germany and tried a reunion of Catena, which failed because no suitable bassist could be found. She then founded the German band Catena in 1980 with male members. When Rosy Vista was founded in 1983, Catena broke up. Rosy Vista broke up in 1990 and was reactivated in 2002. The band has been touring again since 2018 and recorded their first full album. Further stations in the career were Big Mama & the Kids, Moulin Rouge, Purple Pirates, Red M, Osssy and Ignore the Sign.

Private

She was born on October 14, 1952 in Bucharest . In 1973 she married the native Venezuelan Henry Graterol, which gave her the opportunity to emigrate to Osnabrück in 1977 . In 1982 she moved to Hanover . There she met her current partner, Ossy Pfeiffer , with whom she plays in the band Ignore the Sign. Together with Steve Mann, she acquired the Frida Park Studio in 1996. She is still active in this studio with her partner to this day.

Discography

Albums

  • 1976: "Dorința" on the Romanian sampler "Formații De Muzică Pop 2" (Electrocord EDE 01229)
  • 1984: Rosy Vista "You Better Believe It" (Noise International N 0033, SPV GmbH 60-1659)
  • 1993: Moulin Rouge "Rock'n'Roll + Soul + Rythm'n'Blues" (Nana Records)
  • 1994: Moulin Rouge "Old Time Rock'n'Roll" (Nana Records)
  • 2001: Solo album "Forgotten Jewels" (ROX 145-01)
  • 2003: Red M "Red M" (Rox 176-02)
  • 2004: Catena "18 Years Vacation" (XL2004 / 3 MMR)
  • 2005: Yargos: "To Be Or Not To Be" (AFM 115-2)
  • 2012 Osssy "Serum" (MIG 00642 CD)
  • 2015 Osssy "Serum 2.0" (TZ234)
  • 2018 Ignore The Sign "A Line To Cross" (SPV 279252 CD, SPV 279251 2LP)
  • 2019 Rosy Vista "Unbelievable" (Steamhammer SPV 288102 CD, SPV 288101 LP)

Singles

  • 1986: Rosy Vista Tables Are Turned / Rocking Through the Night (Supraphon 1143 3276, 7 ”single)
  • 1986: Rosy Vista Sound of Your Love / Tables Are Turned (Accord 135143, 7 ”single)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Music as a savior of souls. Retrieved June 6, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Dete stops in the NDR 2 fan show - Ossy continues to sing #NiemalsAllein. Retrieved June 6, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Ignore The sign-band. Retrieved July 1, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Graterol, Anca
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Vijan, Anca (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German musician, producer and composer
DATE OF BIRTH October 14, 1952
PLACE OF BIRTH Bucharest , Romania