Bärbel Wachholz

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Bärbel Wachholz (born October 20, 1938 in Angermünde ; † November 13, 1984 in Berlin-Buchholz ) was a pop singer from the GDR .

A photographer by profession , Bärbel Wachholz took singing lessons in her spare time and performed as a singer with the Max Reichelt dance orchestra . Her actual career as an interpreter began in 1957 with her first radio appearances . With her musical success she moved to East Berlin and lived in the Buchholz district , where her house was also located.

In the following years Bärbel Wachholz recorded a total of 40 singles and two LPs . She became one of the most popular pop singers in the GDR, who, in addition to numerous appearances on television and radio, also went on tour with two of her own stage shows from 1962 to 1969 . In addition, she has made guest appearances in France , Syria , the Netherlands and the Eastern European countries. In 1962 she won the first international hit festival of the Baltic countries in Rostock with the title I can never forget that and was awarded the GDR Art Prize in the same year .

In 1958 she met Armin Kämpf at the Berlin radio station . He became Wachholz 'manager, mentor, impresario and constant companion. On April 9, 1962 she married Armin Kämpf and from then on had the real name Bärbel Wachholz-Kämpf , but was still known under the name Bärbel Wachholz . The marriage resulted in a son (* 1970).

Bärbel Wachholz had suffered from diabetes mellitus since 1970 , had severe problems with the liver and pancreas and had two operations. In today's Bad Düben district of Schnaditz , she owned a weekend house, called Bärbel-Wachholz-Haus , and used it to relax. In January 1984 she appeared for the last time in front of an audience with an appearance in Heinz Quermann's television show Spiel mir eine Alte Melody . Since she had no longer injected her insulin, she died on November 13, 1984 in Berlin-Buchholz . She was buried on December 12, 1984 in the cemetery in Berlin-Buchholz in the presence of numerous celebrities and fans. On October 25, 2007, her husband Armin Kämpf found his final resting place at her side.

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