Bernd-Martin Mueller

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Bernd-Martin Müller (born August 5, 1963 , † October 4, 2003 ) was a singer , musician , choir director and songwriter of Christian pop music .

Live and act

Bernd-Martin Müller grew up in Altenkirchen in a strongly Christian environment, as his father Herbert Müller was the managing director of the evangelical mission work New Life . He entered the Christian music scene at the end of the 1980s, initially as a cellist for established artists such as Doris Loh , Hella Heizmann and Wilfried Mann . Engagements for studio choirs as well as solo parts in various projects of Christian producers such as Jochen Rieger , Helmut Jost and Klaus Heizmann soon followed . In addition, Bernd-Martin Müller also directed his own choir called Christians At Work . In 1996 the vocal trio Layna released their debut album , which he formed together with his wife Thea Eichholz and musician friend Ingo Beckmann . This was followed by nationwide concert engagements and increased participation also in the German praise scene, among other things as a guest soloist at Celebrate Jesus!

As a songwriter and composer, Bernd-Martin Müller worked with lyricists such as Johannes Jourdan and Peter Strauch and wrote successful songs in the community practice such as the psalm setting Wohl dem der nicht wandelt , which is both in the community hymn book I want to thank you! as well as in the youth song book Celebrate Jesus! Found entrance.

In November 2002 Bernd-Martin Müller was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. When the Layna group performed for ProChrist in March 2003, he interviewed an audience of around 200,000 visitors to the opening event with his illness. He died a few months later at the age of 40.

Private

Bernd-Martin Müller lived with his wife Thea Eichholz in Bergneustadt and left two sons with her.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ DNB 134467949
  2. ↑ DNB 351512853
  3. ↑ Community letter of the Protestant church community ( Memento from August 12, 2013 in the web archive archive.today )
  4. ↑ DNB 351865594
  5. ↑ http://www.sonntagsblatt-bayern.de/03/03-12-23.03.2003_1048149129-1881.htm  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.sonntagsblatt-bayern.de  
  6. ↑ Layna testimony at ProChrist 2003 - Where else should we go? on YouTube
  7. ↑ Bernd-Martin Müller has died ( Memento from August 12, 2013 in the web archive archive.today )
personal data
SURNAME Müller, Bernd-Martin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German singer, musician, choir director and songwriter of Christian pop music
DATE OF BIRTH 5th August 1963
DATE OF DEATH October 4, 2003