Bernie Paul

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Bernie Paul (actually Bernhard Paul Vonficht , born February 12, 1950 in Schweinfurt ) is a German singer and producer . He was also active under the pseudonym Vincent Promo .

biography

Bernie Paul began playing saxophonist in the combo Seven Up in the 1960s . In 1973 he became a member of the Family Child group. In 1978 he got a record deal with Ariola and his first hit Lucky reached number 6 in the German single charts and the Austrian hit parade in 1978 . In the same year a German cover version of Roy Black was released . In February 1981 In Dreams came 18th in Germany.

His biggest hit was Paul in June 1981 with the title Discofox Oh No No . This song reached second place on the German charts. A short time later Wencke Myhre sang the German version Oh No No - You're not my type, I know that for sure . There were other international versions of this song by Sacha Distel and the Finnish singer Kirka .

Bernie Paul is also very successful as a songwriter and producer. He wrote It's a Real Good Feeling for Peter Kent and produced the single Weil i di mog for the group Relax . He wrote the song Sail Away from Beck’s advertising and the song Mitten ins Herz from the RTL television series Gute Zeiten, Bad Zeiten . In 1990 his song You for Me and Me for You became the theme song for RTL Wimbledon broadcasts. In 2002 Paul's first German-language album Einfach Relaxed was released .

Discography

Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
It's a wild life
  DE 54 09/14/1981 (2 weeks)
Singles
Lucky
  DE 6th 09/25/1978 (18 weeks)
  AT 6th 10/15/1978 (20 weeks)
  CH 3 04/11/1978 (11 weeks)
In dreams
  DE 18th 02/09/1981 (12 weeks)
Oh no no
  DE 2 05/25/1981 (28 weeks)
  AT 10 07/15/1981 (10 weeks)
  CH 5 08/09/1981 (6 weeks)
Night after night
  DE 28 11/23/1981 (18 weeks)
  AT 14th 01/01/1982 (10 weeks)
Caroline
  DE 52 05/31/1982 (5 weeks)

Albums

  • 1979: All or Nothing
  • 1981: It's a Wild Life
  • 1985: Alright Good Times
  • 1987: Lucky
  • 1989: Moments in Love - world success of pop music (with Bo Andersen )
  • 1990: Carry On (with Bo Andersen)
  • 1997: Lucky
  • 2002: Simply Relaxed

Compilations

  • 1996: gold
  • 1997: The Best Of
  • 1997: Lucky

Singles

  • 1978: Lucky
  • 1978: Slip Away Susie
  • 1979: Everybody's Rockin '
  • 1979: All or Nothing
  • 1980: In Dreams
  • 1980: Leaving You Is Easier (with Suzanne Klee )
  • 1980: Angie
  • 1981: Oh No No
  • 1981: Night After Night
  • 1982: Be Cool (Someone Like You)
  • 1982: Caroline
  • 1983: Leavin 'You Is Easier
  • 1983: Lady Dynamite
  • 1984: When the Night Has Come
  • 1985: Attenzione! Go go radio
  • 1985: Alright Goodtimes
  • 1986: Your Perfume's in the Air
  • 1987: Our Love Is Alive (with Bo Andersen)
  • 1988: Hold me in your Arms (with Bo Andersen)
  • 1988: Koane Like You (as Lucky)
  • 1989: Reach Out for the Stars (with Bo Andersen)
  • 1990: You for Me and Me for You (with Timothy Touchton )
  • 2002: Oh, i don't know

Filmography

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Vincent Promo , discogs.com
  2. ↑ Chart discography albums
  3. ↑ Chart discography Singles
personal data
SURNAME Paul, Bernie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Vonficht, Bernhard Paul (real name); Vonficht, Bernd
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German singer and producer
DATE OF BIRTH February 12, 1950
PLACE OF BIRTH Schweinfurt