Bernie Paul
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
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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
- 1979: Sunnyboy and Sugarbaby
- 1980: hot potatoes
- 1982: The devil breaks loose in the jungle
- 1983: Don't do that - I hate that
- 1984: Mama Mia - Don't panic
- 1986: Devil's Grandmother (TV series, 12 episodes)
- 1992: A case for TKKG: Dragon's Eye
- 1992: good times, bad times
Web links
- Official website
- Bernie Paul at Allmusic (English)
- Bernie Paul at Discogs (English)
- Bernie Paul in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Vincent Promo , discogs.com
- ↑ Chart discography albums
- ↑ Chart discography Singles
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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 |