Detlef Engel

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Detlef Engel (born January 13, 1940 in Berlin ) is a former German pop singer .

Life

Detlef Engel is the son of the xylophone player Kurt Engel , who worked as a teacher at a music college and was a well-known soloist. His father let him study piano and composition and sent him to take singing lessons with Wagner singer Elsa Varena, whose pupils included René Kollo . However, Engel was enthusiastic about rock 'n' roll and Elvis Presley , whose title he secretly sang on tapes. In 1958 he made his first record at Bertelsmann Schallplattenring , a follow-up to the Peter Kraus hit Sugar Baby .

EP titled Sugar Baby , 1958

When Engel broke off his music studies after four semesters, his father recommended him to Werner Müller , the head of the RIAS dance orchestra. Müller was also a producer at Teldec (Telefunken-Decca), where the young artist received a record deal in 1959. The record company wanted to set up Engel as the German Ricky Nelson . In the same year which was Fleetwood - cover MisterBlue big hit. With this title, Detlef Engel came to seventh place on the charts and left Gerhard Wendland , who had recorded the same title, far behind.

Engel was firmly established in the hit business, completed numerous tours, appeared on television and received film roles , for example in hit parade 1960 and The Riddle of the Green Spider (both 1960). In 1961 he appeared with the title After Midnight at the German preliminary decision for the Eurovision Song Contest . However, the winner of the competition was Lale Andersen with the song We'll meet again . In accordance with the contract, Telefunken produced four records a year with Detlef Engel, but no more big top ten hits could be achieved. Five titles were still in the top 50, but it was no longer enough for top positions. On the other hand, the six duet records with Gerd Böttcher , which had been published on the Decca label of Teldec since 1961 , were more successful . The title Because you are my great love , after the Neapolitan folk song Santa Lucia , rose to eighth place in the leaderboards.

With the beginning of the Beat era, Detlef Engel's music career was over, with the exception of two releases in 1966 and 1972. He married and took up a job at the Berlin waterworks . In the first half of the 1980s he brought out his last single under the motto "Mister Blue is back" without success. In the course of the rock 'n' roll revival in the 1980s and 1990s, a large part of Detlef Engels Teldec recordings were re-released on LP and CD .

Discography (1960 to 1976)

Singles

Label for the single Come to Me, Darling , 1959
Label for the single Show me the stars at night , 1960
Label of the single Oh, I Love You , 1960
Label of the single Locomotion Made in Germany , 1963
Label of the single I'm so lonely and alone , circa 1984
Release title Chart placements Label / order number
DE
6/1959 Come to me, darling
(Come Softly To Me) All twens are going to
dance today (Medal of Honor) 		- Telefunken U 55 155
8/1959 Good Night
(A Girl Without A Boy)
Is that love or not? (This Is Real) 		54 Telefunken U 55 172
11/1959 Don't leave me alone today
(Are You Really Mine?)
You're so beautiful (Sweeter Than You) 		- Telefunken U 55 191
12/1959 Mister Blue
Young happiness 		7th Telefunken U 55 208
2/1960 Show me the stars at night
(Let It Be Me)
When you're not with me (Take Another Step) 		39 Telefunken U 55 227
6/1960 Oh, I Love You
(Never Let Me Go)
Sweety-Sleepy-Melody 		- Telefunken U 55 259
11/1960 Dreaming (always dreaming)
(Dreamin ')
Four Little Heels 		47 Telefunken U 55 276
2/1961 I'm not like all the other
Si-Si-Si! (Sing) 		- Telefunken U 55 306
6/1961 Because you are my great love
( Santa Lucia ) (with Gerd Böttcher )
Home, I want to move home (Home On The Range) (with Gerd Böttcher) 		8th Decca D 19 231
8/1961 An angel without wings
(I Can See An Angel)
Because it was never love (Tragedy) 		18th Telefunken U 55 342
8/1961 Oh Billy Billy Black ( Harry-Lime-Thema )
(with Gerd Böttcher)
Over the prairie (Indian Love Call) (with Gerd Böttcher) 		11 Decca D 19 240
10/1961 Let's go (Walkin ')
as clear as the stars (Lovelight) 		- Telefunken U 55 380
1/1962 Rock-A-Hula-Baby (Rock A Hula Baby)
(with Gerd Böttcher)
In the Twist-Spelunke by Mac Miller (with Gerd Böttcher) 		32 Decca D 19 279
3/1962 Give me a picture of you
trumpet ballad 		- Telefunken U 55 423
5/1962 I know the streets of the wide world
(Tall Talk Stranger)
(with Gerd Böttcher)
Because my home, that's you (Crying In The Rain) (with Gerd Böttcher) 		- Decca D 19 356
8/1962 Isabella (Young World)
Please, give me a kiss 		- Telefunken U 55 453
11/1962 I'm looking for a heart
(Teenage Idol)
If only the other hadn't come 		- Telefunken U 55 474
1/1963 Sailor Boy (with Gerd Böttcher)
Two Caballeros (with Gerd Böttcher) 		- Decca D 19 412
4/1963 Rote Rosen
(Bossa Nova (My Heart Said) )
Himalaya (Let's Do The Limbo) 		35 Telefunken U 55 704
8/1963 My heart only beats for Susi
That's easy to say (Easier Said Than Done) 		30th Telefunken U 55 723
11/1963 Locomotion Made In Germany
Lets Go - OK 		- Telefunken U 55 746
3/1964 Hey hey - you're okay
(What Do You Say?)
Oh no (Oh, No) 		- Telefunken U 55 767
7/1964 Star of Samoa (with Gerd Böttcher)
A World Without Love
(with Gerd Böttcher) 		- Decca D 19 603
8/1964 Daisy
kissing is nice 		- Telefunken U 55 804
1966 It was a Monday morning of
love with you 		- CCA 5016
1968 Just a little smile
(Inge Larsen: Who knows the answer?) 		- CCA 5061
circa 1984 I'm so lonely and alone
(Just Call Me Lonesome)
Give me the freedom ( O sole mio ) 		- Remember Records RR 001

Other titles

LPs

CDs

  • Gerd Böttcher: For Gabi I do everything (1987; Bear Family Records BCD 15402)
  • Detlef Engel: An Angel Without Wings (1996; Bear Family Records BCD 16106)
  • Gerd Böttcher: Pretty Woman (1996; Bear Family Records BCD 16107)

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personal data
SURNAME Engel, Detlef
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German pop singer
DATE OF BIRTH January 13, 1940
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin