Hofmann siblings (1950s)

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The Hofmann sibling duo consisted of Elisabeth Deuringer (née Hofmann; * December 5, 1913 ; † May 8, 1988 ) and Gretel Wünsch-Kästel (née Wünsch; * July 27, 1935 ).

Band history

The duo Geschwister Hofmann, founded in 1954 by Hubert Deuringer , received a recording contract in 1955 and had some successes in the following years, including "Take the hours as they come".

At that time, Deuringer brought Gretel Wünsch, who was making test recordings for a singing competition at Süddeutscher Rundfunk in Stuttgart , with his then wife Elisabeth (known as Liesel). A demo tape was recorded and submitted to the DECCA record label . Several song titles were produced under the group name Geschwister Hofmann . The singing duo quickly established themselves at DECCA and soon their voices were incorporated into other groups, e.g. B. with the Fröhlich Quartet , Die Vagabunden and Die Heimatsänger .

During various recordings, their voices were reinforced by members of the RIAS Chamber Choir .

At the end of 1957, the Hofmann siblings appeared on television along with Ralf Bendix , Maria Mucke , Leo Leandros , Angèle Durand , Gitta Lind and Addi Münster .

In 1958 Gretel Wünsch-Kästel signed up to the Hansen Quartet . As a result, the duo broke up despite the sales success.

Her greatest successes are "Seemann, wo ist Deine Heimat" and "Im Silberwald" (soundtrack for Der Wilderer vom Silberwald , a German homeland film from 1957).

1960–1972 Gretel Wünsch-Kästel appeared in various groups, including the Botho Lucas Choir , and also as a soloist. In 1972 she retired from the music business.

Band formations

The Hofmann siblings were active in various formations with other musicians. With the formation Die Heimatsänger they released the single Köhlerliesel , which became a number one hit and topped the single charts in October 1957.

  • The Hofmann siblings
    • Elisabeth Deuringer
    • Gretel Wünsch
  • The home singers

Singles

Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Singles
Seemann Where Is Your Home (with Will Glahé And His Orchestra & The Golgowsky Quartet)
  DE 2 01/01/1956 (40 weeks)
The alphorn (with Rudi Knabl and his orchestra)
  DE 5 06/01/1956 (28 weeks)
My quiet home valley
  DE 25th 09/01/1956 (4 weeks)
The edelweiss from Wendelstein
  DE 22nd 01/01/1957 (8 weeks)
year title Label
1955 Sailor, where is your home / Don't forget to think of me Decca
1956 In the lilac bush / The roses of home Decca
1956 When the cuckoo calls in the forest / The edelweiss from Wendelstein Decca
1956 Do you remember / It should be like back then Decca
1956 A hundred times, a thousand times / My quiet home valley Telefunken
1957 A little bird was singing / Am Mühlbach Decca
1957 Red are the roses of love / Where the bluebells bloom Decca
1957 I am at home in the Oberland / A little heart on the golden chain Decca
1957 The roses and the nightingale / A girl from the Zillertal Decca
1957 White mountains, green valleys / I want a little house in the mountains Decca
1957 Don't let a day go by without love / just be patient Decca
1958 In the Silberwald / A man after my heart Decca
1958 Broken loyalty / when two meet again Decca
1958 Forgotten, abandoned, lost / Oh, Goldsmith's little daughter Decca
1958 The little bullfinch / dear edelweiss, little edelweiss Decca
1958 You little deer / The Laterndl with the Sterndl Decca
1958 Violets in Spring / Little Lucky Beetle Decca
1959 Every heart needs a home / everything comes back Decca
1960 s'Herzogöckerl / The spinning wheel tracks very softly Decca
1961 Silver pearls and red corals / Don't drive past Java Decca
1961 I carve you a heart / mountain solitude Decca
1961 It's always been nice / Rosemary will bloom Decca
1961 On the sky-blue lake / There is a star in the sky for you too Decca
1962 Farewell little swallow / Take the hours as they come Decca
1962 I only want a bit of happiness in the world / love brings joy and sorrow Decca

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  1. ↑ Chart sources: DE