Elke Best

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Elke Best, real name Elke Droßard, now Kohlund (born December 18, 1956 in Duisburg ) is a former German pop singer .

Life

Best grew up in Duisburg. From 1972 she was a singer in the Cologne group "Sandwich". Peter Maffay and Michael Kunze produced several solo recordings with her. Her music was later produced by Gunter Gabriel . Her biggest hit was Die Babies krieg 'noch ich ich in autumn 1976. At the end of the 1970s she moved to Hamburg , where her record company was based and Gunter Gabriel was based there. In the early 1980s, Best retired from the hit business.

She has been married to the actor Christian Kohlund since 1982 , with whom she has two grown children (a daughter and a son). Her first marriage with the Hamburg pimp Thomas Born had failed.

Discography

Chart positions Explanation of the data

Singles

I'll still have the babies   DE 34 11/22/1976 (7 weeks) Hey little one, nobody's playing with you   DE 46 04/25/1977 (1 week)

album

• I still get the babies (1977) - Produced by Gunter Gabriel

Singles

• You are first love (1972)
• Where do you want to go (1972)
• I'm like you (1973)
• But then the party was over (1974)
• What I think of the night (1974)
• One last glass while standing (1975)
• Hey Mr. Musicman (1975)
• Catch me (1976)
• The babies still get me (1976)
• Hey kid, nobody plays with you (1977)
• I'm Not Lisa ( 1977) -  cover version by Jessi Colter
• You Are the Greatest (Last Time I Saw Her) (1979) - cover version by Diana Ross
• Get Cold Feet (Journey to the Center of Your Heart) (1979) - Cover version by Donna Summer
• Mama's Boy (1980) - cover version of Suzi Quatro
• Dreamer ( 1981) - Cover version of Supertramp
• The Matador ( 1981) - cover version of Sylvia
• Fantasy world (The Land of Make Believe) (1982) - cover version of Bucks Fizz

Web links

• Elke Best in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Elke Best at Discogs (English)

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1. ↑ Chart sources: DE