Fiete Münzner

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Fiete Münzner (born August 5, 1946 in Cuxhaven as Jens Münzner ; † March 4, 2015 in Seelze ) was a German musician and moderator , who was particularly known in northern Germany as an interpreter of sea shanties.

Life

Münzner was born in 1946 in the Berensch district of Cuxhaven . He worked as a pastry chef and pastry chef at sea and began as a singer in early 1970. Initially as an interpreter of Elvis songs, he won a talent competition in the famous Star Club in Hamburg in 1972 . But soon he devoted himself to the field of sea shanties and shanties and took Hans Albers and Freddy Quinn as role models.

In 1974 he published his first record from port to port under the stage name Fiete from Hamburg . Another record company released two records shortly afterwards under the title Singen und Lachen mit Fiete . His humorous talent, especially in live performances, earned him the nickname “ captain of good humor” . Münzner quickly established himself as one of the most famous folk and mood singers and reached the top ranks in numerous radio hit parades. He also had numerous appearances on television, including at the ZDF Sunday concert, in the programs Haifischbar and Current Schaubude as well as several other productions by ARD and NDR . In the program Bi uns to Hus - The North German Hit Parade , he won first place in 1996, 1997, 2000 and 2001.

Since 2003, the Munich-based producer, director and presenter of the show stories from the harbor bar at the television station Deutsches Musik Fernsehen . He has also appeared as a singer on numerous cruises and has released CDs, most recently often together with the singer Uta Carina . He published a total of more than 30 records.

Münzner died on March 4, 2015 after a serious illness. He lived with his family in Almhorst near Seelze for over 30 years until his death . He left behind his wife, three children and six grandchildren.

Discography (selection)

Albums

  • 1974: From port to port
  • 1983: It was so beautiful with you
  • 1985: Take us with you, captain, on the journey
  • 1995: Across all seven seas
  • 1996: Christmas on the high seas
  • 2002: The north sounds so beautiful
  • 2007: The most beautiful sea shanties
  • 2009: With full sails into the future
  • 2009: Best of Fiete Münzner, captain of the good mood

Singles

  • 1997: The Baltic Sea also has a coast
  • 1999: My daughter's teddy bear
  • 2000: Come on, let's rock it, little one
  • 2002: In Germany the meadows are green
  • 2002: Come to the island
  • 2003: I am at home here

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Brief description on cuxhaven-beat.de
  2. ↑ Fiete Münzner celebrates his 65th birthday on August 5th Article in the Cuxhavener Nachrichten of August 5th, 2011
  3. ↑ Biography ( Memento of the original from March 28, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on the official website  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.fietemuenzner.de
  4. ↑ Fiete Münzner as moderator ( memento of the original from September 20, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on German music television  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.deutsches-musik-fernsehen.de
  5. ↑ The captain of the good mood is dead Article in the Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung from March 6, 2015
personal data
SURNAME Münzner, Fiete
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Münzner, Jens (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German singer and presenter
DATE OF BIRTH August 5, 1946
PLACE OF BIRTH Cuxhaven , Germany
DATE OF DEATH 4th March 2015
Place of death Seelze