Frank Schöbel
Frank Schöbel (actually Frank-Lothar Schöbel ; born December 11, 1942 in Leipzig ) is a German musician . He is one of the most successful pop singers in the GDR .
Life and Musician Career
Schöbel was the second son of the opera singer Käthe Brinkmann . His musical talent was discovered early on. As a seven year old he attended the preparatory course for the St. Thomas' Choir . But instead of joining the choir, he was more interested in pop music. He completed an apprenticeship as a mechanic and began his musical career in the Erich Weinert Ensemble of the National People's Army (NVA). In the 1960s, Schöbel started his career as a musician in the GDR, but also appeared as a presenter and entertainer in television shows and played in DEFA films. Twice he won along with his then-wife Chris Doerk the Song Contest of the GDR , 1967 Love me as your heart like it and in 1969 with the evening in the city.
In 1971 he had his first big success in Germany with Wie ein Stern . The East German record label Amiga sold 400,000, the West German Philips label over 150,000 singles . That was enough for 37th place in the single charts in the Federal Republic of Germany , where Wie ein Stern was able to last for five weeks. Schöbel was then invited to the program Musik aus Studio B by the NDR and was the first GDR pop singer to appear in the Federal Republic of Germany. In May 1989 he achieved another success when the title We don't need any more lies reached position 80 in the German airplay charts .
Schöbel appeared at the opening ceremony of the 1974 World Cup in the Federal Republic of Germany as a representative of the GDR in the Frankfurt Waldstadion .
In 1975 Schöbel sang together with his colleague Aurora Lacasa on the Ernst-Thälmann-Insel, which belongs to Cuba , the song Insel in the Gulf of Cazones , composed for the GDR television show “Unterwegs mit Musik - Kuba” - first broadcast on December 13, 1975 .
His 1975 album, Come on, let's paint a sun , is very popular , including a song about Tokei-ihto . He recorded the title song Come on, we paint a sun again in 2005, together with citizen Lars Dietrich and Star Search winner Daniel.
In the 2006 Oscar- winning film The Lives of Others by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck , Frank Schöbel's song Wie ein Stern is played as background music in a scene in an East Berlin restaurant, to the popular music scene of the time - the film scene plays 1984 - characterize. In Heiner Carow's 1989 film Coming Out , Frank Schöbel's songs Like a Star and Gold in Your Eyes are played in a scene in the pub 'Zum Burgfrieden'.
Together with Aurora and their two daughters, he recorded the LP Christmas in Family in 1985 , the best-selling album in GDR history.
In mid-January 2011, a single was released with the title Hautnah und Sehnsucht nach Heim . Every year Frank Schöbel goes on a big Christmas tour through East Germany.
Private
Frank Schöbel was married to the pop singer Chris Doerk . This marriage, which was divorced again, produced a son. From the 1970s he lived with Aurora Lacasa . The two daughters Dominique and Odette emerged from this relationship . Dominique is also successful as a singer. Schöbel was never married to Aurora Lacasa. They separated in 1996. In 2002 Schöbel's daughter Liv Cosma was born.
Schöbel lives in Berlin- Mahlsdorf and has set up a small recording studio there. He plays in the over-70 soccer team of BSV Eintracht Mahlsdorf.
Awards
- National Prize of the GDR , III. Art and Literature Class (1964)
- First prize at the International Schlager Festival of Socialist Countries Dresden (1971)
- TV favorite (10 times, including 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1986)
- Art Prize of the GDR (1972)
- City of Leipzig Art Prize (1987)
- Golden Hen (1995 and 2012)
Discography (selection)
Albums
- 1968 - Hot Summer (with Chris Doerk)
- 1969 - Chris & Frank (with Chris Doerk)
- 1971 - For our friends (with Chris Doerk)
- 1972 - Like a star
- 1972 - Hello Dolly
- 1973 - Don't cheat, darling! (with Chris Doerk, a title shared with the Puhdys )
- 1973 - Frank Schöbel
- 1974 - Friends are everywhere
- 1975 - The great successes
- 1975 - songs for you
- 1975 - Come on, let's paint a sun
- 1977 - I'll stay the same
- 1978 - Frank
- 1980 - Frank International
- 1981 - What I dream of
- 1981 - The anniversary album
- 1985 - Christmas with the family
- 1986 - I need you so
- 1989 - We don't need lies anymore
- 1994 - Merry Christmas in the family
- 1995 - now or never
- 1998 - frank and free. smiled at, known, stupid - CD for the book
- 2000 - Secret dreams
- 2002 - life ... the way I like it
- 2004 - Merry Christmas with Frank
- 2006 - No matter what (includes a duet with Frank Zander )
- 2010 - Christmas is best ... at home
- 2012 - songs of my life
- 2014 - Star Times (51st album)
- 2016 - Unforgettable - The hits of our hearts
Singles
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- 1964 - Looky-Looky
- 1964 - blonde star
- 1964 - party twist
- 1964 - teenage dreams
- 1965 - Out of control
- 1965 - baby you are ok
- 1966 - Better look away
- 1966 - It's not just you
- 1966 - Don't give up
- 1967 - Love me the way your heart likes (with Chris Doerk)
- 1967 - You are a thing of the past for me
- 1967 - How do you know who I am
- 1967 - Gabriele / A large, colorful butterfly
- 1968 - Only in the Bohemian Forest
- 1968 - Papa - Bostella
- 1968 - … once a week
- 1968 - girl, you are beautiful
- 1969 - Forgive the kiss
- 1969 - evening in the city
- 1970 - Come, come, come
- 1970 - Left of me, right of me
- 1970 - The most beautiful story in the world
- 1970 - The Girls Choir / There are so many beautiful things in life
- 1971 - gold in your eyes
- 1971 - like a star
- 1972 - As if nothing had happened ...
- 1972 - How Do You Do
- 1972 - Only those who know the fire
- 1972 - Who loves the earth
- 1973 - I'm going from the North Pole to the South Pole
- 1973 - Get Down
- 1974 - Skydiver
- 1974 - Ooh baby
- 1974 - your last letter
- 1974 - There are friends everywhere (Schöbel sings the theme song at the opening ceremony of the 1974 World Cup)
- 1975 - Come on, let's paint a sun
- 1975 - Thank you
- 1975 - Everything in the bucket
- 1977 - O Lady
- 1978 - Rock is back
- 1979 - Kristina
- 1979 - Saved by the Bell / Two beautiful years
- 1980 - You can get used to it
- 1981 - Frank Schöbel EP
- 1984 - old as the world
- 1984 - When a star goes out
- 1985 - We fly with the wind
- 1985 - 1. FC Union
- 1987 - The fans are a force
- 1989 - We don't need lies anymore
- 1990 - Belonging together
- 1991 - without you
- 1991 - millions of hearts
- 1993 - We need new dreams
- 1994 - Merry Christmas in the family
- 1995 - now or never
- 2000 - Summer with you
- 2000 - time to cuddle
- 2000 - Secret dreams
- 2001 - lions forward
- 2006 - every time
- 2005 - Get up and live your life
- 2006 - mirror image
- 2007 - I want you
- 2008 - Let it rip for once
- 2009 - We belong together
- 2011 - Hautnah (Single)
- 2011 - You'll stay a part of my life (with Chris Doerk)
- 2011 - Come on, let's paint a fir tree
- 2012 - One of us
- 2012 - Write it in the sand (Version 2012)
- 2012 - Like a Star 2012
- 2012 - I am here for you
- 2013 - your eyes
- 2013 - I am waiting for you
- 2014 - You are from another planet
- 2014 - I know you from sidereal times
- 2014 - Did you take your pills?
- 2016 - This is the moment
- 2016 - Christmas at last
- 2016 - We lived
- 2019 - when if not now
Compilations
- 1993 - His hits of the sixties
- 1993 - His hits of the seventies
- 1993 - His hits of the eighties
- 1994 - gold
- 1996 - Gold 2
- 1996 - girl you are beautiful
- 1999 - The most beautiful ballads
- 1999 - His hits of the nineties
- 1999 - The most beautiful ballads
- 2000 - The most beautiful ballads and love songs
- 2000 - Schlager rendezvous
- 2000 - only the best
- 2000 - Heaven and back
- 2002 - like a star. The 40 most beautiful songs for the anniversary
- 2003 - moments
- 2007 - Dieter Thomas Heck presents 'Hautnah'
- 2007 - hits, songs and rarities
- 2007 - The big anniversary edition
- 2008 - Left of Me, Right of Me - The Duets (with Chris Doerk)
- 2012 - up close
as well as numerous compilations with individual pieces by Schöbel
DVD
- Frank Schöbel: The best of Christmas in the family (Zett-Records), episode 1 (DE: Gold in the music video award)
Filmography
- 1966: Journey to the marriage bed
- 1967: DEFA 70
- 1967: wedding night in the rain
- 1968: hot summer
- 1972: Don't cheat, darling!
- 1984: Three lovely sisters , family celebration with consequences (TV series)
- 2007: In all friendship : drugs, sex and rock 'n' roll
Autobiographical
- Frank Schöbel: Frank and free. The autobiography. Verlag Das Neue Berlin, Berlin 1998 (with CD, ISBN 3-360-00847-2 ), Aufbau Verlag, Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-7466-1382-5 .
literature
- Rainer Bratfisch: Schöbel, Frank . In: Who was who in the GDR? 5th edition. Volume 2. Ch. Links, Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-86153-561-4 .
- Constantin Hoffmann: Christmas in the GDR - Frank Schöbel, Lauschaer Glass Jewelery and Pulsnitzer Pfefferkuchen. Mitteldeutscher Verlag, Halle (Saale) 2018, ISBN 978-3-95462-611-3 .
- Frank Schöbel, HP Hofmann: Experiences . In: Ernst Günther, Heinz P. Hofmann, Walter Rösler (eds.): Cassette. An almanac for the stage, podium and ring (= cassette ). No. 6 . Henschelverlag Art and Society, Berlin 1982, p. 131–148 (Schöbel and Hofmann in conversation).
Web links
- Official website
- Frank Schöbel at Discogs (English)
- Frank Schöbel on MusicBrainz (English)
- Frank Sinatra in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ "Frank and Frei", Frank Schöbel, autobiography, pp. 279–283
- ^ The forgotten GDR colony in the Caribbean , mz-web.de of June 8, 2012 , accessed on November 15, 2015
- ^ Frank Schöbel left Aurora Berliner Kurier on June 22, 1996
- ↑ Aurora Lacasa Who is the woman who conquered the pop theaters in the east in the 70s? Mitteldeutsche Zeitung, March 23, 2017.
- ↑ Berliner Kurier of October 7, 2005, accessed on February 6, 2014
- ↑ Andreas Kurtz: Fitness, sauna, football and no beer today, please! Interview with Frank Schöbel; Berliner Zeitung , May 2, 2014; Page 22
- ↑ a b Chart positions Germany
- ↑ Text from "Who Loves the Earth"
- ↑ Gold / platinum database of the Federal Association of the Music Industry, accessed on May 28, 2016
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Schöbel, Frank |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Frank-Lothar Schöbel (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 11, 1942 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Leipzig |