Frank Zander

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Frank Zander 2009 in the studio with Markus Lanz

Frank Kurt Zander (* 4. February 1942 in Berlin - Neukölln as Frank Kurt Adolf Zander ) is a German pop - and Germanpop - musician , presenter and actor .

Act

Musically

After training as a graphic designer , Zander began his career as a singer and guitarist for the Gloomy Moon Singers (later Gloomys ). In the mid-1970s, he started his solo career and became known with songs such as "Der Ur-Ur-Enkel von Frankenstein" (1974; 1975 in Austria for one week at number 1), "Ich trink auf dein Wohl, Marie" (1974) and "Oh, Susi (the censored song)" (1976). In 1977 he received the bronze Bravo Otto from the youth magazine Bravo .

From 1978 onwards, under the pseudonym Fred Sonnenschein and his friends, other songs such as “Der kleine Finkenhahn” followed. The friends were the golden hamster Fritz, Rudi, Walter and Max In television appearances was Frank Zander aka Fred sunshine but only two hamster friends, namely Fritz and Max in. Mascots - costume accompanied who were talking animatedly with him in the songs or his Left to narrator role. As with the Smurfs , which had become popular at the same time , the hamster voices were processed electronically. Hugo Egon Balder lent his voice to the golden hamster Fritz . With this line-up, Zander received his first gold record for the single "Yes, if we all were Englein" (1981), which was number one in Germany for four weeks . The song is a parody of the instrumental summer hit of the year, the electronica’s duck dance . The song also reached number 1 in the Austrian charts and number 6 in the Swiss charts. After that, Zander was successful with two more cover versions of current hits, in 1982 with " Da, da, da , ich weiß Bescheid, du weißt Bescheid" (original by trio ), which was featured in the Austrian and Swiss charts, and in early 1986 with his Persiflage “Jeanny (The Pure Truth)” on Falco's “ Jeanny ”, which also entered the Swiss and Austrian charts.

In November 1989 he brought out the single "Here comes Kurt" under the image of Kurt, which also stayed in the charts for several weeks in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

Zander sang the German themed song of the television series Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles and the film Ein Fall für TKKG: Drachenauge .

For the Berlin football club Hertha BSC , Zander wrote and sang the club song “Nur Nach Heimat (we don't go)” in 1993, which is played before and after every home game by Hertha BSC.

Since 1997, Zander has been singing about “very personal birthday CDs” with a birthday song for a certain first name. These CDs are sold individually as CD-Rs by the company "Handgebrannt". The concept for this is based on the birthday singles from the company Bob Burrows, which Frank Zander recorded in the mid-1980s.

His CD “Rabenschwarz” (2004) - advertised as “Das Ende des Deutschen Schlagers” - contains hits like “17 year, blondes Haar” by Udo Jürgens , which were covered in the style of Rammstein . On October 31, 2005, the CD “Rabenschwarz Part 2” was released, including a duet with Nina Hagen . In addition to cover versions, there are also new editions of old Zander songs such as “Hier geht Kurt” or “Nachbar”. He also recorded the song “Meene Stadt” with the Berlin artist Prinz Pi , which was on his album “ ! DonnerwetteR! “Has appeared. In April 2007 the new single "Hier geht Knut" for the polar bear Knut from the Berlin Zoo was released. At the end of 2008 he worked again with Prince Pi. Together with the producer Biztram, the track "Where are you going, my beauty" was created about the destruction of the earth and the self-extermination of humanity.

On TV

As a TV presenter, he performed together with Helga Feddersen in the record kitchen between 1976 and 1980 . From 1979 to 1980 he appeared in 30 episodes of Hot Tips in the WWF regional program. Zander later worked with various colleagues on ARD programs such as Bananas (1981–1984), Fun am Tuesday , Kangaroo or Frankobella (with Isabel Varell ). On ZDF he hosted the music show Caution, Music ! and on RTL the RTL children's hit parade .

Frank Zander 2010

In the crime scene: The hammer played a supporting role in 2014 for Frank Zander.

In the cinema

He dubbed Asterix in the re-dubbing of Asterix the Gaul and Asterix - Victory over Caesar and also took on a small dubbing role as a butterfly in the cartoon The Last Unicorn . In 1997, Zander dubbed the power tool in the German cartoon Die fearless Vier .

In the 2007 German feature film Neues vom Wixxer , he played a small role as Fred Fartwind.

Personal

Frank Zander has been married since 1968, has a son and a grandson and lives in Ibiza and in an apartment he has rented in an apartment building in Berlin-Charlottenburg since 1967 .

Zander's great-grandfather was friends with Heinrich Zille . Some of Zille's drawings are in his possession today.

Frank Zander had his third first name Adolf deleted.

The hallmark from the beginning of the career was the rough voice, it is the result of an uncured tonsillitis in the early 1970s.

Zander is also active as a painter. His pictures can be purchased and can also be seen in exhibitions.

social commitment

Since 1995, Zander has been organizing a Christmas dinner for around 3,000 homeless and needy people in Berlin , for which he can win numerous companies as sponsors. Celebrities also offer their help by serving the Christmas menu, filling the entertainment program or handing out gifts. A total of around 3000 goose legs, 6500 dumplings, 850 kilos of red cabbage and 250 liters of sauce are served every year.

Discography

Studio albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks / months, awardChart placementsChart placementsTemplate: chart table / maintenance / monthly data
(Year, title, rankings, weeks / months, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH
1975 madness DE14 (6 months)
DE 		AT2 (5 months)
AT 		-
First published: July 1, 1975
1977 Zander's anger DE4 (8 months)
DE 		- -
First published: January 16, 1977
1978 Frank's stupid ideas - AT8 (4 months)
AT 		-
First published: April 1, 1978
1979 Thunderstorm DE13 (8 weeks)
DE 		- -
First published: July 2, 1979
1981 Yes, if we were all angels DE20 (10 weeks)
DE 		AT9 (2 months)
AT 		-
First published: October 26th, 1981
as Fred Sonnenschein and his friends
1982 The happy hamster parade DE14 (11 weeks)
DE 		- -
First published: April 19, 1982
as Fred Sonnenschein and his friends

gray hatching : no chart data available for this year

More albums

  • 1982: Frankie's Zanda Da Da
  • 1987: power surges
  • 1988: Frankie's Party
  • 1990: Kurt - Quo vadis
  • 1992: Simply Zanders
  • 1995: Goosebumps guaranteed
  • 1998: Zanders Power Pack
  • 2000: Christmas with Fred Sonnenschein and his friends
  • 2004: Raven Black Part 1
  • 2005: Raven Black Part 2
  • 2008: grater
  • 2010: Children's Schlager Party
  • 2012: Typically Aquarius
  • 2015: Still the same
  • 2019: veteran

Awards

Synchronous rollers (selection)

Web links

Commons : Frank Zander  - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Wikiquote: Frank Zander  - Quotes

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://hitparade.ch/song/Fred-Sonnenschein-und-seine-Freunde/Ja,-wenn-wir-alle-Englein-waeren-789
  2. ↑ http://hitparade.ch/song/Frank-Zander/Da-da-da-ich-weiss-Bescheid,-du-weisst-Bescheid-857
  3. ↑ http://hitparade.ch/song/Frank-Zander/Jeannie-%28Die-reine-Wahrheit%29-1410
  4. ↑ http://hitparade.ch/song/Frank-Zander/Hier-kom-Kurt-211
  5. ↑ Jens Bierschwale: Bundesliga: Frank Zander believes in Hertha's relegation. In: welt.de . December 17, 2009, accessed October 7, 2018 .
  6. ↑ Biography , da-music.de, accessed on: March 9, 2015
  7. ↑ Frank Zander: "I should be disgusted from my apartment" report of the Berliner Zeitung of June 22, 2020, accessed on June 23, 2020
  8. ^ Statement about name change on Facebook , accessed on November 5, 2017
  9. ↑ "70. Birthday: Frank Zander is not yet thinking about retirement ” , accessed on February 4, 2012
  10. ^ Zander paints paintings and drawings by Frank Zander. Retrieved on February 24, 2020 (German).
  11. ↑ Official Christmas website with Frank Zander
  12. ↑ Christmas with Frank Zander. In: WeihnachteninBerlin.de. Retrieved December 18, 2019 .
  13. ↑ Chart sources: DE AT CH
  14. ↑ Steffen Hung: germancharts.com - Frank Zander - grater. Retrieved March 21, 2018 .
  15. ↑ http://www.cd-lexikon.de/album_frank-zander-typisch-wassermann.htm
  16. ↑ http://www.cd-lexikon.de/album_frank-zander-immer-noch-der-alte.htm
  17. ↑ ak: Frank Zander: Grating voice with a heart for the homeless. In-Berlin-Brandenburg.com, February 25, 2008, accessed December 22, 2009 .
  18. ↑ Award of the badge of honor December 2007. (No longer available online.) Berlin.de, archived from the original on March 28, 2014 ; Retrieved February 26, 2010 . 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. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.berlin.de
  19. ↑ Award of the Order of Merit
  20. ↑ Frank Zander awarded the Brandenburg Order of Merit
  21. ↑ Press release on the award of the Neukölln Badge of Honor , accessed on December 17, 2017.
personal data
SURNAME Zander, Frank
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Zander, Frank Kurt (full name); Zander, Frank Kurt Adolf (maiden name); Sunshine, Fred (pseudonym); Ballanzat, Francesco (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Schlager and German pop musician, presenter and actor
DATE OF BIRTH February 4, 1942
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin - Neukölln