Gerhard Siebholz

Gerhard Siebholz (born April 4, 1932 in Eberswalde ; † February 13, 2003 in Berlin ) was a German pop and musical composer . He was one of the most famous composers in the GDR .

Life

Gerhard Siebholz already had his own band as a schoolboy. After studying sound engineering at the Hochschule für Musik in Berlin , Gerhard Siebholz started his career as a composer, arranger, producer and sound engineer at VEB Deutsche Schallplatten Berlin , where he supervised recordings for the Amiga entertainment music label in the 60s and 70s . He has written over 1000 hits, including for Ruth Brandin , Monika Hauff and Klaus Dieter Henkler and Chris Doerk . He also composed for international artists, a. a. for Nina Lizell and Lili Ivanova . He wrote many popular hits for his wife, the singer Britt Kersten . He also composed film music for DEFA . He also wrote the theme song for the GDR news program Current Camera . In 1972 he was awarded the GDR Art Prize.

Gerhard Siebholz had been married to Britt Kersten since the early 1960s and died of heart failure in a Berlin hospital on February 13, 2003.

Ruth Brandin :
- Morning hour has gold in the mouth
- Good morning, dear sunshine
Nina Lizell :
- Please don't make me wait
- Drive with me
Hauff and Henkler :
- That was a master shot
- Today is full moon again
- Give luck a chance
Chris Doerk :
- Every young girl is kissed at some point
- It's getting better and better
Britt Kersten :
- Blonde is capitalized
- From reunion to reunion
- Men have to be men
- Happiness is more than just a word

Holidays with Max Musical - text book by Goetz Jaeger - World premiere: March 27, 1986, Metropoltheater Berlin

HP Hofmann: Beat Lexicon. Performers, authors, technical terms . VEB Lied der Zeit Musikverlag, Berlin (East) 1977.
Heinz P. Hofmann: Conversation with a “sound maker” . In: Ernst Günther, Heinz P. Hofmann, Walter Rösler (eds.): Cassette. An almanac for the stage, podium and ring (= cassette ). No. 1 . Henschelverlag Art and Society, Berlin 1977, p. 191-199 .
Bernhard Hönig: Siebholz, Gerhard . In: Who was who in the GDR? 5th edition. Volume 2. Ch. Links, Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-86153-561-4 .

personal data
SURNAME	Siebholz, Gerhard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German hit and musical composer
DATE OF BIRTH	April 4, 1932
PLACE OF BIRTH	Eberswalde
DATE OF DEATH	February 13, 2003
Place of death	Berlin