Gerhard Wendland (pop singer)

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Gerhard Wendland, 1963

Gerhard Wendland (born April 19, 1916 in Berlin , † June 21, 1996 in Munich ) was a German pop singer .

Career

Gerhard Wendland broke off a law degree and turned to singing at the Berlin Music Academy. He had decided to become an opera singer . The conductor and composer of light music , Franz Grothe , persuaded him to record hits. At the age of 27, Wendland released his first record You were the most beautiful dream for me . In 1940, Wendland's career was interrupted by World War II; he was called up and became an American prisoner of war . In 1948 he made use of the contacts he had made in captivity and appeared increasingly in American officers' clubs as a singer. He soon received engagements from Bayerischer Rundfunk and Werner Müller with his well-known RIAS dance orchestra . Here he often worked with the singer Gitta Lind .

In 1951, his hit That only makes Dolores' legs can be heard on all radio stations. He was one of the most popular performers in the 1950s . In 1960 he took part in the German preliminary round of the Eurovision Song Contest with the song Alle Wunder der Welt , where he came third. In 1964 he took part again - albeit unsuccessfully - with the song Wohin ist der Sommer in the German preliminary decision for the Eurovision Song Contest .

The Tango Dance with me in the morning received a gold record in 1961 . The song was on the charts for ten months and became a catchy tune . In 1964 he was commissioned to record the song of the ARD television lottery and sang the song Soon happiness is knocking on your door in numerous television programs. Dancing with me in the morning sold a total of over a million times, including 500,000 in Germany, making it one of the country's best-selling hits .

On January 18, 1969, he appeared in the first edition of Dieter Thomas Heck's ZDF hit parade with the title Do you love me? on.

With the start of the Bundesliga, he confessed to his favorite team, Borussia Dortmund, and was often a guest there in the stands. In addition, Wendland could also be seen on the screen, where he sometimes played himself. Performances in the theater and as a frequent guest at gala events rounded off his artistic life.

Gerhard Wendland died on June 21, 1996 in his home near Munich. His grave is in the Riem cemetery in Munich.

Discography

Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
I am sending you roses
  DE 40 03/15/1966 (4 weeks)
Singles
Farewell, you black rose
  DE 13 04/01/1954 (8 weeks)
Jambalaya
  DE 28 05/01/1954 (8 weeks)
The donna gave the troubadour
  DE 24 08/01/1954 (4 weeks)
The vagabond song
  DE 6th 09/01/1954 (16 weeks)
Two sailors from Shanghai
  DE 6th 05/01/1955 (8 weeks)
The sky has never been so blue
  DE 16 08/01/1955 (4 weeks)
Stay as you are
  DE 15th December 01, 1955 (12 weeks)
White Christmas
  DE 26th December 01, 1955 (4 weeks)
With us in Laramie
  DE 7th 01/01/1956 (24 weeks)
Rififi
  DE 20th 02/01/1956 (4 weeks)
Tango Roulette
  DE 23 09/01/1956 (4 weeks)
I'll be back, I'll be back
  DE 22nd December 01, 1956 (4 weeks)
she
  DE 15th 10/01/1959 (16 weeks)
Dance with me in the morning
  DE 1 
gold
gold
09/01/1961 (40 weeks)
Look me in the eye again
  DE 3 05/01/1962 (24 weeks)
Are you already sleeping?
  DE 3 05/01/1962 (24 weeks)
Mary rose
  DE 3 10/01/1962 (24 weeks)
Hey Vivi, hey Gerhard (with Vivi Bach )
  DE 16 04/01/1963 (16 weeks)
Today we stay at home
  DE 38 04/01/1963 (8 weeks)
laugh
  DE 45 07/01/1963 (8 weeks)
I've thought of you so often
  DE 19th 11/01/1963 (12 weeks)
Close your eyes
  DE 8th 05/01/1964 (12 weeks)
Tears and roses
  DE 19th 08/01/1964 (8 weeks)
You don't leave a beautiful woman alone
  DE 20th 10/01/1964 (12 weeks)
Hot wind
  DE 37 January 15, 1965 (2 weeks)
Dance with me all night
  DE 11 04/01/1965 (10 weeks)
As beautiful as the stars
  DE 28 December 01, 1965 (2 weeks)
I am sending you roses
  DE 40 04/01/1966 (2 weeks)
No, no, no, Valentina
  DE 36 04/15/1966 (4 weeks)
  • 1951: In the cafeteria of Milan
  • 1951: Only Dolores' legs do that
  • 1952: Call me by phone
  • 1952: Homesick for you (Berlin song from the film of the same name)
  • 1952: Bolero (secret of the southern nights) / Farewell, you black rose
  • 1953: For whom, Señorita, for whom ?; It was always so nice with you
  • 1953: The Golden Hill / Jambalaya red bill
  • 1953: We'll talk about love later
  • 1954: wedding bells; You know how much I love you
  • 1955: With us in Laramie
  • 1955: The sky has never been so blue / Two sailors from Shanghai
  • 1959: I miss you so much
  • 1960: Yesterday evening my phone went very quietly
  • 1960: All the wonders of the world
  • 1961: you
  • 1961: Dance with me in the morning
  • 1962: Look me in the eye one more time
  • 1962: Are you already sleeping
  • 1962: Mary-Rose
  • 1963: Laugh when it's not enough to make you cry
  • 1964: A hot wind blows over the prairie
  • 1964: Soon happiness will knock on your door
  • 1966: no, no, no Valentina
  • 1968: Honey
  • 1968: Please release me, let me go
  • 1969: do you love me?
  • 1970: Ruby, take a look over the fence
  • 1974: How I see you with my eyes
  • 1975: Ghost rider
  • 1979: Daddy, that's very healthy
  • 1984: Lonely Hearts Ball

Filmography

Web links

Commons : Gerhard Wendland  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Remarks

  1. ↑ According to information on his tombstone, but often information on September 1, 1921.
  2. ^ A b c Günter Ehnert: Hit balance sheet - German chart singles 1956-1980 . 1st edition. Verlag popular music-literature, Norderstedt 2000, ISBN 3-922542-24-7 , p. 446 .
  3. Jump up ↑ Joseph Murrells: The Book of Golden Discs: The Records That Sold a Million . 2nd Edition. Limp Edition, London 1978, ISBN 0-214-20512-6 , pp. 153 .
  4. ↑ Chart sources: Chartsurfer DE
  5. ↑ Both from the INTERLUX film Wedding Bells (1954) with the RIAS Dance Orchestra Berlin (POLYDOR, 49 126 A and B, 78 rpm).
personal data
SURNAME Wendland, Gerhard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German pop singer
DATE OF BIRTH April 19, 1916
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH June 21, 1996
Place of death Munich