Gwen Obertuck

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Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Singles
The two of us alone (with David Hasselhoff )
  DE 9 12/13/1993 (11 weeks)
  AT 4th 
gold
gold
December 26, 1993 (17 weeks)
  CH 10 01/09/1994 (12 weeks)

Gwen Marie Obertuck (born March 31, 1980 in Oconomowoc , Wisconsin ) is an American former singer and actress . She gained fame in the German-speaking countries in the 1990s, above all through her Disney songs and her duet Wir two alone (tonight) with David Hasselhoff .

Life

At the age of nine, Gwen appeared in the Mini Stars . This is how I imagine peace (Leningrad) was her first solo production. This was followed by the duet titles Why is English so difficult (The first time it still hurt) and With a little help (Senza Una Donna) with Marina. Gwen had her first major TV appearance in the Sat.1 show Hallo Heino with Heino . In 1991 her first album ( In the Land of Fantasy ) was released. Here she sings twelve songs from and to Disney films . Further TV appearances followed u. a. in the night cafe .

1993 sang the theme song Gwen Like the Wind (Carthago) for ZDF - family series Immenhof . With this song she also won the ZDF hit parade moderated by Uwe Hübner . In December 1993 Ariola released Gwen's first duet song with David Hasselhoff . The hit celebrated its TV premiere on the ARD show Do you understand fun? with Harald Schmidt . The German title is we two alone , the English A Star Looks Down Tonight . The content is a dialogue between father and daughter about the deceased mother. It reached top ten positions in the German-language charts.

In December 1995 Gwen was seen in the Sat. 1 special Christmas For All with the Kelly Family in a duet with Maite Kelly ( softly trickling the snow ). She also performed with this song at a Kelly Family concert in Dortmund's Westfalenhalle.

In 1997 there was another production with David Hasselhoff on the Polydor label . With the duet If I Had One Wish both celebrated a comeback as a duo in major TV shows. In 2004 a third duet was recorded with Please Come Home For Christmas .

Gwen had her first television appearance as an actress at the age of 17 in a guest role as Gwen Kugler in the RTL series Unter Uns . Here she also sang her own title in English.

Since 1999 Gwen has been living in the USA again, where she first studied music and then completed an apprenticeship as a medical administrative assistant.

Discography

Albums

  • 1990: Ministars (Dino Music)
  • 1991: In the Land of Fantasy (Disney Records, Polydor)
  • 1992: Disney Club (Disney Records, Polydor)
  • 1993: Walt Disney - The Most Beautiful Songs (Disney Records, Carousel)
  • 1994: Pretty cheeky (Disney Records, Polydor)
  • 1994: I'm looking forward to Christmas (Disney Records, Polydor)
  • 1995: Mary's Boy Child (Disney Records, Carousel)

Singles

  • 1991: In the Land of Fantasy (Disney Records, Polydor)
  • 1993: We two alone (tonight) (duet with David Hasselhoff) (Ariola)
  • 1994: Like the Wind (Disney Records, Polydor)
  • 1994: Pretty cheeky (Disney Records, Polydor)
  • 1994: I'm fine (Disney Records, Polydor)
  • 1994: You're My Friend (Disney Records, Polydor)
  • 1996: Wonderful Invention (WEA)
  • 1997: Take My Heart (WEA)
  • 1997: If I Had One Wish (duet with David Hasselhoff) (Polydor)
  • 1998: One More Try (WEA)
  • 1999: Fun Sun Yellow (WEA)
  • 2004: Please Come Home For Christmas (duet with David Hasselhoff) (Edel Records)

swell

  1. ↑ Charts DE
  2. ↑ Gwen in the Austrian charts (austriancharts.at)
  3. ↑ Gwen in the Swiss Hit Parade (hitparade.ch)
  4. ↑ Awards for music sales: AT
  5. ^ TV appearance by Gwen Obertuck in the SAT.1 show by Heino
  6. ^ TV appearance by Gwen Obertuck in the TV show NACHTCAFÉ
  7. ↑ Interview with Gwen Obertuck from January 29, 2015

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personal data
SURNAME Obertuck, Gwen
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Obertuck, Gwen Marie
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American singer
DATE OF BIRTH March 31, 1980
PLACE OF BIRTH Oconomowoc , Wisconsin , United States