Waterloo (singer)

	Chart positions ; Explanation of the data
	Singles
	In the land that is called eternity
	Impossible Dream
	At the Finish

Hans Kreuzmayr, 2006

Waterloo (actually Johann "Hans" Kreuzmayr , born November 27, 1945 in Altheim , Upper Austria ) is an Austrian pop musician and pop singer . With Sepp Krassnitzer (Robinson) he formed the duo Waterloo & Robinson .

Live and act

Kreuzmayr grew up as the son of a working-class family in Linz. As a trained carpenter and businessman , he ran the women's fashion boutique Eclisse in Linz from the late 1960s to the early 1970s . When he was looking for someone to arrange the display of his shop, he met his long-time singing partner Sepp Krassnitzer . With him he founded the duo Waterloo & Robinson .

Kreuzmayr is married to Andrea, whom he met in 1999. He is the father of five children as well as the grandfather of a granddaughter and great-grandfather of a great-granddaughter.

Waterloo & Robinson

After several national successes, Waterloo & Robinson had their first major European success with Baby Blue in 1974 , followed in the same year with their first world hit with Hollywood . In 1976 they represented Austria with My little world at the Eurovision Song Contest , in which they achieved fifth place. You have been guests on the ZDF hit parade , in disco and in the evening shows by Peter Frankenfeld , Vico Torriani , Lou van Burg and Hans Rosenthal .

In 1981 the pop duo separated. From 1989 onwards there were also concerts and CDs together, but both of them always pursued their solo projects.

When both were back in the studio more and more solo from 2005, Waterloo & Robinson were still on tour together. In mid-2007 they decided to concentrate only on their solo projects live.

Waterloo solo

After separating (1981) from Waterloo & Robinson, Waterloo made it back into the domestic charts with In the Land That Is Eternal . It was followed by freedom , impossible dream , death of a dream and so a wonderful life .

He appeared several times at charity events, e.g. B. at the Nivea summer festivals for the benefit of the SOS Children's Villages and for the People for People campaign by Karlheinz Böhm .

In the early 1990s, Waterloo got the opportunity to spend some time on an Indian reservation in North America, which greatly influenced his music. This was followed by his "Indian" albums Tales of the Sun, Moon and Stars , Apaches' Land and Indio . At the time of the appearance of Indio he embodied especially in the Karl May Festival in Winzendorf the Winnetou . There he met his current wife Andrea. Since the Karl May Festival, Waterloo has appeared again and again as Winnetou in children's afternoons.

In 2005, on Waterloo's 60th birthday, he released his solo CD Im Atemzug der Zeit (as he said, as a gift to himself), and in 2006 he also released a solo Christmas CD.

In the course of the election campaign for the municipal council elections in Vienna in 2005, Waterloo appeared at the FPÖ election event , for which he was repeatedly criticized.

In 2008 he appeared in the 4th season of the ORF show Dancing Stars and made it to the 7th round at the side of professional dancer Alice Guschelbauer .

In February 2009, the joint book by Waterloo and Thomas Jeier The Secret Knowledge of the Lakota was published . In this book he depicted generosity, steadfastness, bravery, wisdom, love, respect, and humility as the Lakota ways to achieve happiness .

In 2016 he and Roberto Blanco released a new recording of the oldie Brown Bear and White Dove by Gus Backus , including a dance version.

On October 5, 2018, he was awarded the Culture Medal of the State of Upper Austria .

Waterloo & Ricky Berger

On the CD Ewigkeit , released in 2008, was the first time to hear a song recorded together with his stepson, the pop singer Ricky Berger , with Freunde . In 2012 they were back in the studio together to record the album Baby Blue as Berger-Maier-Waterloo . The official release date for this was January 2013, a limited edition had already been available since November 2012.

Discography

(Discography Waterloo & Robinson see here )

Albums

1983: Waterloo (Polydor)
1985: Take me or leave me
1987: Waterloo (Johnny)
1988: Love of my life
1988: Waterloo / Robinson (both solo numbers by Waterloo and Robinson)
1990: end of the ice age
1990: Waterloo & Robinson (both solo numbers by Waterloo and Robinson)
1990: My greatest hits (also when Waterloo sings your favorite songs )
1992: Tales of the sun, moon and stars
1993: Only for you
1994: Apache's Land
1999: Indio
2005: In the breath of time
2006: Peace Tonight - Christmas with Waterloo
2008: eternity
2011: At the goal
2012: Indian Summer
2012: Berger-Maier-Waterloo / Baby Blue (with Ricky Berger )
2014: Me
2015: Waterloo sings big hits
2019: All life on earth

Singles

1982: In the land that is called eternity
1982: dream with me
1983: freedom
1983: death of a dream
1984: Impossible dream
1985: Take me or leave me
1985: Carry on
1985: Love - what's your face
1986: Adesso tu - I have to go through it
1987: Queen of the Night
1988: Vibrations of love
1988: Heroes
1989: Love of my life
1989: Peace in the world
1989: Such a wonderful life
1990: Dancing away
1992: Don't drink and drive (with Andy Lee Lang & Jacky Cleever )
1992: Reservation cowboy
1994: There are still so many miracles (Jan & Waterloo)
1995: Give to the children of this world ... (Waterloo & Saalfeldner Children's and Youth Choir)
1996: The full song
1998: All the love (Waterloo & Elke Sanders )
1999: A second try
2002: I need you tonight (Waterloo & Angelica Camm )
2009: the blue planet
2009: Archduke Johann-Jodler
2010: The Valley of the Kings (Belly Dance featuring Waterloo)
2011: From here on I'll leave you alone (Waterloo & Doris Russo )
2011: Hollywood (Italian)
2016: Brown Bear and White Dove (Waterloo & Roberto Blanco )
2016: Big John
2017: mom

Fonts

The secret knowledge of the Lakota. The 7 ways to a better life. Recorded by Thomas Jeier. Ueberreuter, Vienna 2009, ISBN 978-3-8000-7402-0 .

Web links

Works by and about Waterloo in the catalog of the German National Library
Waterloo website
Hans Kreuzmayr in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

↑ Charts AT
^ Portrait of Waterloo , in: ORF website, around 2008
↑ With 7 pieces of wisdom for great happiness , oe24.at, around 2009
↑ Brown Bear and White Dove - Waterloo & Roberto Blanco (2016) | The official website of Waterloo. In: www.waterloo.at. Retrieved August 2, 2016 .
↑ LH Stelzer presents the Austrian Cross of Honor for Science and Art, cultural medals and appointments to new cultural consultants . Article dated October 5, 2018, accessed October 5, 2018.

personal data
SURNAME	Waterloo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Kreuzmayr, Hans
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Austrian pop musician and pop singer
DATE OF BIRTH	November 27, 1945
PLACE OF BIRTH	Altheim (Upper Austria)

[1] Charts AT

[2] Portrait of Waterloo , in: ORF website, around 2008

[3] With 7 pieces of wisdom for great happiness , oe24.at, around 2009

[4] Brown Bear and White Dove - Waterloo & Roberto Blanco (2016) | The official website of Waterloo. In: www.waterloo.at. Retrieved August 2, 2016 .

[5] LH Stelzer presents the Austrian Cross of Honor for Science and Art, cultural medals and appointments to new cultural consultants . Article dated October 5, 2018, accessed October 5, 2018.