Jürgen Dönges
Jürgen Dönges , also known under the stage name Jean-Pierre Valance , (* May 1956 ; † April 11, 2012 in Morsbach ) was a German pop composer .
Dönges, a trained cook who lives in Morsbach and was previously employed by the Bundeswehr in Siegen , among others , worked as both a lyricist and composer for artists such as Wolfgang Petry , Bernhard Brink , Jürgen Drews , Wencke Myhre and DJ BoBo . In 1981 he published his first and only publication under his own name, Ich bin ein Deutsches Kindchen, on the Düsseldorf punk label Pure Freude . In 1983 the Bläck Fööss version of this title appeared. He also wrote the songs Irgendwann, somewhere, somehow (interpreter: Jürgen Drews), Fall in love, lost, forgotten, forgive , bronze, silver and gold and white of the vulture (interpreter: Wolfgang Petry). Dönges has been awarded various gold, platinum and double-platinum records for his works. He died by suicide.
Web links
- Jürgen Dönges in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Jürgen Dönges is dead in Kölnische Rundschau from April 14, 2012, accessed on December 27, 2016
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kultur-Notizen in Siegener Zeitung of April 21, 2012
- ↑ Obituary for Jürgen Dönges in the online magazine SMAGO! ( Memento of the original from July 5, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) 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.
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| SURNAME | Dönges, Jürgen |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Valance, Jean-Pierre |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German pop composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 1956 |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 11, 2012 |
| Place of death | Morsbach |