Jean Thomé

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Jean Thomé (born January 19, 1933 in Düsseldorf ; † July 10, 1980 ) was a German singer , composer and actor .

life and career

Jean Thomé's father was a lawyer who made it up to the Karlsruhe federal judge . His mother was a teacher and concert violinist . He received training at the conservatory in the subjects of piano and double bass and would have been accepted into a symphony orchestra without transition if he had not discovered his love for the light muse . Because of this, he preferred to play piano in clubs and bands, where he sometimes had to sing, which was great fun for him. First he was discovered by Kurt Hohenberger for his big band . Thomé was able to prove his acquired singing skills on a major tour of Germany . He then joined the Max Gregers orchestra , where it caused such a sensation that Greger recognized the potential for a solo career and in July 1957 placed him with a record company . The trademark of the heavyweight singer with the distinctive double chin was the smoky, hoarse voice.

Thomé embodied roles as an actor and singer in music films in the 1950s. He sang the theme song in the film La Paloma in 1959. From the 1960s on, he mainly appeared in television entertainment programs. In 1972 he was involved in the composition of the song I wish 'mir' ne kleine Kiezekatze for the cartoon character Wum and in 1974 he composed the theme song for the entertainment show Der Große Preis . He also got the arrangements for various music television shows.

Thomé died in a car accident on July 10, 1980 and is rests in the cemetery in Germering .

Filmography

Appearances as an actor and singer

Appearances as a singer in entertainment programs

  • 1959 Max makes music (with Max Greger )
  • 1960 Hello, Paulchen! (with Paul Kuhn , ARD)
  • 1961 Meeting point Telebar (with Jürgen Graf , ARD)
  • 1961 That will be over tomorrow (ARD)
  • 1962 Well, cheers! (ARD)
  • 1962 Hotel Victoria (with Klaus Munro and Dieter Hildebrandt , ARD)
  • 1962 music sounds ... (ARD, 4x)
  • 1962 Music from Studio B (ARD)
  • 1962 When you are not at home (ARD regional, HR)
  • 1962 Fun with Ernst (with Ernst Stankovski , ARD)
  • 1962 The penultimate day (ARD)
  • 1963 Hello, Paulchen! (with Paul Kuhn, ARD)
  • 1963 No song is heard (ARD)
  • 1963 Beach Whispers (ARD)
  • 1963 Today hit market (ZDF)
  • 1963 rendezvous with Jo (with Jo Roland, SRG )
  • 1964 Happy New Year (ARD)
  • 1964 Olympic Ball (ZDF)
  • 1965 Now the circus starts again (ARD)
  • 1965 The German Citizen's Favorite Waves (ARD)
  • 1965 Court concert in the rear building (with Dieter Pröttel , ARD, 2x)
  • 1965 From the first the best (ARD)
  • 1966 Music and Information (ARD)
  • 1966 music sounds ... (ARD, 2x)
  • 1966 Western Songs made in Germany (ZDF)
  • 1966 The golden shot (with Lou van Burg , ZDF)
  • 1966 Court concert in the Secret Annex (with Dieter Pröttel, ARD)
  • 1966 From tomorrow we have humor (ARD)
  • 1967 We fire in advance (ARD)
  • 1967 The golden shot (with Lou van Burg, ZDF)
  • 1967 The Schlager-Panoptikum (ARD)
  • 1968 Haifischbar (ARD)
  • 1969 In the inn for quiet contemplation (ZDF)
  • 1969 Garden Party (ARD)
  • 1970 Humor is when you still sing (with Ilja Richter , ZDF)
  • 1970 The girl of my dreams (ZDF)
  • 1971 Olympia - Olympia (ZDF)
  • 1972 Dalli Dalli (ZDF)
  • 1974 Peter Alexander presents specialties (ZDF)

Discography

Singles

  • 1958 Poor Gigolo / Once upon a time there was a loyal hussar Polydor 23 791
  • 1960 Men are already worth love / Cha-Cha-Boy , 35 488 A
  • 1960 Where are you calling from, Charlie? / Su-Su-Su-Su-Susie , 35 560 A
  • 1962 That can't be true / Sauerkraut-Polka , 45 232
  • 1974 Our grandma flies to Mallorca in winter / I don't have the fine English way

composer

  • 1972 Wums singing: I wish I had a little kitty
  • 1974 Theme melody for the program Der Große Preis

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Jean Thomé ( Memento from August 14, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) at fuenfzigerjahresaenger.de, accessed on December 12, 2011
  2. ^ Jean Thomé - The Grand Prix at germancharts.com, accessed on December 12, 2011
personal data
SURNAME Thomé, Jean
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German singer and actor
DATE OF BIRTH January 19, 1933
PLACE OF BIRTH Dusseldorf
DATE OF DEATH July 10, 1980