Kay Dörfel
Kay Dörfel (born March 30, 1976 in Gera ) is a German pop singer , musician and music producer .
Life
Kay Dörfel was discovered during a performance assessment at his school. As a result, he appeared again and again as a Roy Black impersonator and won the East German Imitation Championships in 1993.
The first commercial success came in 1996 when he met the Flippers producer Karlheinz Rupprich and got his first record deal with PolyGram . His song Hallo mein Engel was broadcast in many radio stations in 1996, so Dörfel was a guest on many television programs. After a label change in 2001, the single Total crazy followed . In 2004, three years after the death of his father, Kay Dörfel published the ballad Hey Dad .
In 2009 Kay Dörfel started his comeback as a soloist with his own label in the TV show Musik für Sie (MDR-Fernsehen). The single Just like back then , which he produced together with his colleague Christian Lösch, he was able to place on some compilations. With the title mother, this song is all alone just for you , it lands an audience success. For the first time, Kay Dörfel went on a Christmas tour with her own program from the end of November 2009. At the beginning of March 2010 Kay Dörfel's second album, Alles nur Theater , was released with songs that he sings over and over again in his programs. Another release followed in May 2010, with the long play Frei wie Robinson . In line with his 30th anniversary on stage, the 4th album of his Gentleman career was released in October 2012 . In 2014 the single Hollywood was released and in 2015 the title What Men Really Want . This was followed by the longplay Auf und aus in 2016 and the album So am ich in 2018 .
In addition to his solo career, Kay Dörfel toured Germany with his long-time friend and colleague Eberhard Hertel with the program Zwei gute Freunde until 2011 and produced several duets with him. As a composer he gave Lena Valaitis a comeback hit in the spring of 2010 with And I Call Your Name . In February 2013 a duet lonplay was released, together with Willi Seitz, under the name Echte Engel . In 2019 Kay Dörfel produced a remake of It's Nice to Be in the World with the world star Anita Hegerland (duet partner of Roy Black and voice of great Mike Oldfield songs) and the duet Life is a miracle . He is a music publisher and managing director of the event company Stimmungszeit .
In 2014, after a stay in America and Canada, he developed the concept for the show Die Legende ROY BLACK . On October 25, 2014 the show had its premiere in the Dingslebener brewery. From 2015 to 2017 he was also on stage as the front man with The Cannons , the original band of Roy Black . After the death of Dieter Schwedes in 2017, the band announced their end.
On New Year's Eve 2017, his first own TV program, Silvestersause, ran on MyTVplus, for which he wrote and directed. Since 2020 he has been cooperating with the entertainment broadcaster Gute Laune TV , where he produces the show Goldene SchlagerJuwelen - German hits and their stories .
Discography
- 1996: Hello my angel . Longplay CD. Produced by Karlheinz Rupprich for Polydor / Karussell
- 2001: totally crazy . Single CD. Produced by Horst Lemke for Marabu Records
- 2003: one night . Maxi CD. Produced by Horst Lemke for Marabu Records
- 2005: Ciao, arrividerci . Maxi CD. Produced by Wolfgang Schwalm for Wildcorner Music
- 2006: glow in your eyes . Single CD. Produced by Horst Lemke for Marabu Records
- 2009: Just like back then . Maxi CD. Produced by Kay Dörfel for Stimmungszeit Records
- 2009: You are the love of my life . Maxi CD. Produced by Horst Lemke for Marabu Records
- 2010: All just theater . Longplay CD. Produced by Kay Dörfel for Stimmungszeit Records
- 2010: Free like Robinson . Longplay CD. Produced by Christian Lösch for Delta Music
- 2010: True winter stories . Longplay CD. Produced by C.Lösch, P.Köller, H.Lemke + K.Dörfel for Delta Music
- 2011: Girls aged 40 and over kiss better . Single CD. Produced by H.Kumpusch + K.Dörfel for Hellywood Music
- 2011: True Winter Stories Vol. 2 . Longplay CD. Produced by Kay Dörfel for Stimmungszeit Records
- 2012: happiness is like the wind . Single CD. Produced by H.Kumpusch for Hellywood Music
- 2012: gentleman . Longplay CD. Produced by K.Dörfel + H.Kumpusch, distributed by Zyx
- 2013: real angels . Longplay CD. Produced by K.Dörfel + W. Seitz for Stimmungszeit Records
- 2014: Hollywood . Single CD. Produced by Horst Lemke for Marabu-Records
- 2015: What Men Really Want . Single CD. Produced by Horst Lemke for Marabu-Records
- 2015: Much more than a game . Single CD. Produced by Horst Lemke for Marabu-Records
- 2016: up and away . Longplay CD. Produced by Kay Dörfel for MCP Sound & Media
- 2016: The legend Roy Black . Double CD. Produced by Kay Dörfel for MCP Sound & Media
- 2018: That's me . Longplay CD. Produced by Kay Dörfel for Hitmix
- 2019: Golden Schlager Jewels . Longplay CD. Produced by Horst Lemke for Hitmix
Web links
- Sound carriers by Kay Dörfel in the catalog of the German National Library
- Official website of Kay Dörfel
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kay Dörfel. In: Mittelpfalz.de. May 23, 2003. Retrieved April 25, 2019 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dörfel, Kay |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German pop singer, musician, presenter and music producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 30, 1976 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gera |