Klaus Sommer
Klaus Sommer (also Ten Oliver , real name Klaus Müller ; born February 9, 1943 in Lugau ; † 2000 in Bünde ) was a German pop singer .
Life
He was a stone setter and commercial advertiser. At the age of 15 he made his debut with the guitar as a young talent on stages in the Ore Mountains. In Zwickau he was discovered by the singer Ruth Brandin , who recommended him to the Amiga production manager Wolfgang Kähne. He sang his first record Hokuspokus in 1964 in a duet with Tina Brix . Further productions by Gerd Natschinski followed . These titles were created under the stage name Ten Oliver. In 1967 he produced his most successful song It's never too late . In April Amiga advertised this title under the name Ten Oliver. However, his new artist name then became Klaus Sommer. Several successful duets were produced with his wife Kathrin Andrée , who also called herself Daisy. He sang four times at the GDR Schlager competition and in 1970 he took second place with a thank you for the hours with you . In total, he was represented with five titles in pop competitions in the GDR (four titles by Ralf Petersen , one title by Wolfram Schöne ). In 1972 he stood on the stage of the Dresden Kulturpalast and represented the GDR at the international hit festival with Sing wie ein Kind . He appeared in many television programs such as Schlagerstudio , Schlager einer kleine Stadt , once a year , Ein Kessel Buntes (1973), play me an old melody (1983) and reunion is joy (1989). In 1973 an LP was released, which he shared with the singer Sonja Schmidt . From 1964 to 1975 there were 24 singles with him on the market. In total, Klaus Sommer produced around 100 titles on radio, Amiga and television. After a break in the media that began in 1976, there were new productions on the radio again from 1983. With the song The Devil Never Sleeps , he was able to assert himself in the all-German offer in 1990. His last radio production was the title Never Falling Apart from 1990.
Klaus Sommer died in 2000. In 2005 a CD was released with 20 great hits that Ralf Petersen had written for Klaus Sommer.
Singles (partly shared with other artists)
- 1965: Hocus pocus (as Ten Oliver with Tina Brix) ( Amiga )
- 1965: Sunshine-Girl / The girl you love (as Ten Oliver) (Amiga)
- 1965: Blauer Himmel und Sonnenschein (as Ten Oliver with Tina Brix) (Amiga)
- 1965: Lost Love / Bonnie (as Ten Oliver) (Amiga)
- 1966: You were an angel / You can rely on me (as Ten Oliver) (Amiga)
- 1967: Green clover - white snow / starry night - beautiful starry night (as Ten Oliver with Daisy) (Amiga)
- 1967: It's never too late / moonlight on the sea (Amiga)
- 1967: Today and tomorrow and all time / I was a vagabond of love ( Volkmar Böhm ) (Amiga)
- 1967: All the treasures of this earth / I love this country (Amiga)
- 1968: Sommerliebe ( Gabriele Kluge ) / Where is the sky blue bikini (Amiga)
- 1968: Come to me with your dreams / forgive me, Dana, forgive ( Andreas Holm ) (Amiga)
- 1968: We go well together (with Kathrin Andrée) / Tierra del Fuego ( Theo Schumann-Combo ) (Amiga)
- 1968: A colorful sombrero (Volkmar Böhm) / She was the most beautiful girl (Amiga)
- 1969: I prefer kissing ( Nina Lizell ) / You alarmed my heart (Amiga)
- 1969: She is there / That can only happen once (Marion Velten) (Amiga)
- 1969: But day after day (Vera Schneidbach) / In love (Amiga)
- 1970: Swan Lake Ballerina / Don't think about it any longer (Amiga)
- 1970: Our summer trip ( Dagmar Frederic / Siegfried Uhlenbrock ) / Thank you for the hours with you (Amiga)
- 1971: I can see stars dancing / Love begins with you (Amiga)
- 1972: Take care and come back soon / Open up, Katharina (Amiga)
- 1973: Stay with me / Wonderful day (Amiga)
- 1973: No more waiting / We're going (Amiga)
- 1973: Carnival ( Horst Krüger-Band ) / Goodbye, My Love Goodbye (Amiga)
- 1975: Come to my side / Then it starts again (Amiga)
Albums
- 1973: Klaus Sommer / Sonja Schmidt (Amiga)
- 2005: Thank you for the hours with you
literature
- Siegfried Trzoß: Schlagergeschichte (s) des Ostens , Volume 2. ISBN 978-3-938810-03-3
- Siegfried Trzoß: Schlagergeschichte (s) des Ostens , Volume 3. ISBN 978-3-938810-04-0
- Siegfried Trzoss: Music in the blood. Lexicon Schlager des Osten . ISBN 978-3-00-029306-1
Web links
- Klaus Sommer at Discogs (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Summer, Klaus |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Müller, Klaus (real name); Oliver, Ten (second pseudonym) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German pop singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 9, 1943 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lugau |
| DATE OF DEATH | 2000 |
| Place of death | Frets |