Kristina Bach
Kristina Bach (real name: Kerstin Bräuer , born April 7, 1962 in Mettmann ) is a German pop singer , composer , lyricist and music producer .
Life
After finishing school, Bach completed a singing and dance training , and she also learned the piano and guitar . She also took acting lessons . After that she was a presenter of various television productions.
Musical career
Bach was discovered as a singer in the early 1980s, recorded her first single Donna Maria in 1983 and had her first success in 1984 with the revival of the old hit song from the 1960s Hot Sand (then sung by Mina ). In the late 1980s, more hits and appearances on radio and television followed. The big breakthrough came in 1990 with the title First a Cappuccino . Among other things, she won the German Schlager Parade six times in a row . In 1993 she was in the US Billboard Dance Charts with a dance version of the musical The Phantom of the Opera , with which she stayed in the top 20 for several weeks. In 1997 she sang the title Don't give up together with Drafi Deutscher .
Music productions, texts and compositions
At the beginning of the 1990s, Bach discovered the singer Michelle and referred her to the producer Jean Frankfurter . In 1994 Bach applied with the title Matador at the German Schlager Festival and reached 5th place. As a copywriter, she received the Silver Muse for 2nd place at the same event, which Michelle achieved with the title Silver Moon and Star Fire . She later produced her own pieces and also helped Michelle make a comeback as a producer and songwriter. As a lyricist and composer, she works for Helene Fischer (2013 with the No. 1 song Atemlos durch die Nacht , produced by Jean Frankfurter) and her new discovery of cappuccinos , which can also be found in her management. From 2010 to 2012 she was also the producer of the DSDS participant Annemarie Eilfeld , who released an album in 2011 from which a single was extracted. Since the album did not reach any chart placement, the contract was terminated prematurely.
social commitment
Bach is the patron of the German Allergy and Asthma Association . She herself has been an asthmatic since childhood. She is also an ambassador for the José Carreras Leukemia Foundation and an ambassador for World Vision Germany .
Let's Dance 2011
From March to April 2011 she took part in the fourth season of Let's Dance alongside Erich Klann .
Discography
Singles
- 1983: Donna Maria / Adieu - Ariola *
- 1984: Hot sand / I won't cry a tear after you
- 1985: Alone on a star / white bird of the night
- 1986: Sometime ... Hand in Hand / Mah-Jongg - Jupiter Records
- 1989: Eldorado / I dreamed - Dino Music
- 1990: Charly / Secret tears
- 1990: First a cappuccino / Fortuna, Fortuna
- 1991: Antonio / You and I (maybe a dream)
- 1991: All the stars of Athens / Traces in the wind
- 1992: Caballero Caballero / I still love you
- 1993: He gave me the Eiffel Tower / I'm going to die from loneliness - Intercord
- 1993: I don't want to be your secret any longer / never pass
- 1993: There was a fire on a summer night / you can't see tears (German version of The Winner Takes It All )
- 1994: Tango with Fernando / A little closer to you
- 1994: Avanti Avanti / I'm here
- 1995: And the earth stands still / Matador
- 1995: Are you still listening to Al Martino / Sometimes the soul crashes
- 1996: Voices of the Night
- 1996: Damned to longing / tonight
- 1996: Then you are there for me / Who saves me from your love
- 1997: A touch of Jamaica / You sleep in me - Ariola
- 1997: Don't give up (with Drafi Deutscher )
- 1998: Shipwreck in my soul
- 1998: ... it tingles and tingles
- 1999: Hey, I'm not looking for the greatest lover here (German version of You're the Greatest Lover)
- 1999: Pretty sexy
- 1999: My little prince (with Jeanette Biedermann )
- 2000: Rio de Janeiro
- 2000: After all, men are there for pleasure / You have to go through the winter
- 2001: Cheeky blue eyes
- 2001: You don't die from it
- 2001: You are slowly getting under my skin
- 2002: Latino, Latino
- 2002: True Lies
- 2002: Danced on thin ice / immersed myself in my feelings
- 2003: You fly with me to the stars
- 2004: The earth has me again
- 2004: No night was too much
- 2004: You are crazy that you love me
- 2005: You first make a woman into a woman
- 2005: Talking is silver and kissing is gold
- 2006: Everything from me
- 2006: I'm not an angel
- 2006: Why go when you can fly
- 2007: Jimmy, I loved you
- 2007: tears make you strong
- 2008: kiss me, kiss me
- 2009: You were my husband once
- 2009: Diary of a Chaos Queen / The Last Butterfly (Fly Away)
- 2009: Until our lighthouse stops burning
- 2010: A Sunday in pajamas
- 2010: Tour d'Amour
- 2010: dance on the rope
- 2011: That still gets under your skin
- 2011: Solitaire
- 2011: All languages in the world
- 2012: Sun in the feel
- 2012: It doesn't matter
- 2014: Your maybe wasn't enough
- 2014: Take a Breath
- 2014: the last star
- 2015: coffee without caffeine
Albums
- 1988: musical, musical, musical - Ariola
- 1991: Kristina Bach - Dino Music
- 1993: A little closer to you - Intercord
- 1994: Rendezvous with fire
- 1996: Voices of the Night
- 1997: ... it tingles and tingles - Ariola
- 1999: Pretty cheeky
- 1999: A thousand small winter fires
- 2001: keen on life
- 2002: love what else!
- 2004: Live your feeling
- 2006: The 1002nd night
- 2007: Stars shine even in winter
- 2009: Diary of a Chaos Queen - BMG
- 2010: Tour d'Amour
- 2011: Big dreams - Koch Universal Music
- 2014: life is love! - KBC Bach Music
- * Music labels are indicated the first time and when changing.
Awards
- Golden Tuning Fork (1994)
- Golden microphone
- Silver Muse (as a copywriter; 1994)
- Live artist of the year
- North German Schlager Prize
Others
The original recording of her first success, Hot Sands by Mina, hit the charts on April 7, 1962, the day Kristina Bach was born.
Web links
- Kristina Bach in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Literature by and about Kristina Bach in the catalog of the German National Library
- Kristina Bach at Discogs (English)
- Official website of Kristina Bach
Individual evidence
- ↑ Biography at Universal Music ( Memento from October 6, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Kristina Bach is back with a new album on Schlager.de on July 11, 2013
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original dated November 9, 2010 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.
- ↑ Women form the backbone of the family! (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on May 9, 2010 ; Retrieved July 9, 2010 . 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.
- ^ Kristina Bach in Ghana, in: World Vision Project
- ↑ Supplement to the CD Hits of 1962 , Brunswick 544 373-2, 2000, Polymedia Marketing Group GmbH.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bach, Kristina |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bräuer, Kerstin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German pop singer, copywriter and producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 7, 1962 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mettmann |