Mathou
Mathou , actually Rainer Matuschek , (born March 30, 1950 in Bleidenstadt ; † November 26, 2010 in Berlin ) was a German gallery owner , art dealer , pianist , songwriter and singer .
Live and act
He became known for his title song You Never Walk Alone of the ZDF television series Friends for Life , which was number 16 in the German charts for a week in early 1993. He dedicated this song to his three sons David, Luca and Leon. In the same year the song was recognized as the most successful television tune.
Mathou, who composed other theme songs for German television, recorded the duet Keep the Candle Burning in Los Angeles with soul and disco singer Thelma Houston , which however did not reach the German charts. He later went on tour with Houston. Subsequent CD releases by Mathou were also not commercial successes - the artist remained a one-hit wonder .
In 1974 Mathou founded an art publisher with the aim of bringing together texts, images and music. His art portfolio West Side Story , which was created in collaboration with Leonard Bernstein , was also a great success. Mathou died on November 26, 2010 after a brief, serious illness.
Discography
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- You Never Walk Alone
- Keep the Candle Burning (with Thelma Houston )
Web links
- Sound carrier by Mathou in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.br.de/radio/bayern3/inhalt/musik-center/one-hit-wonder/one-hit-wonder-6-mathou-you-never-walk-alone100.html ( Memento from 22 May 2014 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Chart sources: DE AT
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Mathou |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Matuschek, Rainer (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German gallery owner, art dealer, pianist, songwriter and singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 30, 1950 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bleidenstadt |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 26, 2010 |
| Place of death | Berlin |