Melitta Berg

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Melitta Berg (born March 21, 1939 in Singen / Hohentwiel ; real name Melitta Killenberger  ) is a former German pop singer who was briefly known at the end of the 1950s.

Life

Melitta Berg grew up in Singen (Hohentwiel) not far from Lake Constance . As a child, she performed with the local men's choir. In 1956 she took part in the young talent competition Schlager and Chansons of the Südwestfunk . Then she got a record deal. Her first recordings were The Bells of Cornwall and I Must Wiederseh'n You , but only with her third single Ob he still loves me ... / Dario , she hit the charts. In 1959 she had ended up with only you, you, you alone , a German cover version of the hit To Know Him Is to Love Him of Teddy Bears, her resounding success as a pop singer. The two following titles were also able to place in the charts. In 1962 she also recorded the song A Rose from Santa Monica , but Carmela Corren had a hit with it. Since her further success as a singer was denied, she withdrew from show business.

She then trained as a geriatric nurse and practiced this profession until her retirement.

Success title

Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Singles
Only you, you, you alone (with Horst Wende dance soloists)
  DE 5 07/01/1959 (20 weeks)
  • 1958 - The bells of Cornwall / I have to see you again
  • 1958 - Comfort me, Peter / That would be wonderful
  • 1958 - Whether he still loves me ... / Dario
  • 1959 - Only you, you, you alone (To Know Him Is to Love Him) / Where is the land (re-release 1988)
  • 1959 - The love for you (I walk through the streets alone) * / Wonderful
  • 1959 - Our reunion (Good bye amore - ritroviamoci) / Your world (is also my world)
  • 1960 - Romantica / Amigo
  • 1960 - Our love (Soft as the Starlight) / Until the end of the world
  • 1960 - My heart is yours / Domenico
  • 1961 - You are there / A little gold ring
  • 1961 - He was a sailor / When you are with me
  • 1962 - A rose from Santa Monica / Piccolo, little Piccolino
  • 1965 - only you, you you alone / love for you

* Cover version of Ray Peterson's The Wonder of You , recorded by Elvis Presley in 1970

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  1. ↑ Chart sources: DE
personal data
SURNAME Berg, Melitta
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Killenberger, Melitta (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German pop singer
DATE OF BIRTH March 21, 1939
PLACE OF BIRTH Singing (Hohentwiel)