Sonja Schmidt

Sonja Schmidt (* 1946 ) is a German pop singer who celebrated her first successes in the GDR .

Life

Sonja Schmidt comes from Crimmitschau . She successfully participated in youth competitions, sang in various bands and then made her first radio recordings. Sonja Schmidt successfully completed her training at the “ Central Studio for Entertainment Art Berlin”. Through many tours ("Sonjas Musike") and appearances in the most important television entertainment programs, she quickly became popular. Numerous Amiga records were released between 1967 and 1974 . Her biggest hit was a sky blue Trabant. The song can be found on many CDs that portray light music from the GDR. From the mid-1970s Sonja Schmidt worked as a parodist, among others for Vicky Leandros and Nena . 2006 Sonja Schmidt announced in the MDR telecast Between you and her stage farewell.

Discography (selection)

Albums

• 1973: Klaus Sommer / Sonja Schmidt (only B-side, Amiga )

Singles

• 1967: No, no, no, it's not worth it (only B-side, Amiga)
• 1970: It was seven beautiful days / Post is post (Amiga)
• 1971: got lost / a sky-blue Trabant (Amiga)
• 1972: The long, long night / It's a shame about the time (Amiga)
• 1973: I always have time for you / Seven hours of dancing (Amiga)

Songs on compilations

• 1968: No, no, no, it's not worth it for Schlager-Ase (Amiga)
• 1969: If so, because already on hit at the finish (Amiga)
• 1971: Go out with me on Schlager 1971 (Amiga)
• 1971: Did he get lost on Schlagerkaleidoskop 2/71 (Amiga)
• 1972: When you laugh on Schlager-Box 1/72 (Amiga)
• 1973: The long, long night on AMIGA-Express '72 (Amiga)
• 1973: I always have time for you on Box No. 6 (Amiga)
• 1974: I have reason to laugh at Box No. 8 (Amiga)
• as well as numerous re-releases of The Sky Blue Trabant

Web links

• Sonja Schmidt at Discogs (English)
• Portrait at jotwede-online.de

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Portrait at jotwede-online.de , accessed on September 29, 2011