Tahiti Tamourés
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The Tahiti Tamourés were a German studio vocal group and hit formation. It was the first girl group in Germany. The name of the group is derived from Tamouré , a dance from the Tiki culture that is cultivated in Tahiti .
history
Between 1963 and 1964, the Tahiti Tamourés recorded four singles with Polydor . Members were lead singer Doris Wegener , choir singer Charlotte Marian (born February 16, 1937 in Obernburg as Katja Bischoff ) and Monika Grimm (former duet partner of Ruth Brandin ). The single Wini-Wini stayed at number one in the German single charts for four weeks and, according to Peter Meisel, sold over 350,000 times. The song, the German text of which was written by Heinz Hellmer and Wolf Petersen , was originally written by Terorotua and His Tahitians . It was written by Yves Hugues Roche and published in 1958 under the title Vini Vini . Charlotte Marian covered the successful song under the pseudonym Waikiki-Tamoures for the cheap label Tempo , which she sang in a duet with herself.
Doris Wegener became known as a pop singer under the name Manuela . Charlotte Marian and Monika Grimm were later also active in this branch. Together with Tina Rainford they formed the Sweetles and their hit I wish me a Beatle for my birthday in 1964 came in at number 38 in the German single charts. Charlotte Marian covered many songs by well-known pop singers on tempo , Monika Grimm recorded (more or less successful) solo singles, sang two records with René Kollo and took part in several films, in the Jerry Cotton films Murder Night in Manhattan (1965) , The trap snaps shut at midnight (1966) and in the music film Good Evening. Tone Bars and Theater (1967).
reception
Wini Wini appeared in the 1990s as part of the radio comedy show Frühstyxradio in the series Die Arschkrampen as constant background music. In addition, the song of was Betty Curtis in Italian, by Bill Justis (under the title Tamoure for the US market), by Don Costa and Wyn Hoop (the Federal Republic of Germany) and Jane Sward (for DDR) gecovert .
Discography (singles)
- 1963: Wini Wini (B-side Bye Bye Samoa )
- 1963: Tahiti Mafatu (B-side Tamoure Guitar )
- 1964: Mañana, Mañana, Mañana (B-side Blue Flamingo )
- 1964: Drums of the South Seas (B-side ukulele melody )
literature
- Matthias Bardong, Hermann Demmler, Christian Pfarr: Lexicon of the German hit. Edition Louis, Ludwigsburg 1992, ISBN 3-9802891-5-X .
swell
- ↑ DE (chart surfer; monthly charts: four weeks equals one month)
- ↑ http://www.manuela-music.eu/Tahiti%20Tamoures.htm
- ↑ http://rateyourmusic.com/artist/tahiti_tamoures
- ↑ Who is “do”? In: Der Spiegel . No. 40 , 1963, pp. 96 ( online ).
- ↑ http://www.coverinfo.de/
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original dated November 14, 2007 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.
- ↑ The Sweetles in the German charts
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from June 9, 2008 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.
