Tanja May

Tanja May (born February 22, 1947 in Mönchengladbach ) is a German pop singer .

After finishing school, she trained as an interpreter . In the 1960s she was discovered as a singer and in 1966 she applied to the German Schlager Festival , but did not make it to the finals with her title Das Wunder der Liebe .

In the seventies and eighties other hits followed, musically based on the swing style. One of its major achievements was in 1973 Hang on to the sun . In 1976 she was represented in the German airplay hit parade for two weeks with Tanz noch ein Tango mit mir and reached position 36 on December 15, with sometimes a little beat, sometimes a little swing , she was part of it for four weeks in 1977 and reached position on March 20 37. She ended her career.

Singles

Tanja May (bottom left) on an event poster

• The Miracle of Love (1966)
• It doesn't work without trust (1966)
• Stop the Sun (1973)
• Hey, this is boogie woogie
• Dance a Tango with Me (1976)
• Sometimes a little beat, sometimes a little swing (1977)
• So were the fifties (1977 and 1988)
• Mexico (1979)
• Hillbilly Joe (1982)
• What do you want in the wild west? (1983)
• Joe from the Piano Bar (1986)
• Play That Melody Again (1987)
• Love is like a game of dice. Hey Mr. Cadillac (1988?)
• His name was Jonathan (1989)

Web links

• Works by and about Tanja May in the catalog of the German National Library
• Tanja May in theInternet Movie Database(English)