Wini-Wini

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Wini-Wini is the title of a foxtrot , the original version of which was written by the Tahitian Yves Roche. In the German arrangement by Heinz Hellmer and Wolf Petersen , the vocal trio Tahiti-Tamourés reached number one in the German hit lists in 1963.

The Tahitian Tamourés

The vocal trio "The Tahiti Tamourés" were founded at the end of 1962 by the music manager Peter Meisel . He appointed 19-year-old Manuela as the front singer , whom he had tried unsuccessfully to establish as a solo singer in the German hit scene. He put the experienced singers Charlotte Marian and Monika Grimm at her side . As a debut title, Meisel chose a Hawaiian Novelty song written by the Tahitian musician Yves Roche. The group "Terorotua and his Tahitians" released him with the title line Vini Vini in 1958 on the long-playing record Lure Of Tahiti , which was produced by the US record company ABC-Paramount . The author couple Heinz Hellmer and Wolf Petersen had written a German text with the slightly modified title Wini-Wini . The text is a song of praise to the newly discovered fashion dance Tamouré : "Tamouré, the dance is more than just a game ... Tamouré, when a thousand magic stars glow, love melodies sound." Germany's largest record company Polydor published the song with the Tahiti Tamourés in February 1963 on single no. 24991. According to Meisel, the single sold over 350,000 times in Germany.

On March 2, 1963, the title Wini-Wini appeared for the first time in the Top 50 hit list of the German music magazine Musikmarkt . After three weeks, the song had already reached the top 10 and was at the top of the top 50 on May 4th. The Tahiti Tamourés stayed there for four weeks, and the music market recorded Wini-Wini for a total of 25 weeks. On May 28, Wini-Wini was the first in the hit evaluation Musicbox of the youth magazine Bravo and was able to maintain this for two weeks. The title was represented in the Bravo Musicbox for 13 weeks.

Cover versions

The record company Decca , which operates in Germany , had also secured the rights to Wini-Wini and also released the song in February 1963 on a single with Wyn Hoop . Wyn Hoop did not hit the charts with his version, just like the other German cover versions with the Hawaiian Hulas ( Ariola ) and the Waikiki-Tamourés ( Tempo ). The GDR record company Amiga also acquired a license for Wini-Wini and released the song with the Swedish singer Jane Swärd. In Sweden itself, Wini-Wini came out with the duo Tina & Marina, the text was written by Stig Rossner, who also wrote for Anita Lindblom and Wenche Myhre , among others . An Italian text comes from Vito Pallavicini ( Monsieur , Azzurro ), it was published with Betty Curtis . In the Netherlands, Fontana released a single in Dutch with Ria Valk . As an instrumental version, Wini-Wini made it to the USA under the title Tamure ' with the Bill Justis Orchestra . All singles mentioned were released in 1963. The original songwriter Yves Roche was not mentioned on any of the record labels. It wasn't until the German party band Babaloo released a late follow-up from Wini-Wini in 1983 that the name of the real author appeared on the single label. Ernst Neger (Ariola) sang a cover version for the first time at the Mainz Carnival in 1975 , and other groups of singers after his death.

Singles discography

Interpreter Label released
The Tahitian Tamourés Polydor 24991 Federal Republic of Germany 2/1963
Wyn Hoop Decca 19424 Federal Republic of Germany 2/1963
The Hawaiian Hulas Ariola 10196 Federal Republic of Germany 5/1963
Waikiki tamourés Tempo 890 Federal Republic of Germany 1963
Jane Swärd Amiga 450395 GDR 1963
Tina & Marina Carousel 508 Sweden 5/1963
Ria Valk Fontana 278000 Netherlands 6/1963
Betty Curtis CGD 9464 Italy 1963

literature

  • Günter Ehnert (Ed.): Hit balance sheet German chart singles 1956–1980. Taurus Press 1987, ISBN 3-922542-24-7 .
  • Christian Müller: The BRAVO - musicbox , Volume I 1956–1969, self-published 2000

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Who is “do”? In: Der Spiegel . No. 40 , 1963, pp. 96 ( online ).
  2. ↑ Henry König: Music titles with the same and / or similar spelling and / or the same melody. Title: Vini Vini (1958). 19th May 2016 .;