Cindy and Bert
Cindy and Bert were a
Early career
Gusenberger and Berger started singing together in 1965, and were married in 1967. They signed a recording contract in 1969, with singles being regularly issued, notably "Der Hund von Baskerville", an unlikely cover version of Black Sabbath's "Paranoid" which has become a collector's curiosity. Their most successful period came between 1972 and 1975 when they placed eight singles on the German chart, including their biggest hit "Immer wieder Sonntags" which reached #3.
Eurovision Song Contest
Cindy and Bert's first attempt to represent Germany at Eurovision came in 1972, when "Geh' die Straße" finished in second place in the
Later career
Cindy and Bert divorced in 1988, with Cindy starting a solo career as Cindy Berger while Bert moved into production. As a soloist, Cindy participated in two further Eurovision selections, in 1988 (finishing second) and 1991 (seventh). The couple reunited in the mid-1990s and began performing on the nostalgia circuit in addition to releasing new material. Cindy continues to release solo material, her latest album being Von Zeit zu Zeit in 2008.[6]
Charting singles
(Indicates highest position on
- 1972: "Geh die Straße" (#36)
- 1973: "Immer wieder Sonntags" (#3)
- 1973: "Hallo, Herr Nachbar" (#37)
- 1973: "Ich komm' bald wieder" (#10)
- 1974: "Spaniens Gitarren" (#11)
- 1974: "Aber am Abend (da spielt der Zigeuner)" (#12)
- 1975: "Ich suche einen Schatz" (#36)
- 1975: "Wenn die Rosen erblühen in Malaga" (#13)
- 1979: "Darling" (#37)
References
- ^ welt.de
- ^ "ESC National Finals 1972". Archived from the original on 22 January 2010. Retrieved 5 November 2009.
- ^ ESC National Finals 1973
- ^ ESC History 1974
- ^ ESC National Finals 1978
- ^ Musicline.de Biography (German)
- ^ "German Charts database". Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2009.