Drafi Deutscher
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Birth name | Drafi Franz Richard Deutscher |
Born | Charlottenburg, Germany | 9 May 1946
Died | 9 June 2006 Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany | (aged 60)
Genres | Schlager music |
Occupation(s) | singer |
Years active | 1964–2006 |
Drafi Franz Richard Deutscher (9 May 1946 – 9 June 2006)[1] was a German singer and songwriter of Sinti origin.
Biography
Early life and career
Deutscher was born in Charlottenburg, in the western zone of Berlin, Germany.[2] Between 1964 and 1966, Deutscher had a string of hits in Germany, for example "Shake Hands" (1964 No. 1), "Keep Smiling" (1964 No. 7), "Cinderella Baby" (1965 No. 3), "Heute male ich dein Bild, Cindy-Lou" (1965 No. 1).[3]
1965–1967: Marmor, Stein und Eisen bricht and career peak
His best known song is the 1965
Nineteen-year-old Deutscher had ad-libbed the tune during an October 1965 audition at Musikverlag Edition Intro Gebrüder Meisel GmbH by humming the melody and only singing the characteristic chorus line of "Dum-Dum, Dum-dum"; asked by present songwriter Christian Bruhn what he intended to do with it to turn it into a complete song, he replied, "Det machst du! ("That's done by you!"), so songwriter Günter Loose subsequently wrote the German lyrics to the melody.[5]
In the US, the song was released in 1966 under the title "Marble Breaks and Iron Bends" with English lyrics sung by Deutscher.
1967 to early 1980s: Trial, obscurity, and working under pseudonyms
After his 1965 hit "Marmor, Stein und Eisen bricht", his career in Germany was in full swing, when it was shaken by a 1967 conviction for
It took until the early 1980s for him to make media appearances as a singer again. In 1982, a biopic loosely inspired by Deutscher's life was released to German theaters under the title of his greatest hit, Marmor, Stein und Eisen bricht, in which he appeared in a small cameo role.
Mid-1980s and beyond: Comeback
Deutscher worked with
In late 1986, he achieved success with his
Declining health and death
In November 1998, Deutscher suffered two strokes, followed by a breakdown in 1999 due to increasing diabetes. He nevertheless continued touring, celebrating his 40-year stage anniversary in 2003. Deutscher died from heart failure in 2006 in Frankfurt, at the age of 60.[1]
Album discography
- Shake Hands! Keep Smiling!, 1964
- Drafi!, 1966
- Weil ich Dich liebe, 1971
- Die Welt von heut (Group "Wir"), 1972
- Gute Tage & schlechte Tage, 1973
- Happy Rummel Music (as "Mr. Walkie Talkie"), 1977
- Lost in New York City, 1981
- Drafi, 1982 (extended re-release of 1966 album)
- The Sound of Masquerade (as "Masquerade"), 1984 - AUS #91[12]: 194
- Krieg der Herzen, 1985
- Gemischte Gefühle, 1986
- Deep From the Heart (Mixed Emotions), 1987
- Diesmal für immer, 1987
- Just For You (Mixed Emotions), 1988
- Steinzart – Die besten Jahre, 1988
- Lost in New York City (remix), 1989
- Über Grenzen geh'n, 1989
- Side by Side (with Andreas Martin as New Mixed Emotions), 1991
- Wie Ebbe und Flut, 1992
- So viele Fragen, 1996
- Zukunft, 1998
- We Belong Together (Mixed Emotions), 1999
- Wer war Schuld daran, 2002
- Diesseits von Eden – Die große Drafi Deutscher Hit-Collection, 2006
- The Last Mile, 2007
- Drafi (Re-release of the 1982 album with six bonus tracks), 2008
References
- ^ a b "The Dead Rock Stars Club 2006 January To June". Thedeadrockstarsclub.com. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
- ^ Günter Ehnert (ed.): Hit Bilanz. Deutsche Chart Singles 1956–1980. Hamburg: Taurus Press, 1990, p. 60
- ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
- ^ Christian Bruhn (2005). Marmor, Stein und Liebeskummer ("Marble, stone, and heartaches"), 2005, p. 130
- ^ "Drafi – Marble Breaks And Iron Bends (1966, Vinyl)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ Entry for US single Marble Breaks and Iron Bends on Billboard (limited access due to requiring subscription)
- ^ German entry for international success of US single Marble Breaks and Iron Bends on chartsurfer.de (Höchstposition = "peak position", Chartwochen = "no. of charting weeks", Erste Notierung = "first listing", Letzte Notierung = "last listing") In German, but does not require subscription to view as does Billboard entry.
- ^ Entry for single Dum Dum (Marble Breaks and Iron Breaks) by The Deejays on rateyourmusic.com
- ^ Entry for single Marble Breaks and Iron Bends by Peter Fenton
- ^ Marble Breaks and Iron Bends, performed by Toni & Royce on 11 July 1966 on the Go!! Show (YouTube)
- ^ ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
External links
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- Official fan page
- Drafi Deutscher discography at Discogs
- Drafi Deutscher at IMDb