- Kristina Bach
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Name = Kristina Bach
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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Kerstin Bräuer
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Born = birth date and age|1962|4|7Mettmann ,North Rhine-Westphalia ,Germany
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Instrument =Vocals
Genre =Schlager
Occupation =Songwriter ,Singer , Producer
Years_active = 1970 – present
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URL = [http://www.kristinabach.de www.kristinabach.de]
Notable_instruments =Kristina Bach (born Kerstin Bräuer on
7 April 1962 inMettmann ,North Rhine-Westphalia ,Germany ) is a German "Schlager " singer,lyric ist and music producer. Bach is noted for her 3 ½-octave vocal range .Biography
Bach was 13 years old when she won her first
talent contest . She later studied vocal music and dance as well aspiano andguitar . In addition, she took drama courses, after which she hosted a number of television programmes. Her singing career began in the early 1980s when she was discovered. She issued her first single in 1983 and had her first hit in 1984 with a remake of a 1960s "schlager" "Heißer Sand" (a 1962 hit for Mina). At the end of the 1980s a number of other hits and television appearances followed. Her big break came in 1990 with the Jean Frankfurter-penned song "Erst ein Cappucino". This marked the beginning of her career as one of Germany's most successful singers: she has won the Deutsche Schlagerparade an unprecedented six times.In 1993 Bach appeared on the American
Billboard charts with a dance version of "The Phantom of the Opera ", which spent several weeks in the Top 20. 1997 saw Bach sing a duo withDrafi Deutscher , "Gib' nicht auf".At the beginning of the 1990s, Bach discovered the singer Michelle, for whom she wrote and produced her first hit. Bach participated in the 1994 Deutschen Schlager-Festspielen, coming in fifth with her song "Matador", while her protégé Michelle came in second with "Silbermond und Sternenfeuer".
Another artist that Bach discovered and promoted is
Jeanette Biedermann .Personal life
She lives with her partner, Peter Lichtsteiner, in
Zurich ,Switzerland .Awards and recognition
*Goldene Stimmgabel ("gold tuning fork")
*Goldenes Mikrofon ("gold mike")
*Silberne Muse (for lyrics)
*Live act of the year'
*'North German Schlager award
*several gold recordsDiscography
ingles
* 1983 "Donna Maria"
* 1984 "Heißer Sand"
* 1985 "Allein auf einem Stern"
* 1986 "Irgendwann ... Hand in Hand"
* 1989 "Eldorado"
* 1990 "Charly"
* 1990 "Erst ein Cappuccino"
* 1991 "Antonio"
* 1991 "Alle Sterne von Athen"
* 1992 "Caballero Caballero"
* 1993 "Er schenkte mir den Eiffelturm"
* 1993 "Ich will nicht länger Dein Geheimnis sein"
* 1993 "Da war das Feuer einer Sommernacht"
* 1994 "Tango mit Fernando"
* 1994 "Avanti, Avanti"
* 1995 "Und die Erde steht still"
* 1995 "Hörst Du denn noch immer Al Martino"
* 1996 "Stimmen der Nacht"
* 1996 "Verdammt zur Sehnsucht"
* 1996 "Dann bist Du für mich da"
* 1997 "Ein Hauch Jamaica"
* 1997 "Gib nicht auf" (duo withDrafi Deutscher )
* 1998 "Schiffbruch in meiner Seele"
* 1998 "Es kribbelt und es prickelt"
* 1999 "Hey, ich such' hier nicht den größten Lover" (Schlager version ofYou're the Greatest Lover )
* 1999 "Ganz schön sexy"
* 1999 "Mein kleiner Prinz" (withJeanette Biedermann )
* 2000 "Rio de Janeiro"
* 2000 "Männer sind doch schließlich zum Vergnügen da"
* 2001 "Unverschämte blaue Augen"
* 2001 "Davon stirbt man nicht"
* 2001 "Du gehst mir langsam unter die Haut"
* 2002 "Latino, Latino"
* 2002 "Wahre Lügen"
* 2002 "Auf dünnem Eis getanzt"
* 2003 "Fliegst Du mit mir zu den Sternen"
* 2004 "Die Erde hat mich wieder"
* 2004 "Keine Nacht war zu viel"
* 2004 "Du bist verrückt, dass Du mich liebst"
* 2005 "Du machst eine Frau erst zur Frau"
* 2005 "Reden ist Silber und Küssen Gold"
* 2006 "Alles von mir"
* 2006 "Bin kein Engel"
* 2006 "Warum geh'n, wenn man fliegen kann"
* 2007 "Jimmy, ich hab' Dich geliebt"Albums
* 1988 "Musical, Musical, Musical"
* 1991 "Kristina Bach"
* 1993 "Ein bisschen näher zu Dir"
* 1994 "Rendezvous mit dem Feuer"
* 1996 "Stimmen der Nacht"
* 1997 "Es kribbelt und es prickelt"
* 1999 "Ganz schön frech"
* 1999 "Tausend kleine Winterfeuer"
* 2001 "Scharf auf's Leben"
* 2002 "Liebe, was sonst!"
* 2004 "Leb Dein Gefühl"
* 2005 "Alles von mir"
* 2006 "Die 1002. Nacht"ources
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External links
* [http://www.kristinabach.de/ Kristina Bach] de icon
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