Roland Kaiser
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Roland Kaiser | |
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| Born | Ronald Keiler 10 May 1952 |
| Occupation | Singer |
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| Children | 3 |
Roland Kaiser (born Ronald Keiler; 10 May 1952) is a German Schlager singer.[1] He is one of the most successful German-speaking Schlager singers.[2]
Kaiser was born in West Berlin.[3] He was working as a marketing executive in a car firm[3] where he was discovered by German music producer Gerd Kämpfe.[4] In 1974, he released his first single under the stage name of Roland Kaiser, titled "Was ist wohl aus ihr geworden?",[5] and in 1976 he got his first chart placement with "Frei, das heißt allein",[6] which reached under Top 20 on the West German top list.[7]
In 1980, he competed in the West German trial for the Eurovision Song Contest but did not win.[8] In the same year, he had his greatest success on the lists so far with the song "Santa Maria" (by Oliver Onions/Guido & Maurizio De Angelis),[9] which maintained its first place in West Germany for six weeks.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Roland Kaiser". Biografie WHO'S WHO (in German). Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ Baur, Lisa (23 February 2024). "Die Top 15 erfolgreichsten Schlagerstars aller Zeiten". Südkurier (in German). Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Roland Kaiser: Alle News, Analysen und Berichte". Berliner Zeitung (in German). 28 October 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ Blech, Volker (1 July 2018). "Gerhard Kämpfe ist Berlins Festivalmacher". Berliner Morgenpost (in German). Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ "20 Fakten über Roland Kaiser". Schlagerplanet Radio (in German). 27 December 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ "Roland Kaiser zum Geburtstag: Der Schlager-Entertainer wird 70". Stuttgarter Zeitung (in German). 9 May 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ Coen, Amrai (29 December 2019). "Roland Kaiser: "Wäre ja furchtbar, wenn jeder meine Schlager hören müsste"". Die Zeit (in German). Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ "Von Schlager bis Rock: Diese Stars wollten zum Eurovision Song Contest – durften aber nicht". Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger (in German). 13 May 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ ""Santa Maria"". Norddeutscher Rundfunk (in German). 27 December 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ "Roland Kaiser". Schlager Radio (in German). Retrieved 24 February 2024.
External links
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- Official website (in German)
- Roland Kaiser at IMDb
- Discography on hitparade.ch (in German)
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