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Frank Zander, 2009

Frank Kurt Zander (born 4 February 1942, Berlin) is a German singer and actor.

Life

Zander works in Germany as singer and actor.[1] Zander lives in Berlin and in Ibiza.

A fan of the German football club Hertha BSC, Zander wrote the club's current anthem "Nur Nach Hause", to the melody of Rod Stewarts "We are Sailing". The song is performed by supporters as the team enters the field at every Hertha home game at the Olympiastadion in Berlin. The song "Da da da" peaked at number 48 in Australia in 1982.[2]

Songs

  • 1975: "Der Ur-Ur-Enkel von Frankenstein"
  • 1974: "Ich trink auf dein Wohl, Marie"
  • 1976: "Oh, Susi (der zensierte Song)"
  • 1978: "Disco Planet (Wir beamen)"
  • 1981: "Ja, wenn wir alle Englein wären" (Ententanz) under his Pseudonym "Fred Sonnenschein und seine Freunde"
  • 1989: "Hier kommt Kurt"
  • 1990: Ninja Turtles TV theme (German dub)
  • 2007: "Hier kommt Knut"

Awards

References

  1. ^ "Fussball-Bundesliga : Frank Zander glaubt an Herthas Klassenerhalt" (in German). Welt.de. 2013-02-06. Retrieved 2013-07-05.
  2. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 348. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.