Patrick Lindner

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Patrick Lindner (b. September 6, 1960 in Munich, Germany) is a German Volksmusik singer. Lindner lives with his gay partner and together, they raise their adopted son from Russia.

[edit] Life

Born as Friedrich Günther Raab, Lindner worked as a Chef before his breakthrough in 1989 when he made it to the second rank in the Grand Prix of popular Music in 1989. He then released various Singles and Albums but also hosted TV shows such as "Patrick Lindner persönlich" (P.L. personally), "So ein Tag mit guten Freunden" (Day with good friends) and the "Patrick Lindner Show" in German ZDF (until 1998). He also had appearances in movies and series as "Weißblaue Wintergeschichten" (wintertime stories), "Das Traumschiff" and "Soko Special".

By the year 1997 Lindner abandoned classical Volksmusik in order to make more progressive music. By this time, his Coming Out and his relationship with manager Michael Link made him popular in Germany, newspapers called them a "Germany's top gay couple". In 199, they adopted eight-months old Daniel, a child brought up in an institution in Russia. In December 2003 he was sentenced to a 432.000 € fine for Tax Avoidance. In March 2005 he brake up with his boyfriend Michael Link whom he had been dating since 1992. Link had written the children's books "Come I'll show you my parents" and "Adventure Adoption or: a lifetime dream comes true" in order to promote tolerance towards homosexuals. On his 2005 Album, Lindner for the first time sang songs in both German and English.