Dieter Bohlen

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Dieter Bohlen
Bohlen at a discotheque in Mallorca, August 2006
Bohlen at a discotheque in Mallorca, August 2006
Background information
Born February 7, 1954 (1954-02-07) (age 54)
Origin Berne, Germany
Genre(s) pop, eurodance
Occupation(s) musician, record producer, songwriter, singer
Years active 1984 until to present
Associated acts Modern Talking (Thomas Anders), Blue System, C.C.Catch, Bonnie Bianco, Chris Norman, Bonnie Tyler, Mark Medlock

Dieter Günter Bohlen (born February 7, 1954, in Berne near Oldenburg) is a German musician, producer, and songwriter.

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[edit] Biography

From 1984 to 1987 and from 1998 to 2003, Bohlen was part of the pop duo Modern Talking as a producer. From 1986 to 1988, he was a producer and songwriter of disco queen C.C.Catch. After the first split-up of Modern Talking in 1987, he formed Blue System. For most projects Bohlen employed background singers to produce a high-pitched chorus, if needed, and his frequent collaborator in the studio was Luis Rodriguez (listed as co-producer).

Bohlen was married to Erika Sauerland from 1983 to 1994 and has three children from this marriage. Even before he was legally divorced, he lived with – but never married – his new girlfriend Nadja Abd el Farrag AKA Naddel, a pharmaceutical laboratory assistant; she was a background dancer for Blue System at that time. In 1996, he married model and singer Verona Feldbusch but divorced her after thirty days, propelling Verona to celebrity status (she went on to host television shows such as Peep and Veronas Welt). After breaking up with Verona, he produced German boygroup Touché which was founded by one of the group's five members, Karim Maataoui. Bohlen eventually returned to Naddel, but the two split up again in 2000. Afterwards, Bohlen lived with 1979 born model Stefanie Küster until 2006. They have one son, Maurice, born mid 2005.

He met his current girlfriend Carina in Majorca, Spain, where one of the castings of Deutschland sucht den Superstar (the German version of Pop idol) was produced.

In 1986, Bohlen wrote and produced Chris Norman's "Midnight Lady" for an episode of the German crime show Tatort, a song that became a major hit in central Europe.

He has been in the jury of Deutschland sucht den Superstar for seasons 1 through 5 and has scored several major hits with the participants. He is often criticized for his controversial and insulting comments ("You sing like a garden gnome on ecstasy", "Your voice sounds like Kermit when someone treads on his behind"). Bohlen has also released two autobiographical books about his career and his women and his experiences with singers. The first book was an unprecedented success in Germany. Both books were also released as audio books.

In 2006, Bohlen issued a new album called Dieter - Der Film that was a soundtrack to a movie of the same name.

  • Global sales of Bohlen's acts Modern Talking and Blue System were 125 million units.
  • Global sales of all singles and albums that were produced by Dieter Bohlen exceed 165 million units.
  • He lives in the village of Tötensen near Hamburg.

[edit] Discography

Year Title Artist
1985 Let's Talk About Love Modern Talking
The First Album
1986 The Singles Collection
In The Middle Of Nowhere
Ready For Romance
1987 Walking On A Rainbow Blue System
The Modern Talking Story Modern Talking
Romantic Warriors
In The Garden Of Venus
1988 Twilight Blue System
Best Of Modern Talking Modern Talking
Body Heat Blue System
1989 The Greatest Hits Modern Talking
1990 Obsession Blue System
1991 Déjà Vu
Seeds Of Heaven
1992 Hello America
1993 Backstreet Dreams
1994 X-Ten
21st Century
1995 Forever Blue
1996 Body To Body
1997 Here I Am
1998 Back For Good Modern Talking
1999 Alone
2000 2000 - Years Of The Dragon
2001 The Very Best Of
America
2002 We Still Have A Dream - The Greatest Love Ballads
Nichts Als Die Wahrheit (Nothing but the truth) Dieter Bohlen
The Golden Years Modern Talking
Victory
Greatest Hits Dieter Bohlen
2003 Universe Modern Talking
The Final Album - The Ultimate Best Of
2006 Dieter - The Hits Dieter Bohlen
2007 Dreamcatcher Mark Medlock & Dieter Bohlen


[edit] No. 1 Hits in Germany

Year Title Artist
1985 You're My Heart, You're My Soul Modern Talking
You Can Win if You Want
Cheri Cheri Lady
1986 Brother Louie
Atlantis Is Calling (SOS for Love)
Midnight Lady Chris Norman
2003 We Have a Dream Deutschland sucht den Superstar candidates
Take Me Tonight Alexander
You Drive Me Crazy Daniel K.
Für dich Yvonne Catterfeld
Free Like the Wind Alexander
2004 Du hast mein Herz gebrochen Yvonne Catterfeld
2007 Now Or Never Mark Medlock
You Can Get It
2008 Summer Love

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Persondata
NAME Bohlen, Dieter
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bohlen, Dieter Günther
SHORT DESCRIPTION Musician, producer, songwriter
DATE OF BIRTH February 7, 1954
PLACE OF BIRTH Oldenburg, Germany
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH