Frank Dostal

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Frank Dostal
Born	(1945-12-16) December 16, 1945 Flensburg, Germany
Occupations	songwriter, record producer
Years active	1960s–present
Associated acts	The Rattles, Wonderland, Achim Reichel, Die Crackers, Die Braut Haut Ins Auge, Baccara

Frank Dostal (born December 16, 1945 in Flensburg, Germany) is a German songwriter and music producer. In the late 1960s, he was a singer with the rock bands The Rattles, who were consistently successful in Germany during the 1960s, and Wonderland. In the late 1970s, he was a co-writer for the internationally successful vocal duo Baccara produced by Rolf Soja.^[1] Today, he is on the supervisory board ("Aufsichtsrat") of the German performance rights organisation GEMA.

Biography

Frank Dostal was born in Flensburg and raised in Hamburg. Before taking his Abitur exams, he left school to become a rock singer. With a band called The Faces he won a talent contest. He joined The Rattles and, in 1968, founded Wonderland with fellow ex-Rattle Achim Reichel. With Wonderland, he sang lead vocals and played bongos, bass guitar and organ. He also wrote the lyrics to Reichel's compositions for the band. The two of them later produced records for children, including "Die große Kinderparty" ("The great children's party").

Later, Dostal devoted himself exclusively to writing lyrics. In the second half of the 1970s, his lyrics frequently appeared on the German Hit Parade. He worked for Father Abraham ("Das Lied der Schlümpfe", the German version of "The Smurf Song"), Nana Mouskouri, the Goombay Dance Band and many others.

Dostal came to international fame as the co-writers of songs of the vocal duo Baccara produced by Rolf Soja: "Yes Sir, I Can Boogie", "Sorry, I'm a Lady", and "Parlez-vous français?".

Frank Dostal is married to Mary McGlory, a former bass guitar player of Liverpool all-female beat group The Liverbirds. They have two children.

References

↑ Rolf Soja discography at Discogs (Baccara producer)

External links

Dostal's biography at GEMA.de
Hits by Frank Dostal in the Swiss hit parade
Frank Dostal discography at Discogs

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 85774706 LCCN: n2013002675

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Name	Dostal, Frank
Alternative names
Short description	German songwriter and producer
Date of birth	December 16, 1945
Place of birth	Flensburg, Germany
Date of death
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