Dieter Bohlen - megastar of German show business

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Dieter Günther Bohlen is a star representative of the German show business, singer, composer. Huge popularity came to him after the creation of the group Modern Talking, which made him a megastar. Two more famous projects brought him great success. One of them is the Blue System group founded by him. The other is singer C. C. Catch, whom he produced.

Childhood and adolescence

Dieter Bohlen was born in Bern on February 7, 1954. His parents were entrepreneurs. At the age of 9, the boy became interested in music. His idol was the legendary Beatles. Having earned money for an instrument by picking potatoes from his neighbor, the boy bought himself a guitar. After that, he performed at all school concerts, performing the famous hits of famous stars, as well as his own songs.

Dieter's family moved from city to city many times. Therefore, he changed several secondary schools. Bohlen created his own group in 1969. He wrote about two hundred songs for her. The young man devoted a lot of time to music, but nevertheless he graduated from high school. AfterSchool Dieter became a student at the University of Economics. During his studies, he earned his living by performing in nightclubs.

Dreaming of a dizzying career as a world-famous musician, he sent his records to all production centers.

First successes in show business

In 1978, his studies at the university were over, and Dieter Bohlen began working at the music publishing house Intersong. Since 1979 he has been a composer and producer.

Since 1978, Dieter Bohlen's songs have been performed by Katya Ebstein, Bernhard Brink, Roland Kaiser, Bernd Klüver. And his song Hale, Hey Louise, which was performed by Ricky King, held the leading positions in the German music rating for six months. This brought Dieter great success and good earnings.

Mega Star Group

Dieter understood that English-language hit songs were needed for big profits. Acquaintance with Thomas Anders gives birth to the idea of a joint project. Modern Talking existed from 1983 to 1987. Young people performed Dieter Bohlen's songs. During their collaboration, they recorded twenty singles and twelve albums. The popularity of this group can only be compared with the popularity of the Beatles.

Dieter Bohlen and Thomas Anders have become world stars. They record compositions in German, which become leaders in the national music rating. In 1984, the English-language hit You're My Heart, You're My Soul brings the duo a stunning worldsuccess.

In 1987 they break off their relationship. Dieter creates a new project - the Blue System group and is its permanent leader. Within eleven years, thirteen albums were recorded with great success.

In 1998, Dieter Bohlen resumes the Modern Talking project, which this time lasted five years. The album Back For Good, released in 1998, was published in 26 million copies. It became the group's best-selling album.

On the 30th anniversary of the group, the star duo released a collection of their hits.

Personal life of a musician

Dieter Bohlen enjoyed great success with the opposite sex from a young age. His first wife was Erica Sauerland. Between 1985 and 1989, she bore him two sons and a daughter. The marriage lasted eleven years, after which it fell apart.

Nadia Abd El Farrag became his next chosen one. This relationship began before the divorce from his first wife, but did not last long.

Dieter had a second marriage in 1996. His next wife was the model Verona Feldbush. However, life together turned out to be fleeting.

The next darling of the musician is Estefania Küster. She gave birth to his son in 2005.

But Dieter found another family happiness with Karina W altz. She is 31 years younger than her chosen one. Karina bore him two children. They are happy together.

Dieter Bohlen today

Thus, the most fruitful creative period in the life of Dieter Bohlen, which brought him huge success and mega profits, was the 80s of the twentiethcenturies. It was at this time that he wrote most of the musical compositions that became world hits. During this period, he collaborated with a huge number of performers. Among them are world-class stars.

Dieter Bohlen is the most talented and successful German pop composer. None of his projects failed. He has an amazing musical flair, offering the public a musical product that will be most in demand.

Currently, the musician does a lot of sports, physiotherapy, trying to keep his youth. And today Dieter Bohlen, whose songs are known all over the world, is still full of creative plans.