Who was/is René Carol ? - CDs, Vinyl LPs, DVD and more
René Carol
René Carol, whose real name was Gerhard Tschierschnitz, was born on 11 April 1920 in Berlin and for years ranked among the leading German Schlager singers. The good-looking Berliner was a pronounced ladies' favourite and shaped dance and light music until the mid-1960s.
His breakthrough came in 1949 with "Am Zuckerhut" – supported by Danielle Mac and Willy Schneider – and with the duet "Am Hafen von Adano" at the side of Lonny Kellner. In the years that followed he was one of the most sought-after performers in his field, adding dance and light-music numbers to his broad repertoire alongside his Schlager hits.
René Carol enjoyed his greatest success in 1952 with "Rote Rosen, rote Lippen, roter Wein". Produced by Kurt Feltz, the recording earned him and Polydor the first gold record of the post-war era in Germany two years later, after 500,000 shellac discs had been sold. René Carol died on 9 April 1978, two days before his 58th birthday.
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