Bob Martin Und es weht der Wind - Schlager Raritäten (2-CD)

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Bob Martin was born Leo Heppe on 7 June 1922 in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia. He came to Vienna with his parents in the 1920s, where he worked as a singer at the Vienna State Opera until his retirement. In addition to his engagement at the opera, he also pursued a career as a pop singer. In 1956 he achieved a double success in the charts with the single Und es weht der Wind/Olé Muchacheros. Both the A-side and the B-side were successful. With Zurück in die Heimat (1958, # 13) and Jugend und Glück (1958, # 24) he achieved two more chart placements.

Bob Martin was far more successful as a member of the singing groups Die Montecarlos and Die Blauen Jungs, with whom he even achieved two Top Ten placings. Andrea mit den Montecarlos reached number 8 in the German hit parade in 1957, Zuhause, Zuhause mit den Blauen Jungs climbed to number 3 in November 1957.

In the same year, Bob Martin starred alongside Grethe Weiser in the film Einmal eine große Dame sein and represented Austria at the 1957 Grand Prix Eurovision de la Chanson. He also participated in numerous record productions of operas and operettas.