Peter Orloff Die Großen Erfolge (CD)

Peter Orloff

Peter Orloff can look back not only on a successful singing career; he also ranks among the most important composers, lyricists and producers of the German Schlager scene of the 1970s and 1980s.

Peter Orloff was born on March 12, 1944, in Lemgo. His father Nicolai, descended from an old Russian noble family, emigrated amid the turmoil of the October Revolution and reached Germany in 1920, where he studied Protestant theology. In Lemgo he founded the Russian Brotherly Aid and later took charge of the famous Black Sea Cossack Choir. At fourteen Peter was allowed to join the choir and trained in singing and music theory.

After finishing school he began studying law in Cologne while singing in a band. Through the composer Heinz Korn he obtained a recording contract with Cornet in 1967. His second single, "Es ist nie zu spaet," brought his breakthrough, and he soon became one of the most popular artists on the ZDF-Hitparade.

Orloff was at least as successful as a writer and producer. In 1969 he composed "Du" for Peter Maffay, which conquered the top of the charts and earned him his first gold record. After moving to Decca he wrote and produced worldwide hits for Bernd Clueuver such as "Der Junge mit der Mundharmonika," triggering a whole wave of romance in German Schlager. A multi-talent, he also worked for Freddy Quinn, Julio Iglesias and many others.

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