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Thomas Anders

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Bernd Weidung (born 1 March 1963), known by his stage name Thomas Anders, is a German singer, songwriter and record producer. He is best known as the lead vocalist of the pop duo Modern Talking.

Starting his singing career while still in school, Anders unsuccessfully attempted to establish himself as a Schlager artist for several years. After forming the Eurodisco duo Modern Talking with Dieter Bohlen in 1983, they became a worldwide sensation with their hit "You're My Heart, You're My Soul". They followed up with a string of other hits, namely "You Can Win If You Want", "Cheri, Cheri Lady", "Brother Louie", "Atlantis Is Calling (S.O.S. for Love)", "Geronimo's Cadillac", and "Jet Airliner", before dissolving in 1987. In 1998, they reunited and produced several new songs such as "You Are Not Alone", "Sexy, Sexy Lover", "No Face, No Name, No Number", "Ready for the Victory", and "TV Makes the Superstar", before dissolving again in 2003. Their controversial break-ups led to several lawsuits and heavy coverage from the German tabloid press. During their two stints together, the duo sold 120 million records worldwide and received numerous sales certifications around the globe.

After the two break-ups of Modern Talking, Anders performed as a solo artist during the 1990s and after 2003. During the first Modern Talking split, he released six studio albums, none of which managed to chart, whereas some singles such as "Love of My Own" achieved mediocre success. Only his Spanish language album Barcos de Cristal (1994) proved successful in Argentina, where its eponymous title track climbed to number 1. Following the second break-up, Anders started a more successful solo career, with his album This Time (2004) reaching number 14 in Germany and producing number 1 hits in Russia and Turkey. His 2010 album Strong reached Platinum status in Russia for sales of more than 650,000 copies. Two (2010), a collaboration album with Jörn-Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen reached number 11 in Germany, while his first German language album Pures Leben (2017) climbed at number 14.

While being unable to match his success with Modern Talking with his solo career, Anders is considered a musical icon in Eastern Europe, where he is more revered than in his native country and regularly performs stadium tours and on New Year's Eve in Poland. In 2006, the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv made him an honorary professor for "shaping the musical taste of a generation", and he holds the distinction for being the best-selling foreign artist of all time in Russia. ...

Source: Article "Thomas Anders" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Thomas Anders, de son vrai nom Bernd Weidung, est un chanteur allemand, né le 1er mars 1963 à Mörz, près de Bonn.

Il doit sa renommée au groupe Modern Talking qu'il a créé avec Dieter Bohlen en 1984. Thomas Anders a commencé sa carrière relativement tôt aux côtés de Dieter Bohlen, pour ensuite connaître un succès retentissant de 1984 à 1987 et de 1998 à 2003 avec Modern Talking qui vendra plus de 120 millions de disques. Modern Talking alignera 5 numéros 1 successifs au Top singles en Allemagne entre 1985 et 1986 (de You're my heart, you're my soul à Atlantis is calling).

Après la première séparation du groupe, Thomas Anders commence une carrière solo qui n'a pas été très retentissante, ses albums passant relativement inaperçus de 1989 à 1997. Sur scène, il continue à entonner les hits de Modern Talking.

Lors du come back de Modern Talking en 1998, il renoue avec le succès à l'échelle internationale. Mais après 12 albums en commun, le groupe se scinde à nouveau. Thomas Anders sort alors son 7e album solo This Time qui parvint à convaincre une partie des fans de Modern Talking.

Depuis, Thomas Anders est régulièrement présentateur de spectacles Best Of Formel Eins, un spectacle hebdomadaire consacré aux années 1980, Eurovision...). Il donne encore de nombreux concerts et a été nommé professeur en Bulgarie.

En 2006, il sort un album de reprises de grands tubes des années 1980 tels Do You Really Want to Hurt Me ou True. En 2008, il s'associe à Sound Chateau et sort deux nouveaux morceaux aux allures dancefloor et pop, Ibiza Baba Baya et For You. 2008 est aussi l'année des concerts donnés un peu partout en Europe: Ukraine, Lettonie, Israël, Russie, Malte, etc. Pendant la période de Noël, une chanson est éditée, Kisses For Christmas.

En 2009, il chante en duo avec Sandra sur The Night Is Still Young. Après les vicissitudes liées à l'annulation de son album Good Karma, Thomas Anders reprend les chemins des studios en Russie afin de sortir un album pop, Strong, dont le titre phare est Why Do You Cry.

En 2011, il enregistre un album en duo avec Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen, et l'année suivante un duo avec Kamaliya pour le titre No Ordinary Love. En Août 2013, il chante avec la star iranienne Omid pour We Are One.

En 2014 sort le titre Everybody Wants to Rule the World. En 2016 paraît un album de reprises, History avec deux titres inédits. En juillet 2016 sort le single Love Is in the Air et un medley 2016 de l'album History. En avril 2017 il publie Pures Leben, un album entièrement en allemand, suivi en Octobre 2018 de Ewig mit dir.

En juin 2020, il sort Das Album en collaboration avec Florian Silbereisen qui sera numéro 1 des ventes en Allemagne pendant 2 semaines et recevra un disque de platine. Numéro 1 en Autriche et recevra un disque d'or. Et il sera aussi numéro 1 en Suisse.

Le 26 Mars 2021, paraît l'album Cosmic, soutenu par le single Cosmic Rider.

Source: Article "Thomas Anders" de Wikipédia en français, soumis à la licence CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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