Marianne Rosenberg (b. March 10, 1955 Berlin) is a German Schlager music singer and songwriter.
She is the fifth of seven children of Auschwitz survivor Otto Rosenberg, who was part Roma. She recorded her first song, Mr. Paul McCartney, after winning a talent contest at age fourteen.
Her major hits include Ich bin wie du, Fremder Mann, Er gehört zu mir (also recorded in English as How Can I Go Now?), Lieder der Nacht and Marleen, all of which were very successful in West Germany in the early and mid-1970s.
In 1989 she entered the charts again with song "I Need Your Love Tonight" written by Dieter Bohlen. Song appears on Rivalen Der Rennbahn soundtrack.
Eurovision Song Contest
"Er gehört zu mir" was a finalist in the competition to select a
Eurovision Song Contest entry for Germany in 1975 but was only placed tenth. Rosenberg's attempts to sing in Eurovision took a surprising turn in 1976 when she was shortlisted to represent Luxembourg with the song "Tout peut arriver au cinema". Although it didn't win, it went on to be a German hit under the title "Lieder der Nacht". In 1978, Rosenberg competed in the German heats again, and this time was placed seventh with "Nein, weinen werd’ ich nicht". Not so successful was her 1980 entry "Ich werd' da sein, wenn es Sturm gibt" which came twelfth (and last). Marianne Rosenberg's final challenge for Eurovision was in 1982 with the song "Blue Jeans Kinder", a ballad which took eighth place.
She also achieved chart success in other European countries, including Austria and the Netherlands. Rosenberg is also considered a gay icon in several countries, such as the Netherlands and her native Germany.
In 2004, Rosenberg re-released Marleen in a remixed version and with a new promotional video. The single reached # 33 on the official German Charts as compiled by Media Control. The follow-up single Er gehört zu mir reached # 77. Both singles were taken from her 2004 disco-flavoured album Für immer wie heute, which reached # 12 on the German Album charts.
In 2008, Rosenberg released her first jazz and chanson album, I'm a Woman.
Discography
1970 Mr. Paul McCartney (D-Charts: # 33)
1972 Fremder Mann (D-Charts: # 8)
1972 Er ist nicht wie du (D-Charts: # 5)
1972 Warum gerade ich (D-Charts: # 26)
1973 Jeder Weg hat mal ein Ende (D-Charts: # 9)
1973 Laß dir Zeit (D-Charts: # 40)
1974 Ein Stern erwacht (D-Chart: # 21)
1974 Wären Tränen aus Gold (D-Charts: # 20)
1975 Karneval (D-Charts: # 46)
1975 Er gehört zu mir (D-Charts: # 7)
1975 Ich bin wie du (D-Charts: # 18)
1976 Lieder der Nacht (D-Charts: # 6)
1977 Marleen (D-Charts: # 5)
1977 Einen Tag mehr als für immer (So lang' werde ich dich lieben) (D-Charts: # 45)
1977 Nimm dir Zeit für sie (Eh' die zeit sie dir nimmt)
1978 Schade, ich kann dich nicht lieben
1978 Cariblue
1978 Andreas
1979 Wo ist Jane
1979 Herz aus Glas (D-Charts: # 25)
1979 Und die Liebe, sie kam
1980 Sie ist kalt
1980 Traumexpress
1980 Ruf an! (D-Charts: # 54)
1980 Ich hab' auf Liebe gesetzt (D-Charts: # 31)
1982 Nur Sieger stehn im Licht (D-Charts: # 32)
1982 Der Mann vom Kartell
1989 I Need Your Love Tonight (D-Charts: # 56)
1989 Ich denk' an dich
1990 Eins/zwei/drei Ich hab gedacht es ist vorbei
1992 Nur eine Nacht
1992 Nie mehr so wie es war
2000 Himmlisch
2000 Wieder da
2000 Gift
2001 Nur das Beste
2004 Lieder der Nacht-Special ed.
2004 Für Immer Wie Heute (D-Charts: # 12)
2008 I'm a Woman
External links
Official homepage
Category:1955 births
Category:Living people
Category:German female singers
Category:German musicians
Category:People of Romani descent
Category:German songwriters
Category:People from Berlin
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