Thomas Anders
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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- 2023 · Kiwis große Partynacht as Self
- 2023 · 40 Jahre Formel Eins as Self
- 2023 · Das 1% Quiz – Wie clever ist Deutschland? as Self
- 2023 · Verona Pooth – More than Talking as Self
- 2021 · MaiThink X – Die Show as Self
- 2021 · Legendär! as Self
- 2021 · МУЗ КЛИПЫ 80х as Self - singer (archive footage)
- 2021 · МУЗ КЛИПЫ - 90х as Self (archive footage)
- 2021 · The Wheel – Das abgedrehte Promi-Quiz as Self
- 2021 · Rolling – Das Quiz mit der Münze as Self
- 2020 · Die Hitwisser as Self
- 2020 · Maite Kelly - Vom Hippiekind zum Schlagerstar as Self
- 2020 · Koch mal Anders as Self - Host
- 2019 · Schlager oder Pflicht? as Self
- 2019 · The Masked Singer as Self - Turtle
- 2019 · Talk am See mit Gaby Hauptmann as self
- 2018 · Du ahnst es nicht as Self - Host
- 2018 · Genial daneben – Das Quiz as Self
- 2017 · Kölner Sommer-Treff as self
- 2017 · Dieter Bohlen: Die Mega Show as Self
- 2017 · Xaviers Wunschkonzert Live as Self
- 2016 · Eine(r) von hier as Self
- 2016 · Wunderlich's World as Er selbst
- 2016 · Die Superpauker as Self
- 2016 · Paarduell as himself
- 2015 · Die Quiz-Helden as Self
- 2015 · Quizduell-Olymp as Self
- 2015 · Wir sind Deutschland as Self
- 2015 · Wer weiß denn sowas? as
- 2015 · Wer weiß denn sowas? as Self
- 2015 · Schlager einer Stadt as Self
- 2014 · ДИСКОТЕКА 80-х as Self
- 2014 · MDR um 4 as Self
- 2013 · Grill den Henssler as Self
- 2013 · Familien Duell Prominenten-Special as Self
- 2012 · Einfach Kathi - Resch & Lieblich as Self
- 2012 · Privat bei … as Self
- 2011 · 25 Jahre Modern Talking as Self
- 2011 · Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell as Self
- 2010 · Hirschhausens Quiz des Menschen as Self
- 2010 · X Factor as Self - Juror
- 2010 · Landesschau Rheinland-Pfalz as Self
- 2009 · 5 gegen Jauch as himself
- 2009 · Das Schlagzeilenquiz as Self
- 2009 · Thomas Anders – The Gentleman Of Music / Live In Concert as Vocal
- 2008 · Plasberg persönlich as Self
- 2008 · Markus Lanz as Self
- 2007 · Das unglaubliche Quiz der Tiere as Self
- 2007 · Inas Nacht as Self
- 2007 · WegGefährten as self
- 2007 · Kult am Sonntag as himself
- 2006 · Lafer! Lichter! Lecker! as Self
- 2006 · Quiz Taxi as Self
- 2006 · Das perfekte Promi-Dinner as Self
- 2006 · Das NRW Duell as Self
- 2005 · Privado – Stars und ihr Zuhause as Self
- 2005 · G&G – Gesichter und Geschichten as Self
- 2004 · Domian: Der Promi-Talk as Self
- 2004 · Die 90er - Popwunder & Popsünden as Self
- 2004 · Leute am Donnerstag as himself
- 2004 · Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel as Self
- 2003 · Unsere Besten as Self
- 2003 · Die Hit-Giganten as
- 2003 · ZIBB as Self
- 2003 · TV total Wok-WM as Self
- 2003 · Modern Talking: The Final Album - Ultimate DVD as Self
- 2003 · Die ultimative Chartshow as Self
- 2002 · Deutschland sucht den Superstar as Self
- 2002 · Planet Wissen as himself
- 2002 · Blondes Gift as self
- 2002 · Die 80er Jahre Show as Self
- 2001 · Aeschbacher as Self
- 2000 · Menschen der Woche as Self
- 2000 · Abendschau as self
- 2000 · Koschwitz as Self
- 1999 · Volle Kanne as Self
- 1999 · TV Total as Self
- 1999 · Beckmann as Self
- 1999 · Show Palast as Self
- 1998 · Ein Herz für Kinder as Self
- 1998 · Die Johannes B. Kerner Show as Self
- 1997 · Leute heute as Self
- 1997 · Taff as self
- 1997 · Hier ab vier as Self
- 1996 · Zimmer frei! as Self
- 1995 · Die Harald Schmidt Show as Self
- 1995 · Musik für Sie as self
- 1994 · alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio as Self
- 1994 · Die Feste mit Florian Silbereisen as Self
- 1994 · Exclusiv - Das Star-Magazin as self
- 1994 · Höchstpersönlich as self
- 1992 · ECHO-Verleihung as Self
- 1992 · Riverboat as Self
- 1991 · Boulevard Bio as Self
- 1991 · DAS! as Self
- 1990 · Mini Playback Show as Self
- 1990 · Stern TV as Self
- 1990 · Pssst ... as Self
- 1989 · ZDF-Mittagsmagazin as Self
- 1988 · Flitterabend as Self - Singer
- 1987 · Nachtcafé as Self
- 1986 · ZDF-Fernsehgarten as Self
- 1982 · Champs-Elysées as Self - Modern Talking
- 1982 · Menschen as Self
- 1981 · Wetten, dass..? as Self
- 1979 · NDR Talk Show as Self
- 1976 · Melodies and Rythms of Foreign Pop Music as Self
- 1976 · Kölner Treff as Self
- 1974 · 3 nach 9 as Self
- 1971 · Dalli Dalli as Self
- 1969 · Die ZDF-Hitparade as Self
- 1966 · Goldene Kamera Verleihung as Self
- 1966 · Goldene Kamera Verleihung as Self - Laudatio
- 1963 · Viña del Mar International Song Festival as Self - Musical Guest
- 1957 · Aktuelle Schaubude as Self
- 1948 · Bambi Awards as Self