Oliver Bendt
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Oliver Bendt is a German singer and actor.
Knoch grew up the son of an actress in Munich, where he played children's roles in several films, including Königswalzer
(1955) and Weil du arm bist, musst du früher sterben (1956). He received his first violin, piano and guitar lessons and became a member of the Regensburg Cathedral Boys Choir, where he received vocal training, and completed his vocal studies at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg
. In 1967 he competed at the Ralf Arnie Musikverlag as a junior and came into a career as a singer under the name "George" in 1967 and 1968 with four single records. At the same time he sang with the German production of the musical Hair. Later, he renamed himself Oliver Bendt and had greater success with cover versions of English hits, including What I did, I did for Maria, I'll come back to Amarillo, My Song for Mary and Oh, Marie.
Towards the end of the 1970s he lived for some time on the Caribbean island of St. Lucia. Here he had the idea for the Goombay Dance Band
, which brought him his greatest successes in 1979/1980. The greatest success in Germany was the song Sun of Jamaica
. The single sold 11 million copies, and was in the chart for 12 weeks in the UK and three weeks at number one. Bendt lives with his family in Norderstedt
near Hamburg; he met his wife in St. Lucia.
Knoch grew up the son of an actress in Munich, where he played children's roles in several films, including Königswalzer
Königswalzer
Königswalzer is a 1955 West German romance film directed by Viktor Tourjansky starring Marianne Koch and Michael Cramer. It is a remake of the 1935 film of the same name.-Cast:*Marianne Koch ... Therese*Michael Cramer ... Graf Ferdinand von Tettenbach...
(1955) and Weil du arm bist, musst du früher sterben (1956). He received his first violin, piano and guitar lessons and became a member of the Regensburg Cathedral Boys Choir, where he received vocal training, and completed his vocal studies at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg
Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg
The Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg is one of the larger universities of music in Germany.It was founded 1950 as Staatliche Hochschule für Musik on the base of the former private acting school of Annemarie Marks-Rocke and Eduard Marks.Studies include various music types from church music...
. In 1967 he competed at the Ralf Arnie Musikverlag as a junior and came into a career as a singer under the name "George" in 1967 and 1968 with four single records. At the same time he sang with the German production of the musical Hair. Later, he renamed himself Oliver Bendt and had greater success with cover versions of English hits, including What I did, I did for Maria, I'll come back to Amarillo, My Song for Mary and Oh, Marie.
Towards the end of the 1970s he lived for some time on the Caribbean island of St. Lucia. Here he had the idea for the Goombay Dance Band
Goombay Dance Band
The Goombay Dance Band is a German based band of the 1970s created by Oliver Bendt. The band is named after a small bay on the Caribbean island of St...
, which brought him his greatest successes in 1979/1980. The greatest success in Germany was the song Sun of Jamaica
Sun of Jamaica
"Sun of Jamaica" is a song co-written by Ekkehard Stein and Wolfgang Jass, performed by the German band Goombay Dance Band.The lyrics recount the narrator's desire to visit Jamaica after seeing Mutiny on the Bounty as a boy. When he visits he falls in love with a woman, and vows to later return to...
. The single sold 11 million copies, and was in the chart for 12 weeks in the UK and three weeks at number one. Bendt lives with his family in Norderstedt
Norderstedt
Norderstedt is a city in Germany and part of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region , the fifth largest city in the federal state of Schleswig-Holstein, belonging to the district Segeberg.- History :Norderstedt was created by the merger of four towns on 1 January 1970: the towns of Friedrichsgabe and...
near Hamburg; he met his wife in St. Lucia.