Tony Holiday
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Tony Holiday was a German pop singer and songwriter.
Knigge was born in Hamburg
, Germany
. He began his career initially as a textile businessman and fashion designer. In 1974 he received a record contract with Hans Bertram
, who rechristened him "Tony Holiday". His first two singles met with little success. Holiday's breakthrough came in 1977 with the German recording of "Tanze Samba mit Mir" ("Dance the Samba With Me") in 1977. The song quickly became a hit in both Germany and Austria, peaking at #4 on the German music charts and reaching the Top 20 on the Austrian music charts. In 1979 he participated with the title "Zuviel Tequila, zuviel schöne Mädchen" ("Too Much Tequila, Too Many Beautiful Girls") in the German finals for the Eurovision Song Contest
and the song finished in ninth place.
Between 1975 and 1984, Holiday would perform eleven times on the popular German music television program ZDF-Hitparade
.
In 1980, Holiday scored a second European hit with "Nie mehr allein sein" which reached the number 15 on the German music charts. The song was a reworking of "Sun of Jamaica" by the German band Goombay Dance Band
. Holiday subsequently hosted several music programs on television and released several more singles throughout the 1980s.
Holiday led a clandestine homosexual lifestyle, and died on Valentines Day, 1990 of AIDS
in his native Hamburg at the age 38, just ten days shy of his 39th birthday.
In 2000, Tony Holiday's single "Tanze Samba mit Mir" was prominently featured in the Teddy Award
-winning François Ozon
directed film Gouttes d'eau sur pierres brûlantes (Water Drops on Burning Rocks
), an adaptation of the play Tropfen auf heisse Steine by German filmmaker and dramatist Rainer Werner Fassbinder
.
Knigge was born in Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. He began his career initially as a textile businessman and fashion designer. In 1974 he received a record contract with Hans Bertram
Hans Bertram
Hans Bertram was a German screenwriter and film director. He wrote for ten films between 1938 and 1985. He also directed six films between 1939 and 1952. He was married to German actress Gisela Uhlen.-External links:...
, who rechristened him "Tony Holiday". His first two singles met with little success. Holiday's breakthrough came in 1977 with the German recording of "Tanze Samba mit Mir" ("Dance the Samba With Me") in 1977. The song quickly became a hit in both Germany and Austria, peaking at #4 on the German music charts and reaching the Top 20 on the Austrian music charts. In 1979 he participated with the title "Zuviel Tequila, zuviel schöne Mädchen" ("Too Much Tequila, Too Many Beautiful Girls") in the German finals for the Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
and the song finished in ninth place.
Between 1975 and 1984, Holiday would perform eleven times on the popular German music television program ZDF-Hitparade
ZDF-Hitparade
The ZDF - Hitparade, or Hitparade for short, was one of the most popular and most well-known music television series by German TV channel ZDF. It was developed by Truck Branss and Dieter Thomas Heck and first broadcast on January 18, 1969...
.
In 1980, Holiday scored a second European hit with "Nie mehr allein sein" which reached the number 15 on the German music charts. The song was a reworking of "Sun of Jamaica" by the German band 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...
. Holiday subsequently hosted several music programs on television and released several more singles throughout the 1980s.
Holiday led a clandestine homosexual lifestyle, and died on Valentines Day, 1990 of AIDS
AIDS
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus...
in his native Hamburg at the age 38, just ten days shy of his 39th birthday.
In 2000, Tony Holiday's single "Tanze Samba mit Mir" was prominently featured in the Teddy Award
Teddy Award
The Teddy Award is an international film award for films with LGBT topics, presented by an independent jury as an official award of the Berlin International Film Festival . Here, an "independent jury" implies that its members are not officially selected by the committee of the Berlinale...
-winning François Ozon
François Ozon
François Ozon is a French film director and screenwriter and whose films are usually characterized by sharp satirical wit and a freewheeling view on human sexuality....
directed film Gouttes d'eau sur pierres brûlantes (Water Drops on Burning Rocks
Water Drops on Burning Rocks
Gouttes d'eau sur pierres brûlantes is a 2000 French drama film directed by François Ozon. The film is based on a German play by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Tropfen auf heisse Steine.-Act 1:...
), an adaptation of the play Tropfen auf heisse Steine by German filmmaker and dramatist Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Rainer Werner Maria Fassbinder was a German movie director, screenwriter and actor. He is considered one of the most important representatives of the New German Cinema.He maintained a frenetic pace in film-making...
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