DIETER BOHLEN

27.11.2009 Dieter Bohlen @ ДИСКОТЕКА 80-Х @ Olimpiyski - Moscow

Dieter Bohlen wird dieses Jahr am 27.11. beim großen russischen Musikfestival "ДИСКОТЕКА 80-Х" auftreten, welches jedes Jahr in Moskau stattfindet. Er wird wahrscheinlich wieder etwa 3 Songs aus seiner Modern Talking und Blue System Zeit performen.

Ebenfalls dort auftreten werden unter anderem Bad Boys Blue, Opus und Murray Head. Bohlen trat zuletzt 2006 bei dem Musikfestival auf.

» ДИСКОТЕКА 80-Х

DIETER BOHLEN

Dieter loves GALA

Dieter told: "I have to say, GALA is awesome! This site seriously reminds me of early numbers of the German BRAVO magazine."

Dieter is sure that "2009 will be the year of a big big success for Mirko...".



Mirko Barbir

DJ Maslak - Dieter Bohlen In The Mix (DJ Maslak, 2008)

Dieter Bohlen In The Mix By DJ Maslak 2008

Track Listing

01 DJ Maslak - Intro (000 BPM)
02 Cheri Cheri Lady (118 BPM)
03 Brother Louie (118 BPM)
04 You Can Win If You Want (118 BPM)
05 Just We Two (Mona Lisa) (118 BPM)
06 No Face No Name No Number (118 BPM)
07 Jump In My Car (118 BPM)
08 Magic Symphony (118 BPM)
09 You're The Greatest Love (118 BPM)
10 You're My Heart, You're My Soul (118 BPM)
11 Diamonds Never Made A Lady (119 BPM)
12 You Can Be My Lucky Star (119 BPM)
13 Atlantis Is Calling (120 BPM)
14 Don't Lose My Number (120 BPM)
15 Love Me On The Rocks (121 BPM)
16 I Will Survive (121 BPM)
17 History (122 BPM)
18 Jet Airliner (122 BPM)
19 I Can Lose My Heart Tonight (122 BPM)
20 Locomotion Tango (123 BPM)
21 All We Have Is Tonight (123 BPM)
22 Love Is Such A lonely (124 BPM)
23 Witchqueen Of Eldorado (125 BPM)
24 Taxi Girl (126 BPM)
25 You Are Not Alone (128 BPM)
26 Last Exit To Brooklyn (129 BPM)
27 Don't Take Away My Heart (129 BPM)
28 Sexy Sexy Lover (129 BPM)
29 Shooting Star (130 BPM)
30 China In Her Eyes (130 BPM)
31 Cosmic Girl (130 BPM)
32 SMS To My Heart (130 BPM)
33 After Your Love Is Gone (130 BPM)
34 My Lonely Girl (130 BPM)
35 Nothing But The Truth (130 BPM)
36 From Coast To Coast (130 BPM)
37 New York City Girl (130 BPM)
38 Fly To The Moon (130 BPM)
39 Don't Take Away My Heart (131 BPM)
40 Everybody Needs Somebody (131 BPM)
41 Part Time Lover (131 BPM)
42 Not Good Enough (132 BPM)
43 Superstar (132 BPM)
44 New Land (134 BPM)
45 Laila (135 BPM)
46 When The Sky Rained Fire (136 BPM)
47 Ready For The Victory (138 BPM)

Modern Talking - Hit Collection (Hansa Europe, 2008)

2008 compilation from Modern Talking, the German duo who tamed millions of hearts all across Europe and Japan: the Siegfried and Roy of Europop! From the early '80s through the millennium, Modern Talking released a series of Synth Pop and Europop classics, 16 of which are included here. Features "Brother Louie", "Sexy Sexy Lover", "You're My Heart, You're My Soul", "Cheri Cheri Lady" and more.

Track Listing

01 You're My Heart, You're My Soul
02 You Can Win If You Want (New Version)
03 Cosmic Girl
04 Don't Play With My Heart
05 You Are Not Alone (Radio Edit)
06 America
07 Atlantis Is Calling (S.O.S. for Love) (Extended Version)
08 Brother Louie (Special Long Version)
09 Sexy Sexy Lover (Vocal Version)
10 Win the Race (Radio Edit)
11 Geronimo's Cadillac (New Version)
12 Cheri, Cheri Lady (Special Dance Version)
13 You Can Win If You Want (Special Dance Version)
14 You're My Heart, You're My Soul (New Version)
15 Should I, Would I, Could I
16 TV Makes the Superstar (Radio Edit)

DIETER BOHLEN

Dieter Bohlen: Michael Jackson ist ein Gigant!

Zum Geburtstag wünscht Dieter Bohlen Michael Jackson in BRAVO Gesundheit - und vielleicht ein Comeback! Den Song würde er unter Umständen auch selbst schreiben . . .

Am morgigen Freitag wird Michael Jackson 50 Jahre alt - und im exklusiven Interview mit BRAVO gratuliert ihm Dieter Bohlen (54) zum Geburtstag! Für ihn ist Michael der Größte:

"Michael Jackson ist ein Gigant - viel größer als beispielsweise Madonna", so Dieter Bohlen. Vor allem wünscht er ihm, "dass er seinen Geburtstag genießen kann und wieder vollständig gesund wird. Und zwar mental wie körperlich. Ich wünsche ihm, dass er ein großes Comeback schafft. Das wäre mal eine Sensation."

Für ausgeschlossen hält der Pop-Titan ein Comeback der Superstars aber nicht: "Ich würde ihm einen Nummer-Eins-Hit schon wieder zutrauen. Er muss es aber aus dem Innersten seines Herzens tun und nicht nur, um Geld zu verdienen."

Und wenn Michael Jackson noch nach einem Songwriter sucht - Dieter ist bereit: "Wenn Michael mich fragen würde, ob wir nicht mal zusammen eine Ballade machen wollen, wäre ich der Letzte, der nein sagen würde. Das hätte schon seinen Reiz", gesteht er. "Man darf eine Produktion mit Michael Jackson aber nicht übers Knie brechen.

Das braucht ganz viel Ruhe, Perfektionismus, Leidenschaft und Zeit."Das vollständige Interview mit Dieter Bohlen kannst du in Ausgabe 36/2008 von BRAVO nachlesen!

Modern System - In My Backstreet Heaven (UR Records (Taiwan), 2008)

To be released at the end of August 2008.

Track Listing

01 You're My Heart, You're My Soul 3:21
02 Atlantis Is Calling 3:19
03 No. 1 Hit-Medley 6:34
04 Sexy Sexy Lover 3:44
05 My Bed Is Too Big 3:27
06 Ready For The Victory 3:41
07 Lucifer 3:35
08 Win The Race 3:45
09 Doctor Mabuse 4:57
10 Déjà Vu 3:36
11 China In Her Eyes 3:54
12 Sorry Little Sarah 3:18
13 You Can Win If You Want 3:30
14 Six Years Six Nights 4:01
15 Under My Skin 3:38
16 (In My) Backstreet Heaven 3:11

Production Details

Vocals: Rolf Köhler, Michael Scholz, Detlef Wiedecke, Marc Chandler, Ulrich Eichblatt
Harmonies / Backing Vocals: Tina Long, Andy Matern, Nicky
Whispers in the Dark: Ute Betjemann
Recording Studios: Vintage Music, Blue Moon, Mountain Pop
Sound Engineers: Marc Chandler, Andy Matern, Günter Schlatter
Mastering: Abbey Road
Produced by Modern System
(C) Akasa Records
(P) UR Records

» www.modernsystem.de/

MARK MEDLOCK

Mark Medlock - Cloud Dancer

Sony BMG (2008)

Mark Medlock (born July 9, 1978 in Frankfurt am Main) is a German singer and the winner of the fourth season of the television show Deutschland sucht den Superstar (DSDS), the German version of Pop Idol.

Track Listing

01 Summer Love (Single Version)
02 Heaven Is For Everyone
03 Over You
04 She Walks Like An Angel
05 Gimme A Chance
06 Stop It
07 If Your Heart Is Crying
08 Can I Hold You
09 Can't Change Lovers
10 If I Could Fly
11 Every Heart Is Beating
12 If I Can't Have Your Love
13 Never Let You Go

MARK MEDLOCK

Mark Medlock - Summer Love

Sony BMG (2008)

New Medlock single "Summer Love" will release on 02-05-08.

There is reliance on Mark Medlock: No sooner the first summer sun rays twinkles intimidated through the last April weather clouds, the DSDS winner, CD-million-seller and ECHO award winner 2008 ("newcomer of the year nationally") comes along with a mercilessly catchy summerhit. The high melodic uptempo Floor Filler "Summer Love" have its seeds in the demonstrated success, concerning infallible combination with producer and songwriter Dieter Bohlen, who does not appear - as with the previous singles "You Can Get It" and "Unbelievable" - as a duet partner . The fact that Mark copes without his mentor at his side, showed the 29-year-old recently in the context of recent German tour. In consistently sold-out hall Mark Medlock showed his great talent. "Summer Love" is the first release from the third Medlocks (yet untitled) album, which will appear at the end of May.

Track Listing

Premium Version

01 Summer Love (Single Version) 3:49

02 Summer Love (Radio Version) 2:59

03 Summer Love (Reggae Version) 3:51

04 Summer Love (Summer Dance Mix) 4:14

05 Summer Love (Instrumental) 4:01

Bonus: Summer Love (Videoclip) 3:49

Basic Version

01 Summer Love (Single Version) 3:49

02 Summer Love (Summer Dance Mix) 4:14

Deutschland Sucht Den Superstar - Fly Alone (SonyBMG, 2008)

SonyBMG will release a new album for the current "German Pop Idol" season on 21.03.2008. The longplayer is called "Fly Alone" and Dieter Bohlen will produce this album.

Track Listing

01 Fly Alone
02 All For One
03 I Can't Believe
04 Behind The Rain
05 Alone Again
06 Don't Give It Up
07 I Can't Smile Without You
08 You Better Stop
09 No More Goodbyes
10 Never Ever Let You Go
11 Wonderful
12 Don't Bring Me Down
13 Sad Eyes

DIETER BOHLEN

Happy birthday!

Dieter's birthday on Feb 7, 1954

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DIETER!

Cheers,

From your extended family of friends and fans @ gala-stars.blogspot.com

DIETER BOHLEN

Dieter Günter Bohlen (born February 7, 1954 in Berne near Oldenburg) is a German musician, producer and songwriter.

In 1984-1987 and in 1998-2003 he was part of the Pop duo Modern Talking as a producer, singer and songwriter.

1986: Dieter Bohlen & C.C. Catch

In 1986-1989 Bohlen was a producer and songwriter of Disco queen C.C. Catch whom he discovered. After the first split-up of Modern Talking in 1987 he formed Blue System, which was basically a one-man group, since he was the lead singer, composer, arranger and producer.

1994: Luis Rodriguez & Dieter Bohlen

For most projects Bohlen employed background singers to produce a high-pitched chorus, if needed, and his frequent collaborator in the studio was Luis Rodriguez (listed as "co-producer").

In 1988 Bohlen signed a young 15 year old singer named Sheree (aka Anna Fantastic aka Anna Garcia) "Ronnie Talk to Russia". The record was short lived and a sex scandal was covered-up. The song was abruptly pulled at Sheree's and her mother's request due to Bohlens sexual advances towards her in a hotel room in Turkey where she was to perform the song as an opening act for Bohlen until Bohlen attempted to force himself upon the 15 year old Sheree. After refusing to have sex with him she was forced to sleep in the hotel lobby because he refused to give her a room. After her arrival back home she demanded to be released from her contract. To avoid the scandal the record company and Bohlen quickly agreed to release Sheree and she was released. Later Bohlen wrote music for many German movies, TV series and shows.

Bohlen was married to Erika Bohlen (born Sauerland) from 1983 to 1994 and has 3 children from this marriage. Even before he was legally divorced, he lived with - but never married - his new girlfriend Naddel aka Nadja Ab Del Farrag. A pharmaceutical laboratory assistant, she was a background dancer for Blue System at that time. In 1996 he married model and singer Verona Feldbusch but divorced her after 30 days, propelling Verona to celebrity status (she went on to host television shows such as "Peep" and "Verona's Welt"). After breaking up with Verona he produced German boygroup Touché which was founded by one of group's five members Karim Maataoui. Bohlen eventually returned to Naddel, but the two split up again in 2000. Afterwards, Bohlen lived with 1979 born model Estefania aka Stefanie Ingrid Küster until 2006. They have one son - Maurice - born mid 2005.

He met his current girlfriend Carina in Majorca, Spain where one of the castings for the current episode of Deutschland sucht den Superstar (the German version of Pop idol) was produced.

In 1986 Bohlen wrote and produced Chris Norman's "Midnight Lady" for an episode of the German crime show "Tatort" - the song which became a major hit in central Europe.

He has been in the jury of Deutschland sucht den Superstar (Pop Idol in Germany) for seasons 1 through 6 and has scored several major hits with the participants. Bohlen has also released two autobiographical books about his career and his women and his experiences with singers. The first book was an unprecedented success in Germany.

In 2006 Bohlen issued a new album called "Dieter: Der Film" that was a soundtrack to a movie of the same name.

* Dieter Bohlen's estimated worth is ~$250 million.

* Global sales of Bohlen's acts Modern Talkin and Blue System were 125 million units.

* Global sales of all singles and albums that were produced by Dieter Bohlen exceed 165 million units.

* He has absolutely nothing to do with the Bohlen-Pierce scale.

* He lives in the village of Tötensen near Hamburg.

Discography

2006 Dieter: Der Film

MARK MEDLOCK & DIETER BOHLEN

Mark Medlock & Dieter Bohlen - Dreamcatcher

Sony BMG (2007)

Here is the tracklist for the upcoming album of Dieter Bohlen & Mark Medlock "Dreamcatcher". This album will release on 09-11-07.

Track Listing

01 Unbelievable

02 Love Is Beautiful

03 Feels Like The First Time

04 Fly With Me

05 Moment Of My Life

06 Wonderful Girl

07 Get Out Of My Bed

08 I'm Still Here

09 Don't Worry

10 Only Forever

11 I Can't Forget This Night

12 Will My Dream Survive

13 When You Close Your Eyes

14 Part Time Lover

15 Sing Halleluja

Bonus: Unbelievable (Videoclip)

BLUE SYSTEM

Following the dissolution of his successful Dance-Pop duo Modern Talking, composer and producer Dieter Bohlen turned his attention to a new solo project which he dubbed Blue System; also assuming vocal chores, he debuted in 1987 with the single "Sorry Little Sarah", soon followedby the full-length "Walking On A Rainbow.

While early Blue System efforts like 1989's "Body Heat", 1990's "Obsession", 1991's "Seeds Of Heaven" and 1992's "Deja Vu" were all produced with the aid of longtime collaborator Luis Rodriguez, beginning with 1994's "X-Ten" Bohlen took total creative control, heralding a shift away from the Eurodisco of past records to move into Techno and House. "Forever Blue" followed a year later, but after 1996's "Body To Body" Bohlen officially reunited with former partner Thomas Anders to reform Modern Talking, with the duo issuing "Back For Good" two years later.

Discography

Walking On A Rainbow (1987)

Body Heat (17th Oct 1988)

Twiligth (9th Oct 1989)

Obsession (8th Oct 1990)

Seeds Of Heaven (8th Apr 1991)

Deja Vu (30th Sep 1991)

Hello America (23rd Mar 1992)

Backstreet Dreams (19th Apr 1993)

21st Century (21st Mar 1994)

X-Ten (31st Oct 1994)

Forever Blue (9th Oct 1995)

Body To Body (14th Oct 1996)

Here I Am (17th Nov 1997)

When You Are Lonely - The Greatest Love Ballads (1998)

MODERN TALKING

Modern Talking - Remix Album

SonyBMG (2007)

On 12.10.2007 SonyBMG will be release a "Remix Album" of Modern Talking.

Track Listing

01 Cheri, Cheri Lady (Special Dance Version) 4:52

02 You Are Not Alone (Extended Version) 4:55

03 Down On My Knees 3:42

04 You Can Win If You Want (Special Dance Version) 5:19

05 Sexy Sexy Lover (Extended Rap Version) 4:59

06 Jet Airliner (New Version) 3:58

07 China In Her Eyes (Video Version) 3:09

08 Geronimo's Cadillac (Long Vocal Version) 5:02

09 Brother Louie Mix '98 (Extended Version) 4:11

10 Atlantis Is Calling (S.O.S. For Love) (Extended Version) 5:23

11 Don't Take Away My Heart (New Rap Version - feat. Eric Singleton) 3:26

12 Ready For The Victory (Alternative Radio Version) 3:16

13 Fly To The Moon (New Rap Version - feat. Eric Singleton) 3:07

14 TV Makes The Superstar (Extended) 5:05

15 Modern Talking Megamix 2000 5:15

- Sexy Sexy Lover 1:35

- You Are Not Alone 1:02

- China In Her Eyes 1:16

- Don't Take Away My Heart 1:22

16 Modern Talking: No 1 Hit Medley 7:03

- You're My Heart, You're My Soul 1:30

- You Can Win If You Want 1:23

- Cheri Cheri Lady 1:14

- Brother Louie 1:26

- Atlantis Is Calling 1:30

MARK MEDLOCK

Mark Medlock - Mr. Lonely Re-Edition

SonyBMG (2007)

On 27.07.2007 SonyBMG will be release a second edition of the number one album from Mark Medlock - "Mr. Lonely Re-Edition". This longplayer contains the number one hit "You Can Get It" from Mark Medlock & Dieter Bohlen and also a 7 minute long "Summer Groove Medley". You will also find the bonustrack "Love Is A Game" and the video clips to "Now Or Never" and "You Can Get It".

Track Listing

01 Now Or Never (Single Version) 3:13
02 You Are So Beautiful 4:15
03 Seven Days 4:08
04 Relax Your Heart 3:32
05 Mr. Lonely 3:40
06 You Can Get It (Album Version) 3:40
07 Every Time You Go Away 3:56
08 Just Like Heaven 3:46
09 Oh Sarah 4:11
10 I Miss You 4:02
11 If You Just Call Me 3:34
12 I'm Just A Dreamer 3:25
13 Sad Sad Story 4:44
14 Only A Fool 3:34
15 You Can Get It (Single Version) 3:33
16 Summer Groove Medley 7:02
- You Can Get It
- You Are So Beautiful
- I Miss You
- Now Or Never
Bonus:

17 Love Is A Game 3:37
Now Or Never (Videoclip) 3:14
You Can Get It (Video Single Version) 3:34

MOVING HEROES

Moving Heroes - Golden Times

German (2007)

It seems, that Dieter Bohlen has a new project: Two young, talented singers from Russia. The project is called Moving Heroes. The album "Golden Times" is already produced and is published in Russia on June 1st.

Track Listing

01 You Are My Angel And My Devil 3:24

02 1000 Years 3:49

03 Happy Birthday 4:13

04 Low-Down World 3:11

05 Not Good Enough 5:19

06 New Land 3:42

07 Golden Times 3:42

08 Love and Magic 3:46

09 You Are My Angel And My Devil (Extended Version) 5:16

10 1000 Years (Extended Version) 5:11

11 Low-Down World (Extended Version) 4:25

Bonus: You Are My Angel And My Devil (Videoclip)

Music and Lyrics by Jenier Belous

Executive Producer: Dieter Bohlen

Mixed by Jeo@Jeopark (Modern Talking, Melanie C, Ace Of Base, DSDS Deutschland sucht den Superstar, Monrose, Kim Wilde, Sarah Brightman, Falco & many, many more...)

Choir by Billy King (Modern Talking, Sarah Connor, Yvonne Catterfeld, No Angels, Tokio Hotel, DSDS, Dieter Bohlen), Christoph Leis-Bendorff, Jenier Belous, Elan Alden

There is further information: www.moving-heroes.ru/index.htm

There are auditions of the songs: www.moving-heroes.ru/sound.htm

Music video to "You Are My Angel And My Devil": vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoID=1383146695

MARK MEDLOCK & DIETER BOHLEN

Mark Medlock & Dieter Bohlen - You Can Get It
Sony BMG (2007)

"Together we make the new Modern Talking", Dieter Bohlen already announced some weeks ago. Now we have the first details of the new duo Miami Twice.

It's a duet of Mark Medlock & Dieter Bohlen, Dieter will sing the chorus. First Dieter wanted to a sing a word only, than a whole line and finally a complete chorus. It is not improbable that the chorus will be in the style of Modern Talking. A common music video of the two was already taken in Majorca, too.

Track Listing

Basic Version:
01 You Can Get It (Single Version) 3:33
02 Love Is A Game 3:37

Premium Version:
01 You Can Get It (Single Version) 3:33
02 You Can Get It (Modern Mix) 3:33
03 You Can Get It (Karaoke Version) 3:33
04 Love Is A Game 3:37
05 Why This Kiss 3:45
Bonus: You Can Get It (Videoclip) 3:34

MODERN TALKING

Dieter Bohlen (rođen 07.02.1954) se po svršetku studija 1979 godine u Hamburgu odlučio profesionalno baviti poslom kojega je do tada radio u najvećoj diskografskoj kući na svijetu Warner Chappellu da bi mogao platiti svoje školovanje. Iako je do tada već skladao mnoštvo pjesama za njemačke Schlager i Pop izvođače, pa čak i sam objavio nekoliko singlova pod pseudonimima Ryan Simmons i Steve Benson, neki veći uspjeh nije postigao, stoga je odlučio naći novi muški vokal i započeti sasvim novi projekt. Nakon nekoliko odbačenih mogućnosti, Dieter je sreo čovjeka imenom Bernd Weidung-Balling, kasnije poznatijeg kao Thomas Anders (rođen 01.03.1963). Thomas je već bio završio klavir u višoj glazbenoj školi i do tada je već bio objavio nekoliko albuma koji se nisu osobito proslavili. No, poslije nekoliko novih singlova koje je napisao i producirao Dieter, postalo je jasno da će i taj novi projekt pod nazivom Modernes Gesprach (doslovno njemačko značenje engleskog naziva Modern Talking) biti neuspješan.

Sve je to dovelo do Dieterove odluke da prestane pisati tekstove na njemačkom, pa je u proljeće 1984 odlučio promijeniti naziv dueta u Modern Talking i tada je objavio singl "You're My Heart, You're My Soul". Na veliko čudo Dietera i Thomasa koji su do tada uglavnom bili navikli na neuspjeh, ovaj je singl preko noći postao megahit u cijeloj Europi. Pjesma se vrlo brzo popela na prva mjesta ljestvica prodaje gotovo svih europskih zemalja, a ubrzo se probila i na japansko tržište. Sve je to ohrabrilo ovaj dvojac potpomognut producentom Luisom Rodriguezom, pa su vrlo brzo objavili i cijeli album "The 1st Album" i drugi singl "You Can Win If You Want". Novi zvuk kojeg je u Disco glazbu uveo projekt Modern Talking ubrzo je postao toliko popularan da je doslovce promijenio cijeli Disco zvuk koji je u to doba bio aktualan. Počelo se pojavljivati sve više projekata koji su kopirali karakterističan način pjevanja i "slaganja" visokih falsetto pratećih vokala. Na scenu su isplivali bandovi poput Bad Boys Blue i sličnih koji su zahvaljujući velikom uspjehu Modern Talking osigurali i sebi karijeru u diskotekama i na top ljestvicama širom Europe, a pogotovo u Italiji i Njemačkoj. Kako su se prvi album i njegova dva singla prodali u vrlo kratkom vremenu, Dieter ne čekajući da slava splasne, iste 1985 godine objavio treći singl "Cheri Cheri Lady" i drugi album "Let's Talk About Love". Još jednom i album i singl su prodani u milijunskim nakladama i zagospodarili europskim top ljestvicama. Uskoro su Modern Talking zahvaljujući enormnom broju prodanih ploča sada već širom svijeta postali njemački glazbeni fenomen. Do tada nijedan njemački Pop projekt nije postigao uspjeh takvih razmjera u tako kratkom roku. Širom Europe počeli su nicati Modern Talking-Fan Clubovi, a Dieter i Thomas su bez prestanka bili na turneji. Fenomen je postao još veći i time što su se Modern Talking počeli vrtjeti i na radijskim postajama u komunističkim zemljama, gdje je «zapadnjačka pokvarena glazba» bila čak i zabranjena primjerice u Rumunjskoj, a čak i nakon što su se Modern Talking raspali Dieter Bohlen je sa svojim slijedećim projektom Blue System još godinama punio stadione na području ex-SSSR-a, baš kao što su to na zapadu činili Guns N'Roses.

Slijedeću, 1986 godinu koja je za Dietera bila jedna od najplodnijih (u toj je godini pokrenuo još par projekata kao što su Disco diva CC Catch ili baladski Schlager pjevač Chris Norman) Modern Talking su lansirali megahit, za koji se može reći da je njihov najveći hit, budući da ih je doveo i među prvih pet najprodavanijih na britanskoj top listi prodavnosti. Radi se o pjesmi "Brother Louie". Zanimljivo je da ni prema Dieterovim ni prema planovima diskografske kuće sljedeći singl nije trebao biti "Brother Louie" već "Angie's Heart". No, igrom slučaja a ponajviše zahvaljujući zgodama u životu koproducenta Luisa Rodrigueza, Dieter je odlučio objaviti pjesmu koja je napisana kao vic o Rodriguezu. Kad se danas gleda na to, očigledno je da planirana "Angie's Heart" ne bi ni izdaleka postigla takav uspjeh, dok je "Brother Louie" ponovio uspjeh njihovog prvog singla "You're My heart, You're My Soul". Dok euforija još nije splasnula, objavljen je i drugi singl "Atlantis Is Calling (S.O.S. For Love)" koji je, iako lošiji od prethodnog, ponovno dostigao prvo mjesto na mnogim europskim ljestivcama.

Treći album "Ready For Romance" objavljen s ova dva singla predstavlja vrhunac karijere ovog projekta. Iako je ovaj album bio na meti kritičara, ponajviše zbog toga što se zvuk nije ni malo promijenio, a i zbog "plitkih" tekstova koji su na neki način zaštitni znak svih materijala koje potpisuje Dieter Bohlen, Modern Talking su u to vrijeme bili najčešće svirana grupa u europskim diskotekama i na radio postajama.

No, tada njihova karijera lagano započinje svoj put prema dolje. Dovoljno govori činjenica da je prvi singl "Geronimo's Cadillac" s četvrtog albuma "In The Middle Of Nowhere" (1986) dosegao tek četvrto mjesto u Njemačkoj. Popularnost je polako počela opadati, i nije ju uspjela vratiti ni odlična balada "Give Me Peace On Earth" objavljena za Božić 1986. No, usprkos tome, Modern Talking su i dalje imali dovoljan broj obožavtelja da su mogli raditi još dugi niz godina, naravno uz neke prepravke u zvuku i tekstovima. Do definitivnog raspada grupe 1987 godine, objavili su još dva singla i dva albuma ("Romantic Warriors", "In The Garden Of Venus").

Poslije raspada, polovicom 1988 na tržište je izbačen i album "The Best Of Modern Talking" i to u dvije verzije. Bez obzira na sve, danas se albumi Modern Talking reprintaju, jer se ponovno odlično prodaju. Poslije raspada, Dieter Bohlen je nastavio s novim projektom nazvanim Blue System, a Thomas je krenuo u solo vode objavivši prvi samostalni album, dok je trinaesti album Blue System izašao u studenom 1997 godine. Thomas se poslije raspada Modern Talking preselio u Los Angeles, dok je Dieter nastavio producentsku karijeru u Njemačkoj i dalje uspješno poslovao, producirajući, pored svog projekta Blue System, mnoge uspješne pjevače kao što su Major T, Double Trouble, Errol Brown (ex Hot Chocolate), Bonnie Tyler...

Nakon nekog vremena postane jako dosadno Dieteru, a s obzirom da Thomas ne zna što bi sa sobom pada odluka da se Modern Talking ponovno okupi. Nostalgični Disco poklonici se tome vesele jer vole Thomasa, a znaju da je Dieter upravo ono što mu treba. 1998 godine ponovno su zasjali punim sjajem sa svojim cocktailom hitova "No. 1 Hit Medley" a slijedili su "You're My Heart, You're My Soul '98" i "Brother Louie '98", što je ponovno izazvalo neopisivu maniju u Europi, pogotovo među poklonicima "satrih" Modern Talking i uopće njemačke Disco glazbe. U samo jednom tjednu nakon njihove pojave na TVu, album "Back For Good" se prodao u 250.000 primjeraka. Njihova turneja bila je još jedan trijumf.

Videoshooting "Brother Louie '98"

Ohrabreni tim uspjehom Modern Talking su početkom 1999 izdali novi album nazvan "Alone - The 8th Album" koji se već po inerciji prodaje u besmisleno visokoj nakladi. Spotovi za "You're Not Alone" i "Sexy Sexy Lover" vrte se na VIVA-i, MTV-u, i ponovno u rekordnom roku osvojili su svijet i nikome nije čudno kako na albumu, izuzev spomenuta dva hita, i nema vrijednije pjesme.

2000 godine pojavili su se s albumom "2000 - Year Of The Dragon" i 19 pjesama, u trajanju od preko 70 (sedamdeset) minuta doista je godina Zmaja, ali i volje. Album je uz singlove "China In Her Eyes" i "Don't Take Away My Heart" glazbeno nudio sve što je dotad krasilo Modern Talking, ali je zvuk bio neusporedivo bolji. Današnji klasici "Fly To The Moon", "Avec Toi", "My Lonely Girl", "Time Is On My Side" bilo bi uzaludno nabrajati sve naslove...) – kvalitetom spadaju u sam vrh Eurodance scene.

"2000 - Year Of The Dragon" tour concert in Koserow on August 19, 2000

2001 godine događa se "America", album koji se s jedne strane može promatrati kao dotad najdosadniji materijal, a s druge se strane radi o jednom od najkomercijalnijih albumu Modern Talkinga. Jedina zamjerka albumu je odsustvo Trance pjesama tipa "Fly To The Moon" ili "Avec Toi" ili "My Lonely Girl" ili "Time Is On My Side". One uzbudljive brzine koja je bila zaštitni znak albuma "2000 - Year Of The Dragon" gotovo da više i nema, u zamjenu smo dobili bogatiji i raznovrsniji zvuk. Album nudi vrlo zanimljive trenutke (baladne "Rain In My Heart" i "Send Me A Letter From Heaven", Eurodancerske "New York City Girl", "SMS To My Heart" i "There's Something In The Air", već legendarna Formel 1 hitčina "Win The Race").

"America" tour concert in Berlin on September 02, 2001

2002 izlazi No. 1 "Victory" i kritike su izrazito povoljne jer se radilo o kombinaciji najboljih trenutaka s prethodna tri albuma, ali stvari ne stoje baš tako. Nešto od stare atmosfere se vratilo ("Ready For The Victory" popraćen izvrsnim video clipom, Eurodancerske "Higher Than Heaven", "I'm Gonna Be Strong" i "Who Will Love You Like I Do") no album opet nije niti izbliza ujednačen. Bilo kako bilo, ovaj album žanje najveći komercijalni uspjeh dosad i Dieter se odvažuje izdati svoj prvi greatest hits album. "Greatest Hits" predstavlja presjek karijere koji neupućenima daje na uvid najveće hitove tijekom godina, što ih je napravio s Modern Talking, CC Catch, Chris Norman, Bonnie Tyler...

"Victory" tour concert in Merenberg on July 12, 2002

Tri je godine bilo potrebno čekati svemirsku energiju koja je trebala doći u vidu "nastavka" albuma "2000 - Year Of The Dragon". I doista, pjesme s "Universe" prizivaju neke stare uspomene. Najuspješnije to čine "Should I, Would I, Could I" i "Everybody Needs Somebody" (nečeg ovakvog nije bilo ni 2000), a i ostatak materijala je prilično ujednačen. Aranžmani su puno maštovitiji ("Life Is Too Short"), ali se sve to od onoga prije razlikuje kao Pepsi od Coca Cole. Jasno je da je Modern Talking sa singlom "TV Makes A Superstar" zašao u slijepo crijevo Eurodancea i da se tu više ništa osobito uzbudljivo neće dogoditi. Zbog ugovora je objavljen greatest hits album i DVD "The Final Album" i Modern Talking prešutno odlazi u ropotarnicu povijesti.

Videoshooting "TV Makes A Superstar"

U svakom slučaju, Modern Talking su jedni od najuspješnijih grupa. O njihovoj nenadmašnosti svjedoči i 100 milijuna nosača zvuka koliko su do dana današnjeg prodali širom svijeta.

Discography

Albums

1985 The 1st Album

1985 Let's Talk About Love

1986 Ready For Romance

1986 In The Middle Of Nowhere

1987 Romantic Warriors

1987 In The Garden Of Venus

1998 Back For Good

1999 Alone

2000 2000 - Year Of The Dragon

2001 America

2002 Victory

2003 Universe

Compilations

1986 The Singles Collection

1987 The Modern Talking Story

1988 Best Of Modern Talking

1988 Greatest Hits Mix (Spain Only)

1988 You're My Heart, You're My Soul

1988 Romantic Dreams

1989 Hey You

1989 The Greatest Hits Of Modern Talking

1991 The Collection (Re-release of "The Modern Talking Story")

1991 You Can Win If You Want

2000 You're My Heart, You're My Soul (Re-release with different cover)

2001 The Very Best Of Modern Talking (Selected countries only)

2002 Best Of Modern Talking (France only)

2002 L’Essentials (France only)

2002 The Golden Years

2002 We Still Have Dreams – The Greatest Love Ballads Of Modern Talking (Available only to members of German "Bertelsmann Club")

2003 Romantic Dreams (Re-release with different cover and two additional tracks)

2003 Let’s Talking! … Best Of Modern Talking (Taiwan only)

2003 The Final Album – The Ultimate Best Of

2003 The Final Album – The Ultimate Best Of (South African Version)

2004 Nur das Beste: Die Hits der 80er (Germany only)

2004 Gwiazdy XX Wieku (Poland Only)

2006 Nur das Beste: Folge 2 (Germany only)

Video/DVD

1986 Modern Talking - The Video

2003 The Final Album – The Ultimate DVD

Text: Mirko Barbir