Tony Holiday
There are several artists with this name: 1. a German schlager singer, 2. a… Read Full Bio ↴There are several artists with this name: 1. a German schlager singer, 2. an American harmonica player from Memphis, Tennessee.
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1) Tony Holiday (February 24, 1951 - February 14, 1990) was a German pop singer and songwriter.
Born Rolf Peter Knigge in Hamburg, West Germany, Knigge began his career first 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, reaching the Top 5 on the German pop charts and 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 life and died in 1990 of AIDS in his native Hamburg at the age of 39.
In 2000, Tony Holiday's single "Tanze Samba mit Mir" was featured in the 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 writer Rainer Werner Fassbinder. The song subsequently appeared on the film's soundtrack.
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2) Tony Holiday is a blues harmonica player from Salt Lake City who moved to Memphis in 2017 to join the local soul blues scene and has released several albums with other musicians since then, see e.g. his Spotify profile.
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1) Tony Holiday (February 24, 1951 - February 14, 1990) was a German pop singer and songwriter.
Born Rolf Peter Knigge in Hamburg, West Germany, Knigge began his career first 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, reaching the Top 5 on the German pop charts and 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 life and died in 1990 of AIDS in his native Hamburg at the age of 39.
In 2000, Tony Holiday's single "Tanze Samba mit Mir" was featured in the 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 writer Rainer Werner Fassbinder. The song subsequently appeared on the film's soundtrack.
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2) Tony Holiday is a blues harmonica player from Salt Lake City who moved to Memphis in 2017 to join the local soul blues scene and has released several albums with other musicians since then, see e.g. his Spotify profile.
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Tony Holiday Lyrics
Das Sagt Sich So Leicht 20 nach 4 [Zwanzig nach vier]. Ich hab′ Sehnsucht nach…
Die Selben Sterne Leuchten Es war einer der letzten warmen Tage im September. Wir ginge…
Get By I just need a little bit you know what I…
Monte Carlo Monte Carlo Monte Carlo Paradies Wie bist du schцn. Welche …
Nie mehr allein sein Wieder sitze ich allein an der Bar. Wie fast jede Nacht. Ich…
Nobody But You Hmmm love and hold me light Gone and left me…
Rob Kiss me baby hold me tight You know you made…
Rob & Steal Kiss me baby hold me tight You know you made…
Tanza Samba Mit Mir Aha aha du bist so heiß wie ein Vulkan Aha aha…
Tanze Samba mit mir (Uah, aha) du bist so heiß wie ein Vulkan (Uah, aha)…
Tanze Samba mit mir ( (Uah, aha) du bist so heiß wie ein Vulkan (Uah, aha)…
Tanze Samba mit mir 1977 Aha aha du bist so heiß wie ein Vulkan Aha aha…
Trouble Don’t call me on the phone Don’t come around my home Don’t…
Urlaubsreif Yeah, mon, Reggae night You live and you love So turn on…