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Thomas Anders

Actor
Born March 1, 1963 (61 years)
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.
Known For
  • Stockholm Marathon
  • Wunderlich's World

Filmography

2023
Kiwis große Partynacht (TV Series) · as Self
2023
2023
2021
MaiThink X – The Show (TV Series) · as Self
2021
МУЗ КЛИПЫ 80х · as Self - Singer (archive Footage)
2021
МУЗ КЛИПЫ - 90х · as Self (archive Footage)
2021
2020
Die Hitwisser (TV Series) · as Self
2020
2020
Koch mal Anders (TV Series) · as Self - Host
2019
The Masked Singer (DE) (TV Series) · as Self - Turtle
2018
Ingeniously Next to It - The Quiz (TV Series) · as Self
2018
Genial daneben – Das Quiz (TV Series) · as Self
2015
Quizduell-Olymp (TV Series) · as Self
2015
Wer weiß denn sowas? (TV Series) · as Self
2014
2013
Grill den Henssler (TV Series) · as Self
2012
Urgant Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
2011
2011
2010
X Factor (DE) (TV Series) · as Self - Juror
2009
5 against Jauch (TV Series) · as Himself
2008
Markus Lanz (TV Series) · as Self
2007
Schmidt & Pocher (TV Series) · as Self
2007
Inas Nacht (TV Series) · as Self
2007
Willkommen Österreich (TV Series) · as Self
2007
We are emperors (TV Series) · as Self
2006
Lafer! Lichter! Lecker! (TV Series) · as Self
2006
Red Roses (TV Series) · as Thomas Anders
2006
Quiz Taxi (TV Series) · as Self
2005
Das perfekte Promi Dinner (TV Series) · as Self
2004
2004
The Eurovision Song Contest · as Self - German Vote Presenter
2003
2003
Unsere Besten (TV Series) · as Self
2003
TV total Wok-WM (TV Series) · as Self
2003
Die ultimative Chartshow (TV Series) · as Self
2002
Deutschland sucht den Superstar (TV Series) · as Self
2001
Blondes Gift (TV Series) · as Self
1999
Who wants to be a millionaire (DE) (TV Series) · as Self
1999
Volle Kanne (TV Series) · as Self
1999
TV Total (TV Series) · as Self
1999
Beckmann (TV Series) · as Self
1998
Die Lotto-Show (TV Series) · as Self - Modern Talking
1998
Die Johannes B. Kerner Show (TV Series) · as Self
1997
Leute heute (TV Series) · as Self
1996
Zimmer frei! (TV Series) · as Self
1996
Interaktiv (TV Series) · as Self
1995
Die Schlager des Jahres (TV Series) · as Self
1995
Harald Schmidt Show (TV Series) · as Self
1995
Tough (TV Series) · as Self
1994
alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio (TV Series) · as Self
1994
Exclusiv - Das Star-Magazin (TV Series) · as Self
1994
Brisant (TV Series) · as Self
1992
ARD-Morgenmagazin (TV Series) · as Self
1992
1991
Boulevard Bio (TV Series) · as Self
1991
DAS! (TV Series) · as Self
1990
Mini Playback Show (TV Series) · as Self
1990
Stern TV (TV Series) · as Self
1988
Flitterabend (TV Series) · as Self - Singer
1987
Nachtcafé (TV Series) · as Self
1986
ZDF-Fernsehgarten (TV Series) · as Self
1986
Modern Talking: Brother Louie · as Thomas Anders
1985
1982
Na sowas! (TV Series) · as Self
1982
Champs-Elysees (TV Series) · as Self - Modern Talking
1981
Wetten, dass..? (TV Series) · as Self
1980
Verstehen Sie Spaß? (TV Series) · as Self - Modern Talking
1979
NDR Talk Show (TV Series) · as Self
1976
Kölner Treff (TV Series) · as Self
1974
3nach9 (TV Series) · as Self
1971
Dalli Dalli (TV Series) · as Self
1969
ZDF Hitparade (TV Series) · as Self
1963
Festival de Viña del Mar (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest

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