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Roland Kaiser

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Roland Kaiser
Kaiser in 2022
Born
Ronald Keiler

(1952-05-10) 10 May 1952 (age 72)
OccupationSinger
Spouses
Christina Keiler
(divorced)
(m. 1990; div. 1995)
Silvia
(m. 1996)
Children3

Roland Kaiser (born Ronald Keiler; 10 May 1952) is a German Schlager singer.[1] He is one of the most successful German-speaking Schlager singers.[2]

Kaiser was born in West Berlin.[3] He was working as a marketing executive in a car firm[3] where he was discovered by German music producer Gerd Kämpfe [de].[4] In 1974, he released his first single under the stage name of Roland Kaiser, titled "Was ist wohl aus ihr geworden?",[5] and in 1976 he got his first chart placement with "Frei, das heißt allein",[6] which reached under Top 20 on the West German top list.[7]

In 1980, he competed in the West German trial for the Eurovision Song Contest but did not win.[8] In the same year, he had his greatest success on the lists so far with the song "Santa Maria [de]" (by Oliver Onions/Guido & Maurizio De Angelis),[9] which maintained its first place in West Germany for six weeks.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Roland Kaiser". Biografie WHO'S WHO (in German). Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  2. ^ Baur, Lisa (23 February 2024). "Die Top 15 erfolgreichsten Schlagerstars aller Zeiten". Südkurier (in German). Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Roland Kaiser: Alle News, Analysen und Berichte". Berliner Zeitung (in German). 28 October 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  4. ^ Blech, Volker (1 July 2018). "Gerhard Kämpfe ist Berlins Festivalmacher". Berliner Morgenpost (in German). Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  5. ^ "20 Fakten über Roland Kaiser". Schlagerplanet Radio (in German). 27 December 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Roland Kaiser zum Geburtstag: Der Schlager-Entertainer wird 70". Stuttgarter Zeitung (in German). 9 May 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  7. ^ Coen, Amrai (29 December 2019). "Roland Kaiser: "Wäre ja furchtbar, wenn jeder meine Schlager hören müsste"". Die Zeit (in German). Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Von Schlager bis Rock: Diese Stars wollten zum Eurovision Song Contest – durften aber nicht". Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger (in German). 13 May 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  9. ^ ""Santa Maria"". Norddeutscher Rundfunk (in German). 27 December 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  10. ^ "Roland Kaiser". Schlager Radio (in German). Retrieved 24 February 2024.
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