Despite the fact that the legendary band Modern Talking has long ceased to exist, the name of Dieter Bohlen still excites his fans, who fell in love with the musician's work. Having achieved wild popularity, the artist worked fruitfully for a long time, creating more and more new musical projects, as well as producing young performers. Today, Bohlen continues to pursue his career, however, he surprises the public not only with his creative ideas, but also with his personal life. The singer was married more than once, besides, he was distinguished by a loving disposition and a passionate character, thanks to which he became a father of many children.
Dieter was born in 1954 in Bern, Lower Saxony, Germany. He also has Russian roots, as his maternal grandmother was Russian and lived in Königsberg, now Kaliningrad. His father was an engineer, and his mother was engaged in raising three children. In childhood, the future singer was a very smart and active child, bringing constant problems to his parents. In his school years, the boy became interested in music, already trying to compose songs. After leaving school, the young man received an economic education, however, he did not begin to work in his specialty, taking up a musical career. Bohlen produced German stars and wrote songs for them.
In 1983, together with the singer, he created the duet Modern Talking, thanks to which the group's songs topped the European charts for several years. However, in 1987 the duo ceased to exist, and the musician took up his career. He created the Blue System group, with which he actively worked. From 1998 to 2003, Modern Talking reasserted itself, after which the participants broke up with a huge scandal.
In the photo Dieter Bohlen with his first wife Erika
Dieter's personal life interested journalists and fans no less than his star songs. His first wife was stylist Erika, whom they met at a disco in Göttingen. The lovers played their wedding at the end of 1983, celebrating it rather modestly, and the newlyweds even came to the marriage registration in denim suits. Three children were born to this union: sons Mark and Marvin, and daughter Marilyn. Eleven years later, the couple divorced, as the wife was tired of the singer's fans and his many mistresses. After the divorce, Bohlen did not forget the children, paying the necessary expenses of the former family. With Erika, he also maintained good friendly relations.
The musician had a long love relationship with a model of Arab origin, Nadia Abdel Farrah. Dieter had strong feelings for the girl, however, she had an addiction to alcohol and often cheated on her star lover, which caused him mental trauma. In 1996, the singer married for the second time, and Verona Feldbush became his chosen one. However, this marriage quickly came to naught, as the girl was more interested in Bohlen's income than in himself. The divorce ended in a loud scandal, as the ex-wife accused the artist of assault.
In the photo Dieter Bohlen and his wife Estefania Küster
In the early 2000s, Dieter started a new romance. His passion was a young girl named Estefania Küster. In March 2011, the lovers had a daughter, Amelie, and in the fall of 2013, a son, Maximilian. The couple lives together to this day, raising kids. Off the stage, the artist is an ordinary husband and father who fulfills the whims and desires of his children and his beloved woman.
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Dieter Bohlen was born in Oldenburg in 1954 - he is 9 years older than Thomas Anders. Parents had a hard time with the future idol of youth - a hyperactive guy kept hooligans, causing trouble for his parents, he was expelled from school several times, and he, as soon as he entered adolescence, began to constantly run after girls.
Tired of their son's antics, his parents sent him to a boarding school for a year. This measure helped: the guy became more collected and serious, he was able to finish school with excellent marks and enter the economics department of the university. Music - in the foreground Simultaneously with his studies and hooligan antics, the energetic Dieter managed to study music - he played the guitar from the age of 10, and soon began to compose his own songs. True, his parents did not like this hobby of his, they wanted their son to get a serious profession, and not “strum” on the guitar.
The guy, however, had his own opinion on this matter. The number of songs he wrote increased, but there was no one to sing them - Bohlen was aware that his vocal abilities were clearly not enough to perform. With his songs, he went around many recording studios, until one day he found Thomas Anders, he was advised to listen to Hansa. So a historic event happened - Thomas and Dieter found each other, the duet Modern Talking was formed.
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Interestingly, in the USSR, the guys were so wildly popular that in 1989 Dieter Bohlen was even awarded an award as "The Most Successful Artist in the USSR." This was the only case - even such musicians as the Beatles and ABBA, despite their fame, did not receive this title.
Dieter Bohlen and Thomas Anders, having achieved world fame, parted for some period, then began to perform together again ... Dieter Bohlen is also known as a restless heartthrob, around whose personal life there have always been a lot of rumors. Wedding in the style of a hippie The energy of a musician is always in full swing. Source - wikimedia.org For the first time, Dieter married before he became famous. With Erica, they first lived in a civil marriage for several years, and then decided to legalize their relationship. In the registry office, the couple made a splash: instead of a white dress and a black suit, the young people wore jeans, and the wedding ceremony was very relaxed, like the subsequent fun feast with hippie friends.
Despite the constant betrayals and sprees of Dieter, Erica bore him two sons and a daughter. But even this did not bind Dieter to his wife and did not make him an exemplary family man. After 11 years of marriage, they divorced, and Dieter signed a contract under which he undertook to pay his ex-wife 15% of all his income. Model and backing vocalist Nadia The spectacular and charming Dieter Bohlen has always been a hit with women. Source - wikimedia.org Directly from his wife, Dieter went to his beloved - a beautiful model and backing vocalist in his group Nadia, who owes her exotic beauty to mixed blood - her father was an Arab and her mother was German. Nadia set out to keep Dieter by her side at all costs, learned to cook delicious meals, tried to create coziness in the house ...
But will steaks and pies stop a man who is used to not restraining his impulses? Never married Nadia, he left her after several years of living together. TV presenter Verona
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In 1996, Bohlen decided to marry a second time. The ceremony took place in Las Vegas - this "Mecca" of sudden and meaningless marriages. According to him, already 10 minutes after the end of the ceremony, he passionately wanted to cancel everything. And this is despite the fact that a rare beauty, Miss Germany and Miss American Dream, popular TV presenter Verona Feldbusch, became his new wife.
In the same year, the marriage of the two stars broke up, which was to be expected. However, Verona was absolutely not upset: she opened a new show on TV, she was called the sex symbol of the country and filled up with lucrative contracts, and she also received half a million German marks during a divorce. Dieter also left the Jaguar car to his ex-wife. A graduate of the Estefania Monastery, Dieter Bohlen is actively involved in sports and leads a healthy lifestyle - now he looks younger than 10 years ago. Source - wikimedia.org After the divorce, Dieter was accepted by the same Nadia. Apparently, she was counting on the fact that the musician would appreciate her loyalty and ability to forgive. But, having rested a little in a quiet harbor and enjoyed the comfort of home, Dieter again set off in all serious ways.
One day, Nadia, having opened the newspaper, saw pictures in which her beloved was frolicking in the Maldives in the company of a young beauty. She had caught her beloved cheating before, but this was the last straw. Moreover, Bohlen, having returned from the islands, himself confessed everything to her.
His new chosen one was a girl, completely different from the previous ones. Estefania recently left the walls of the monastery, where she received her education. She was far from the world of show business, clean and very beautiful. And yet - 25 years younger than Dieter.
In 2005, Steffi, as Dieter calls her, gave birth to his son. But even after that, he did not marry her. Apparently, the very word "wedding" after the experience he had experienced made him tremble. Despite this, the musician claimed that he was a very good father, an attentive and caring man, and that Estefania was happy with him. Another sweetheart and two more children
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However, Dieter Bohlen did not stop there either: a year later he left Steffi to exchange her for Fatma Karina Waltz. This girl (also much younger than the musician) gave her beloved a daughter and a son. He continues to tell reporters about his love for all his children and good relations with them ... The "eternal bully" may have realized that children are the main value in life. Do you think there is a chance that at the age of 65 Dieter will become a real family man?
During this time he played in several bands. He started playing guitar and Beatles songs were the first songs he performed. At the same time, he wrote his first song "Viele Bomben Fallen", which did not become popular even among his friends. Studied keyboard playing.
He met his wife Erika at a Hamburg disco in 1973. They got married on November 11, 1983, also in Hamburg. In 1978 he graduated from the university and received a diploma. After receiving his diploma, he begins to think and look for a job, but still dreams of a career as a pop star: he sends his songs to record companies, but none of them answers.
In the end, in 1979, after numerous rejections, Dieter finds a job as a composer at the Intersong record company. In 1982, he gets the opportunity to record his song. But the recorded song is not like Dieter's other songs. And he again continues to write music and songs for other artists, using pseudonyms: Steve Benson, Ryan Simmons, Sunday and Countdown G.T.O.
In February 1983, Dieter meets Thomas Anders at the Hansa record company. Dieter agrees with Thomas regarding the formation of the group "Modern Talking".
In November 1984 they released their first single "You" re My Heart - You "re My Soul". In March 1985, "Modern Talking" again released a new single "You Can Win If You Want", which takes first place in almost all tops. Following this, their first album is released. While the whole world is enjoying the first album, work is underway on their Big First Album, which is called "Let's Talk About Love". The album was released at the end of 1985. But it wasn't as popular as their very first album.
In 1986 their third album "Ready For Romance" was released. At the same time, Dieter writes songs for other artists. His son Mark, named after the singer Mark Bohlen, is born in 1985 on July 9th. In honor of this, Dieter composes and records a new song "With A Little Love". This song can be found on Blue System's 2nd album: "Let's Talk About Love".
Then Dieter's second child is born - in 1988, on January 21, the son Mervin was born. And again, in honor of this, Dieter writes the song "Marvin's Song", which can be found on the Blue System album "Forever Blue", released in 1995. In 1990, Dieter has a girl - Merelin, and the song "Goodnight Marielin" appears, which is on the album "X-Ten", released in 1994.
By the end of 1986, the 4th album was released - "In The Middle Of Nowhere". It contained the song "Geronimo's Cadillac", which was played in all discos around the world. In 1987, Dieter decides that the group "Modern Talking" should cease to exist. The 5th album "Romantic Warriors" is released, and immediately Dieter creates new band "Blue System" The album "Walking On A Rainbow" is released, which is recorded in the style of "Modern Talking" The group "Modern Talking" has sold more than 42 million records worldwide.
In April 1998, the group reunited again. Dieter and Thomas Anders have been thinking about this since 1994 and in 1998 they decided to return to the world of music under the old name "Modern Talking". They re-released their 1st single "You" re My Heart - You "re My Soul "98".
In April 1998, this song took first place in the European tops. May 1998 - the album "Back For Good" is released, on which there are 12 Remixes and 4 new songs. In August 98, the single "Brother Louie "98" was released. On February 22, 1999, the group "Modern talking" released the album "Alone", which included 17 new songs.
In the summer of 2002, Dieter Bohlen, in collaboration with journalist Katya Kesler, published the autobiographical book Nichts als die Wahrheit (Nothing but the Truth), which went on sale in the fall and became an absolute bestseller. In the autumn of the same year, he becomes a jury member of the German competition for the selection of young talents "Deutschland sucht den Superstar" ("Germany is looking for a superstar"). The first single, recorded by ten finalists, "We Have A Dream", hits the top spots of the charts, becomes double platinum. The subsequent album "United" becomes no less sold out and receives five times platinum status, becoming the second best-selling album among Dieter Bohlen's albums.
During 2003, Dieter Bohlen enters into many advertising contracts with well-known brands involved in the production of clothing, dairy products, as well as the sale of communications. In the fall of 2003, Dieter Bohlen released his second autobiographical book, Hinter den Kulissen (Behind the Scenes), which caused a number of scandals and a long legal battle with Thomas Anders, as a result of which Dieter was forced to pay a substantial fine for unproven insults to his former partner, and also to delete the most controversial passages in the book.
In 2004, there were rumors that on the Modern Talking albums, the voice of Thomas Anders was allegedly partially dubbed by Nino de Angelo. By this time, against the backdrop of attempts by former backing vocalists Dieter Bohlen to promote his own project Systems in Blue, statements began to appear that Dieter Bohlen sang only in verses in Blue System, and the vocals of Systems in Blue studio singers were used in the choruses. Anders stated that the inability to use the same vocals further was the reason for the closure of the Blue System project. However, for example, in the first album of Blue System it is easy to see that both the verses and the choruses are performed by Bohlen himself, and there is backing vocals from other members of the group.
The main news in the spring of 2006 was the release of a new solo album-soundtrack to the comedy-parody animated film "Dieter - Der Film", which briefly tells its story. The cartoon was first shown on RTL on March 4, 2006 and is based on the autobiographical book Nichts als die Wahrheit (Nothing but the Truth). The song "Gasoline", performed by Dieter, which sounded on the air of the show "Deutschland sucht den Superstar" in February, showed Bohlen's return to the old sound known to fans from the Blue System. The soundtrack, which appeared on the shelves of German shops on March 3, 2006, contains mainly ballads, a number of traditional Bohlen mid-tempo compositions and several successful Modern Talking songs from the repertoire of the 1980s. The album also includes the previously unreleased Modern Talking track "Shooting Star".
In 2007, Dieter created and released an album for the winner of the show "Deutschland sucht den Superstar" Mark Medlock. On the second single, Bohlen performs one of the songs in a duet with Mark, and Mark's second disc became a joint album of two musicians: Dieter not only wrote the music, but also sang some vocal parts. The third album also contains Dieter's vocal parts.
All the albums that Dieter Bohlen wrote for Medlock occupied high positions in the charts in Germany, Austria, Switzerland. The collaboration with Medlock ended in 2010.
In 2010, Dieter began cooperation with the "queen" of the German hit Andrea Berg. The released album "Schwerelos" became the first in the charts in Germany.
At the beginning of 2017, a collection of the best songs of the maestro "Die Mega Hits" was released, consisting of three discs. On May 20, a big show "Dieter Bohlen - Die Mega-Show" was held on the RTL TV channel in support of the album. The performance was attended by the performers of Dieter's musical compositions Mark Medlock, the rap musician of Key One, to whom Bohlen presented a cover version of "Brother Louie" under the new name "Louie Louie".
The concert audience could also enjoy the new sound of the 2000s mega-hit “We Have A Dream” performed by the winners of the DSDS music competition from different years. The latest news, concert videos and new clips can be found on the singer's official Russian website.
Dieter Günther Bohlen is a German pop singer, composer, founder of the musical groups Modern Talking, Blue System, producer of the singer C.C. Catch, for several years he directed the TV contest "Germany is looking for a superstar".
Dieter was born on February 7, 1954 in the city of Bern, near Oldenburg, in the family of entrepreneurs Hans and Edith Bohlen. From the age of 9, he became interested in the work of The Beatles and decided to learn how to play the guitar. To buy a tool, the boy got a job with a neighbor farmer as a potato picker. Having earned 70 marks from the harvest, Dieter bought a guitar. Soon the whole school knew about Bohlen - the boy performed at the holidays, performing his own compositions and hits by famous musicians.
During his studies, the Bohlen family repeatedly moved from city to city, and Dieter managed to change three educational institutions: in Göttingen, Oldenburg and Hamburg. In 1969, Bohlen already had his own musical group Mayfair, and then Aorta, for which the young man wrote 200 musical compositions in a few years. Despite the fact that at first music lessons had a negative effect on the young man's progress, Dieter graduated from school with excellent marks.
Dieter Bohlen at school Having entered the university in the economic department, Bohlen began to earn his living by performing in nightclubs. For each exit, the young man received 250 marks. Having saved enough money, Dieter bought a piano and a car. But the young man dreamed of a big stage, so he regularly sent home recordings to various production centers in Hamburg.
In 1978, Bohlen graduated from the university and immediately got a job in Peter Schmidt's music firm Intersong. Bohlen's duties included keeping track of new releases in the popular music market and compiling reports and lists. In addition to the main work, Dieter got the opportunity to write songs and offer them to singers.
Since 1978, Dieter Bohlen has been trying his hand as a soloist of the ensembles Monza and Sunday, writing songs for Katya Ebstein, Roland Kaiser, Bernd Klüver, Bernhard Brink. The musical composition "Hale, Hey Louise", created for Ricky King, held on to the 14th position in the German music ratings for almost half a year and brought Dieter Bohlen his first success and profit.
But to become a millionaire, the composer needed hits in English. In 1983, Dieter met with, and a year later the joint project "Modern Talking" was launched, which made the musicians world-class megastars.
In addition to participating in a popular group, Dieter works with pop stars Al Martino, Nino de Angelo, C. C. Catch, Engelbert Humperdinck. Under the leadership of the musician, new projects are launched: musical groups Hit the Floor, Major T, Touche. Dieter also creates music for many series and TV programs ("Rivalen der Rennbahn", "Zorc - Der Mann ohne Grenzen", "Tatort").
After working in the duet Modern Talking for three years, in 1987 Dieter Bohlen broke off relations with Thomas and created the Blue System musical group. In 1991, with the hit "It's All Over", which featured Dionne Warwick, the European disco group entered the U.S. R&B charts. In 1992, the single "Romeo and Juliet" premiered on RTL.
Over the 11 years of its existence, the Blue System disco group recorded 13 albums, the most famous of which were Twilight, Obsession, Déjà Vu, Forever Blue. In 1998, Dieter Bohlen returns to the Modern Talking project for five years.
In 2002, the best-selling book "Nothing but the Truth" was published, in which Dieter Bohlen described his own biography. In the same year, the musician launches the "Germany is looking for a superstar" (DSDS) project. The final hit of the first season "We Have A Dream" hits the first lines of the music charts, and the disc "United" becomes the second best-selling disc in Bohlen's discography.
Dieter is producing the competition finalists Alexandra, Yvonne Caterfield, Natalie Tineo. In 2007, he began collaborating with Mark Medlock, who won the 4th season of the DSDS television show, with whom he recorded the albums Mr. Lonely", "Dreamcatcher", "Cloud Dancer", "Club Tropicana". The joint single of the musicians "You Can Get It" in 2008 receives platinum status.
Since 2010, Dieter Bohlen has been producing Andreu Berg. Under the guidance of the maestro, the singer records the disc "Schwerelos", which immediately falls into first place in the German music ratings.
In 1983, the group "Modern Talking" recorded songs in German "Was macht das schon", "Wovon träumst du denn", with which it got to the first positions of national music ratings. In 1984, the first English-language hit "You" re My Heart, You "re My Soul" appears, which brings the duet world fame.
For two periods of work, the group created 12 studio albums, which diverge around the world in 165 million copies. Modern Talking holds the record for the most consecutive multi-platinum album releases: "The First Album", "Let's Talk About Love", "Ready for Romance" and "In the Middle of Nowhere".
Dieter Bohlen in duet "Modern Talking" The best-selling disc of the musical group is the 1998 album "Back For Good", with a circulation of 26 million copies. In 2014, the musicians released a collection of hits dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the group.
Dieter Bohlen attracted the attention of the opposite sex from a young age. In the early 80s, the musician met Erika Sauerland, who became the first wife and mother of the star's three children: sons Mark (1985) and Marvin Benjamin (1988), daughter Marilyn (1989). 11 years after the wedding, the family broke up due to the infidelity of the musician.
While still married, Dieter began dating a compatriot of Arab origin, Nadia Abd El Farrag. The connection did not last long, as the girl became addicted to alcohol. The second time Bohlen married in 1996 to model Verona Feldbusch, but the couple did not have a personal life. The next muse of Dieter, Estefania Küster, gave the musician a son, Maurice Cassian, in 2005.
In the late 2000s, Dieter Bohlen met Karina Waltz, who turned out to be 31 years younger than the star. The girl gave birth to the singer two more children, and the musician finally found the long-awaited family happiness. To keep his youth, the musician went in for sports. Now Bohlen runs up to 15 km a day, plays tennis for an hour and spends another hour on physiotherapy. For 4 years, Dieter managed to lose 10 kg and today he looks younger in the photo than 10 years ago.
At the beginning of 2017, a collection of the best songs of the maestro "Die Mega Hits" was released, consisting of three discs. On May 20, a big show "Dieter Bohlen - Die Mega-Show" was held on the RTL TV channel in support of the album. The performance was attended by the performers of Dieter's musical compositions Mark Medlock, the rap musician of Key One, to whom Bohlen presented a cover version of "Brother Louie" under the new name "Louie Louie".
The concert audience could also enjoy the new sound of the 2000s mega-hit “We Have A Dream” performed by the winners of the DSDS music competition from different years. The latest news, concert videos and new clips can be found on the singer's official Russian website.
