Drafi Deutscher

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Drafi Deutscher (* May 9, 1946 as Drafi Franz Richard Deutscher in Berlin, † June 9, 2006 in Frankfurt am Main) was a German singer and composer of Roma/Sinti ("Gypsy") heritage. His best known song was the 1965 Schlager Marmor, Stein und Eisen bricht. He also composed several worldwide hits, e.g., for Boney M., Nino de Angelo and Tony Christie. In the 1980s he achieved a huge success with his duo "Mixed Emotions" together with Oliver Simon.

[edit] Discography (Albums)

• Shake Hands! Keep Smiling! 1964
• Drafi! 1966
• Weil ich Dich liebe, 1971
• Die Welt von heut' (Group "Wir"), 1972
• Gute Tage & schlechte Tage, 1973
• Happy Rummel Music (as "Mr. Walkie Talkie"), 1977
• Lost in New York City, 1981
• Drafi, 1982
• The Sound of Masquerade (as "Masquerade"), 1984
• Krieg der Herzen, 1985
• Gemischte Gefühle, 1986
• Deep From the Heart (with Oliver Simon as "Mixed Emotions"), 1987
• Diesmal für immer, 1987
• Just For You (with Oliver Simon as "Mixed Emotions"), 1988
• Steinzart - Die besten Jahre, 1988
• Lost in New York City (Remix), 1989
• Über Grenzen geh'n, 1989
• Side by Side (with Andreas Martin as "New Mixed Emotions"), 1991
• Wie Ebbe und Flut, 1992
• So viele Fragen, 1996
• Zukunft, 1998
• We Belong Together (with Oliver Simon as "Mixed Emotions"), 1999
• Wer war Schuld daran, 2002
• Diesseits von Eden - Die große Drafi Deutscher Hit-Collection, 2006
• The Last Mile, 2007

[edit] See also

List of Schlager musicians

[edit] External links

• Official Fanpage

Persondata
NAME	Deutscher, Drafi
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Singer and composer
DATE OF BIRTH	May 9, 1946
PLACE OF BIRTH	Berlin
DATE OF DEATH	June 9, 2006
PLACE OF DEATH	Frankfurt am Main