Gunter Gabriel (born Günter Caspelherr; 11 June 1942 – 22 June 2017) was a German singer, musician and composer.

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Gunter Gabriel
Gabriel in 2006
Background information
Birth name	Günter Caspelherr
Born	(1942-06-11)11 June 1942 Bünde, Westphalia, Germany
Died	22 June 2017(2017-06-22) (aged 75) Hannover, Germany
Occupation(s)	Singer, musician, composer
Website	www.guntergabriel.de

Gabriel became famous in Germany as singer of Schlager songs.[1] Gabriel lived in Harburg, Hamburg.[2] He was a friend of Johnny Cash and introduced American Country music to German audiences, even covering some of Cash's songs in German.[3]

Gabriel was married four times and had four children. He fell down a flight of stairs a couple of days before his death and died of complications that occurred after multiple surgeries to fix his broken neck.[4]

Books

• 2009: Gunter Gabriel, Oliver Flesch: Wer einmal tief im Keller saß. Erinnerungen eines Rebellen. Edel, Hamburg 2009, ISBN 978-3-941378-17-9.

References

External links

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• Official website (in German)