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Marian Gold (born Hartwig Schierbaum; 26 May 1954) is a German singer-songwriter who gained fame as the lead singer of the German synth-pop recording act Alphaville, but also has recorded as a solo artist.[1][2]

Marian Gold
Marian Gold in 2021
Background information
Birth nameHartwig Schierbaum
Born (1954-05-26) 26 May 1954 (age 68)
Herford, West Germany
Genres
  • Synth-pop
  • new wave
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active1979–present

Biography



Early life


Born in Herford, West Germany, Gold became part of the Berlin art collective the Nelson Community, where he formed the band Chinchilla Green in the late 1970s, which also included future Alphaville colleague Bernhard Lloyd.[3]


Alphaville


In 1982, he joined Lloyd and Frank Mertens in the band Forever Young, which soon became Alphaville.[3] He sang lead vocals on Alphaville's 1980s pop singles, including "Forever Young", "Big in Japan", "Sounds Like a Melody", "Dance with Me" and "Jerusalem". He is known for his soaring tenor multi-octave vocal range, and his lyrics were in English language.

Since the early 1990s, Gold has taken Alphaville from a studio-based project to a successful live act and has established the band's website, Moonbase.[4]

He is the only remaining founding member of the band, whose latest album Strange Attractor was released in 2017.[5]

On 25 and 26 May 2018 Marian Gold and Alphaville held a two-day concert at the Whisky a Go Go club in Hollywood.[6][7] The two concerts were also live streamed.[7]


Solo


Marian Gold (1980s)
Marian Gold (1980s)
Gold performing in 2004
Gold performing in 2004

Gold's first solo album, So Long Celeste, was released in 1992.[8] Included on the album were cover versions of "The Shape of Things to Come" (originally by the Headboys) and "One Step Behind You" (by Furniture).

A second solo album, United, followed in 1996.


Personal life


In the late 1980s, Gold lived in Münster with his then wife Manuela.[9]

Gold has seven children by four different women.[10]


References


  1. High Fidelity, Volume 35, Issues 1-6, Page 167
  2. Robbins, Ira. "Alphaville". Trouser Press.
  3. Deming, Mark. "Alphaville Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  4. "Alphaville". Alphaville.info.
  5. "Strange Attractor". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  6. "Alphaville". Whisky a Go Go. May 2018.
  7. "Alphaville and Richard Kay put on Chauvet in Whiskey A Go Go Los Angeles". Eventelevator.de. 28 June 2018.
  8. St. Renburg, Holger (2001) Forever Young, ISBN 978-3831116164, p. 92
  9. "A Special Interview with Marian Gold". Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  10. Vollmer, Simone (23 August 2017). ""Alphaville"-Sänger Marian Gold: Sieben Kinder von vier Frauen!" (in German).


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На других языках

[de] Marian Gold

Marian Gold (* 26. Mai 1954 in Herford als Hartwig Schierbaum) ist ein deutscher Musiker, der als Mitgründer und Sänger der Band Alphaville in den 1980er Jahren bekannt wurde.
- [en] Marian Gold

[es] Marian Gold

Marian Gold (nacido Hartwig Schierbaum, en Herford, Alemania, 26 de mayo de 1954) es un cantante alemán, vocalista de la banda de synth pop Alphaville.

[ru] Голд, Мариан

Мариан Голд (нем. Marian Gold), настоящее имя — Хартвиг Ширбаум (нем. Hartwig Schierbaum; род. 26 мая 1954[1], Херфорд, Северный Рейн-Вестфалия) — немецкий музыкант, один из основателей группы Alphaville. Среди его наиболее известных композиций — Forever Young.


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