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Werner Böhm, better known under his artist name Gottlieb Wendehals (5 June 1941 – 2 June 2020) was a German singer and musician.[1][2][3]

Werner Böhm
Böhm in 2004
Background information
Born(1941-06-05)June 5, 1941
Thorn, Poland
DiedJune 2, 2020(2020-06-02) (aged 78)
Gran Canaria, Spain
GenresSchlager

Biography


Böhm was born in Thorn in German-occupied Poland. In the late 1950s, he was the pianist with the "Cabinet Jazzmen" in Hamburg until the early 1960s, at the time one of the most popular jazz bands in Northern Germany. From 1970 to 1971 he was a jazz pianist in Hamburg at "Jazz House", "Riverkasematten", "Logo", "Dennis Swing Club", "Cotton Club", "Remter" and in the legendary "Onkel Po". Böhm accompanied on piano singers such as Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald and Erroll Garner.

Böhm achieved his greatest commercial success with his character Gottlieb Wendehals, a bespectacled, bow-tie-wearing schlager singer with a chessboard pattern suit.[4] His most successful hit "Polonäse Blankenese" spent nine weeks at the top of the German single charts in late 1981 and early 1982. Together with Karl Dall and Helga Feddersen he appeared in the comedy film Sunshine Reggae auf Ibiza (1983).

In 1982 he took part in the preliminaries of the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Der Ohrwurm". He finished 11th in the second-last place. He was also involved, together with Michael Chambosse, as writer and composer of the song "Lady" (6th place), sung by his wife (at that time) Mary Roos and David Hanselmann. He died in Gran Canaria, Spain, three days short from his 79th birthday.


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[de] Werner Böhm

Werner Böhm (* 5. Juni 1941 in Thorn, Regierungsbezirk Bromberg, Reichsgau Danzig-Westpreußen, Deutsches Reich; † 2. Juni 2020 auf Gran Canaria[1]) war ein deutscher Sänger und Musiker. Seine größten Erfolge verzeichnete er mit seiner Kunstfigur Gottlieb Wendehals in den 1980er Jahren, mit Polonäse Blankenese hatte er 1981 einen Nummer-eins-Hit.
- [en] Werner Böhm



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