Chris Roberts (born Christian Franz Klusáček; 13 March 1944 – 2 July 2017) was a German schlager singer and actor. He was born in

Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the third-largest city in Germany, after Berlin and ...

- Schwabing and was married to the singer and actress Claudia Roberts; they often performed on stage together.

Biography

Roberts was most popular as a singer in Germany in the 1970s; he charted there with 24 songs between 1968 and 1980. He also acted in a number of films during that time. He represented

Luxembourg Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, Grand-Duché de Luxembourg ; german: link=no, Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small lan ...

as a part of a sextet in the Eurovision Song Contest 1985 in which they sang "Children, Kinder, Enfants". They earned 37 points and attained 13th position. Roberts' first two singles, "Baby's Gone" and "Welchen Weg soll ich gehen", were released under the artist name Chris Robert.

Death

Chris Roberts died after suffering lung cancer. He was survived by his wife Claudia Roberts.

Discography

;Albums

Filmography

*1970: ''

When the Mad Aunts Are Coming ''When the Mad Aunts Arrive'' (german: Wenn die tollen Tanten kommen) is a 1970 West German musical comedy film directed by Franz Josef Gottlieb and starring Rudi Carrell, Ilja Richter, and Chris Roberts.Bock & Bergfelder p. 269 In one of a gr ...

'' *1970: ' *1970: ''Musik, Musik – da wackelt die Penne'' *1971: ''...und sowas nennt sich Show'' *1971: ''...und heute heißt es Show'' *1971: '' Aunt Trude from Buxtehude'' *1971: ''

Rudi, Behave! ''Rudi, Behave!'' (german: Rudi, benimm dich!) is a 1971 West German comedy film directed by Franz Josef Gottlieb and starring Rudi Carrell, Chris Roberts and Heidi Hansen.Hobsch p.34 It was partly shot at Lake Wörthersee in the Austrian sta ...

'' *1971: '' The Reverend Turns a Blind Eye'' *1972: '' Don't Get Angry'' *1972: ''

My Daughter, Your Daughter ''My Daughter, Your Daughter'' (German: ''Meine Tochter – Deine Tochter'') is a 1972 West German comedy film directed by Werner Jacobs and starring Chris Roberts, Georg Thomalla and Peter Weck. Bock & Bergfelder p.269 Location shooting took p ...

'' *1972: '' Always Trouble with the Reverend'' *1972: ''Von uns für Sie'' (TV series) *1973: ' *1976: ''Jetzt geht die Party richtig los'' *1977: ''Plattenküche'' – Episode #1.7 (TV) *1979: ''Da kommt was auf uns zu'' *1983: ''

Sunshine Reggae in Ibiza ''Sunshine Reggae in Ibiza'' (german: Sunshine Reggae auf Ibiza) is a 1983 West German comedy film directed by Franz Marischka and starring Karl Dall, Olivia Pascal Olivia Pascal (born Olivia Gerlitzki: 26 May 1957 in Munich, West Germany) is ...

Awards

*1970:

Goldene Europa Goldene Europa award is the oldest German Television award for artists and entertainers. It was awarded from 1968 to 2003. In the years 1989 and 2001, there were no ceremonies. Since 1981, the gala was broadcast on television. The original sculpt ...

*1971:

*1971: Bravo Otto – Gold *1972: Bravo Otto – Gold (begin of year) *1972: Bravo Otto – Silver (end of year) *1975: Goldene Europa *1981: Goldene Stimmgabel *1984: Goldene Stimmgabel *1985: Goldene Stimmgabel

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Roberts, Chris German male singers German male film actors German people of Czech descent Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Luxembourg Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1985 Deaths from lung cancer in Germany 1944 births 2017 deaths