Wyn Hoop (born 29 May 1936) is a German singer, birth name Winfried Lüssenhop, best known for his participation in the 1960

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. Born in

Hannover Hanover (; german: Hannover ; nds, Hannober) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Lower Saxony. Its 535,932 (2021) inhabitants make it the 13th-largest city in Germany as well as the fourth-largest city in Northern Germany ...

, in the early 1950s, Hoop formed a jazz band called the Capitellos, who toured and worked on radio before disbanding in 1958. Hoop started to make solo recordings, at first under the name Fred Lyssen, before settling on the professional name Wyn Hoop. In 1960, Hoop took part in the German Eurovision selection final, and his song " Bonne nuit ma chérie" was chosen to go forward to the fifth

, held in London on 29 March. At the contest "Bonne nuit ma chérie" (which, despite its title, was sung in German) finished in joint fourth place of the 13 entries. Hoop recorded several successful German cover versions of English-language hits (such as " Are You Lonesome Tonight?") before joining forces in 1962 with Finnish singer Pirkko Mannola, with whom he recorded a number of popular tracks. From 1964, Hoop began recording with Austrian singer Andrea Horn, who he had married in 1961. Their material was mainly

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oriented. In 1973, they released the single "", written by Lynsey de Paul (credited as Rubin) and Ron Roker as Wyn & Andrea. In 1978, Hoop and Horn retired from show business. They have since established themselves as successful publishers of sailing guidebooks, and contributors of travelogues to magazines and newspapers.

References

External links

Andrea Horn & Wyn Hoop official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hoop, Wyn German male singers Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Germany Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1960 Musicians from Hanover 1936 births Living people