Christopher Evans-Ironside (10 May 1940 – 3 June 2022)
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was an English and German songwriter, composer, and music producer. Born in England and based in Hamburg
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, Germany, his awards included Gold and Platinum discs for collaborations with Nino de Angelo
Domenico Gerhard Gorgoglione (born 18 December 1963), known professionally as Nino de Angelo, is a German singer of Italian descent known for his 1983 chart-topper " Jenseits von Eden", and who participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 19 ...
and Drafi Deutscher
Drafi Franz Richard Deutscher (9 May 1946 – 9 June 2006) was a German singer and songwriter of Sinti origin.
Biography Early life and career
Deutscher was born in Charlottenburg, in the western zone of Berlin, Germany. Between 1964 and 1966 ...
as Mixed Emotions and Masquerade
Masquerade or Masquerades may refer to:
Books
* ''Masquerade'' (book), a 1979 children's book by Kit Williams that sparked a worldwide treasure hunt
* ''Masquerades'' (novel), a 1995 Forgotten Realms novel by Kate Novak and Jeff Grubb
* ''Masq ...
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In the early 1980s Evans-Ironside produced three progressive rock
Progressive rock (shortened as prog rock or simply prog) is a broad genre of rock music that primarily developed in the United Kingdom through the mid- to late 1960s, peaking in the early-to-mid-1970s. Initially termed " progressive pop", the ...
albums, the first two as a duo with singer David Hanselmann
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The Tel Dan stele, an Aramaic-inscribed stone erected by a king of Aram-Damas ...
, ''Stonehenge'' and ''Symbols"'', and the third as a solo project, ''Empty Spaces,'' in addition collaborating with Michael Chambosse on a concept album, ''The Timemachine.''
Evans-Ironside was a prolific soundtrack composer for film, television and theatre, with work including ''Die Rättin
''The Rat'' (, literally ''The Ratess'') is a 1986 novel by the German writer Günter Grass.
Structure and content
The plot is composed of many narrative strands and oscillates between fairytale, travelogue and surreal novel. It also contains ci ...
'' and ''Just Messing About'', and music for ballet productions by the Görlitz
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Theatre.
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1940 births
2022 deaths
English emigrants to Germany
German film score composers
Male film score composers
German male composers
German musical theatre composers
Male musical theatre composers
German keyboardists
German male songwriters
Musicians from Hamburg
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