
Stephan Remmler (born 25 October 1946) is a German singer, composer and producer. He became famous as the lead singer of the German band
Trio, alongside
Gert Krawinkel, who played the guitar, and
Peter Behrens
Peter Behrens (14 April 1868 – 27 February 1940) was a leading German architect, graphic and industrial designer, best known for his early pioneering AEG Turbine Hall in Berlin in 1909. He had a long career, designing objects, typefaces, an ...
, who played the drums. After the deaths of the other two, Remmler is the only surviving member of Trio.
After the split of Trio in 1986, Remmler continued his musical career as solo artist, releasing various singles and albums until 1996. His work contains
Schlager and drinking songs as well. His biggest hits were ''Keine Sterne in Athen'' (1986, released in English as ''I don't go to U.S.A.'' in 1987) and ''Alles hat ein Ende (nur die Wurst hat zwei)'' in 1987. His 1990s releases did tend more to rock music. Remmler left the music business in 1996 and took a ten-year break before his comeback in 2006
Remmler was born in
Witten
Witten () is a city with almost 100,000 inhabitants in the Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis (district) in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Geography
Witten is situated in the Ruhr valley, in the southern Ruhr area.
Bordering municipalities
* Bochum
* Dort ...
,
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia (german: Nordrhein-Westfalen, ; li, Noordrien-Wesfale ; nds, Noordrhien-Westfalen; ksh, Noodrhing-Wäßßfaale), commonly shortened to NRW (), is a state (''Land'') in Western Germany. With more than 18 million inhab ...
. He currently lives with his family in a town called Las Breñas on
Lanzarote
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, Spain. He is married to an interior designer named Hilana Remmler-Raitzik and has three sons.
External links
*
Official website
1946 births
Living people
People from Witten
German new wave musicians
University of Oldenburg faculty
Trio (band) members
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