Tina York

Tina York née Monika Schwab (April 29, 1954, Bingen) is a German pop singer. She had her greatest success in 1974 with ''Wir lassen uns das Singen nicht verbieten''.

Career

She initially worked as a paralegal after school. In 1969, at the age of 14, she recorded her first, unsuccessful single under the stage name Monia. In 1970, she was discovered by Rudi Wolpert at her sister Mary Roos's wedding. Her first single, ''Oh Mama Good Bye'', a German version of the Tremeloes hit ''Me and My Life'', was released in the same year under the stage name Tina York. The singer was under contract with the record company CBS from 1970 to 1976 and worked with producers such as Peter Orloff and Jack White.

York was a guest on numerous music programs on television, including a total of 17 times on the ''ZDF-Hitparade'' from 1970 to 1981, where she took first place in 1974 with the song ''Wir lassen uns das Singen nicht verbieten'', written by White and Fred Jay. York placed in the top three with ''Wo die Sonne scheint'', ''Liechtensteiner Polka'' (both 1974) and ''Ein Adler kann nicht fliegen'' (1977). In 1976, York took part in the German preliminary decision for the Eurovision Song Contest with the song ''Das alte Haus'' and finished in last place. The song, which was based on the disco style popular at the time, was probably not initially released as a single or on an album because of this result. It was not until 2001 that ''Das alte Haus'' was released on the comprehensive compilation ''Stationen: Von heute bis morgen'' released in 2001.

Further successes came to York in the German Airplay charts from 1976 with ''Gib dem Glück eine Chance'' (1976), ''Ein Mann wie du'' (1977) and ''Ein Lied für Maria'' (1978) as well as the two top 10 hits ''Ein Adler kann nicht fliegen'' (1977) and ''Ich bin da'' (1981). York recorded three studio albums in the 1970s, ''Wir lassen uns das Singen nicht verbieten'' (1975), ''Ich bring' dir heut' ein Ständchen'' (1977) and ''Mein Weg zu dir'' (1978).

After a 29-year break and numerous compilations of her successes and singles, a new album entitled ''Ich träume mit dir'' was not released until 2007. In 2018, she took part in the twelfth season of the RTL show '' I bin ein Star - Holt mich hier raus!'', in which she came third behind Daniele Negroni and the season winner Jenny Frankhauser.

York is divorced and lives in Berlin.

Television appearances

* 2018: Ich bin ein Star - Holt mich hier raus!, Staffel 12 (RTL)
* 2022: Ich bin ein Star - Die Stunde danach (RTL)

Discography

Albums

*1974 ''Wir lassen uns das Singen nicht verbieten''
*1977 ''Ich bring dir ein Ständchen''
*1979 ''Mein Weg zu dir''
*2001 ''Stationen von heute bis gestern''
*2005 ''Große Erfolge''
*2007 ''Ich träume mit dir''

Singles

*1970 ''Oh Mama goodbye''
*1971 ''Papa ist dafür''
*1973 ''Wo die Sonne scheint''
*1974 ''Liechtensteiner Polka''
*1974 ''Wir lassen uns das Singen nicht verbieten''
*1975 ''Umarmst du mich, umarm' ich dich''
*1976 ''Das alte Haus''
*1976 ''Zwei junge Menschen''
*1976 ''Gib dem Glück eine Chance''
*1977 ''Ein Mann wie du''
*1977 ''Ein Adler kann nicht fliegen''
*1978 ''Wie ein Grashalm im Herbstwind''
*1978 ''Ein Lied für Maria''
*1979 ''Dieter''
*1979 ''Es gibt nicht nur einen Mann im Leben''
*1981 ''Ich bin da''
*1984 ''Little River''
*2000 "Viel zu nah am Feuer"
*2001 ''Tief in meinem Herz...''
*2002 ''Irgendwas ist immer''
*2003 ''Ich steh´ neben mir, steh´ ich neben Dir''
*2004 ''Wie kann ich von Dir träumen''
*2004 ''Woher soll ich heute wissen was ich morgen will''
*2004 ''Du bist Champagner für die Augen''
*2006 ''Manchmal darf man ja noch träumen''
*2006 ''Wenn ich schlaf bin ich ein Engel''
*2007 ''Warum gerade du''
*2007 ''Schöne Männer küsst man nicht''
*2007 ''Wieviel Liebe ist zuviel''
*2008 ''Irgendwie hab ich dich aus den Augen verlor´n''

References

External links

Website of Tina York
archive link retrieved on 7. June 2023
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1954 births
Living people
German pop singers
German women pop singers
People from Bingen am Rhein