Claudia Jung (born Ute Krummenast ; 12 April 1964) is a German Schlager singer and politician.
24-807: Schlager ( German: [ˈʃlaːɡɐ] , " hit(s) ") is a style of European popular music and radio format generally defined by catchy instrumental accompaniments to vocal pieces of pop music with simple, easygoing, and often sentimental lyrics. Schlager tracks are typically light pop tunes or sweet, sentimental ballads with simple, catchy melodies. Their lyrics typically center on love, relationships, and feelings. The northern variant of schlager (notably in Finland) has taken elements from Finnic, Nordic, Slavic, and Eastern European folk songs , with lyrics tending toward melancholic and elegiac themes. Musically, schlager bears similarities to styles such as easy listening . The style has been frequently represented at
48-400: A "(musical) hit". The roots of German schlager are old. Originally, the word meant a hit or a strike. The first use of the word applied to music, in its original meaning, was in an opening night critique in the newspaper Wiener Fremden-Blatt on 17 February 1867 about The Blue Danube by Johann Strauss II . One ancestor of schlager music in its current meaning may be the operetta, which
72-399: A "(musical) hit". The roots of German schlager are old. Originally, the word meant a hit or a strike. The first use of the word applied to music, in its original meaning, was in an opening night critique in the newspaper Wiener Fremden-Blatt on 17 February 1867 about The Blue Danube by Johann Strauss II . One ancestor of schlager music in its current meaning may be the operetta, which
96-596: A duet "Heut' fliegt ein Engel durch die Nacht" with her daughter Anna. Since November 2007, Claudia Jung has been the protector of a childcare project for traumatized children who have lost faith in themselves, other people and the surrounding world. In 2008, she debuted as actress, appearing as the female lead in the television series of the ARD (First German channel): Das Musikhotel am Wolfgangsee (The Musical hotel on Lake Wolfgang). On 2 March 2008 Claudia Jung - officially Ute Singer -
120-471: A farm in Gerolsbach, district of Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm (Upper Bavaria). They have many animals living on the farm (about fifty between horses, goats, dogs and cats, etc.) Claudia Jung is an animal-friend, respecting and loving nature, and among her passions is vegetarianism. In early 1994, Claudia Jung, following a bad fall from her horse ( equestrianism is her favorite sport), suffered a double fracture of
144-563: Is probably ABBA , a band that mixed traditional Swedish music, schlager, and pop-rock to create their own sound. Claudia Jung Ich kann nur in der Sprache singen, in der ich auch träume.. I can sing only in the language in which I also dream... Jung was born in Ratingen , North Rhine-Westphalia . From 1974 till 1980, she attended the school Liebfrauenschule in Ratingen. As a child she took guitar lessons and during her schooltime she sang in
168-903: Is probably ABBA , a band that mixed traditional Swedish music, schlager, and pop-rock to create their own sound. Schlager#German Schlager ( German: [ˈʃlaːɡɐ] , " hit(s) ") is a style of European popular music and radio format generally defined by catchy instrumental accompaniments to vocal pieces of pop music with simple, easygoing, and often sentimental lyrics. Schlager tracks are typically light pop tunes or sweet, sentimental ballads with simple, catchy melodies. Their lyrics typically center on love, relationships, and feelings. The northern variant of schlager (notably in Finland) has taken elements from Finnic, Nordic, Slavic, and Eastern European folk songs , with lyrics tending toward melancholic and elegiac themes. Musically, schlager bears similarities to styles such as easy listening . The style has been frequently represented at
192-576: The Eurovision Song Contest and has been popular since the contest began in 1956, though it is gradually being replaced by other pop music styles. Schlager is a loanword from German (from schlagen , "to hit"). It also came into some other languages (such as Bulgarian , Danish , Norwegian , Swedish , Dutch , Czech , Croatian , Finnish , Hungarian , Lithuanian , Latvian , Estonian , Serbian , Turkish , Russian , Hebrew , and Romanian , for example), where it retained its meaning of
216-508: The Eurovision Song Contest and has been popular since the contest began in 1956, though it is gradually being replaced by other pop music styles. Schlager is a loanword from German (from schlagen , "to hit"). It also came into some other languages (such as Bulgarian , Danish , Norwegian , Swedish , Dutch , Czech , Croatian , Finnish , Hungarian , Lithuanian , Latvian , Estonian , Serbian , Turkish , Russian , Hebrew , and Romanian , for example), where it retained its meaning of
240-644: The 1960s (featuring Peter Alexander and Roy Black ) and the early 1970s. From the mid-1990s through the early 2000s, schlager also saw an extensive revival in Germany by, for example, Guildo Horn , Dieter Thomas Kuhn , Michelle , and Petra Perle . Dance clubs would play a stretch of schlager titles during the course of an evening, and numerous new bands were formed specialising in 1970s schlager cover versions and newer material. Some Germans view schlager as their country music, and American country and Tex-Mex music are both major elements in schlager culture. (" Is This
264-593: The 1960s (featuring Peter Alexander and Roy Black ) and the early 1970s. From the mid-1990s through the early 2000s, schlager also saw an extensive revival in Germany by, for example, Guildo Horn , Dieter Thomas Kuhn , Michelle , and Petra Perle . Dance clubs would play a stretch of schlager titles during the course of an evening, and numerous new bands were formed specialising in 1970s schlager cover versions and newer material. Some Germans view schlager as their country music, and American country and Tex-Mex music are both major elements in schlager culture. (" Is This
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#1732854989615288-419: The 2010s, Schlager fans still gathered annually by the hundreds of thousands, dressing in 1970s clothing for street parades called "Schlager Move". The Schlager Move designation is also used for a number of smaller schlager music parties in several major German cities throughout the year. (This revival is sometimes associated with kitsch and camp .) In the meantime, private radio has brought Schlager back to
312-417: The 2010s, Schlager fans still gathered annually by the hundreds of thousands, dressing in 1970s clothing for street parades called "Schlager Move". The Schlager Move designation is also used for a number of smaller schlager music parties in several major German cities throughout the year. (This revival is sometimes associated with kitsch and camp .) In the meantime, private radio has brought Schlager back to
336-555: The Amt-Angerland-Chor. Before her career in show business she worked as a photo lab technician, a dental assistant and a tourist guide in Italy . Every now and then she performed as a non-professional singer. In 1984, she met the music producer Adam Schairer with whom she subsequently made experimental recordings. She made her first single releases in collaboration with Schairer and the composer and producer Jean Frankfurter as well as
360-630: The Way to Amarillo " is regularly played in schlager contexts, usually in the English-language original.) Popular schlager singers include Michael Holm , Roland Kaiser , Hansi Hinterseer , Jürgen Drews , Andrea Berg , Heintje Simons , Helene Fischer , Nicole , Claudia Jung , Andrea Jürgens , Michelle , Kristina Bach , Marianne Rosenberg , Simone Stelzer , Daniela Alfinito , Semino Rossi , Vicky Leandros , Leonard , DJ Ötzi , Andreas Gabalier and more recently, Beatrice Egli . In Hamburg in
384-524: The Way to Amarillo " is regularly played in schlager contexts, usually in the English-language original.) Popular schlager singers include Michael Holm , Roland Kaiser , Hansi Hinterseer , Jürgen Drews , Andrea Berg , Heintje Simons , Helene Fischer , Nicole , Claudia Jung , Andrea Jürgens , Michelle , Kristina Bach , Marianne Rosenberg , Simone Stelzer , Daniela Alfinito , Semino Rossi , Vicky Leandros , Leonard , DJ Ötzi , Andreas Gabalier and more recently, Beatrice Egli . In Hamburg in
408-986: The lyricist Erich Offierowski. The debut album Halt' mich fest ("Hold me tight") was released in 1988. Since 1999 her albums have been produced by Hans Singer with André Franke as co-producer. During her career, Claudia Jung has achieved multiple gold and platinum records. She has also been awarded various prizes such as the Echo-Preis , Goldene Stimmgabel and the Fred-Jay-Textdichterpreis. Jung has had duets with many international stars including Richard Clayderman (e.g. "Je t'aime mon amour"), Rosanna Perinic ("Domani l'amore vincerà"), Nino de Angelo ("Hand in Hand") and Cliff Richard ("Mistletoe and Wine"). She sings mainly in her native language, German, but has also interpreted songs in English, French and Italian. In 2004, she recorded
432-498: The radio. Schlager Radio is a station that broadcasts its program terrestrially in Germany via transmission towers on both FM and DAB+. Stylistically, schlager continues to influence German "party pop" or "party-schlager" (e.g. " Layla ", 2022): that is, music most often heard in après-ski bars and Majorcan mass discos . In the English-speaking world, the most popular group to have included elements of schlager in their style
456-437: The radio. Schlager Radio is a station that broadcasts its program terrestrially in Germany via transmission towers on both FM and DAB+. Stylistically, schlager continues to influence German "party pop" or "party-schlager" (e.g. " Layla ", 2022): that is, music most often heard in après-ski bars and Majorcan mass discos . In the English-speaking world, the most popular group to have included elements of schlager in their style
480-514: The skull base. Some months later she also suffered a paralysis of the vocal cords, which forced her into a period of rest and to halt her touring. Her comeback in September of that year, with the song "Je t'aime mon amour" in tandem with the pianist Richard Clayderman, however, was phenomenal. This romantic ballad (in German and French version) is one of her greatest hits. In 2005, Claudia Jung again suffered
504-637: Was elected as representative of the group Freie Wähler in the county council of Pfaffenhofen . She also works as a councilwoman of the Christliche Wählergemeinschaft in the community of Gerolsbach . In the state election on 28 September 2008 Claudia Jung was elected as representative of the Freie Wähler in the Landtag of Bavaria . During her career, Claudia Jung has sold more than 445,000 records, most albums. The most commercially successful album
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#1732854989615528-470: Was highly popular in the early 20th century. In the 1920s and 1930s, the Comedian Harmonists and Rudi Schuricke laid the foundations for this new music. Well-known schlager singers of the 1950s and early 1960s include Lale Andersen , Freddy Quinn , Ivo Robić , Gerhard Wendland, Caterina Valente , Margot Eskens and Conny Froboess . Schlager reached a peak of popularity in Germany and Austria in
552-408: Was highly popular in the early 20th century. In the 1920s and 1930s, the Comedian Harmonists and Rudi Schuricke laid the foundations for this new music. Well-known schlager singers of the 1950s and early 1960s include Lale Andersen , Freddy Quinn , Ivo Robić , Gerhard Wendland, Caterina Valente , Margot Eskens and Conny Froboess . Schlager reached a peak of popularity in Germany and Austria in
576-499: Was the same name "Claudia Jung". Claudia Jung's first husband was her former manager Jürgen Evers, whom she married in Düsseldorf on 1 September 1993. The marriage ended the following year and they were divorced. At the same time Jung met current husband Hans Singer, whom she married in 1997. The couple has a daughter, Anna Charlotte, born on 4 August 1997. Hans Singer has a son, David, a few years older. The family has lived since 1998 in
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