Die Flippers (The Flippers) are a German Schlager group formed in 1964. They are one of the most successful Schlager groups of all time, and have been constantly recording and releasing new music since their self-titled debut album was released in 1970. They have released 44 albums, 5 of which have gone platinum, 24 gold. They have won a Goldene Stimmgabel (one of the largest German music awards) in 1988, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003 and 2004. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Knittlingen is a town in the Enz district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Location Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Administration Country NUTS Region DE1 Capital Stuttgart Prime Minister Günther Oettinger (CDU) Governing parties CDU / FDP Votes in Bundesrat 6 (from 69) Basic statistics Area  35,752 km² (13,804 sq mi) Population 10,741,000 (11/2006)[1]  - Density 300... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Schlager (German Schlager, literally something that hits or, more loosely translated, a hit) is a style of popular music that is prevalent in northern Europe, in particular Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Scandinavia, Latvia and Lithuania, but also to a lesser extent in France, Belgium and the Netherlands. ... <nowiki>Insert non-formatted text here<nowiki>Insert non-formatted text hereInsert non-formatted text here</nowiki></nowiki> This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Ariola Records is a German record label, a daughter label of BMG. Ariola setup several subsidiaries: Ariola America was founded in 1975 in Los Angeles, Ariola-Athena to release spoken word records, Ariola Benelux was founded in 1970 to cover the Benelux market, Ariola Eurodisc was a Spanish division of... Olaf Malolepski of Die Flippers Olaf Malolepski (born March 27, 1946 in Knittlingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Schlager (German Schlager, literally something that hits or, more loosely translated, a hit) is a style of popular music that is prevalent in northern Europe, in particular Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Scandinavia, Latvia and Lithuania, but also to a lesser extent in France, Belgium and the Netherlands. ... The description Gold Album is applied to recorded music albums that have sold a minimum number of copies (in the US, currently 500,000 sales). ... The description Gold Album is applied to recorded music albums that have sold a minimum number of copies (in the US, currently 500,000 sales). ...

Band history

The group was formed in 1964 in Knittlingen, Baden-Württemberg consisting of Manfred Durban, Claus Backhaus, Franz Halmich, Manfred Mössner, Manfred Hehl and Hans Springer. They called themselves the "Dancing Band," and one year later renamed themselves the "Dancing Show Band." Hans Springer was soon replaced by Bernd stallion. In 1967 Olaf Malolepski replaced Manfred Hehl. Knittlingen is a town in the Enz district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Location Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Administration Country NUTS Region DE1 Capital Stuttgart Prime Minister Günther Oettinger (CDU) Governing parties CDU / FDP Votes in Bundesrat 6 (from 69) Basic statistics Area  35,752 km² (13,804 sq mi) Population 10,741,000 (11/2006)[1]  - Density 300...

In 1969 the group released their first single Weine nicht, kleine Eva under their new name, Die Flippers. The song enjoyed great success on Schlager radio. Their second single, also from their debut album, entitled Nur mit dir allein was released, but did not match the success of Weine nicht, kleine Eva. Not long after, the group released their third single, Sha La La, I Love You which was also a great success, and is now considered one of their trademark songs.

In the following years the group released numerous albums and quickly became arguably the biggest Schlager group of the early 1970s. In 1973, the group started working with producer Jean Frankfurter. In 1974, Claus Backhaus left the group.

Towards the end of the 1970s, the group's record sales began to drop, but the attendance for concerts remained high. In 1979 Roland Bausert left the group, and Albin Berger replaced him as the lead singer. In the same year Mick Hannes and Walter Gerke became the new production team, in attempt to regain the success the group enjoyed in years past.

The first half of the 1980s had passed, and the group was still unable to regain the success of the early 1970s. In 1985, lead Roland Bausert rejoined the group, but 1986 he exited the group once again. A new keyboardist, Harry Authenrieth, also joined the group but left shortly after Roland Bausert's exit. A keyboardist is a musician who plays keyboard instruments. ...

The band continued as a trio, consisting of Bernd Hengst, Olaf Malolepski and Manfred Durban, the lineup continues to this day, and teamed up with producers Heinz Rupprich and Uwe Busse for the album Auf rote Rosen fallen Tränen.One year after in 1986, the group released their fifteanth album Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt. This played out to be their comeback album, and it was the group's first gold record. It also cotained the massive hit Die rote Sonne von Barbados. With this song, they appeared on many German television programs, including the ZDF-Hitparade. The album's title track was also a great success, and also received a large amount of airplay on Schlager radio stations. Look up trio in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Olaf Malolepski of Die Flippers Olaf Malolepski (born March 27, 1946 in Knittlingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ...

In 1988, the group went on tour for the first time. Since that year, they have been on yearly tours. Their biggest concert was at the Westfalenhalle in Dortmund, Germany before an audience of 17,000. Westfalenhalle is an indoor sporting arena located in Dortmund, Germany. ... Dortmund is a city in Germany, located in the Bundesland of North Rhine-Westphalia, in the Ruhr area. ...

In 1994, the German television network ZDF aired the first Flippers special. This lead to several more throughout the rest of the 1990s and the 21st century.

In 2004, they celebrated their 35th anniversary with a greatest hits compilation entitled 35 Jahre - Ein Leben für die Zärtlichkeit and the biggest tour of their career, during which the played in some of the biggest stadiums in Germany. Over the course of the tour, over 150,000 people were in attendance.

Discography

Albums

• 1970: Die Flippers
• 1971: Alles Liebe
• 1973: Komm auf meine Insel
• 1975: Das schönste im Leben / Die schönsten Volkslieder

• 1976: Von Herz zu Herz
• 1977: Marlena
• 1978: Kinder des Sommers / Von Gestern bis Heute
• 1979: Heimweh nach Tahiti
• 1980: Immer nur träumen
• 1981: Wünsche fliegen übers Meer
• 1983: Ich halt zu Dir
• 1984: Ich kann den anderen in deinen Augen sehen
• 1985: Auf rote Rosen fallen Tränen
• 1986: Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt
• 1987: Aus Liebe weint man nicht / Weihnachten mit den Flippers
• 1988: Nur für dich
• 1989: Liebe ist ... / Lotosblume
• 1990: Sieben Tage Sonnenschein
• 1991: Liebe ist ... 2 / Träume einer Nacht
• 1992: Liebe ist eine Rose
• 1993: Sehnsucht nach irgendwo
• 1994: Unsere Lieder / Sayonara
• 1995: Sommersprossen
• 1996: Liebe ist ... 3 / Rote Sonne weites Land
• 1997: Ein Herz aus Schokolade
• 1998: Das Leben ist eine Wundertüte
• 1999: Das Hit auf Hit-Party-Album / Maskenball
• 2000: Der Floh in meinem Herzen
• 2001: Das muss doch Liebe sein
• 2002: Isabella
• 2003: Immer immer wieder
• 2004: 35 Jahre - Ein Leben für die Zärtlichkeit / Solang in uns ein Feuer brennt
• 2005: Hundertmal
• 2006: Du bist der Oscar meines Herzens
• 2007: Kein Weg zu weit

Die Flippers (The Flippers) is the first studio album released by German Schlager group Die Flippers. ... Alles Liebe (Everything Love or All Love) is the second studio album released by German Schlager group Die Flippers. ... Komm auf meine Insel (Come Onto my Island) is the third studio album released by German Schlager group Die Flippers. ... Das schönste im Leben (The Most Beautiful in Life) is the fourth studio album released by German Schlager group Die Flippers. ... Die schönsten Volkslieder (The Most Beautiful Folk Songs) is the fifth studio album released by German Schlager group Die Flippers. ... Von Herz zu Herz (From Heart to Heart) is the sixth studio album released by German Schlager group Die Flippers. ... Marlena is the seventh studio album released by German Schlager group Die Flippers. ... Kinder des Sommers (Kids of the Summer) is the eighth studio album released by German Schlager group Die Flippers. ... Von Gestern bis Heute (From Yesterday until Today) is the first major compilation album released by German Schlager group Die Flippers. ... Heimweh nach Tahiti (Homesick for Tahiti) is the ninth studio album released by German Schlager group Die Flippers. ... Immer nur träumen (Always Only Dreaming) is the tenth studio album released by German Schlager group Die Flippers. ... Wünsche fliegen übers Meer (Wishes Are Flying Over the Sea) is the eleventh studio album released by German Schlager group Die Flippers. ... Ich halt zu Dir (I Stop for You) is the twelfth studio album released by German Schlager group Die Flippers. ... Ich kann den anderen in deinen Augen sehen (I Can See the Other One In Your Eyes) is the thirteenth studio album released by German Schlager group Die Flippers. ... Auf rote Rosen fallen Tränen (Tears Fall on Red Roses) is the fourteenth studio album released by German Schlager group Die Flippers. ... Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt (Only Those Who Know Longing) is the fifteenth studio album released by German Schlager group Die Flippers. ... Aus Liebe weint man nicht (You Dont Cry Out of Love) is the sixteenth studio album released by German Schlager group Die Flippers. ... Weihnachten mit den Flippers (Christmas With the Flippers) is a Christmas album released by German Schlager group Die Flippers. ... Nur für dich (Only For You) is the seventeenth studio album released by German Schlager group Die Flippers. ... Liebe ist . ... Lotoslbume (Lotus Flower) is the nineteenth studio album released by German Schlager group Die Flippers. ... Sieben Tage Sonnenschein (Seven Days of Sunshine) is the twentieth studio album released by German Schlager group Die Flippers. ... Liebe ist . ... Träume einer Nacht (Dreams of a Night) is the twenty-second studio album released by German Schlager group Die Flippers. ... Liebe ist eine Rose (Love Is a Rose) is the twenty-third studio album released by German Schlager group Die Flippers. ... Sehnsucht nach irgendwo (Longing For Somewhere) is the twenty-fourth studio album released by German Schlager group Die Flippers. ... Unsere Lieder (Our Songs) is the twenty-fifth studio album released by German Schlager group Die Flippers. ... Sayonara is the twenty-sixth studio album released by German Schlager group Die Flippers. ... Sommersprossen (Freckles) is the twenty-seventh studio album released by German Schlager group Die Flippers. ...

Videos and DVDs

• 1994: Unsere Lieder: Ihre größten Hiterfolge aus 25 Jahren - Die Flippers auf Mallorca
• 1996: Liebe ist...mein erster Gedanke - Die Flippers in Venedig
• 1998: Das Leben ist eine Wundertüte - Die Flippers an der Côte d'Azur
• 1999: Maskenball - Die Flippers im Tessin
• 2000: Der Floh in meinem Herzen - Die Flippers auf Inseltour in Griechenland
• 2001: Das muss doch Liebe sein - Die Flippers in Portugal
• 2002: Isabella - Die Flippers am Gardasee / Eine musikalische Zeitreise
• 2003: Immer immer wieder - Die Flippers an der Costa del Sol
• 2004: 35 Jahre Die Flippers - Unsere schönsten musikalischen Reisen
• 2005: Hundertmal - Die Flippers in Istrien

Singles

• Weine nicht, kleine Eva 1969
• Sha La La, I Love You 1970
• Bleib mir treu 1972
• Komm auf meine Insel 1973
• Rosemarie 1974
• Luana 1975
• Kinder des Sommers 1977
• Isabell 1980
• Ein kleines Hotel bei Cuxhaven 1982
• Nimm den ersten Zug 1983
• Nein, nein, ich bin lieber frei 1983
• Hab' ich Dich verloren 1984
• Auf rote Rosen fallen Tränen 1985
• Die rote Sonne von Barbados 1986
• Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt 1986
• Mexico 1987
• Malaika 1987
• Arrivederci Ciao Amor 1988
• St. Tropez 1988
• Mitternacht in Trinidad 1988
• Summer-Lady 1988
• Acapulco 1988
• Je t'aime heißt: Ich liebe dich 1989
• Sommerwind 1989
• Lotusblume 1989
• Moskau im Regen 1989
• Sieben Tage 1990
• Santa Maria Goodbye 1990
• Goodbye Eloisa 1991
• Schuld war die Sommernacht von Hawaii 1991
• Mona Lisa 1991
• Liebeskummer 1991
• Hasta la vista 1992
• Mädchen von Capri 1992
• Angelina 1993
• Wilde Orchidee 1993
• Sehnsucht nach irgendwo 1993
• Sayonara 1994
• Sommersprossen 1995
• Der letzte Bolero 1995
• Weit, weit von Hongkong 1995
• Der Löwe schläft heut' nacht 1996
• Mexican Lady 1996
• Rote Sonne, weites Land 1996
• Ein Herz aus Schokolade 1997
• Das ganze Leben ist eine Wundertüte 1998
• Liebe ist mehr als nur eine Nacht 1998
• In Vendig ist Maskenball 1999
• Der kleine Floh in meinem Herzen 2000
• Die weißen Mühlen von Rhodos 2000
• Bye bye Belinda 2001
• Isabella 2002
• Drei Töne am Piano 2002
• Immer, immer wieder 2003
• Wetten dass..." 2004
• Solang ins uns ein Feuer brennt 2004
• Auf deiner Mailbox sind drei Küsse von mir 2005
• Hundertmal 2005
• Du bist ein ungelöstes Rätsel 2006
• Wir Männer 2006
• Du bist der Oscar meines Herzens 2006
• Er war der größte Casanova 2007

External links

• Official website
• Bernd Hengst official website
• Die Flippers on the Ariola Records website