20th-century German musicians

The list 20th-century German musicians includes Bill Kaulitz, Uschi Obermaier, Marlene Dietrich, Rob Pilatus and Marion Michael. The list consists of 910 members and 8 sublists.

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20th-century German singers
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- Till Lindemann
- Doro Pesch
- Sandra
- Nico
- Rob Pilatus
20th-century German composers
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20th-century German male musicians
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20th-century German conductors (music)
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20th-century German women musicians
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- Ilse Totzke
- Françoise Cactus
20th-century German musicologists
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20th-century German pianists
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East German musicians
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1.

Bill Kaulitz

German singer

Overview: Bill Kaulitz (born 1 September 1989), also known mononymously as Billy (stylized as BILLY) for his solo act, is a German singer and songwriter. He is best known for his work as the lead singer of pop rock ...

Date of birth: 1 September 1989

Age: 35

Nationality: German

Occupation: Vocalist

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 4" (193 cm)

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German LGBT models 4T

OnlyFans creators 89T

21st-century German male singers 168T
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Marlene Dietrich

actor and singer

Overview: Marie Magdalene "Marlene" Dietrich (, 27 December 1901 – 6 May 1992) was a German and American actress and singer whose career spanned from the 1910s to the 1980s.

Date of birth: 27 December 1901

Date of death: 6 May 1992

Age: 90 (age at death)

Nationality: German

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 6" (168 cm)

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Emigrants from the Weimar Republic to the United States 158T

Bisexual women musicians 182T

American bisexual musicians 98T
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Uschi Obermaier

German model

Overview: Ursula "Uschi" Obermaier ( born 24 September 1946) is a former fashion model and actress associated with the 1968 left-wing movement in Germany. She is considered an iconic sex symbol of the so-called ...

Date of birth: 24 September 1946

Age: 77

Nationality: German

Occupation: Model

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 6" (168 cm)

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Actresses from Munich 76T

Women autobiographers 496T

20th-century German actresses 635T
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Nico

German singer and actress (1938–1988)

Overview: Christa Päffgen (16 October 1938 – 18 July 1988), known by her stage name Nico, was a German singer, songwriter, musician, model, and actress. She had roles in several films, including Federico Fellini's ...

Date of birth: 16 October 1938

Date of death: 18 July 1988

Age: 49 (age at death)

Nationality: German

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

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20th-century German women singers 242T

20th-century women composers 1,221T

People associated with The Factory 56T
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Rob Pilatus

German singer (1965–1998)

Overview: Robert Pilatus was a German singer, dancer, model, and rapper. He was a member of the pop music duo Milli Vanilli with Fab Morvan.

Date of birth: 8 June 1964

Date of death: 2 April 1998

Age: 33 (age at death)

Nationality: German

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

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Models from Munich 11T

Singers from Munich 39T

20th-century German male singers 91T
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Marion Michael

German actor

Overview: Marion Michael (17 October 1940 – 13 October 2007) was a German film actress and singer. She was best known for her role in the 1956 film Liane, Jungle Goddess. She was also the second German actress ...

Date of birth: 17 October 1940

Date of death: 13 October 2007

Age: 66 (age at death)

Nationality: German

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

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Actors from Königsberg 17T

20th-century German women singers 261T

20th-century German singers 205T
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Elga Andersen

German actor and singer

Overview: Elga Andersen (née Helga Hymen or Hymmen) (2 February 1935 – 7 December 1994) was a German actress and singer. She starred in more than one dozen French films in the 1950s and 1960s and also debuted as ...

Date of birth: 2 February 1935

Date of death: 7 December 1994

Age: 59 (age at death)

Nationality: German

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

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20th-century German women singers 242T

Musicians from Dortmund 12T

Actors from Dortmund 11T
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James Last

German composer and big band leader (1929–2015)

Overview: James Last (German pronunciation: [tʃeɪms last,[1] dʃeɪms lɑːst]; born Hans Last; 17 April 1929 – 9 June 2015), also known as Hansi, was a German composer and big band leader of the James ...

Date of birth: 17 April 1929

Date of death: 9 June 2015

Age: 86 (age at death)

Nationality: German

Occupation: Composer

Gender: Male

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Last-Becker Ensemble members 4T

James Last Orchestra members 7T

Male double-bassists 693T
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Heidi Brühl

German actor

Overview: Heidi Rosemarie Brühl ( 30 January 1942 in Gräfelfing, Upper Bavaria – 8 June 1991 in Starnberg) was a German singer and actress who came to prominence as a young teenager and had a prolific career in ...

Date of birth: 30 January 1942

Date of death: 8 June 1991

Age: 49 (age at death)

Nationality: German

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

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20th-century German women singers 242T

20th-century women singers 3,624T

20th-century German singers 200T
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Klaus Wunderlich

German organist

Overview: Klaus Wunderlich (18 June 1931 – 28 October 1997) was a German easy listening organist.

Date of birth: 18 June 1931

Date of death: 28 October 1997

Age: 66 (age at death)

Nationality: German

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

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20th-century German male musicians 664T

German male organists 267T

20th-century male musicians 12,801T
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Klaus Nomi

German singer-songwriter

Overview: Klaus Sperber (January 24, 1944 – August 6, 1983), known professionally as Klaus Nomi, was a German countertenor noted for his wide vocal range and an unusual, otherworldly stage persona.

Date of birth: 24 January 1944

Date of death: 6 August 1983

Age: 39 (age at death)

Nationality: German

Occupation: Vocalist

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

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20th-century German male singers 83T

20th-century LGBT people 3,252T

LGBT singers from Germany 22T
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Betsy von Furstenberg

German-American actress; baroness

Overview: Countess Elizabeth Caroline Maria Agatha Felicitas Therese von Fürstenberg-Herdringen (August 16, 1931 – April 21, 2015), known professionally as Betsy von Furstenberg, was a German-born American actress ...

Date of birth: 16 August 1931

Date of death: 21 April 2015

Age: 83 (age at death)

Nationality: German

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Partner: Leland Rosenberg (Married)

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20th-century American women singers 2,001T

Hewitt School alumni 16T

20th-century women musicians 2,480T
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Marika Rökk

Hungarian-born actress, singer, dancer

Overview: Marika Rökk ( born Marie Karoline Rökk, 3 November 1913 – 16 May 2004) was a Hungarian dancer, singer and actress who gained prominence in German films in the Nazi era. She resumed her career in 1947 and ...

Date of birth: 3 November 1913

Date of death: 16 May 2004

Age: 90 (age at death)

Nationality: Hungarian

Occupation: Dancer

Gender: Female

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Expatriates of Austria-Hungary in Egypt 1T

20th-century German women singers 262T

20th-century women singers 3,657T
14.

Magda Schneider

German actress (1909–1996)

Overview: Magdalena Schneider (17 May 1909 – 30 July 1996) was a German actress and singer. She was the mother of the actress Romy Schneider.

Date of birth: 17 May 1909

Date of death: 30 July 1996

Age: 87 (age at death)

Nationality: German

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

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20th-century German women singers 258T

Actors from Augsburg 7T

20th-century women singers 3,658T
15.

Haddaway

Trinidadian-German singer

Overview: Nestor Alexander Haddaway (born 9 January 1965) is a Trinidadian-born German vocalist and musician best known for his 1993 hit single "What Is Love", which reached number 1 in 13 countries.

Date of birth: 9 January 1965

Age: 59

Nationality: German

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

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Musicians from Cologne 79T

German people of Trinidad and Tobago descent 2T

21st-century German singers 364T
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Hildegard Knef

German actress

Overview: Hildegard Frieda Albertine Knef ( 28 December 1925 – 1 February 2002) was a German actress, voice actress, singer, and writer. She was billed in some English-language films as Hildegard Neff or ...

Date of birth: 28 December 1925

Date of death: 1 February 2002

Age: 76 (age at death)

Nationality: German

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 6" (168 cm)

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20th-century German women singers 261T

Burials at the Waldfriedhof Zehlendorf 62T

Actors from Baden-Württemberg 5T
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Roy Black

German singer

Overview: Gerhard Höllerich (25 January 1943 – 9 October 1991), known professionally as Roy Black, was a German schlager singer and actor, who appeared in several musical comedies and starred in the 1989 TV series ...

Date of birth: 25 January 1943

Date of death: 9 October 1991

Age: 48 (age at death)

Nationality: German

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

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20th-century male singers 5,297T

20th-century German singers 200T

Schlager musicians 128T
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Engelbert Humperdinck

German composer

Overview: Engelbert Humperdinck (1 September 1854 – 27 September 1921) was a German composer, who is best known for having composed the opera Hansel and Gretel.

Date of birth: 1 September 1854

Date of death: 27 September 1921

Age: 67 (age at death)

Nationality: German

Occupation: Composer

Gender: Male

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German male opera composers 207T

Burials at Stahnsdorf South-Western Cemetery 104T

Musicians from the Rhine Province 33T
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Jonas Kaufmann

German opera singer

Overview: Jonas Kaufmann (born 10 July 1969) is a German operatic tenor. He is best known for his performances in spinto roles such as Don José in Carmen, Cavaradossi in Tosca, Maurizio in Adriana Lecouvreur, and ...

Date of birth: 10 July 1969

Age: 55

Nationality: German

Occupation: Opera singer

Gender: Male

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Musicians from Munich 145T

21st-century German opera singers 81T

20th-century German opera singers 305T
20.

Ingo Schwichtenberg

German musician

Overview: Ingo "Mr. Smile" Schwichtenberg (18 May 1965 – 8 March 1995) was a German drummer and one of the founding members of German power metal band Helloween. Schwichtenberg was famous for his high-energy dr ...

Date of birth: 18 May 1965

Date of death: 8 March 1995

Age: 29 (age at death)

Nationality: German

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 1" (185 cm)

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1995 suicides 54T

Rock musicians who committed suicide 104T

German musicians who committed suicide 10T