The most romantic singer of the eighties, who released six albums between 1989 and 1995 that gained significant popularity abroad, Thomas Anders, whose real name is Bernd Weidung, was born on March 1, 1963 in the German city of Münstermayfeld. At the age of seven he began singing in a church choir, and at the end of 1979 he won a prestigious music competition on Radio Luxembourg, after which he was offered to sign a contract with the CBS record company.
In 1980, when Thomas was seventeen, he recorded and released his first single, "Judy" (a German version of Randy Vanwarmer's "Call Me") with producer Daniel David. That same year, Anders went on tour in Germany with "Tommy's Teen Rock Show" and recorded two songs for an album released by the show's participants.
In 1981, Thomas made his television debut with another single, and in 1982 he signed a contract with HANSA (now BMG) and began collaborating with producers who had worked with GG Anderson and Silent Circle.
In 1983, young producer Dieter Bohlen, later known for his work with Chris Norman, invited Thomas to record the German version of F. R. David's "Pick Up The Phone". Bohlen was struck by the beauty of Thomas Anders' voice, and as a result they released several singles in German, one of which, "Wovon träumst Du denn?", reached number 16 in the German Top 20.
1984-1987
In the summer of 1984, the record company asked Thomas to sing in English to attract foreign audiences, and a re-cover of the Real Life hit “Catch Me I"m Falling was released under the name HEADLINER. At the same time, the idea arose to create a German version of WHAM!, and HANSA began to look for partner for Thomas to make a duet. At first, no one expected that this partner would be Dieter Bohlen; he was only supposed to write and produce songs.
In the fall of 1984, Dieter Bohlen gave the name to the new project and wrote the song in English "You"re My Heart, You"re My Soul". And so “Modern Talking” was born.
The first single immediately soared to the top of the charts throughout Europe and stayed there for six weeks. Bohlen joined the duo as soon as the project experienced unexpected and completely unforeseen success. This was followed by a string of number one hits - "You Can Win If You Want", "Cheri Cheri Lady", "Brother Louie" (which peaked at number 4 in the UK charts), and "Atlantis Is Calling". Thus, Modern Talking soon became the most popular German duet of all time. It was this group that created the unique and recognizable sound of the 80s, selling 7 double platinum discs, 11 platinum and 4 gold worldwide.
1987-1988
In the fall of 1987, Thomas Anders and Dieter Bohlen parted ways.
Thomas moved to California (USA) and, having met such world famous producers as Jim Steinman (Bonnie Tyler), Bolland and Bolland (Falco), Tony Swain (SPANDAU BALLET), Bjorn Ulweis and Benny Anderson (ABBA), George Martin ( THE BEATLES) and others, began discussing the issue of continuing his solo career. It was during this time that he wrote the song "I Can Never Let You Go" for Engelbert Humperdinck and founded the MAN-X project, which accompanied him on the Thomas Anders Show world tour. In the period from 1987 to 1988, up to 85 thousand enthusiastic fans gathered at his concerts, held in various parts of the world; this was the case in Sun City and Cape Town, in Katowice and Budapest, in Hong Kong, Singapore, Taipei, Santiago de Chile, Moscow, St. Petersburg and many other cities. Among the many songs at the concerts, the author's "Tell Me" and re-covers of Barry Manilow's "One Voice" and "Could It Be Magic" were performed. Unfortunately, none of these recordings were ever published.
1989-1990
Then Thomas Anders signed a contract with WARNER and went to England, to Alan Parsons' studio, to work there with two famous producers - Gus Dudgeon (Elton John) and Alan Tarney (A-HA). In 1989, having radically changed his image and musical style, Anders recorded and released his first solo album, “Different,” which was sold throughout Europe, South Africa, Taiwan and, later, Russia. With his first single "Love Of My Own" Thomas reached number 24 in the German charts. During 1989-90, in order to promote the new album, Thomas continued the world tour "Thomas Anders Show", collecting sold-out houses at major concert venues in East Germany, Turkey, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, South Africa, Chile, the USSR and other countries. Thomas Anders' concert at the international festival in Vina del Mar in February 1989 was recorded and released on videotape "Live In Chile". The concert included a medley of world famous love ballads, "Me Va, Me Va" by Julio Iglesias and "Latin Medley".
1991-1995
In 1991, in London, Anders, together with producers Paul Muggleton and Mike Paxman, known for their work with Nick Kamen, began work on the second dance album "Whispers", which became a worthy addition to the discography singer, and was published in Germany, France, Taiwan, South Africa and other countries. Backing vocals on the album were performed by English singer Judie Tzuke. The first single from this album, "The Sweet Hello, The Sad Goodbye", was presented to Anders by the duet ROXETTE; the second single, "Can't Give You Anything (But My Love)", was recorded in both English and Spanish.
In 1992, Anders switched his attention to POLYDOR (now Universal) and recorded the album "Down On Sunset" in the USA with world famous producers Christian de Walden (Amanda Lear) and Ralf Stemmann (Ricky Martin). Thomas sang one of the songs included in the album as a duet with Glenn Medeiros, known for his cover of "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You".
In 1993, Anders gained new experience by playing a role in the Swedish film Stockholm Marathon. He also composed the title song for this film.
For the next album, the manager presented Thomas with the most popular hit of the seventies, “When Will I See You Again” from THE THREE DEGREES. This song topped the new album, giving it its name. The musicians thought for a long time about how to cover this composition and decided to invite its original performers. Thus, for the twentieth anniversary of the song, Thomas Anders re-performed the timeless hit "When Will I See You Again" together with THE THREE DEGREES.
This short-term project grew into a long and fruitful collaboration. Thomas gave Three Degrees a new start by writing several songs for their album Out The Past Into The Future, which gained great popularity.
In 1994, Anders released the Latin pop album "Barcos de Cristal" in Spanish, intended for the American, Spanish and Latin American markets. In Argentina, the album peaked at number one on the charts; Thomas also wrote the theme song for an Argentine television series and toured Latin America with Marta Sánchez, for whom he composed "Tal Vez.", which became a number one hit in Mexico.
While working in the US, Thomas met producer Peter Wolf, known for his work with Frank Zappa, and in 1995 they recorded and released the album "Souled", which included a duet with the POINTER SISTERS.
1996-1997
In the early 90s, Anders tried his hand at club dance music and was one of the first to resort to the help of DJs to release remixes of his singles. In 1996, in Los Angeles, Thomas Anders met with a group of musicians to discuss their musical future. He believed it was time for him to change his musical style. As a result, hiding under the pseudonym "Phantomas", Thomas took part in a dance project of the same name and, together with producers Ramon Zenker (FRAGMA), Andreas Schneider (KOSMONOVA) and Olaf Diekmann (AQUAGEN), recorded a couple of singles: "Our House" (cover of the hit group MADNESS), and "No Doubt About It".
Also in 1996, Anders successfully tried his hand as a radio presenter.
Another dance project in which Thomas Anders took part was called CHAIN REACTION. The only single "Every Word You Said" was released in 1997 in collaboration with producer Axel Breitung (DJ BOBO).
After the success of the Stockholm Marathon, Thomas played in the short German film Phantomschmerz and sang a song for the film.
Developing as a musician and creative personality, Thomas Anders found an additional incentive for creativity by performing jazz. In early 1997, he released a limited edition live album on which he performed famous jazz standards.
That same year, Thomas, along with the Philharmonic String Orchestra, gave a grandiose two-hour concert, which featured songs from musicals and films of the last century.
In 1996-97, the documentary film “Live In Russia” was released, filmed during Thomas’s tour of Russia. The film was released for Christmas 1997 and distributed to members of the official fan club.
1998-...
In 1998, “Modern Talking” reunited in Europe and released the album “Back For Good”, on the cover of which there was a photograph of the duet; it was the greatest comeback in the history of pop music. The album stayed at the top of all European charts for more than twenty weeks and was released in more than fifty countries, where it reached platinum and double platinum status.
MODERN TALKING has sold more than 42 million audio recordings, which have received 40 platinum and more than 200 gold awards. According to the website of Thomas Anders, the most honorable of them are: “Goldene Stimmgabel” (“Golden Tuning Fork”), “Goldene Europe” (“Golden Europe”).
From that time on, Thomas practically ceased to exist as a solo artist. True, from time to time he made attempts at independent creativity, performing at charity concerts and fan club meetings. For example, on New Year's Eve 1999, in one of the churches in Koblenz, Thomas Anders gave a charity concert, at which he performed famous American and European Christmas carols, accompanied by a symphony orchestra and a children's church choir. Since then, participation in Christmas concerts has become a tradition for Thomas.
He also participated in KA's production projects. G. B (No Angels, It-G!rls, T-Seven, TEARs and others). Many of these projects took first place in the charts in Germany and Latin America.
In 2000, Thomas played one of the roles in the German film "Mühle Dame Mord" ("Mill, Lady, Murder").
On May 31 and June 1, 2003, Thomas gave two concerts in the United States for the first time (Atlantic City, New Jersey and Chicago), and in September 2003, together with the Scorpions group, he played a grand concert in Moscow on Red Square.
After the final collapse of Modern Talking, Anders' 19th solo album, This Time, was released in 2004, which brought him the highest chart positions in the history of his solo career. With the first single "Independent Girl", Thomas instantly took 17th place in the German charts and 6th in Russia. While recording the album, Thomas brought in an international production team that had previously worked with Britney Spears.
Thomas Anders wrote the official anthem for the ice ballet "Holiday On Ice", which is listed in the Guinness Book of Records. Thomas's ballad "Just Dream" became the main theme song for two programs - "Fantasy" and "Diamond Dreams", which were included in the "Dream Tour 2004-2005".
On April 16 and 17, 2005, Thomas Anders gave two more concerts in the United States (in New York and Chicago), and from October 27 to 29, 2006, three more: in Chicago, Irvington (New Jersey) and New Britain.
In March 2006, Thomas fulfilled his long-time dream and recorded an acoustic album with orchestral accompaniment, inviting the Warsaw Symphony Orchestra and the Babelsberg Film Studio Orchestra for this purpose. The album "Songs Forever", produced by Peter Ries (N'Sync), collected the most popular songs of the eighties, rearranged in the swing style. And in April, the collection “The DVD Collection” was released, released in the footsteps of “Songs Forever”; This DVD includes twenty videos of Thomas, shot throughout his creative career.
In 2008, the single "Kisses for Christmas" was released at Christmas.
At the beginning of 2009, fans learned that the singer’s new solo album, “Good Karma,” was being prepared for release. Thomas performed the title track on a television show; several songs had already been performed at concerts, but a message appeared on the singer’s official website that the album would not be released. Thomas explained this by saying that he was not satisfied with the quality of the already recorded material.
It is no secret that Thomas Anders is extremely popular in Russia, and at the beginning of 2010, the album Strong was released, designed for a Russian audience. All songs were written by composer Sergei Revtov. According to many Russian-speaking fans of the singer, this is one of his best solo albums. You can listen to and download the artist’s best compositions in the MP3 section.
Thomas Anders tours a lot with Modern Talking songs and with his own compositions. Solo concerts are always held live; he performs to a soundtrack exclusively on TV shows and at venues where it is not possible to play live.
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Thomas Anders is a German singer, composer, actor, producer, dancer. He is known mainly as a member of the duet “Modern Talking”. Born in 1963, in 1983 he became a member of the duet “Modern Talking”. He actively records solo albums and tours, including in Russia.
Thomas Anders was born in March 1963. His parents are intelligent, educated people who recognized the boy's musical inclination. His father encouraged his son to start doing this professionally.
For almost 10 years, the future pop star took professional lessons not only in singing, but also in playing musical instruments. From a very early age, the boy had experience of singing in a church choir. Yes, Germany in the 80s was quite conservative, so children with good clear voices often sang in the choir, delighting the ears of parishioners.
Favorable start
>Thomas's father was in finance, and his mother was an entrepreneur, skillfully managing a cafe and store. Parents knew how to achieve their goals, being disciplined people, and they instilled these qualities in their children. In addition to the piano, the boy began to master playing the guitar, which he also succeeded in doing.
As a child, he participated in many competitions and festivals, gaining good experience. At the age of 16, he became a laureate of a prestigious competition for young performers held by Radio Luxembourg, and this date can be called the beginning of his professional career.
Representatives of show business became interested in the young talent, and they also appreciated the artist’s attractive, bright appearance. The music bosses' instincts were right; they realized that it was profitable to bet on promoting this talent.
It must be said that Thomas Anderson is not the artist’s real name, because according to documents he is Bernd Weidung. But the managers felt that if we are talking about serious advancement in show business, we need to start by looking for a resonant name.
So, a completely successful single was recorded called “Judy”. The producers were not mistaken in believing that Thomas would be able to embody a romantic image on stage that would make girls’ hearts flutter.
After the release of the song, an almost two-week tour of German cities followed, which further fueled the public's interest.
The appearance of the duet “Modern Talking”
>The performer began to be invited to television, including high-rated shows dedicated to musical and near-musical topics. It was decided that the singer’s repertoire would include not only songs in German, but also in English, in order to make his image international and promote him on the international stage.
In 1983, they met, and then a year later their world-famous duet was finally formed, the very first song of which literally broke the charts. Yes, yes, we are talking about the most famous composition “You’re My Heart, You’re My Soul”, which is still considered the duet’s calling card and is played in every possible way by dozens of other musical groups. For almost six months, the song was at the top of the European charts, setting a kind of record. We can say that it was she who elevated musicians who were previously unknown to Olympus to fame.
They have many gold and platinum records and prestigious awards to their credit, but after existing for 3 years, the creative tandem broke up. Formally, the reason was the expiration of the contract, but the participants believed that individually they could achieve no less success.
Next steps
>As an active, purposeful person who knows what he wants to achieve, Thomas actively began building a solo career. His first album was “Different”, where the rich creative experience acquired earlier was fully demonstrated. It is not surprising that the album was a great success, and the performer went on a world tour. In 1990, the singer created his own music publishing house, which collaborated with other performers and helped aspiring singers achieve success.
Yes, it cannot be said that he definitely managed to repeat the same wild success that he had in the “Modern Talking” duet, but he continued to work persistently.
At the time of the duo’s breakup, the artist was married, and his wife supported him in everything, paid great attention to his work and even worked on creating her husband’s image, since she had professional image-maker skills.
After the breakup of the duo, the singer began to be invited to the USA, and together with his wife they decided to go overseas. Thomas lived there for approximately 10 years, very fruitful years that resulted in six solo albums. The master also made a name for himself as an actor, starring in several films.
Reunion of the duet “Modern Talking”
>In 1998, the duo reunited, which again fueled considerable interest in the artists, but Thomas, at the same time, was still engaged in solo performance, producing, often appeared on television in music shows, and gave interviews.
The singer’s personal life has also changed. The first marriage broke up, but after some time the artist met Claudia Hess, who became his second wife.
The united duet existed for 5 years, the singers performed new compositions and famous hits of the 80s, which are traditionally successful. Actually, even now it is believed that cover versions of hits of past years are a win-win option. As you know, “discos of the eighties” are popular everywhere in the world, which consist mainly of light dance music in modern performance.
Forward movement
>The duo broke up for the second time in 2003, this time for good. You can never say for sure though. Knowing the artist’s ability to intrigue the audience and present absolutely unexpected surprises, it cannot be ruled out that the musicians will once again unite for joint creativity.
In 2003, the musician made a big tour, he performed in the American city of Atlantic City, and also delighted the Russian public by performing on Red Square together with the legendary group “Scorpions”.
At the same time, he was recording a new solo album; in 2004, another, seventh, was released, which quickly found itself at the top of the charts. It must be said that this particular album turned out to be the most rated in the performer’s musical career. He not only performed as a singer, but also fruitfully wrote songs that were popular.
In 2005, he was again invited to perform in the United States; he gave concerts in Chicago, New York, and concert halls in other cities, where he was invariably greeted with applause. The musician always tried himself in new genres and directions, loved to experiment. In 2006, his next album was released, but it was not quite ordinary, because it contained acoustic music and actively used orchestral accompaniment and arrangement.
In 2010, an album was released that was aimed exclusively at the Russian music market. Previously, experts conducted a survey among domestic fans and found that the overwhelming majority of people perceive Thomas as a performer of melodic romantic songs, and this is the role that the public likes most. It is not surprising that the producers took into account the wishes and the album “Strong” turned out to be romantic, with a good dance accent. As a result, hits from it reached second place in the domestic hit parade.
The performer made a large tour of Russian cities, visiting a total of two dozen cities.
Personal life
>In 2011, Thomas Anders released his autobiography, the book was also a success. True, there was a scandal, because the musician in his sincere autobiographical story could not help but mention other people who in one way or another influenced his work and life. As a result, his ex-wife Eleanor Balling filed a lawsuit, considering some of the statements offensive to her.
Photo: Thomas Anders with his wife and child The singer even had to go through litigation; in the end, the court sided with his ex-wife and offered the author two options to choose from: immediate revision of the autobiography with the removal of controversial statements, or financial compensation to the ex-wife in the amount of 100,000 euros. Interestingly, he chose both options at the same time: he deleted the moments and voluntarily paid compensation. Someone views such an act as a peculiar sense of humor, which has always been inherent in the artist.
Judging by his biography and geography of performances, he loves Russia and often comes to the country. For example, he performed in August 2015 at City Day in Yoshkar-Ola, bringing the audience into great delight, performing hits from past years and new compositions. And in 2014 he performed in Sochi.
Yes, the musician sincerely demonstrates his love for our country, coming here with enviable consistency.
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Thomas Anders was born on March 1, 1963 in the small German town of Münstermayfeld, where just under 3,500 people now live. The future musician was born into the family of Peter Weidung, who was a financier by training. Mother was engaged in business. She ran a cafe and a small store.
At birth, the future singer received the name Berndhart Weidung, and at the age of 7 he began studying at music schools in his small city. He actively took part in school music competitions and quickly mastered playing the piano and guitar.
Musician career
>In 1979, Bernd took part in the Radio Luxembourg competition, and a year later he debuted with the single “Judy”, taking the musical pseudonym Thomas Anders on recommendation.
Thomas was invited to Michael Schantz's music show, and in 1983 he met with Dieter Bohlen. A year later, Anders and Schantz created the group "Modern Talking", where Thomas became the lead singer.
Modern Talking group and its popularity
>“You’re My Heart, You’re My Soul” is the group’s first single, which quickly became popular. 40 million copies of discs with their music were sold per day, and the song itself occupied the place of popular compositions for about six months. “You’re My Heart, You’re My Soul” was included in the debut album “The First Album”.
Colleagues have gained fans. The lead singer of the group, Thomas Anders, thanks to his tall stature and physique, became a real sex symbol for his fans of that time.
In 1987, the contract, concluded for three years, was coming to an end, and the group broke up. The soloists began to lead solo careers, but neither one nor the other could repeat the success. In 1998, the group began to exist again. After the reunion, the album “Back For Good” was released. The group received the award as "Best Selling German Group".
For a change, rapper Eric Singleton was invited to the group, but the audience began to be indignant due to the addition. In 2003, the group ended its existence.
Personal life
>The soloist married aristocrat Eleanor Balling in 1984, who greatly influenced her husband's creative process. The relationship lasted a long time - 14 years, until in 1994 the couple broke up. They divorced in 1998.
In 1996, Thomas met Claudia Hess, whom he married in 2000. The girl was simple and light, which immediately pleased the artist. After the wedding, they had a son, Alexander Mick Weidung. Now Thomas Anders happily shares with fans his photographs with his family and his wife in particular and considers himself a happy person.
Thomas Anders (Bernd Weidung) is a famous German pop singer, composer and actor. He gained enormous popularity when he was the lead singer of the now cult group Modern Talking. As part of his solo career, he released 11 albums, one of which, “Strong,” was certified platinum. The singer performed over fifty singles, many of which turned out to be significant events in the musical life of the planet. Anders has played several film roles and composed a number of popular soundtracks.
Biography
>Thomas Anders was born on March 1, 1963 in the German town of Münstermeifeld. From early childhood he became interested in music and sang in the church choir for a long time. At the same time, the boy mastered the piano and learned to play the guitar. Even then, Berndt was sure that a professional career awaited him and he would perform on stage. However, the parents saw their son in a completely different role and dreamed of him becoming a builder. Therefore, the father often forced his son to help with the construction of a house being built for his older brother. Internally protesting against such violence, the future pop star came in a suit, tie and in this form drove wheelbarrows with cement.
Already as a teenager, Berndt stood out from his peers with his ability to dress stylishly and play with Barbie dolls. It was with a girl of this type that the young musician fell in love. His first serious success came in 1980, when he won the M. Shants show and the single “Judy” was released. After this, the young man was advised to come up with a pseudonym, and, without hesitation, he chose the first surname in the telephone directory - Anders, and the name Thomas was taken as the most international, pronounced the same in different languages.
In 1983, fate brought the singer together with Dieter Bohlen, after which they decided to try working as a duet. Their joint song “Wovon Traumst Du Denn” received a good rating from listeners, becoming 16th in the national hit parade. Soon the group Modern Talking was created, whose hit “Youre My Heart, Youre My Soul” did not leave the top of European music ratings for about a year and a half. In the wake of wide popularity, 6 albums were recorded, which sold a total circulation of more than 42 million copies.
In 1987, the joint project ceased to exist, and Thomas Anders set off on his own. He began touring the countries of the Old World, after which he began recording his own album, “Different,” with the help of Mark Cassandra, known for his work with Elton John. It went on sale in 1989, but did not receive much recognition. Perhaps because Anders moved away from the usual style, defining the genre of his product as high-quality pop.
In the future, Thomas Anders did not give up and continued to actively create musical material, collaborating with many famous producers and record companies. Several albums and soundtracks for films were released, in one of which (Stockholm Marathon) the musician even played personally. Giving all his strength in the field of creativity, Anders even fainted during the recording of the album “Souled”.
The second half of the 90s was marked by Anders' participation in several dance projects and a passion for jazz, which resulted in the appearance of an album and a jazz concert with the participation of L. Thornton's jazz band. In 1998, there was an unexpected revival of the half-forgotten Modern Talking. Together with Dieter Bohlen, they released several remixes and covered a number of past hits, but did not gain their former glory. After 5 years, the duo broke up, but this did not affect the career of Anders, who by that time had extensive experience in creative collaboration with No Angels, T-Seven and many other musicians.
Then Thomas Anders continues solo performances in Europe and the USA, releases the successful album “This time” (2004) and records an acoustic version with the Warsaw Orchestra (2006). Having worked actively in the New World, the singer turns his attention to Russia, creating the album “Strong” especially for domestic listeners, the songs for which were written by composer S. Revyakin. In support of the album, a large-scale tour was organized in 20 cities across the country. In 2014, Anders will be awarded a platinum award for his record sales.
In 2011-2012, Thomas collaborated with compatriot Uwe Fahrenkrog, releasing a new album “Two” in a duet with him. Uwe also wrote the song “No ordinary love”, which Thomas sang together with Ukrainian vocalist Kamaliya. A year later, he performed the single “We Are One” with Iranian singer Omid.
In 2015, Thomas Anders gave two successful concerts in the USA - in Los Angeles and New York. In 2016, the singer released his next studio album, “History,” and in the same year Anders performed at Moscow’s Crocus City Hall.
And in 2017, the singer released the album “Pures Leben”, consisting of new songs recorded in German. For Anders' fans, as well as for the artist himself, the release was an event, because until that moment Thomas Anders had only released singles in German, and those even before Modern Talking.
Personal life
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The German singer's first wife was Nora Balling, with whom he fell in love as a teenager. They got married back in 1984 at the dawn of their husband’s stellar career. From the very beginning, their relationship began to be dominated by the strong character of Nora, who interfered with the creative process. It got to the point where the obstinate wife was working on Thomas’s image and selecting the repertoire. That is why he appeared on stage with tinted lips and at times looked languidly at his partner Dieter Bohlen, which gave rise to rumors about his homosexuality. In 1992, they stopped living together after Nora announced the appearance of a new passion in her life.
After a difficult breakup, the singer fell into depression, from which Claudia Hess, who worked as a professional translator, brought him out. They met in 1996 in a small cafe “Faust”. Then shy Anders decided to come up and meet the beautiful blonde. Soon a relationship began, smoothly flowing into strong feelings. The wedding took place in 2000. Two years later, Claudia gave Thomas a son, Alexander Mink.
Thomas was born in the town of Münstermayfeld near Koblenz. His father was a burgomaster and encouraged his son to study music. Thomas sang in the church choir, took piano lessons for almost ten years, and taught himself to play the guitar. After leaving school, he studied German studies (German language and literature) and musicology in Mainz. In 1979 he won the Radio Luxembourg competition. His first single, Judy, was released in 1980. It was then that the record company advised Bernd to take the pseudonym Thomas Anders, with which he entered the big stage. After the release of the single, Thomas and other young performers went on a 15-day tour of Germany. In 1981, he made his debut on television in the Michael Schantz show. In 1983, while recording a cover version of a F.R. David song, he met the aspiring producer and composer Dieter Bohlen. This is followed by several more collaborations in German, as well as the English-language composition Catch Me I’m Falling (a cover of the song by the Australian group Real Life), released as a Headliner project. The single Wovon Traumst Du Denn reaches 16th place in the German charts.
In October 1984, Thomas and Dieter teamed up as the duo Modern Talking and released the single "You're My Heart, You're My Soul", which became number one in Europe. This single lasted six months in European popularity lists. Over the next three years, Modern Talking recorded 6 albums and 9 singles, 5 of which were number one on the charts. The duo has sold more than 60 million records, which have received 40 platinum and more than 200 gold awards. In 1987, Modern Talking ceased to exist due to the expiration of the contract and the reluctance of both participants to renew it. Thomas as the "Thomas Anders Show" went on a world tour, which was a great success.
After the duo split in 1987, Thomas collaborated with the trio MAN-X, supporting the artist during a world tour, and produced, together with his wife Nora (Nora Isabelle Balling), their singles Wating So Long and I Believe. In 1988, Anders, in collaboration with Marc Cassandra and under the guidance of producer Jack White, wrote the song I Can Never Let Me Go for the famous artist Engelbert Humperdinck, which is included in his album In Liebe.
In 1989, Anders released his first solo album, Different, produced and engineered by Gus Dudgeon, known for his work with David Bowie and Paul McCartney.
In 1990, Anders (together with SBK Music Publishing) created his own music publishing house, Thomas Anders Music, which in January 2000, with the participation of two partners Thomas Christian Geller and Guido Karp, was transformed into the music publishing house KA.G.B Music GmbH, collaborating with SONY/ ATV Music Publishing (Germany) GmbH.
In 1991, in London, Anders, together with producers Paul Muggleton and Mike Paxman, known for their work with Nick Kamen, began work on the second album “Whispers”, which was released in Germany, France, Taiwan, Korea, South Africa and other countries. Backing vocals on the album were performed by English singer Judie Tzuke. The first single from this album, "The Sweet Hello, The Sad Goodbye", was presented to Anders by the duo Roxette; the second single, "Can't Give You Anything (But My Love)", was recorded in both English and Spanish.
In 1992, Anders switched to the record company POLYDOR (now Universal) and recorded the album “Down On Sunset” in the USA with famous producers Christian de Walden (Amanda Lear) and Ralf Stemmann (Ricky Martin). Thomas sang one of the songs included in the album as a duet with Glenn Medeiros, known for his cover of “Nothing’s Gonna Change My Love For You.”
In 1993, Anders gained new experience by playing a role in the Swedish film Stockholm Marathon. He also composed the title song for this film.
Best of the day
>For the next album, the manager presented Thomas with the most popular hit of the seventies “When Will I See You Again” from THE THREE DEGREES. This song topped the new album, giving it its name. The musicians decided to invite her original performers. Thus, for the twentieth anniversary of the song, Thomas Anders re-performed the timeless hit “When Will I See You Again” together with THE THREE DEGREES. This short-term project grew into further cooperation. Thomas gave Three Degrees a new beginning by writing several songs for their album Out The Past Into The Future, which gained great popularity.
In 1994, Anders released the album "Barcos de Cristal" in Spanish in the United States, intended for the Latin American market. In Argentina, the album peaked at number one on the charts; Thomas also wrote the theme song for an Argentine television series and "Tal Vez" for Marta Sánchez, a number one hit in Mexico.
While working in the US, Thomas met producer Peter Wolf, known for his work with Frank Zappa, and in 1995 they recorded and released the album Souled, which included a duet with the POINTER SISTERS.
In 1996, Thomas Anders, hiding under the pseudonym “Phantomas”, Thomas took part in the dance project of the same name and, together with producers Ramon Zenker (FRAGMA), Andreas Schneider (KOSMONOVA) and Olaf Diekman (AQUAGEN), recorded a couple of singles: “Our House” (cover of the MADNESS hit), and “No Doubt About It”.
Another dance project in which Thomas Anders took part was called CHAIN REACTION. The only single "Every Word You Said" was released in 1997 in collaboration with producer Axel Breitung (DJ BOBO).
After the success of the Stockholm Marathon, Thomas acted in the short German film Phantomschmerz and sang a song for the film.
Developing as a musician and creative personality, Thomas Anders found an additional incentive for creativity by performing jazz. At the beginning of 1997, he released a live album on which he performed famous jazz standards.
In the spring of 1998, there was a sudden revival of the Modern Talking duo, which had broken up more than ten years earlier. Thomas Anders and Dieter Bohlen record an album of remixes and old hits of the group (Back For Good) and go on a concert tour together. However, after 5 years (in 2003), the duo’s story ends again no less unexpectedly.
During the existence of the revived Modern Talking, Thomas does not stop working on projects with other stars, for which he writes songs and participates in their production. Among them are collaborations with No Angels, T-Seven (the project of the former soloist of the band Mr. President, popular in the mid-90s), Marta Sanchez, Isabel Varell, It G!rls.
The singer’s personal life also does not stand still - after a proposal made at Christmas in 1999, on July 15, 2000 in Stromburg, Thomas Anders married Claudia Hess. Two years later, Anders becomes a father - on June 27, 2002, his son Alexander Mik Weidung was born.
On May 31 and June 1, 2003, Thomas gave two concerts in the United States for the first time (Atlantic City, New Jersey and Chicago), and in September 2003, together with the Scorpions group, he played a grand concert in Moscow on Red Square.
In 2004, Anders' 19th solo album, This Time, was released, which brought him the highest chart positions in the history of his solo career. With the first single “Independent Girl,” Thomas instantly took 17th place in the German charts and 6th in Russia. While recording the album, Thomas brought in an international production team that had previously worked with Britney Spears.
Thomas Anders wrote the official anthem for the ice ballet "Holiday On Ice", which is listed in the Guinness Book of Records. Thomas's ballad "Just Dream" became the main theme song for two programs - "Fantasy" and "Diamond Dreams", which were included in the "Dream Tour 2004-2005".
On April 16 and 17, 2005, Thomas Anders gave two more concerts in the United States (in New York and Chicago), and from October 27 to 29, 2006, three more: in Chicago, Irvington (New Jersey) and New Britain.
In March 2006, Thomas fulfilled his long-time dream and recorded an acoustic album with orchestral accompaniment, inviting the Warsaw Symphony Orchestra and the Babelsberg Film Studio Orchestra for this purpose. The album "Songs Forever", produced by Peter Ries (N'Sync), collected the most popular songs of the eighties, rearranged in the swing style. And in April, the collection “The DVD Collection” was released, released in the footsteps of “Songs Forever”; This DVD includes twenty videos of Thomas, shot throughout his creative career.
In 2009, the duet between Thomas Anders and 80s star singer Sandra “The Night Is Still Young” was released as a single. A year later, the premiere of the album “Strong” took place, which was created specifically for the singer’s Russian fans.
A number of pop compositions “Why do you cry?”, “Stay with me”, “My Angel”, “Sorry, Baby” provided the disc with double platinum status and second place in the Russian ranking of pop performers. In support of the album, Thomas Anders conducted a large tour of Russian cities, Strong Tour. In 2012, the singer published the collection “Christmas for You”, consisting of 4 new compositions and a number of cover versions of Christmas-themed hits.
In 2016, Thomas Anders pleased fans with the release of the disc “History”, which, in addition to hits of past years, included two new songs “Lunatic” and “Take the Chance”, recorded in the style of Modern Talking. The Russian premiere of the album took place in Moscow in the Great Hall of Crocus City Hall. The online broadcast of the performance of the idol of the 80s took place on Retro-FM radio.
In 2017, the artist released another album, “Pures Leben,” all of whose songs were performed in German. In the same year, a video clip for the hit “Der Beste Tag Meines Lebens” was released.
