Franzl Lang
Franz "Franzl" Lang (28 December 1930 – 6 December 2015), known as the Yodel King (Jodlerkönig), was an alpine yodeller from Bavaria, Germany. Lang's genre was German folk music; and he typically sang in the Bavarian dialect of the rural Alpine regions.
Also recorded as Franz Lang · Yodelking · Jodler-Franzl
Franzl Lang
- Name
- Franz Lang
- Born
- 28 December 1930
- Birthplace
- Munich, Bavaria, Weimar Republic
- Died
- 6 December 2015
- Place of death
- Munich, Bavaria, Germany
- Nationality
- Germany.
- Occupation
- singer, yodeler, film actor, guitarist, writer, accordionist, actor and musician.
- Fields
- traditional folk music.
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Franzl Lang (1930 – 6 December 2015) was a singer, “Jodler”, guitarist, accordionist, actor and musician.
Life
Franzl Lang was born in 1930 in Munich and died on 6 December 2015 in Munich.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Franz Lang • Birth Name — Franz Lang • Alias — Yodelking (Jodlerkönig) • Born — 28 December 1930 • Birthplace — Munich, Bavaria, Weimar Republic • Died — 6 December 2015 • Place of death — Munich, Bavaria, Germany • Years Active — 1957–2000 • Label — Universal Music GmbH
Career
Career
Raised in Munich, Lang trained as a toolmaker. He started playing his trademark accordion at the age of nine. His greatest hit was his 1968 recording of Karl Ganzer's composition "Das Kufsteiner Lied". Throughout the 1970s, he was a fixture on musical variety shows on West German television, especially on the ZDF program Lustige Musikanten. Lang sold more than 10 million recordings, and earned 20 gold records and one platinum record within the German recording industry. On his 70th birthday, he performed for the final time.
Personal life
Personal life
He was married to his wife Johanna since 1954; he had one son (Franz Herbert Lang, 1966–1995) and one daughter (Christl). He died at a Munich nursing home on 6 December 2015 from Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome. On 11 January 2016 he was buried in Munich Waldfriedhof, a forest cemetery, with multiple dedications from his family and friends.
Filmography
Filmography
• 1956: Salzburger Geschichten • 1961: Drei weiße Birken • 1961: Der Orgelbauer von St. Marien • 1961: Schlagerrevue 1962 • 1962: Tanze mit mir in den Morgen • 1962: Drei Liebesbriefe aus Tirol
Life and career
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Life and career
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1930
Franzl Lang born at Thalkirchen-Obersendling-Forstenried-Fürstenried-Solln.
2015
Franzl Lang died at Munich.
Discography (Albums)
• 1970: Bergweihnacht (LP: Philips 63 883, Aufnahme: 1970) • 1977: Urlaub in den Bergen • 1979: Musik aus den Bergen • 1987: Schön ist's auf der Welt • 1991: Mir geht's guat • 1996: Freude am Leben • Alpen-Echo • Das original Kufsteiner Lied • Der Königsjodler • Die schönsten Volkslieder • Die schönsten Jodler der Welt • Echo der Berge • Freunde der Berge • Goldene Sonne, goldene Berge • Himmel, Harsch und Firn mit den Kaiserlich Böhmischen • Holladaratata • In Oberkrain • Jodlerkönig • Kameraden der Berge • Komm mit in die Berge • Lagerfeuer in den Bergen • Ski Heil • Stimmung beim Bier • Stimmung beim Jodlerwirt • Wir kommen von den Bergen • Zillertal, du bist mei Freud • Tirol Heimat der Berge • 10 Jahre Jubiläum beim Jodlerwirt • Im Wilden Westen • Grüß Gott in Bayern • Zünftig pfundig kreuzfidel • Das Bayernland • Der weißblaue Hammer
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- “Franzl Lang”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q20235: Franzl Lang
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 10284754-X, Franzl Lang und Sein Dreigesang.
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Gemeinsame Normdatei 10284754-X, Franzl Lang und Sein Dreigesang.Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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