Roland Kaiser
Roland Kaiser (born Ronald Keiler; 10 May 1952) is a German Schlager singer. He is one of the most successful German-speaking Schlager singers. He was working as a marketing executive in a car firm where he was discovered by German music producers Gerd Kämpfe and Thomas Meisel, after Kaiser picked up singing cover songs at small pubs and private parties as a hobby.
Also recorded as Ronald Keiler
Roland Kaiser
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- Name
- Roland Kaiser
- Birth Name
- Ronald Keiler
- Born
- 10 May 1952
- Birthplace
- West Berlin, West Germany
- Occupation
- Singer
- Full name
- Ronald Keiler.
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Biography
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In 1974, he released his first single under the stage name of Roland Kaiser, titled "Was ist wohl aus ihr geworden?", and in 1976 he got his first chart placement with "Frei, das heißt allein", which reached under Top 20 on the West German top list. In 1980, he competed in the West German trial for the Eurovision Song Contest but did not win. In the same year, he had his greatest success on the lists so far with the song "Santa Maria (German song)" (by Oliver Onions/Guido & Maurizio De Angelis), which maintained its first place in West Germany for six weeks. After years in Berlin-Charlottenburg Kaiser lives in Münster-Aaseestadt.
Roland Kaiser beim Konzert am Dresdner Elbufer (Kaisermania 2016); 29. Juli 2016
Sandro Halank, Wikimedia Commons · Sandro Halank, Wikimedia Commons, CC-BY-SA 3.0 · Self-photographed
Roland Kaiser beim Konzert am Dresdner Elbufer (Kaisermania 2016); 29. Juli 2016
Sandro Halank, Wikimedia Commons · Sandro Halank, Wikimedia Commons, CC-BY-SA 3.0 · Self-photographed
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• Name — Roland Kaiser • Birth Name — Ronald Keiler • Born — 10 May 1952 • Birthplace — West Berlin, West Germany • Occupation — Singer • Children — 3
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Roland Kaiser (born 1952) is described as a Schlager singer, songwriter, producer, children's author, singer and musician in the authority records of the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. Roland Kaiser was born in 1952 in Berlin.
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- 1.Roland Kaiser. Biografie WHO'S WHO.
- 2.Baur, Lisa. Die Top 15 erfolgreichsten Schlagerstars aller Zeiten. Südkurier. 23 February 2024.
- 3.Roland Kaiser: Alle News, Analysen und Berichte. Berliner Zeitung. 28 October 2020.
- 4.Blech, Volker. Gerhard Kämpfe ist Berlins Festivalmacher. Berliner Morgenpost. 1 July 2018.
- 5.Roland Kaiser Biography. Concerty.com.
- 6.20 Fakten über Roland Kaiser. Schlagerplanet Radio. 27 December 2023.
- 7.Roland Kaiser zum Geburtstag: Der Schlager-Entertainer wird 70. Stuttgarter Zeitung. 9 May 2022.
- 8.Coen, Amrai. Roland Kaiser: "Wäre ja furchtbar, wenn jeder meine Schlager hören müsste". Die Zeit. 29 December 2019.
- 9.Von Schlager bis Rock: Diese Stars wollten zum Eurovision Song Contest – durften aber nicht. Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger. 13 May 2023.
- 10."Santa Maria". Norddeutscher Rundfunk. 27 December 2021.
- 11.Roland Kaiser. Schlager Radio.
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