Willi Ostermann
Wilhelm "Willi" Ostermann (1 October 1876 – 6 August 1936) was a lyricist, composer and singer of carnival songs and songs about Cologne, primarily in the German dialect of Kölsch. The tune Homesick for Cologne is counted amongst his most famous pieces. In the year 1949, a monument was erected to commemorate the life and works of Willi Ostermann in the Seven Mountains' Nightingale Valley of Königswinter. • Illustration — Willi Ostermann Memorial in Königswinter
Willi Ostermann
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- Born
- 1876. · Mülheim.
- Died
- 1936. · Cologne.
- Nationality
- Germany.
- Occupation
- composer, lyricist, songwriter, singer and musician.
- Languages
- German.
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Wilhelm "Willi" Ostermann (1 October 1876 – 6 August 1936) was a lyricist, composer and singer of carnival songs and songs about Cologne, primarily in the German dialect of Kölsch. The tune Homesick for Cologne is counted amongst his most famous pieces. In the year 1949, a monument was erected to commemorate the life and works of Willi Ostermann in the Seven Mountains' Nightingale Valley of Königswinter. • Illustration — Willi Ostermann Memorial in Königswinter
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Willi Ostermann is recorded with the occupation songwriter. Recorded as composer, lyricist, songwriter, singer and musician.
Statue of Willi Ostermann on the town hall tower in Cologne
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1876
Willi Ostermann was born on 1 October 1876.
1936
Willi Ostermann died on 6 August 1936.
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Mülheim.
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