Heino - Blau Blüht Der Enzian • TopPop

Heino, born Heinz Georg Kramm on December 13, 1938, in Düsseldorf, Germany, became one of the most successful and recognizable Schlager singers in Europe. Famous for his deep baritone voice, platinum blond hair, and dark sunglasses, Heino sold more than 50 million records worldwide during a career spanning over six decades. Contrary to popular belief, Heino was not blind. He wore dark glasses because he suffered from Graves-Basedow disease, a thyroid-related eye disorder that made his eyes extremely sensitive to light. His hit song “Blau blüht der Enzian” was released in September 1972 and became his biggest international success. It was later featured in the 1973 comedy film of the same name. The single reached No. 2 on the German charts and also charted in Austria, the Netherlands, and Belgium. Heino began his musical career in the early 1960s with the trio OK Singers before launching a solo career. His first major hit was “Jenseits des Tales” in 1966, which sold more than 100,000 copies. Throughout the late 1960s and 1970s he became a dominant figure in German Volksmusik and Schlager music with songs such as “Karamba, Karacho, ein Whisky”, “Mohikana Shalali”, “La Montanara”, “Die schwarze Barbara” and “Rosamunde.” His albums “Blau blüht der Enzian”, “Die schönsten Heimatlieder”, and later “Mit freundlichen Grüßen” became bestsellers. This recording is from the Dutch tv program “Zevensprong” and broadcast on February 17, 1973. Watch our great music videos ❯ https://goo.gl/feVLNN More TopPop? Subscribe here ❯ https://goo.gl/X9FOAU More info on Wikipedia ❯ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TopPop Broadcast date: February 17, 1973. This is to let you know that the video recording of the video clip was originally recorded by AVROTROS Broadcasting. AVROTROS Broadcasting hereby warrants and represents that it is the sole and exclusive owner of the physical film and/or videotape footage in this video clip. The performance of the artist(s) in the clip was filmed and recorded with the written consent of the artist(s) and their representatives. AVROTROS is a Dutch radio and television broadcaster, founded in 2014 from a merger of AVRO and TROS. From January 1st, 2014 the name of the merged broadcaster was used in joint programmes. AVRO was founded in 1923 as the Netherlands first public broadcaster. TROS started broadcasting in 1964. Toppop was a weekly AVRO pop program that was aired between 1970 and 1988. AVROTROS Broadcasting PO Box 2 1200 JA Hilversum The Netherlands TopPop was the first regular dedicated pop music TV show in the Dutch language area. Dutch broadcaster AVRO aired the programme weekly, from 1970 to 1988. Presenter Ad Visser hosted the show for its first fifteen years. World famous music artists performed on TopPop: ABBA, 10CC, Bee Gees, The Jacksons with Michael Jackson, David Bowie, Earth & Fire, Queen, Golden Earring, Boney M, KC & The Sunshine Band, Chic, Donna Summer and many many more.