Comedian Harmonists
4 members of Comedian Harmonists
German Music:
Johann Sebastian Bach |
Georg
Friedrich Händel |
Felix Mendelsohn |
Richard Wagner |
Comedian
Harmonists |
Friedrich Holländer |
Hans Zimmer |
Kraftwerk |
Herbert Grönemeyer |
Die
Toten Hosen |
Nina Hagen |
Modern
Talking |
Rammstein |
Jazzanova
In some ways Comedian Harmonists might be called the first German boy group. Inspired by the American group 'The Revelers', Harry Frommermann published an ad in a local newspaper, auditioned and finally founded an ensemble consisting of 3 tenors, a baritone, a bass and a pianist.
After considerable training they met with initial success and rose to immense popularity. Sold out shows, records and movie appearances crowned their success.
However, the advent of Hitler's regime smashed their plans, as three group members were Jewish. They split and both parts tried to repeat the success with replacements - the Jewish members in the United States and the other three in Germany. Neither of them succeeded.
