| Cindy & Bert | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth Name | Jutta Gusenburger Norbert Maria Berger |
| Alias | Cindy und Bert |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Genres | Schlager, Pop, Psychedelic |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 1965 - 1988, 1995 - 2012 |
| Associated acts | Stars Für Unicef 1995 |
| Website | Discogs |
Cindy & Bert was a German Schlager pop duo, consisting of Jutta Berger (Cindy) née Gusenburger (born 26 January 1948 in Völklingen, Saarland) and Norbert Maria Berger (Bert) (born 12 September 1945 in Völklingen, Saarland, died 14 July 2012 in Düsseldorf). They were most successful in the 1970s, and are known for their participation in the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest. Their most successful songs were Immer wieder sonntags (1973), Spaniens Guitars and Aber am Abend da Gypsy (both 1974). At the end of the 1980s, Jutta Berger established herself as a solo singer under the name Cindy Berger.
The duo is notable in many musical circles for the single "Der Hund Von Baskerville" ("The Hounds of Baskerville"), a re-imagining of "Paranoid" by Black Sabbath with lyrics that have nothing to do with the original song.
History[]
The 7" single for "Der Hund Von Baskerville"
Norbert Berger came from a family of musicians. His grandfather Josef Berger was from 1888 to 1931, his father Alex Berger from 1931 to 1973 organist at the Catholic parish church of St. Eligius in Völklingen. In the early 1960s, Norbert Berger was the electric bass player in the amateur band Blue Birds, for which a singer was wanted. With Jutta Gusenburger, then a student, this band then appeared as Jutta and the quintet Royal.
Since 1965 Norbert Berger and Jutta Gusenburger were on the road as a singing duo under the name Cindy & Bert. The couple married on May 20, 1967.
In 1969 the duo's first record, Saturday Morning, was released, which was already a considerable success. Other successful titles from this period were titles such as Caesar and Cleopatra, Ich hab ’Heimweh, Holly Holy or Everyone needs everyone. Her single Der Hund von Baskerville from 1970, a cover version of Black Sabbath's Paranoid with re-imagined lyrics, enjoys a certain collector's value today. Bert was a trained industrial clerk, Cindy worked as an insurance clerk. As the performances became more and more successful, both gave up their jobs in 1971 to only work in show business.
Cindy & Bert's first attempt to represent Germany at Eurovision came in 1972, when "Geh' die Straße" finished in second place in the national selection. The following year they performed two songs in the final, but could only manage eighth and ninth place. They got their chance in 1974 when, unusually for Germany by internal selection, their song "Die Sommermelodie" was chosen as the country's entry for the 19th Eurovision Song Contest, held in Brighton, England on 6 April. "Die Sommermelodie" had been considered a particularly weak song choice by German observers. It also happened to have been chosen for a contest which featured a number of already internationally established performers (Olivia Newton-John, Gigliola Cinquetti, Mouth & MacNeal), and launched the winning group ABBA into global superstardom, so its poor showing - one of four songs to share last place - did not come as a surprise. Cindy & Bert entered the German selection again in 1978, their two songs finishing fourth and fifth.
Their most successful period came between 1972 and 1975 when they placed eight singles on the German chart, including their biggest hit "Immer wieder Sonntags" which reached #3. In 1976 their son Sascha was born, who became known as a musician under the name Berger. Since 1984 Cindy & Bert lent their voice to the Saarlodris, who were used as a commercial separator in the television program of Saarland Radio. The duo recorded titles together until the late 1980s.
In 1988 the couple divorced. After that, they initially went their separate ways. Cindy Berger started a solo career. She took part twice in German preliminary decisions for the Eurovision Song Contest: in 1988 with And I want to live too (2nd place) and in 1991 with Never Alone (7th place). In 1989 she and Roger Whittaker recorded Stay with me today. Bert Berger was mainly active as a composer, lyricist and producer. He had his own recording studio and music publisher since the 1970s. Cindy & Bert then performed together again in the mid-1990s. They sang their old hits on various oldie TV shows, but also recorded new titles. In 1997 they reached 7th place at the German Schlager Festival with I have seen the rose.
Cindy & Bert lived together for a week in the Big Brother village in 2006, which was broadcast daily on RTL II. In 2007 Cindy Berger's solo album Zeitlos was released, from which the tracks 1000 Seelenfeuer and Saludos Amigo were extracted as singles. In 2010 she acted alongside eleven other jury members as a juror at the international German-language singing competition Musikpreis Stimmschatz 2010. [1] In September 2011 Cindy & Bert took part in the TV format Cover My Song on VOX. While the rapper Favorite rapped their hit on Sundays again and again in a new sound guise (and the original refrain was sampled), the hit duo worked the autobiographical rap song Ich miss' dich to the song You are strong. This new version of Always Again Sundays then appeared on the Internet for download.
On 14 July 2012, Bert Berger died of complications from pneumonia in a Düsseldorf hospital. He was buried in the Catholic cemetery in the Lohausen district. Cindy Berger has lived in Berlin since 2017. In June 2013, she released the solo album At least durable until…. In spring 2014 she took part in the seventh season of Let's Dance with professional dancer Marius Iepure. In June 2018 she released the song It's always all good with newcomer Justin Winter.
Awards[]
- Goldene Europa: 1970, 1972, 1973
- Bronzener Löwe von Radio Luxemburg: 1973
Selected Discography[]
Cindy & Bert - Der Hund von Baskerville
Der Hund von Baskerville
Studio Albums[]
- Jeder braucht jeden (1972, BASF/Cornet)
- Cindy & Bert (Komm gib mir mehr) (1973, Freizeitrevue/BASF/Cornet)
- Zwei Menschen und ein Weg (1973, BASF/Cornet)
- Die Lieder unserer Welt (1974, BASF/Cornet)
- Sie & Er – Er & Sie (1974, BASF/Cornet)
- Die Musik ist schuld daran (1975, BASF/Cornet)
- Wenn die Rosen erblühen in Malaga (1975, BASF/Cornet)
- Musik am Abend (1976, BASF/Cornet)
- Addio mia bella musica (1976, BASF/Cornet)
- Wie es euch gefällt (1977, Polydor)
- Rosen aus Rhodos (1977, Polydor)
- Darling (1979, Polydor)
- Träume (1981, RCA)
- Traumboot-Party (1987, Imperial; Papagayo)
- Gib mir Zeit (1995, DA/Sound Around)
- Neue Zeiten (1997, G.I.B. Music)
Singles[]
- Saturday Morning / Hey Du Cornet 1969
- Cäsar und Cleopatra / Ich glaub' an morgen Cornet 1969
- Love Love Love / Wenn man träumen könnte Cornet 1970
- Rot war der Mohn / Liebe so heiß wie der Sand Cornet 1971
- Holly Holy / Der Hund von Baskerville Cornet 1971
- Der Hund von Baskerville / Holly Holy Cornet 1971
- Ich fand eine Hand / Karussell Cornet 1971
- Jeder braucht jeden / Die fremden Reiter Cornet 1972
- Ich hab’ Heimweh / Sunny Sunshine Cornet 1972
- Geh die Straße / So will ich leben BASF/Cornet 1972
- Ich hör’ Musik / Du bist meine Lebensmelodie BASF/Cornet 1973
- Immer wieder sonntags / Souvenirs einer Liebe BASF/Cornet 1973 (AT #20, CH #6, NL #8)
- Hallo, Herr Nachbar / Freitagabend BASF/Cornet 1973 (NL #31)
- Ich komm bald wieder / Mondschein BASF/Cornet 1973 (AT #17, NL #15)
- Spaniens Gitarren / Ay Ay Chiquita BASF/Cornet 1974 (AT #9)
- Die Sommermelodie / Musik für zwei Verliebte BASF/Cornet 1974
- Aber am Abend, da spielt der Zigeuner / Spiel noch einmal für mich Habanero BASF/Cornet 1974 (NL #18)
- Ich suche einen Schatz / Rosen für eine Liebe BASF/Cornet 1975
- Wenn die Rosen erblühen in Malaga / Der schwarze Husar BASF/Cornet 1975 (AT #12, NL #32)
- Sonne für dich / Domingo BASF/Cornet 1976
- Addio mia bella musica / Die Mama und der Papa BASF/Cornet 1976
- So als ob du schwebtest / Danke dir BASF/Cornet 1976
- Kinder, Kinder, was war das ein Winter / Cheerio fremder Wanderer Polydor 1976
- How Do You Do, My Darling / Wir denken viel an Rosmarie Polydor 1977
- Rosen aus Rhodos / Ich geh’ im Wind neben dir Polydor 1977
- Chanson d'été (Liebeslied eines Sommers) / Der Wein schmeckt halb so gut allein Polydor 1978
- Im Fieber der Nacht / Black Jack (You’re the One that I Want) Polydor 1978
- Darling / Sage mir wo Mama wohnt Polydor 1979
- Memories von dir / Für deine Liebe Polydor 1979
- Ian Kelley / Sommerblumen Polydor 1980
- Noch einen Wein, Maria / Cordubes Polydor 1980
- Nenn es Liebe / Ich will heim zu dir RCA 1980
- Träume / Dornenvögel RCA 1981
- San Bernardino / Nachts in Athen RCA 1981
- Nach all den Jahren / Such die Tränen in der Sonne RCA 1982
- Du und ich / Traumboot-Medley DA 1984
- Zeit für Zärtlichkeit / An jenem Tag war der Sommer vorbei Papagayo 1985
- Schenk’ mir diesen Sommer / Ein Lied für Madonna Papagayo 1986
- Noche de Luna / Über den Dächern der großen Stadt Papagayo 1987
- Gib mir Zeit / So wie ein Bilderbuch / Wenn Du mich hören solltest DA/Sound Around 1995
- Lust auf Dich / Bis ans Ende dieser Nacht / Milly's Nachtcafé G.I.B. Music 1996
- Viva la noche / Milly's Nachtcafé G.I.B. Music 1997
- Ich habe die Rose geseh'n / Mach' es mir nicht schwer G.I.B. Music 1997
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