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He is not "known for his multi multi octave tenor voice" he's known for "forever young" which over shadowed his vocal skills. Most people don't even know his name, the name of the band and would only know if the "forever young" and would not even be aware that the crescendo is 3 octaves. A parallel example is the star spangled banner is more known for its 3 octave range which is why it's challenging to sing, the "in the land of the FREE" is equivalent to "do you want to live foreVERRRRR! Tags: Reverted possible unreferenced addition to BLP Mobile edit Mobile web edit |
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'''Marian Gold''' (born '''Hartwig Schierbaum'''; 26 May 1954) is a German singer-songwriter who gained fame as the lead singer of the German [[synth-pop]] recording act [[Alphaville (band)|Alphaville]], but also has recorded as a solo artist.<ref>''High Fidelity'', Volume 35, Issues 1-6, Page 167</ref><ref name="Robbins">{{cite web|author=Robbins, Ira|url=http://www.trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=alphaville|title=Alphaville|work=Trouser Press}}</ref> He |
'''Marian Gold''' (born '''Hartwig Schierbaum'''; 26 May 1954) is a German singer-songwriter who gained fame as the lead singer of the German [[synth-pop]] recording act [[Alphaville (band)|Alphaville]], but also has recorded as a solo artist.<ref>''High Fidelity'', Volume 35, Issues 1-6, Page 167</ref><ref name="Robbins">{{cite web|author=Robbins, Ira|url=http://www.trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=alphaville|title=Alphaville|work=Trouser Press}}</ref> He ought to be known for his tenor multi-octave vocal range but American single "Forever Young" was a victim of its own success. The hook was sampled by Kanye West but the crescendo where he belts out F# in the soprano range which is very rare for men to do without flipping into falsetto. The ability for him to sing from tenor gliding effortlessly to soprano ranges across 3 octaves is extremely unusual especially with virtually perfect pitch reference and only using vibrato or glides stylistically to emphasize the lyrics rather than how often it's used to "find the note" and hit it with less need for precision. Gold recently performed one of thier classic hits in a relelease of "Big in Japan" where he did a harmony with himself from an earlier music video. The Alphaville symphonic is entitled "Eternal Yours"--releases in 2022. |
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| Birth name | Hartwig Schierbaum |
| Born | 26 May 1954 Herford, West Germany |
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| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 1979–present |
Marian Gold (born Hartwig Schierbaum; 26 May 1954) is a German singer-songwriter who gained fame as the lead singer of the German synth-pop recording act Alphaville, but also has recorded as a solo artist.[1][2] He ought to be known for his tenor multi-octave vocal range but American single "Forever Young" was a victim of its own success. The hook was sampled by Kanye West but the crescendo where he belts out F# in the soprano range which is very rare for men to do without flipping into falsetto. The ability for him to sing from tenor gliding effortlessly to soprano ranges across 3 octaves is extremely unusual especially with virtually perfect pitch reference and only using vibrato or glides stylistically to emphasize the lyrics rather than how often it's used to "find the note" and hit it with less need for precision. Gold recently performed one of thier classic hits in a relelease of "Big in Japan" where he did a harmony with himself from an earlier music video. The Alphaville symphonic is entitled "Eternal Yours"--releases in 2022.
Biography
Early life
Born in Herford, West Germany, Gold became part of the Berlin art collective the Nelson Community, where he formed the band Chinchilla Green in the late 1970s, which also included future Alphaville colleague Bernhard Lloyd.[3]
Alphaville
In 1982, he joined Lloyd and Frank Mertens in the band Forever Young, which soon became Alphaville.[3] He sang lead vocals on Alphaville's 1980s pop singles, including "Forever Young", "Big in Japan", "Sounds Like a Melody", "Dance with Me" and "Jerusalem".
As of 2022, he is the last remaining original member of the band, whose latest album "Eternally Yours" was released in 2022.[4]
Solo
Gold's first solo album, So Long Celeste, was released in 1992.[5] Included on the album were cover versions of "The Shape of Things to Come" (originally by the Headboys) and "One Step Behind You" (by Furniture).
A second solo album, United, followed in 1996.
Personal life
In the late 1980s, Gold lived in Münster with his then wife Manuela.[6]
Gold has seven children by four different women.[7]
References
- ^ High Fidelity, Volume 35, Issues 1-6, Page 167
- ^ Robbins, Ira. "Alphaville". Trouser Press.
- ^ a b Deming, Mark. "Alphaville Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
- ^ "Eternally Yours". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ^ St. Renburg, Holger (2001) Forever Young, ISBN 978-3831116164, p. 92
- ^ "A Special Interview with Marian Gold". Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
- ^ Vollmer, Simone (23 August 2017). ""Alphaville"-Sänger Marian Gold: Sieben Kinder von vier Frauen!" (in German).
External links
- Moonbase - Official Alphaville Web Site
- Marian Gold at IMDb
- Marian Gold at AllMusic
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