Reinhard Mey

Reinhard Friedrich Michael Mey (born 21 December 1942) is a German "Liedermacher" (literally "songmaker", a German-style singer-songwriter). In France he is known as Frédérik Mey. By 2009, Mey had released 27 German albums, and generally releases a new album approximately every two years; his first album was Ich wollte wie Orpheus singen (1967); the most recent studio album is Das Haus an der Ampel (2020). His biggest success to date was Mein Achtel Lorbeerblatt (1972). His most famous song by far is "Über den Wolken" (1974), which has been covered by numerous German artists. Mey is known to embark upon an extensive concert tour every two or three years, with a live album released from each tour. Reinhard Mey was born on 21 December 1942, in Berlin, Germany, where he spent his childhood. At the age of 12, he had his first piano lesson, and at the age of 14 he got his first guitar. He taught himself how to play the trumpet. During his school years he gained performance experience by playing Skiffle music with friends. In 1965, Mey was offered the chance to perform at a Liedermacher festival at Waldeck Castle, a converted castle ruin. This led to his first recording contract. In 1961, he became part of the group Les Trois Affamés, with Schobert Schulz. In 1963, Mey graduated from the French Gymnasium in Berlin, receiving the German Abitur as well as the French Baccalauréat, and thereafter began vocational training as an industrial trader at Schering AG Berlin. He broke off his university studies in economics in order to concentrate on songwriting and singing, and has been a successful performer in Germany, in France, and in the Netherlands ever since. He has written songs in German, French, Dutch and English. He records his French material under the name of Frédérik Mey. In 1967, he married a French woman named Christine. Their marriage was dissolved in 1976. Today, Mey lives in Berlin-Frohnau in his second marriage (since 1977) to Hella Hennies (born in Hanover), and had three children in the marriage: Frederik (born 20 November 1976), Maximilian (born 28 January 1982; died May 2014), and Victoria-Luise (born 19 November 1985). His son Maximilian died in May 2014 after five years in a persistent vegetative state. Undiagnosed severe pneumonia had led to a cardio-pulmonary arrest, from which Maximilian was resuscitated after eight minutes of hypoxia. Mey writes both sensitive and humorous songs, with subject matter taken mostly from his everyday life and surroundings. His themes include life on the road, his hobbies (e.g., flying), childhood memories, his family life and surroundings, and occasionally politics. ... Source: Article "Reinhard Mey" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Known For: Acting

Born: Berlin, Germany, 1942-12-21

Died: null

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1969	Elfer Gespräche		0
2	2002	Die Frauenversteher - Männer unter sich	Bastel	70
3	2003	Reinhard Mey - Klaar Kiming		90
4	2005	A Witch's Kiss	Karlas Vater	60
5	2021	Die Schlagerparty der 70er	Self	0
6	2024	Die Helene Fischer Show 2024	Self	80

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1955	What Am I?	Self	65
2	1957	Zum blauen Bock	Self	60
3	1959	Discorama	Self	0
4	1959	Stars in the Ring	Self	53
5	1961	Musik aus Studio B	Self	0
6	1964	Einer wird gewinnen	Self	70
7	1964	Die Drehscheibe	Self	60
8	1966	Talentschuppen	Self	0
9	1967	Europarty	Self	0
10	1968	Starparade	Self	0
11	1969	Die ZDF-Hitparade	Self	0
12	1969	Wünsch dir was	Self	0
13	1971	Sie und Er im Kreuzverhör		0
14	1971	Dalli Dalli	Self - Musician	80
15	1971	Dalli Dalli	Self - Candidate	80
16	1971	Dalli Dalli	Self	80
17	1971	Dalli Dalli	Self - Singer	80
18	1971	Baden-Badener Roulette	Self	0
19	1972	Deutscher Kleinkunstpreis	Self	0
20	1972	Le Grand Échiquier	Self	80
21	1972	Midi trente	Self	60
22	1972	Hätten Sie heut’ Zeit für mich?	Self	0
23	1973	Je später der Abend	Self	0
24	1974	Die Montagsmaler	Self	0
25	1974	Am laufenden Band	Self - Guest	65
26	1974	Der große Preis	Self	60
27	1974	3 nach 9	Self	65
28	1975	Musik ist Trumpf	Self	60
29	1975	Les Rendez-vous du dimanche	Self	60
30	1976	Kölner Treff	Self	60
31	1977	Auf los geht's los	Self	0
32	1977	Telespiele	Self	0
33	1979	NDR Talk Show	Self	65
34	1979	Die Pyramide	Self - Musician	60
35	1980	Verstehen Sie Spaß?	Self	38
36	1980	Heut' abend	Self	0
37	1981	Wetten, dass..?	Self	53
38	1982	Na sowas!	Self	10
39	1984	Show & Co. mit Carlo	Self	0
40	1985	Melodien für Millionen	Self	0
41	1986	ZDF-Fernsehgarten	Self	15
42	1986	Showgeschichten	Self	0
43	1987	Na siehste!	Self	0
44	1987	Klassentreffen	Self	0
45	1988	Flitterabend	Self - Singer	0
46	1989	Geld oder Liebe	Self	0
47	1991	Boulevard Bio	Self	60
48	1992	Riverboat	Self	40
49	1992	ECHO-Verleihung	Self	0
50	1994	alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio	Self	50
51	1995	Die Harald Schmidt Show	Self	70
52	1996	Zimmer frei!	Self	63
53	1997	Im Dialog	self	0
54	1998	Sabine Christiansen	Self	0
55	1998	The Johannes B. Kerner Show	Self	40
56	1999	Beckmann	Self	20
57	1999	Volle Kanne	Self	44
58	2000	Menschen der Woche	Self	60
59	2003	Lesen! Mit Elke Heidenreich	Self	0
60	2003	Menschen bei Maischberger	Self	63
61	2003	Our Best	Self	0
62	2004	Dittsche - Das wirklich wahre Leben	self	68
63	2005	Eine große Nachtmusik	Self	0
64	2006	Die ProSieben Märchenstunde	Self	77
65	2008	Germany, Your Artists	Self	0
66	2010	Ein Wochenende mit	Self	0
67	2011	Sesamstraße präsentiert: Ernie & Bert Songs	Self	0
68	2012	Square	Self	0
69	2025	Berlin Sounds - Eine Stadt und ihre Musik		0

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