Marianne Rosenberg 1976

German singer Marianne Rosenberg on the cover of Bravo of 14 October 1976. This week 47 years ago, Germany’s youth read about:

• Eric Faulkner, the secret boss of the Bay City Rollers
• Paul McCartney’s Wings in Germany
• Boney M: The hot voices of “Daddy Cool”
• Queen live in concert
• Marianne Rosenberg talks about her producer, Achim Heider
• Sailor’s triumphant tour of Germany
• Cliff Richard: England’s eternally young superstar
• Overdosing on heroin in Amsterdam
• Bravo visits TV announcer Hanni Vanhaiden
• 15-year-old: Why I am keeping my baby

And here’s Marianne Rosenberg again:

Marianne Rosenberg 1977

Schlager-disco singer Marianne Rosenberg on a single-page poster in Bravo of 15 September 1977.

Marianne Rosenberg 1977

Marianne Rosenberg, voted the readers’ third-favourite female solo singer of 1976, on a single-page poster in Bravo of 6 January 1977.

Marianne Rosenberg 1976

Schlager singer Marianne Rosenberg on the backpage poster in Bravo of 1 January 1976. She was having a big hit with the disco anthem “Ich bin wie Du”.

Marianne Rosenberg 1974

German singer Marianne Rosenberg on the cover of Bravo of 14 November 1974.

 

Poll winners 1972

The Top 20 in Bravo’s poll of favourite singers, listed in Bravo of 3 May 1972.

Bravo charts March 1977

The readers’ charts in Bravo of 17 March 1977. For once, the German #1 beats the international chart-topper, with Marianne Rosenberg’s disco-lite hit Marleen (lyrically a complete rip-off of Dolly Parton’s “Jolene”).

Marianne Rosenberg 1977

German singer Marianne Rosenberg on a single-page poster in Bravo of 6 January 1977. Rosenberg started out as a Schlager singer but in the mid-1970s began churning out disco-flavoured hits such as the excellent Ich bin wie Du and her signature hit Marleen. She has become something of a cult figure, especially in the German gay scene.