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| '''Rex Gildo''' (] ] - ] ]) |
'''Rex Gildo''' (] ] - ] ]), also known as '''Ludwig Alexander Hirtreiter''', was a ] singer. | ||
| He sang often with German-Danish singer ], one of their best known songs is "Vom Stadtpark die Laternen". | |||
| He often sang with german-danish singer ] and had the million selling hit singles "Speedy Gonzales", "Goodbye Susanna", "Fiesta Mexicana", "Der Sommer ist vorbei", "Marie, der letzte Tanz ist nur für Dich", "Ein Rendezvous auf Venedig" and "Mexikanische Nacht". Rex Gildo became famous mainly in Germany, Holland and Austria especially for his melodic artistically songs of love and romance, flavoured with spanish lyrics. Rex Gildo's most famous hit singles were "Fiesta Mexicana" (1972) and "Der Sommer ist vorbei" (1973). In 1974 Rex Gildo married and millions of his female fans hearts were broken. Rex Gildo continued to sell Schlager ballads, appeared on television shows like ''ZDF Hitparade'', concerts and films. | |||
| In ] he had a huge hit with a song by ], "Fiesta Mexicana (Hossa)". | |||
| On 1999-10-26 he died in Munich hospital after a depression suicide leap on 1999-10-23. His fans pay tribute, buy records, create and run memorable Rex Gildo websites, campaign for DVD/CD releases. | |||
| In 1974 Rex Gildo married his cousin Marion Hirtreiter, but lived most time in homosexual relationships<ref name=imdb-bio>{{imdb name |id=0318419}}</ref>. | |||
| == Trivia == | |||
| ⚫ | In ], "Fiesta Mexicana (Hossa)" was |
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| When ], the music-style he performed, became out of fashion in the 1980s, he had to perform on beer-festivals and at shopping-malls to earn his living. "Fiesta Mexicana" still was his most popular hit and he had to perform it over and over again. | |||
| October 23rd 1999 Rex Gildo jumped out of a window of his apartment in ]. He died on October 26th. He was buried next to his longtime companion Fred Miekley († 1988) <ref name=imdb-bio />. | |||
| ⚫ | In ], "Fiesta Mexicana (Hossa)" was brought into a whole new generation of people when the ] started playing the song whenever winger ] scored a goal. | ||
| == Discography == | == Discography == | ||
| *Das Ende der Liebe (Tell Laura I love You)/Minnetonka Mädi, 1959 | *Das Ende der Liebe (Tell Laura I love You)/Minnetonka Mädi, 1959 | ||
| *Sieben Wochen nach Bombay, 1960 | *Sieben Wochen nach Bombay, 1960 | ||
| *Yes My Darling, 1960, |
*Yes My Darling, 1960, mit Conny | ||
| *Speedy Gonzales, 1962 | *Speedy Gonzales, 1962 | ||
| *Zwei blaue Vergißmeinnicht, 1963 | *Zwei blaue Vergißmeinnicht, 1963 | ||
| *Vom Stadtpark die Laternen, 1963, |
*Vom Stadtpark die Laternen, 1963, mit Gitte | ||
| *Zwei auf einer Bank, 1964, |
*Zwei auf einer Bank, 1964, mit Gitte | ||
| *Jetzt dreht die Welt sich nur um dich, 1964, |
*Jetzt dreht die Welt sich nur um dich, 1964, mit Gitte | ||
| *Hokuspokus, 1964 |
*Hokuspokus, 1964 mit Gitte | ||
| *Dein Glück ist mein Glück, 1965 |
*Dein Glück ist mein Glück, 1965 mit Gitte | ||
| *Goodbye Susanna 1965 | |||
| *Augen wie zwei Sterne, 1966 | *Augen wie zwei Sterne, 1966 | ||
| *Der Mond hat seine Schuldigkeit getan, 1967 | *Der Mond hat seine Schuldigkeit getan, 1967 | ||
| *Ein Ring aus Gold 1968 | |||
| *Dondolo, 1969 | *Dondolo, 1969 | ||
| *Memories, 1971 | *Memories, 1971 | ||
| *Fiesta Mexicana, 1972 | *Fiesta Mexicana, 1972 | ||
| *Der Sommer ist vorbei, 1973 | *Der Sommer ist vorbei, 1973 | ||
| *Marie |
*Marie der letzte Tanz, 1974 | ||
| *Der letzte Sirtaki, 1975 | *Der letzte Sirtaki, 1975 | ||
| *Küsse von dir, 1976 | *Küsse von dir, 1976 | ||
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| *Holly ho Havanna, 1979 | *Holly ho Havanna, 1979 | ||
| *La Bandita, 1980 | *La Bandita, 1980 | ||
| *Wenn ich je deine Liebe verlier |
*Wenn ich je deine Liebe verlier, 1981 | ||
| *Und sie hieß Julie, 1983 | *Und sie hieß Julie, 1983 | ||
| *Und plötzlich ist es wieder da, 1983 | *Und plötzlich ist es wieder da, 1983 | ||
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| *Mamma mia, 1985 | *Mamma mia, 1985 | ||
| *Du ich lieb Dich, 1985 | *Du ich lieb Dich, 1985 | ||
| *Was ist schon eine Nacht 1986 | *Was ist schon eine Nacht, 1986 | ||
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*Mexikanische Nacht, 1987 | ||
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*Toujours Amour, 1991 | ||
| *Andrea, 1991 | |||
| and many more to 1999 | |||
| *Verrückt, verliebt und atemlos, 1992 | |||
| *Hast du heut schon mal gelebt, 1996 | |||
| *Absolute Liebe, 1997 | |||
| *Bella Madalena, 1997 | |||
| *Doch irgendwann..., 1998 | |||
| == References == | |||
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Revision as of 14:41, 17 October 2007
Rex Gildo (July 2 1939 - October 26 1999), also known as Ludwig Alexander Hirtreiter, was a German singer.
He sang often with German-Danish singer Gitte Haenning, one of their best known songs is "Vom Stadtpark die Laternen".
In 1972 he had a huge hit with a song by Ralph Siegel, "Fiesta Mexicana (Hossa)".
In 1974 Rex Gildo married his cousin Marion Hirtreiter, but lived most time in homosexual relationships.
When Schlager, the music-style he performed, became out of fashion in the 1980s, he had to perform on beer-festivals and at shopping-malls to earn his living. "Fiesta Mexicana" still was his most popular hit and he had to perform it over and over again.
October 23rd 1999 Rex Gildo jumped out of a window of his apartment in Munich. He died on October 26th. He was buried next to his longtime companion Fred Miekley († 1988) .
In 2007, "Fiesta Mexicana (Hossa)" was brought into a whole new generation of people when the New York Rangers started playing the song whenever winger Marcel Hossa scored a goal.
Discography
- Das Ende der Liebe (Tell Laura I love You)/Minnetonka Mädi, 1959
- Sieben Wochen nach Bombay, 1960
- Yes My Darling, 1960, mit Conny
- Speedy Gonzales, 1962
- Zwei blaue Vergißmeinnicht, 1963
- Vom Stadtpark die Laternen, 1963, mit Gitte
- Zwei auf einer Bank, 1964, mit Gitte
- Jetzt dreht die Welt sich nur um dich, 1964, mit Gitte
- Hokuspokus, 1964 mit Gitte
- Dein Glück ist mein Glück, 1965 mit Gitte
- Augen wie zwei Sterne, 1966
- Der Mond hat seine Schuldigkeit getan, 1967
- Dondolo, 1969
- Memories, 1971
- Fiesta Mexicana, 1972
- Der Sommer ist vorbei, 1973
- Marie der letzte Tanz, 1974
- Der letzte Sirtaki, 1975
- Küsse von dir, 1976
- Love Is In The Air, 1978
- Sally komm wieder, 1978
- Saragossa, 1979
- Holly ho Havanna, 1979
- La Bandita, 1980
- Wenn ich je deine Liebe verlier, 1981
- Und sie hieß Julie, 1983
- Und plötzlich ist es wieder da, 1983
- Dir fehlt Liebe, 1984
- Rendezvous auf spanisch, 1984
- Mamma mia, 1985
- Du ich lieb Dich, 1985
- Was ist schon eine Nacht, 1986
- Mexikanische Nacht, 1987
- Toujours Amour, 1991
- Andrea, 1991
- Verrückt, verliebt und atemlos, 1992
- Hast du heut schon mal gelebt, 1996
- Absolute Liebe, 1997
- Bella Madalena, 1997
- Doch irgendwann..., 1998
References
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