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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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