1. Udo Lindenberg was born on 17 May 1946 and is a German singer, composer, and painter.
14 Facts About Udo Lindenberg
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Udo Lindenberg played drums for the theme music for the German TV series Tatort.
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Udo Lindenberg was earning a special place in the new German-language music of the 1970s, finding a niche between internationally oriented Krautrock and mainstream pop music of the Schlager variety.
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Udo Lindenberg's pioneering work helped other artists such as Stefan Waggershausen and Marius Muller-Westernhagen get record deals of their own.
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In 1973, Udo Lindenberg first went on tour with his Panikorchester.
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In 1976, Udo Lindenberg discovered Ulla Meinecke and produced her first two albums.
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Udo Lindenberg was a guest artist and co-author of the 1977 LP Panische Nachte and the 1978 Drohnland Symphonie.
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On 25 October 1983, Udo Lindenberg was finally allowed to perform for 15 minutes in the Palace of the Republic in East Berlin.
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The album became the second No 1 album for Udo Lindenberg, awarded platinum status for 200,000 units sold after two weeks.
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Udo Lindenberg has worked collaboratively with various local and international recording artists such as Eric Burdon, Helen Schneider, David Bowie, Tom Robinson, Keith Forsey, Gianna Nannini, Ellen ten Damme and Nena on a number of projects.
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Udo Lindenberg has been living in the Hotel Atlantic in Hamburg since 1995, except for a short break during COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
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For 2014, Udo Lindenberg announced his first stadium tour in Germany.
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Udo Lindenberg opened the exhibition with a concert in the museum.
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Stuckrad-Barre recounts how Udo Lindenberg helped him move away from a destructive lifestyle.