Michael Holm

Michael Holm born Lothar Walter on 29 July 1943 is a German singer musician songwriter and record producer He is primarily known as a singer of Schlager music Although his first appearance in the hit parade was in 1962 Lauter Schöne Worte he had his first big hit in 1969 Mendocino the German adaptation of a song by the Sir Douglas Quintet was the biggest selling single that year in Germany The record was released in September 1969 reached number three for five weeks selling over a million copies Ariola presented him with a gold record in October 1970 Further hits such as Barfuß im Regen 1970 Tränen lügen nicht literally Tears Dont Lie recorded in English as When A Child Is Born 1974 and Musst Du jetzt gerade gehen Lucille 1977 followed He also composed the music for the popular international horror movie Mark of the Devil 1970 Outside of Germany he is best known for his work as a member of the new age band Cusco along with Kristian Schultze A yearlong artistic collaboration and private friendship connects him with the musician and producer Giorgio Moroder he even dedicated a song with Giorgio and me As a duo they released several singles Spinach and Spinach LP 1 Source Article Michael Holm from Wikipedia in English licensed under CCBYSA 30