Roland Kaiser

German schlager singer (born 1952)

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Christina Keiler

(divorced)

Anja Schüte

(m. 1990; div. 1995)

Silvia

(m. 1996)

Children3

Roland Kaiser (born Ronald Keiler; 10 May 1952) is a German Schlager singer.^[1] He is one of the most successful German-speaking Schlager singers.^[2]

Kaiser was born in West Berlin.^[3] He was working as a marketing executive in a car firm^[3] where he was discovered by German music producer Gerd Kämpfe [de].^[4] In 1974, he released his first single under the stage name of Roland Kaiser, titled "Was ist wohl aus ihr geworden?",^[5] and in 1976 he got his first chart placement with "Frei, das heißt allein",^[6] which reached under Top 20 on the West German top list.^[7]

In 1980, he competed in the West German trial for the Eurovision Song Contest but did not win.^[8] In the same year, he had his greatest success on the lists so far with the song "Santa Maria [de]" (by Oliver Onions/Guido & Maurizio De Angelis),^[9] which maintained its first place in West Germany for six weeks.^[10]

References

^ "Roland Kaiser". Biografie WHO'S WHO (in German). Retrieved 24 February 2024.
^ Baur, Lisa (23 February 2024). "Die Top 15 erfolgreichsten Schlagerstars aller Zeiten". Südkurier (in German). Retrieved 24 February 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Roland Kaiser: Alle News, Analysen und Berichte". Berliner Zeitung (in German). 28 October 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
^ Blech, Volker (1 July 2018). "Gerhard Kämpfe ist Berlins Festivalmacher". Berliner Morgenpost (in German). Retrieved 24 February 2024.
^ "20 Fakten über Roland Kaiser". Schlagerplanet Radio (in German). 27 December 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
^ "Roland Kaiser zum Geburtstag: Der Schlager-Entertainer wird 70". Stuttgarter Zeitung (in German). 9 May 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
^ Coen, Amrai (29 December 2019). "Roland Kaiser: "Wäre ja furchtbar, wenn jeder meine Schlager hören müsste"". Die Zeit (in German). Retrieved 24 February 2024.
^ "Von Schlager bis Rock: Diese Stars wollten zum Eurovision Song Contest – durften aber nicht". Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger (in German). 13 May 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
^ ""Santa Maria"". Norddeutscher Rundfunk (in German). 27 December 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
^ "Roland Kaiser". Schlager Radio (in German). Retrieved 24 February 2024.