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Wolfgang Petry

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Wolfgang Petry
Born
Franz Hubert Wolfgang Remling

(1951-09-22) 22 September 1951 (age 72)
NationalityGerman
Occupations
  • Singer
  • Songwriter
Spouse
Rosemarie Remling
(after 1972)
ChildrenAchim Petry
Websitewww.wolfgangpetry.de

Wolfgang "Wolle" Petry (born 22 September 1951[1] as Franz Hubert Wolfgang Remling) is a German schlager musician and songwriter from Cologne, Germany. In 1997, he was named the leading German language musician in terms of chart figures for the year, with his most successful album Alles.[2]

He won the award for "Best Folk/Pop Artist" National/International" during the Echo awards in 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2001. He also won the Goldene Stimmgabel award in 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2005 for Most successful German solo pop act. In 1998 and 2006 he also won the "Platinum Life Award" during the same Goldene Stimmgabel awards.

In his side-project, the Pete Wolf Band he sings in English to more country-oriented music. The project started in 2017 and released albums in 2017 and 2019 as well as an EP in 2022.[3]

Personal life

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Petry was born in the neighborhood of Raderthal in Cologne, Germany and grew up there. After his father's death at age 16, he assumed responsibility for his 11-year-old brother. He obtained a vocational degree in precision mechanics while touring with his band in Cologne and surroundings. He married Rosemarie in 1972 and had a son, Achim Petry, two years later. Achim has re-recorded or made new editions of some of his father's songs.[4]

Discography

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Albums

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Year Name English translation Performing as
1976 Ein Freund – Ein Mann A Friend, a Man Wolfgang Petry
1979 Zweisaitig two-sided/two-stringed Wolfgang Petry
1980 Ganz oder gar nicht All or Nothing Wolfgang Petry
1981 Einfach leben Easy Living Wolfgang Petry
1982 Der Himmel brennt The Sky is Burning Wolfgang Petry
1983 Wahnsinn Madness Wolfgang Petry
1984 Rauhe Wege Rough Paths Wolfgang Petry
1987 Mit offenen Armen With Open Arms Wolfgang Petry
1988 Manche mögen’s heiß Some Like it Hot Wolfgang Petry
1991 Wo ist das Problem? What's the Problem? Wolfgang Petry
1992 Verlieben, verloren, vergessen, verzeih’n Falling in Love, Lost, Forgot, Forgive Wolfgang Petry
1992 Meine größten Erfolge My Greatest Hits Wolfgang Petry
1993 Sehnsucht nach dir Longing for You Wolfgang Petry
1994 Frei für dich Free for You Wolfgang Petry
1995 Egal Whatever Wolfgang Petry
1996 Alles Everything Wolfgang Petry
1996 Die längste Single der Welt – Teil 1 The Longest Single on Earth - Part 1 Wolfgang Petry
1996 Gnadenlos Merciless Wolfgang Petry
1997 Du bist ein Wunder You're a Miracle Wolfgang Petry
1997 Nie genug Never Enough Wolfgang Petry
1998 Freude! Joy! Wolfgang Petry
1998 Einfach geil! Simply Cool! Wolfgang Petry
1999 Die längste Single der Welt – Teil 2 The Longest Single on Earth - Part 2 Wolfgang Petry
1999 Alles – Live Everything - Live Wolfgang Petry
1999 Komplett Completely Wolfgang Petry
2000 Konkret Concretely Wolfgang Petry
2000 Freude 2 Joy 2 Wolfgang Petry
2001 Achterbahn Rollercoaster Wolfgang Petry
2001 Die längste Single der Welt – Teil 3 The Longest Single on Earth - Part 3 Wolfgang Petry
2002 Alles 2 Everything 2 Wolfgang Petry
2003 Kein Grund zur Panik No reason for panic Wolfgang Petry
2003 Freudige Weihnachten Jolly Christmas Wolfgang Petry
2004 Typisch Typical Wolfgang Petry
2004 Nur für dich Just for You Wolfgang Petry
2005 ... Doppelt stark!!! (Doppel CD) ...Double Strong!!! (Double CD) Wolfgang Petry
2005 Die längste Single der Welt – Das Album (Teil 4) The Longest Single on Earth - Part 4 Wolfgang Petry
2005 Ich bin ene kölsche Jung I'm a Boy from Cologne Wolfgang Petry
2006 Meine Lieblingslieder My Favourite Songs Wolfgang Petry
2006 30 (Abschiedsalbum) 30 - Farewell Album Wolfgang Petry
2007 Seine schönsten Balladen (mit 2 unveröffentlichten Titeln) His Most Beautiful Ballads (with 2 unreleased tracks) Wolfgang Petry
2007 Das letzte Konzert – LIVE – einfach geil! The Last Concert - LIVE - Simply Cool Wolfgang Petry
2008 Alles Maxi – Seine größten Erfolge Everything Maxi - His Greatest Hits Wolfgang Petry
2014 Einmal noch! Once More! Wolfgang Petry
2014 Wolles fröhliche Weihnachten Wolle's Merry Christmas Wolfgang Petry
2015 Brandneu Brand-New Wolfgang Petry
2016 Die Jahre mit dir The Years with You Wolfgang Petry
2017 Happy Man Happy Man Pete Wolf Band
2018 Genau jetzt! Right now! Wolfgang Petry
2019 2084 2084 Pete Wolf Band
2021 Auf das Leben Here's to Life Wolfgang Petry
2023 Stark wie wir Strong like us Wolfgang Petry
2023 Immer wenn es schneit Whenever it snows Wolfgang Petry

References

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  1. ^ BBC "Wolfgang Petry Releases"
  2. ^ Billboard 17 January 1998 [1]
  3. ^ ""Wolle" adé, hallo Pete Wolf! | MDR.DE". www.mdr.de. Archived from the original on 2 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Wolfgang Petry | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
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