Reinhard Mey

Reinhard Friedrich Michael Mey (born December 21, 1942, Berlin) is a German singer-songwriter, also known as a Liedermacher. In France he is known as Frédérik Mey

Biography

Reinhard Mey was born on December 21, 1942 in Berlin, where he spent his childhood. At the age of 12 he had his first piano lesson and at the age of 14 he got his first guitar. He taught himself how to play on a trumpet.

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1942 - Berlin

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During his school years he gained stage experience by performing Skiffle music with friends. In 1965 Mey was offered the chance to perform at a Liedermacher festival at Burg Waldeck, a converted castle ruin. This led to his first recording contract. In 1961 the group "Les Trois Affamés" with Schobert Scholz was formed.

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Skiffle - 1965 - Liedermacher - Burg Waldeck - 1961

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In 1963 Mey graduated from the French Gymnasium in Berlin, receiving the German Abitur as well as the French Baccalauréat, and thereafter began vocational training as an industrial trader at Schering AG Berlin. He broke off his university studies in economics in order to dedicate himself fully to songwriting and singing, and has been a successful performer in Germany, in France and in the Netherlands ever since. He has written songs in German, French and Dutch. He has recorded his French material under the name of Frédérik Mey.

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1963 - Abitur - Baccalauréat - Schering - Berlin

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In 1967 he married a Frenchwoman named Christine. Their marriage was dissolved in 1976.

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Today, Mey lives in Berlin-Frohnau in his second marriage (since 1977) to Mrs. Hella Hennies (born in Hannover), and the marriage has produced three children: Frederik (born 1977), Maximilian (born November 20, 1982) and Victoria-Louise (born November 19, 1985).

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Berlin - Frohnau - 1977 - 1982 - 1985

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