Marianne Rosenberg

Marianne Rosenberg (b. March 10, 1955 Berlin) is a German Schlager music singer and songwriter.

She is the fifth of seven children of Auschwitz survivor Otto Rosenberg, who was part Roma. She recorded her first song, Mr. Paul McCartney, after winning a talent contest at age fourteen.

Her major hits include Fremder Mann, Er gehört zu mir (also recorded in English as How Can I Go Now?), Lieder der Nacht and Marleen, all of which were very successful in West Germany in the early and mid-1970s.

In 1989 she entered the charts again with song "I Need Your Love Tonight" written by Dieter Bohlen. Song appears on Rivalen Der Rennbahn soundtrack.

[edit] Eurovision Song Contest

"Er gehört zu mir" was a finalist in the competition to select a Eurovision Song Contest entry for Germany in 1975 but was only placed tenth. Rosenberg's attempts to sing in Eurovision took a surprising turn in 1976 when she was shortlisted to represent Luxembourg with the song "Tout peut arriver au cinema". Although it didn't win, it went on to be a German hit under the title "Lieder der nacht". In 1978, Rosenberg competed in the German heats again, and this time was placed seventh with "Nein, weinen werd’ ich nicht". Not so successful was her 1980 entry "Ich werd da sonne, wenn es sturm gibt" which came twelfth (and last). Marianne Rosenberg's final challenge for Eurovision was in 1982 with the song "Blue Jeans Kinder", a ballad which took eighth place.

She also achieved chart success in other European countries, including Austria and the Netherlands. Rosenberg is also considered a gay icon in several countries, such as the Netherlands and her native Germany.

In 2004, Rosenberg re-released Marleen in a remixed version and with a new promotional video. The single reached # 33 on the official German Charts as compiled by Media Control. The follow-up single Er gehört zu mir reached # 77. Both singles were taken from her 2004 disco-flavoured album Für immer wie heute, which reached # 12 on the German Album charts.

In 2008, Rosenberg released her first jazz and chanson album, I'm a Woman.