Frank Duval | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 November 1940 |
| Origin | Berlin, Germany |
| Genres | pop |
| Occupation(s) | Conductor/composer/singer |
| Years active | 1977–2001 |
| Labels | Brunswick/Universal. (2001–) Eastwest (1989–95) Teldec (1979–89) |
| Website | Official site of Frank Duval |
Frank Duval (born 22 November 1940, Berlin, as Frank Uwe Patz) is a German composer, conductor, record producer, songwriter and singer.
Life
Born into a family of artists, Duval studied as an actor and dancer, and also sang with his sister, Maria. By the 1960s, Duval was composing music, both orchestral and pop, and his first soundtrack, for an episode of the German serial Tatort, was broadcast in 1977. The song "Todesengel" from his 1979 debut album, Die schönsten Melodien aus Derrick und Der Alte, became a moderate hit, and was a number one in Switzerland in 1979.
During the 1980s, Duval released several soundtracks, as well as solo albums, with lyrics occasionally co-written with his wife Kalina Maloyer. He had several singles enter the German charts, including "Angel of Mine" (Number One in 1981), "Ways" (1983), "Lovers Will Survive" (1986), and "When You Were Mine" (1987).
Duval wrote songs for Ivan Rebroff, Alexandra, Karin Huebner, Margot Werner, Klaus Löwitsch, and Maria Schell.
Discography
As Frank Duval
Studio albums
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUT[1] | GER[2] | NL[3] | NOR[4] | SWI[5] | ||
| 1979 | Die schönsten Melodien aus Derrick und Der Alte | — | — | — | 33 | — |
| 1981 | Angel of Mine | 1 | 22 | 11 | 1 | — |
| 1982 | Face to Face | — | 7 | — | — | — |
| 1983 | If I Could Fly Away | 6 | 3 | — | — | 20 |
| 1984 | Living Like a Cry | — | 31 | — | 9 | 27 |
| 1985 | Time for Lovers | 19 | 28 | 39 | — | 15 |
| 1986 | Bitte laßt die Blumen leben | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987 | When You Were Mine | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989 | Touch My Soul | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | Solitude | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994 | Vision | — | — | — | — | — |
Compilation albums
- Die grössten Erfolge (1985)
- Greatest Hits (1986)
- Frank Duval (1988)
- Seine grössten Erfolge (1989)
- Derrick Forever (2000)
- Angel of Mine (2001)
- Spuren (2001) (3 CD-box)
- Colour Collection (2006)
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUT[6] | BE (FLA)[7] | GER[2] | NL[8] | NOR[9] | SWI[10] | ||
| 1977 | "Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| "Hey Girl" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1978 | "Blizz" | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1979 | "Kalina's Melodie" | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| "Todesengel" | 6 | — | 20 | — | — | 1 | |
| 1980 | "Schwarzer Walzer" | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| "Mystic Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Angel of Mine" | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | |
| 1981 | "Cry (For Our World)" | 11 | — | 12 | — | — | 4 |
| "Autumn Dreams" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1982 | "Face to Face" | — | — | 13 | — | — | 4 |
| 1983 | "If I Could Fly Away" | — | — | 69 | — | — | — |
| "Give Me Your Love" | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 5 | |
| "Ways" | — | — | 27 | — | — | 18 | |
| 1984 | "Something Is Crying" | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| "Living Like a Cry" | — | — | 40 | — | — | — | |
| "Alaya" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "What a Day" (featuring Peter Bischof) | — | — | 68 | — | — | — | |
| 1985 | "It Was Love" (with Kalina Maloyer) | — | — | — | 18 | — | — |
| "Angel By My Side" (with Kalina Maloyer) | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Time for Lovers" (with Kalina Maloyer) | 30 | — | 27 | — | — | — | |
| 1986 | "Liebe und Tod" (with Kalina Maloyer) | 19 | — | 25 | — | — | 7 |
| "Lovers Will Survive" (with Kalina Maloyer) | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1987 | "Face to the Wind" | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| "Why" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Fight in Myself" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1988 | "Love Me, Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| "Children of Our Time" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1989 | "Touch My Soul" | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990 | "Living My Way" | — | — | — | — | — | — |
References
- ↑ "Das österreichische Hitparaden- und Musik-Portal". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- 1 2 "Suche - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ↑ "Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ↑ "norwegiancharts.com - Norwegian charts portal". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ↑ "Das österreichische Hitparaden- und Musik-Portal". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ↑ "ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS". ultratop.be. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ↑ "Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ↑ "norwegiancharts.com - Norwegian charts portal". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
External links
- Frank Duval at IMDb
- Frank Duval discography at MusicBrainz
- Frank Duval Website (in German and English)
- Frank Duval Foundation (in German, English, and Spanish)
- Frank Duval at Magazine-Music (in German)
- Frank Duval Bio part 1 (in Italian)
- Frank Duval Bio part 2 (in Italian)