Michael Holm

Michael Holm, born on July 29, 1943 in Stettin, Pomerania, is a German pop singer. pop singer, composerlyricist, musician and music producer. His breakthrough came in 1969 with the song “Mendocino”, which became a number one hit in Germany. In the following years, he landed further hits such as “Barfuß im Regen”, “Tränen lügen nicht”, “Musst du jetzt gerade gehen, Lucille” and “Irgendwann wird die Sonne wieder scheinen”.

In addition to his career as a pop singer, Holm was also active as a songwriter and music producer. He wrote songs for other pop stars such as Vicky Leandros, Mary Ross, Ricky Shayne and Wencke Myhre.

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Career

Michael Holm’s early years and musical beginnings:

Holm’s musical career began at a young age. He learned the flute and harpsichord in his family, where music played a major role. He discovered his passion for pop music at an early age and formed his first band at the age of 15.

The breakthrough with “Mendocino”

The first releases followed in the 1960s, including cover versions of well-known pop songs. Holm’s real breakthrough came in 1969 with the song “Mendocino”. The song, a German version of Sir Douglas Alexander’s hit of the same name, became a number one hit in Germany and catapulted Holm into the limelight.

The 1970s: pop star and lyrical success

The 1970s marked Holm’s heyday as a pop star. With hits such as “Barfuß im Regen”, “Tränen lügen nicht”, “Musst du jetzt gerade gehen, Lucille” and “Einmal wird die Sonne wieder scheinen”, he cemented his status as one of Germany’s most popular singers.

In addition to his career as a pop singer, Holm also established himself as a sought-after songwriter and lyricist. He wrote for pop stars such as Vicky Leandros and Wencke Myhre and penned the lyrics for Joy Fleming’s entry “Ein Lied kann eine Brücke sein” at the 1975 Eurovision Song Contest.

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Versatility and new projects

The 1980s brought a new direction for Holm. In addition to pop music, he devoted himself increasingly to the new age project “Cusco”, with which he enjoyed worldwide success and sold millions of albums, particularly in the USA and Asia.

As a producer, he was responsible for the German cult band Guildo Horn, among others, and once again proved his versatility in the world of music.

Still active today: jubilarian and pop legend

Michael Holm celebrated an impressive anniversary with his 80th birthday in 2023. A major concert paid tribute to his long and successful career.

Although he has been in the music business for eight decades, Holm shows no signs of retiring. He continues to release new albums, go on tour and delight his fans with his unmistakable voice and timeless pop melodies.
Holm remains unforgotten in the German music scene.

Successful together: Michael Holm’s most important partners

Over the course of his impressive career, Michael Holm has worked with numerous musicians, singers, producers and songwriters.

Musicians and singers

In the 1960s, Michael Holm released several songs together with Albert Schützenberger under the pseudonym “Die Missouris”. In the 1970s, Holm worked closely with the Italian musician and producer Giorgio Moroder, who was involved in the hits “Mendocino” and “Barefoot in the Rain”. Holm wrote several songs for the Greek pop singer Vicky Leandros, including “Ich fang’ die Sonne ein” and “Theo, wir fahr’n nach Lodz”.

Holm also composed several hit songs for Wencke Myhre, such as “Begegnung” and “Die schönsten Stunden des Lebens”. The title “Arizona Man” was also composed by Holm for Mary Roos produced by Holm. Holm also worked with music producer Ralph Siegel. With him he wrote 1972 for Rex Gildo the hit “Fiesta Mexicana”. In the 1990s, he produced Guildo Horn ‘s successful album “Danke” and thus contributed to the renaissance of the German pop song.

Producer and songwriter

In the 1980s, Michael Holm worked with star producer Dieter Bohlen and produced the albums “Traumzeit” and “Nachts”, among others. The Romanian musician and producer Michael Cretu co-authored Holm’s hit “Irgendwann wird die Sonne wieder scheinen”. The well-known pop composer and producer Ralph Siegel worked with Holm on some of his later hits.

Further cooperation

Michael Holm has toured with American singer Peggy March several times in recent years. The pop singer Ireen Sheer was also part of Holm’s “Schlagerlegenden” tours. Singer and actress Lena Valaitis was also part of the line-up for these tours. Another artist who went on tour with Holm was the British singer Graham Bonney.

Studio albums

• 1970 On the road to Mendocino
• 1971 Michael Holm
• 1972 My songs
• 1973 Stories, Spinach 1.
• 1975 Tränen lügen nicht – Lieder zum Träumen, When a man loves a girl
• 1976 Two faces
• 1978 Poet of the street, Labyrinth
• 1979 El Lute
• 1980 Hold me tight
• 1981 In the year of love
• 2004 Love one another!
• 2007 Times the world
• 2010 Holm 2011
• 2017 When the old days were young