Ulla Wiesner Explained

Ulla Wiesner (born 12 December 1940) is a German singer who was active from 1963 to 2002.

In 1965, she represented Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest, with "Paradies, wo bist du?" (Paradise, where are you?). The song scored zero points along with three other countries out the total of eighteen countries that entered the contest. Past the Eurovision Song Contest, of which her zero-point result hurt her solo career before it had even fully began,^[1] she was mainly active with the Botho-Lucas-Chorus, where she stayed as chorister for 30 years,^[2] notable for their musical accompaniment on the German TV show Musik ist Trumpf.

There are also several songs in the Brilliant-Musik^[3] archives, founded by Werner Tautz, who wrote several songs for Wiesner, together with Heinz Kiessling and Hans Gerig. Wiesner released an album called Twilight Mood in 1970 with Addy Flor and his Orchestra. As one of Germany's busiest studio singers, she was assigned as backing vocalist for many popular artists, including Triumvirat's album Illusions on a Double Dimple in 1974. Since then, notable singles of hers include "Abends kommen die Sterne" ("In the evening the stars appear"), "Wenn dieser Tag zu Ende geht" ("When this day comes to an end") and "Charade".^{[4] [5]}

Personal life

Wiesner married the German TV producer and personality Alexander Arnz (1932–2004) in 1999.

Discography

Singles

• 1964: "Charade" / "Joe oder Jonny"
• 1964: "Abends kommen die Sterne" / "Der rote Mohn"
• 1965: "Paradies, wo bist du?" / "Sag, weißt du denn, was Liebe ist?" (Love Is a Many-splendored Thing)
• 1965: "Wenn dieser Tag zu Ende geht" / "My Darling, My Love"
• 1967: "Das Wunder der Liebe" / "Mann der Träume" (Goin’ Out of My Head)
• 1973: "Blütenfest in Santa Fé" / "Träume von gestern" (reissued in 1980)
• 1974: "Chico de favella" (Fio Maravilla) / "Tristezza"
• 1975: "Tanz keinen Tango mit Django" / "Ich bin ein total moderner Typ" (Charleston)
• 1993: "Haut an Haut" / "Im Wartesaal zum großen Glück" / "Geh’ Deinen Weg" / "Die große Freiheit" / "Wiedermal verliebt"

Other releases

Album names in parentheses:

• 1964: Abends kommen die Sterne (Die große POLYDOR-Starparade)
• 1970: Vergessen und vorbei / So lang' die Welt sich für uns dreht / Sommer in Paris / Dieses Jahr (Die Orchester Addy Flor und Pete Jacques – Twilight Mood)
• Sprich dich mal Aus (Deutsche Schlagerparade)
• Niemandsland (Erwin Lehn und sein Südfunk-Orchester)
• 1990: Paradies, wo bist du? (Die Sieger des deutschen Grand Prix - 1956 - 1990)
• 1999: Dieses Jahr (Snowflakes)
• 1999: Die Träume von gestern (25 Schlager Mit Herz Folge 1)
• 2000: Vergessen und vorbei (Days of Summer: 27 Sensational Bossa Nova and Easy Tunes from the Brilliant-Musik Archive)
• 2001: Paradies, wo bist du? (Alle Sieger des deutschen Grand Prix 1956 - 2000)
• 2004: Charade / Joe oder Jonny (Vinyl Raritäten 13)
• 2006: Sommer in Paris / Dieses Jahr / Vergessen und vorbei (Days of Summer: 24 Dreamy Vocals & Bossa Nova Pearls)
• 2012: Träume von gestern (Träume von gestern)

Collaboration

• 1974 : Illusions on a Double Dimple by Triumvirat

References

Sources

• Book: O'Connor, John Kennedy . The Eurovision Song Contest: The Official History . 2010 . Carlton Books . 978-1-84732-521-1. 189 .
• Web site: 1965: Deutscher Vorentscheid in Hamburg. Norddeutscher Rundfunk. de. 29 April 2012.
• Web site: Die Finalteilnehmer 1965. Norddeutscher Rundfunk. de. 29 April 2012.

Notes and References

1. Web site: DVE 1965: Dann der Schlag ins Gesicht . 29 September 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131003090724/http://www.aufrechtgehn.de/2000/01/dann-der-schlag-ins-gesicht/ . 3 October 2013 . dead .
2. [:de:Diskussion:Ulla Wiesner|As stated by Ulla Wiesner]
3. Web site: Ulla Wiesner. Brillant-musik.de. 22 March 2020.
4. Web site: DV1965 . 11 March 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080524212917/http://www.ecgermany.de/archiv/DV1965.htm . 24 May 2008 . dead .
5. Web site: Steffen Hung . germancharts.de - Ulla Wiesner - Abends kommen die Sterne . Germancharts.com . 12 May 2020.