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Bernd Meinunger
Also known asJohn O'Flynn
Born (1944-09-30) 30 September 1944 (age 79)
Meiningen, Germany
Occupation(s)lyricist, record producer
Years active1970s–present
WebsiteDr. Bernd Meinunger

Bernd Meinunger (born 30 September 1944 in Meiningen) is a German lyricist and record producer (with Hanne Haller) who frequently works with Ralph Siegel and David Brandes. Several of his songs have represented Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest.

Career

Meinunger co-wrote the song "Tut-Ench-Amun" with Horst Hornung and Christian Dornaus. It was recorded by Penny McLean and released on Jupiter 100 698 in 1979.[1]

Selection of Works

Eurovision Song Contest participations

Year Song Artist Country Position
1979 "Dschinghis Khan" Dschinghis Khan  Germany 4th
1980 "Theater" Katja Ebstein  Germany 2nd
1980 "Papa Pingouin" Sophie & Magaly  Luxembourg 9th
1981 "Johnny Blue" Lena Valaitis  Germany 2nd
1982 "Ein bißchen Frieden"[2][4] Nicole  Germany 1st
1985 "Children, Kinder, Enfants" Ireen Sheer, C. & M. Roberts, Olivier, Solomon  Luxembourg 13th
1987 "Laß die Sonne in dein Herz" Wind  Germany 2nd
1988 "Lied für einen Freund" Maxi & Chris Garden  Germany 14th
1992 "Träume sind für alle da" Wind  Germany 16th
1994 "Wir geben 'ne Party" Mekado  Germany 3rd
1997 "Zeit" Bianca Shomburg  Germany 18th
1999 "Reise nach Jerusalem – Kudüs'e seyahat" Sürpriz  Germany 3rd
2002 "I Can't Live Without Music" Corinna May  Germany 21st
2003 "Let's Get Happy" Lou  Germany 11th
2005 "Cool Vibes" Vanilla Ninja   Switzerland 8th
2005 "Run & Hide" Gracia  Germany 24th
2006 "If We All Give a Little" six4one   Switzerland 17th
2009 "Just Get Out of My Life" Andrea Demirović  Montenegro 11th (semifinal)
2015 "Chain of Lights" Michele Perniola & Anita Simoncini  San Marino 16th (semifinal)

References

  1. ^ Ultratop - Penny McLean – Tut-Ench-Amun
  2. ^ a b "Ein bißchen Frieden". hitparde.ch (in German). Retrieved 2020-12-22.
  3. ^ "Papillon (credits and chart positions)". charts.org.nz. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
  4. ^ Eurovision '82 winner Nicole talks about 'Ein bißchen Frieden', her success and the Contest today at Wikinews

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