Hans Blum

Hans Blum, also known as Henry Valentino, was a German singer-songwriter known for his distinctive musical style, which has been the inspiration of a generation of German musicians. His recordings include the hit single "Im Wagen vor mir." He wrote and conducted three entries that represented Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest: "Anouschka" (performed by Inge Brück in 1967), "Primaballerina" (performed by Siw Malmkvist in 1969), and "Über die Brücke geh'n" (performed by Ingrid Peters in 1986). He had a hit in 1977 with "Im Wagen vor mir" which was a duet with Uschi. Uschi died and Valentino re-recorded the song with Daffi Cramer. Description above from the Wikipedia article Hans Blum, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Birthday: May 23, 1928

Death: March 15, 2024