Werner Böhm

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Werner Böhm, better known under his artist name Gottlieb Wendehals (5 June 1941 – 2 June 2020) was a German singer and musician.[1][2][3] He was born in Toruń, "Thorn" in the German-occupied Poland.

In the late 1950s, Böhm was pianist with the "Cabinet Jazzmen" in Hamburg until the early 1960s, at the time one of the most popular jazz bands in Northern Germany. From 1970 to 1971 he was a jazz pianist in Hamburg at "Jazz House", "Riverkasematten", "Logo", "Dennis Swing Club", "Cotton Club", "Remter" and in the legendary "Onkel Po".

In 1982 he took part in the Eurovision Song Contest with the song Der Ohrwurm. He finished 11th in the second-last place.

Böhm died in Gran Canaria, Spain on 2 June 2020 at the age of 78.[4]

References

  1. "Werner Böhm ist mit 78 Jahren gestorben". www.t-online.de.
  2. ""Falsch, dass wir seit zwölf Jahren keinen Sex hatten"". www.t-online.de.
  3. "ARD | Das Erste – Maischberger – Gestern reich, heute pleite – Schuld oder Schicksal?". web.archive.org. January 7, 2012. Archived from the original on January 7, 2012. Retrieved June 5, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. Werner Böhm alias Gottlieb Wendehals gestorben (in German)