Hans Blum (musician)

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Hans Blum
Also known as	Henry Valentino
Born	(1928-05-23)23 May 1928 Hannover, Germany
Origin	Linden, Hannover
Died	15 March 2024(2024-03-15) (aged 95) Overath, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Genres	Pop music, schlager
Occupation	Musician
Instrument(s)	Vocals, piano
Years active	1948–2024
Labels	Sony Music, Zett

Hans Blum (23 May 1928 – 15 March 2024), 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."^[1] 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).

Blum died on 15 March 2024, at the age of 95.^[2]

Discography

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Major studio albums:

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Hans Blum has been a major inspiration for a long range of German musicians and has enjoyed an extensive international recognition for the hit single "Im Wagen vor mir".^{[citation needed]}

References

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^ "German Label in MIDEM Launch". Billboard. 11 February 1978. p. 56.
^ "Henry Valentino: Der "Im Wagen vor mir"-Sänger ist tot". Bunte. 18 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.

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Biography on http://www.andtheconductoris.eu/
Hans Blum discography at Discogs
Hans Blum at IMDb

v t e Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest
Participation	1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 ~~1996~~ 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 ~~2020~~ 2021 2022 2023 2024
Artists	Lale Andersen Nino de Angelo Ann Sophie Atlantis 2000 Inge Brück Heidi Brühl Cascada Alex Christensen Roger Cicero Cindy and Bert ~~Ben Dolic~~ Dschinghis Khan Katja Ebstein Elaiza Margot Eskens Joy Fleming Conny Froboess Maxi and Chris Garden Gitte Gracia Malik Harris Margot Hielscher Hoffmann and Hoffmann Wyn Hoop Guildo Horn Les Humphries Singers Isaak Jamie-Lee Jendrik Chris Kempers Alice and Ellen Kessler Daniel Kovac Lena ~~Leon~~ Levina Roman Lob Lord of the Lost Lou Oscar Loya Siw Malmkvist Max Corinna May Mekado Michelle Münchener Freiheit Wencke Myhre Nicole No Angels Nora Nova Ingrid Peters Freddy Quinn Stefan Raab Mary Roos Michael Schulte Walter Andreas Schwarz Ireen Sheer Bianca Shomburg Silver Convention Sisters Stone and Stone Sürpriz Texas Lightning Lena Valaitis Ulla Wiesner Wind
Songs	"Always on the Run" "Anouschka" "Aufrecht geh'n" "Ein bißchen Frieden" "Black Smoke" "Blood & Glitter" "Bonne nuit ma chérie" "Can't Wait Until Tonight" "Diese Welt" "Dieser Traum darf niemals sterben" "Disappear" "Dschinghis Khan" "Einmal sehen wir uns wieder" "Feuer" "Flieger" "Frauen regier'n die Welt" "Frei zu leben" "Für alle" "Für zwei Groschen Musik" "Ghost" "Glorious" "Guildo hat euch lieb!" "Heute Abend wollen wir tanzen geh'n" "Ein Hoch der Liebe" "I Can't Live Without Music" "I Don't Feel Hate" "Im Wartesaal zum großen Glück" "Is It Right" "Johnny Blue" "Junger Tag" "Lass die Sonne in dein Herz" "Let's Get Happy" "Lied für einen Freund" "Ein Lied kann eine Brücke sein" "Man gewöhnt sich so schnell an das Schöne" "Marcel" "Miss Kiss Kiss Bang" "No No Never" "Nur die Liebe läßt uns leben" "Paradies, wo bist du?" "Perfect Life" ~~"Planet of Blue"~~ "Primaballerina" "Reise nach Jerusalem – Kudüs'e Seyahat" "Rockstars" "Rücksicht" "Run & Hide" "Satellite" "Sing Sang Song" "Sister" "So geht das jede Nacht" "Die Sommermelodie" "Standing Still" "Taken by a Stranger" "Telefon, Telefon" "Telegram" "Theater" "Träume sind für alle da" "Über die Brücke geh'n" "Verliebt in Dich" "Viel zu weit" ~~"Violent Thing"~~ "Wadde hadde dudde da?" "Wer Liebe lebt" "Wir geben 'ne Party" "Wunder gibt es immer wieder" "You Let Me Walk Alone" "Die Zeiger der Uhr" "Zeit" "Zwei kleine Italiener"
Note: Entries scored out signify where Germany did not compete

v t e Eurovision Song Contest 1967
Countries	Austria Belgium Finland France Germany Ireland Italy Luxembourg Monaco Netherlands Norway Portugal Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom Yugoslavia
Artists	Minouche Barelli Inge Brück Noëlle Cordier Sean Dunphy Fredi Géraldine Peter Horten Vicky Leandros Lado Leskovar Eduardo Nascimento Louis Neefs Raphael Sandie Shaw Kirsti Sparboe Thérèse Steinmetz Claudio Villa Östen Warnerbring
Songs	"L'amour est bleu" "Anouschka" "Boum-Badaboum" "Dukkemann" "Hablemos del amor" "If I Could Choose" "Ik heb zorgen" "Il doit faire beau là-bas" "Non andare più lontano" "Puppet on a String" "Quel cœur vas-tu briser ?" "Ring-dinge-ding" "Som en dröm" "Varjoon – suojaan" "O vento mudou" "Vse rože sveta" "Warum es hunderttausend Sterne gibt"

v t e Eurovision Song Contest 1969
Countries	Belgium Finland France Germany Ireland Italy Luxembourg Monaco Netherlands Norway Portugal Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom Yugoslavia
Artists	Frida Boccara Muriel Day Paola del Medico Ivan and 4M Jarkko and Laura Jean Jacques Tommy Körberg Lenny Kuhr Lulu Siw Malmkvist Louis Neefs Simone de Oliveira Romuald Salomé Kirsti Sparboe Iva Zanicchi
Songs	"Bonjour, Bonjour" "Boom Bang-a-Bang" "Catherine" "Desfolhada portuguesa" "Due grosse lacrime bianche" "Jennifer Jennings" "Un jour, un enfant" "Judy, min vän" "Kuin silloin ennen" "Maman, maman" "Oj, oj, oj, så glad jeg skal bli" "Pozdrav svijetu" "Primaballerina" "De troubadour" "Vivo cantando" "The Wages of Love"

Eurovision Song Contest 1986

Countries

Final	Austria Belgium Cyprus Denmark France Finland Germany Iceland Ireland Israel Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Portugal Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey United Kingdom Yugoslavia
Withdrawn	Greece

Artists

Final	Timna Brauer Cadillac Cocktail Chic Dora Doris Dragović Elpida Frizzle Sizzle Moti Giladi and Sarai Tzuriel Lise Haavik Lasse Holm and Monica Törnell ICY Sandra Kim Klips ve Onlar Kari Kuivalainen Sherisse Laurence Luv Bug Ingrid Peters Ryder Daniela Simmons Ketil Stokkan
Withdrawn	Polina

Songs

Final	"Alles heeft ritme" "L'Amour de ma vie" "Du er fuld af løgn" "E' de' det här du kallar kärlek?" "Européennes" "Gleðibankinn" "Halley" "J'aime la vie" "Não sejas mau para mim" "Never the End" "Pas pour moi" "Romeo" "Runner in the Night" "Tora zo" "Über die Brücke geh'n" "Valentino" "Yavo Yom" "You Can Count On Me" "Die Zeit ist einsam" "Željo moja"
Withdrawn	"Wagon-lit"

Media offices
Preceded by Willy Berking	Eurovision Song Contest conductor 1967	Succeeded by Horst Jankowski
Preceded by Horst Jankowski	Eurovision Song Contest conductor 1969	Succeeded by Christian Bruhn
Preceded by Rainer Pietsch	Eurovision Song Contest conductor 1986	Succeeded by Laszlo Bencker

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Artists	MusicBrainz 2
People	DDB

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