Heino
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For the town in the Netherlands see Heino, Netherlands.


Heino (born 13 December 1938, Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf
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 as Heinz Georg Kramm) is a German
Germany
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 singer of popular music (Schlager
Schlager
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) and traditional Volksmusik
Volksmusik
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.

Known for his bass voice, blond hair, and ever-present sunglasses
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 (due to exophthalmos
Exophthalmos
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), Heino resides in the small town of Bad Münstereifel
Bad Münstereifel
Bad Münstereifel is a historical spa town in the district of Euskirchen, Germany, with about 19,000 inhabitants, situated in the far south of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia...

 where he owns a cafe, and plays his own music in the background. His interest in music started when his mother gave him an accordion in 1948, although his family couldn't actually afford it.

Select list of songs

  • "Jenseits des Tales" (1966)
  • "Wenn die bunten Fahnen wehen" (1967)
  • "Wir lieben die Stürme" (1968)
  • "Zu der Ponderosa reiten wir" (1968)
  • "Bergvagabunden" (1969)
  • "Bier her, oder ich fall um" (1969)
  • "Wenn die Kraniche zieh'n" (1969)
  • "Karamba, Karacho, ein Whisky" (1969)
  • "In einer Bar in Mexico" (1970)
  • "Hey Capello" (1970)
  • "Mohikana Shalali" (1971)
  • "Blau blüht der Enzian" (1972)
  • "Carneval in Rio" (1972)
  • "Tampico" (1973)
  • "La Montanara" (1973)
  • "Edelweiß" (1973)
  • "Schwarzbraun ist die Haselnuss"
  • "Das Polenmädchen" (1974)
  • "Die schwarze Barbara" (1975)
  • "Komm in meinen Wigwam" (1976)
  • "Bier, Bier, Bier" (1980)

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