Deaths & Honors

Mourning for “Grease” star Olivia Newton-John

The British-Australian actress and singer Olivia Newton-John, who became famous worldwide for her leading role in the musical adaptation “Grease”, has died. This was announced by her husband on Monday in a statement circulated on online networks. Newton-John was 73 years old, she had been battling breast cancer for around …

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Prof Hans Koller died unexpectedly!

As reported by the “Kleine Zeitung”, Hans Koller – musician, composer, guesthouse owner and farmer – passed away last Friday, 24 December 2021, completely unexpectedly at the age of only 66. “With Hans Koller, Austrian wind music loses an outstanding composer, gifted musician, but above all a unique human being.” …

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Music was his first love: John Miles has died.

The song “Music” was not necessarily universally recognised after its release; too epic, too much drama. Nevertheless, the song wrote music history. The song has strong contrasts, changes of rhythms and actually only few lyrics: “Music was my first love – and it will be my last”. The song speaks …

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Ana hot always the Bummerl – a song has faded away

Derjenige, der beim Kartenspiel verliert, hat das “Bummerl”. Wer im Leben verliert, hat das auch, sagt man in Österreich. Jetzt hat das “Bummerl” auch seinen Macher erreicht: am 22. November 2021 verstarb der Liedermacher und Musiker Horst Chmelar. Horst Chmelar was a dazzling figure in the Viennese music scene. He …

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