Howard Carpendale

Howard Carpendale February 2016 in Kempten, Germany

Howard Carpendale (* 14 January 1946 in Durban, South Africa) is a South African singer living and working in Germany.

Life

Carpendale is a pop singer, who sings most of his songs in the German language. He has two sons, (Wayne Carpendale and Cass Carpendale) ^[1] His 1979 song Nachts, wenn alles schläft was among the 50 biggest selling singles in Germany for a year. He has released 37 regular Albums (Live Albums and Compilations not included), most of which charted in the German Album Top 10.

Filmography

• 1970: Musik, Musik – da wackelt die Penne
• 1984: Niemand weint für immer
• 1992: Wiedersehen in Kanada (tv-film)
• 1994: Matchball (tv-serie)
• 2012: Leb' dein Leben

Awards

• 1981: Goldene Stimmgabel
• 1984: Goldene Stimmgabel
• 1986: Goldene Stimmgabel
• 1987: Goldene Stimmgabel

• 1993: Echo award in the category "Schlager/Volksmusik artist"
• 1996: Echo award in the category "Schlager/Volksmusik artist"
• 2004: Echo award for lifetime achievement

Songs

• Nachts, wenn alles schläft (1979 EMI Electrola)
• Living Next Door to Alice, German version
• Ti Amo, German version

External links

• Official website by Howard Carpendale
• Bunte:Howard Carpendale, Nur kleine Geburtstagsfeier zum 65. (german)

References

1. Berliner Zeitung: Fünf Jahre nach seinem Abschiedskonzert steht Howard Carpendale wieder auf der Bühne (german)