Gertrude Wirschinger (born 4 November 1948), better known as Penny McLean, is an Austrian vocalist who initially gained acclaim with the disco music act Silver Convention, but also had exposure as a single recording artist. As a solo singer, she is most remembered for her million seller "Lady Bump". She is also an author.

Early life and career Gertrude Wirschinger was born in Klagenfurt.Kleine Zeitung (16.11.2012) Was wurde aus Penny McLean Retrieved June 16, 2016.

In the early 1970s, under the name Barbra Münzer, she was part of the duo Barbra & Helmut. They released "Hideaway" bw "Stop" on the Telefunken label in 1972.Barbra & Helmut – Hideaway / Stop Discogs Retrieved June 16, 2016. Late she was a member of the trio Tony & Liza & Penny. In 1973, they released a single on the Ariola label, "Öffne Die Tür" ("Open The Door") bw "Der Fremde" ("The Stranger").Tony* & Liza* & Penny* – Öffne Die Tür (Light Up The Fire) Discogs Retrieved June 16, 2016. By the mid-70s, she was a member of Silver Convention, a group that also included Linda G. Thompson and Ramona Wulf.Music, The Top 10 music acts of the 70s from Germany Number 4: Silver Convention Deutsche Welle. Retrieved June 16, 2016.GG The Show to Prise You from TV Set - The age (October 12, 1976) Retrieved June 16, 2016. They had hits with "Save me" and "Fly, Robin, Fly".Knevels, Edmond (07/02/2016) "Men wil die schreeuw iedere keer opnieuw horen" De Redactie.be Retrieved June 16, 2016. Around mid 1977, McLean left Silver Convention. She was replaced by Zenda Jacks. In October 1976, her single "Devil Eyes" was released on the Ariola label. Around July 1978, her album The Best of Penny McLean was released on Jupiter Records. In 1979, she released the single, "Tut-Ench-Amun" which was written by Bernd Meinunger, Horst Hornung and Christian Dornaus. Backed with "Child of Egypt", it was released on Jupiter 100 698.Ultratop - Penny McLean – Tut-Ench-Amun By late 1980, she was on the Teldec label roster.

Hits Her hit "Lady Bump" sold in the millions. She also had hits with "1-2-3-4-Fire", "Dance, Bunny, Honey Dance" and more.

"Lady Bump" By November 1975, the track bw "The Lady Bumps On" was rated # 14 in the New York discos. In January 1976, it was #8 on the Cash box pop singles charts. In July 1976, "Lady Bump" #7 in Australia's 2SMUSIC Survey. The single itself sold 3 million copies.

Writings As a popular author, she has written on spiritual and numerology matters.Die Seele muss man pflegen (27. April 2013) Badische Zeitung. Retrieved June 16, 2016Ist das Leben nun doch berechenbar?(08. April 2013) Badische Zeitung. Retrieved June 16, 2016 Some of the books she has written are Lass los, was dich festhält. Von der Kunst, du selbst zu sein, Numerologie und Schicksal. Ihr Leben ist berechenbar and Schattenspringer - Ein Jacobsweg der Seele.Schattenspringer - Ein Jacobsweg der Seele goodreads.com. Retrieved June 16, 2016.

Discography Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected details and chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positionsAUSCAN. RPM (magazine).SWEUS R&B Lady Bump Released: 1975 Label: Jupiter Formats: LP, CS, CD 12 47 3 59 Penny Released: 1977 Label: Jupiter Formats: LP, K7 — — 22 — Midnight Explosion Released: 1978 Label: Jupiter Formats: LP, K7 — — — —

Compilation albums + List of compilation albums, with selected details, chart positions and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positionsCertificationsNOR. norwegiancharts.com.SWE Success Released: 1976 Label: Jupiter Formats: LP 11 16IFPI HK: Platinum. ifpihk.org. The Best of Penny McLean Released: 1978 Label: Jupiter Formats: LP, K7 — — Star Discothek Released: 1979 Label: Jupiter Formats: LP, K7 — — Profile Released: 1980 Label: Jupiter Formats: LP, K7 — — Lady Bump Released: 1986 Label: Jupiter Formats: LP, K7 — —

Singles + List of singles, with selected chart positions Year Title Peak chart positions AlbumAUSAUTBELCAN. RPM (magazine).GERNETSWESWIUS[ Billboard Hot 100: Peak positions for Penny McLean] Billboard.com. Retrieved 4 June 2016US Dan.. AllMusic.US R&B1972"Acapulcobanjopolka" — — — — — — — — — — —rowspan="2" 1974"A Letter from Miami" — — — — — — — — — — —1975"Lady Bump" 9 1 2 15 1 4 2 4 48 1 90Lady Bump"Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" — — — — — — — — 108 — —1976"1-2-3-4... Fire!" — 11 11 — 3 20 9 — — — —"Devil Eyes" — — — — 21 — 17 — — — —"Nobody's Child" — — — — 49 — 15 — — — —rowspan="2" 1977"Zwischen Zwei Gefühlen" — — — — — — — — — — —"Dance, Bunny Honey, Dance" — — — — 26 — 17 — — — —Penny"Mambo Mama" — — — — — — — — — — —1978"Wild One" — — — — — — — — — — —The Best of Penny McLean"Midnight Explosion" — — — — — — — — — — —Midnight Explosion1979"Tut-Ench-Amun" — — — — — — — — — — — 1980"Love Is Love" — — — — — — — — — — —Profile1982"Words" — — — — — — — — — — —rowspan="3" "Wenn Die Träume Flügel Kriegen" — — — — — — — — — — —1985"Don’t Ever Leave Me Now" — — — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes the single failed to chart or was not released.

Film and television

+ Film & television Title Role Director Year Notes # Woman of cards Eckhart Schmidt 1985 ActressPenny McLean - Biografia filmweb.pl Retrieved June 16, 2016.Penny McLean - Filmography imdb.com. Retrieved June 16, 2016 Lieder gehen um die WeltLieder gehen um die Welt moviejab.com. Retrieved June 16, 2016. Singer Dieter Pröttel 1982 Made for television Bistro Otto Draeger 1973 Television seriesBistro - Serial TV (1979) cinemarx.ro. Retrieved June 16, 2016.

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