Tony Hendrik (born Dieter Lünstedt, 4 March 1945 in Bad Bederkesa, a.k.a. Dee Dee Halligan, Jimmy Tarsus)Dee Dee Halligan, Real Name: Dieter Lünstedt is a German music producer, composer, and owner of a record label. The most known artists and bands he has produced and composed for are Bad Boys Blue, Londonbeat, and Haddaway. Hendrik co-wrote the Haddaway song "What Is Love."
Biography Tony Hendrik was born in Bad Bederkesa in 1945. He graduated from a high school in Rendsburg and initially founded a beat band named "Hendrik & The Luniks" that performed at Hamburg's Star-Club. In 1966, he left his hometown to study in Cologne. There he started a new band "The Tony Hendrik Five".The Tony Hendrik Five By 1970, Tony won his first success with the group—single "The Grooviest Girl in the World" became his first bestseller.
He subsequently worked for the German branch of the record label Vogue where he began producing.
In 1984, Tony Hendrik and his wife Karin Hartmann were looking for "new sound in music," and put together the band Bad Boys Blue, selecting the band members. The band was a huge success in Europe, with Hendrik producing their charting hit singles "You are a Woman", "Pretty Young Girl", "Lady in Black" and "Come Back and Stay".
Hendrik (under then name Dee Dee Halligan), along with his wife Karin Hartmann (under then name Junior Torello) wrote and produced "What Is Love" for Haddaway, which was released in 1993. It became one of their biggest hits, charting at #11 in USA Billboard 100 and #1 in multiple countries such as France, Austria, Nederlands, Denmark, Spain and Italy.
Coconut Records Coconut Records is a German record label formed in 1981 by Tony Hendrik and Karin Hartmann. The label has released multiple genres of music, including dance, schlager, eurodance, electronica, Hi-NRG, Dance-pop and R&B. Artists currently signed to Coconut Records include Londonbeat, Andreas Martin, Wolfgang Petry, Haddaway, Bad Boys Blue, Soultans, Chyp-Notic and A La Carte.
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Jojo MaxDo Wah Diddy Diddy '991999producerAirplay [DE]For Your Love1985Music/lyrics producerAndrew MartinFarewell to the stars1983Music/lyrics producerAndrew MartinAmore mio1982Music/lyrics producerAndrew MartinBittersweet1982producerAndrew MartinStay Tonight1982producerAndrew MartinCathy's Clown1982producerAndrew MartinThe First Time in Life1984producerAndrew MartinHeaven Can Wait1984Music/lyrics producerAndrew MartinYou're Coming Home1982producerAndrew MartinI'm Alone1982producerAndrew MartinI Live, I Die1983Music/lyrics producerAndrew MartinMy Long Journey to You 1984producerAndrew MartinSaturday Night in the City1985Music/lyricsAndrew MartinSolo do1982Music/lyrics producerAndrew MartinTraces that the wind blows away1983Music/lyrics producerAndrew MartinHello, Uncle Krämer1980producerAndrew MartinWorld1982producerAndrew MartinWhen you cry1980Music/lyrics producerAndrew MartinWhere is the destination of your trip?1982producerAndy & CoI was born laughing1974producerAndy & CoIf1973producerAndy & CoShow me the way1973Music/lyrics producerAndy & CoTwo guitars, vocals and red wine1974Music/lyrics producerAndy Andrewsa² * b * ?beep1978producerAndy AndrewsDo you remember?1979Music/lyrics producerAndy AndrewsHello, this is Moni (The answering machine song)1979producerAndy AndrewsWhat's wrong with Charlie Berger?1979Music/lyrics producerAndy AndrewsWhen a Vega boy is lovesick1978Music/lyrics producerAndy AndrewsYellow Bird1979producerAndy Martin [DE]One Way Love1978producerAndy Martin [DE]South Of The Border1978producerAtencion! 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