Franz "Franzl" Lang (28 December 1930 – 6 December 2015), known as the Yodel King (), was an alpine yodeller from Bavaria, Germany. Lang's genre was German folk music; and he typically sang in the Bavarian dialect of the rural Alpine regions.
Career Raised in Munich, Lang trained as a toolmaker. He started playing his trademark accordion at the age of nine. His greatest hit was his 1968 recording of Karl Ganzer's composition "Das Kufsteiner Lied". Throughout the 1970s, he was a fixture on musical variety shows on West German television, especially on the ZDF program Lustige Musikanten.
Lang sold more than 10 million recordings, and earned 20 gold records and one platinum record within the German recording industry.
On his 70th birthday, he performed for the final time.
Personal life He was married to his wife Johanna since 1954; he had one son (Franz Herbert Lang, 1966–1995) and one daughter (Christl). He died at a Munich nursing home on 6 December 2015 from Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome. On 11 January 2016 he was buried in Munich Waldfriedhof, a forest cemetery, with multiple dedications from his family and friends.
Discography (Albums) 1970: Bergweihnacht (LP: Philips 63 883, Aufnahme: 1970) 1977: Urlaub in den Bergen 1979: Musik aus den Bergen 1987: Schön ist's auf der Welt 1991: Mir geht's guat 1996: Freude am Leben Alpen-Echo Das original Kufsteiner Lied Der Königsjodler Die schönsten Volkslieder Die schönsten Jodler der Welt Echo der Berge Freunde der Berge Goldene Sonne, goldene Berge Himmel, Harsch und Firn mit den Kaiserlich Böhmischen Holladaratata In Oberkrain Jodlerkönig Kameraden der Berge Komm mit in die Berge Lagerfeuer in den Bergen Ski Heil Stimmung beim Bier Stimmung beim Jodlerwirt Wir kommen von den Bergen Zillertal, du bist mei Freud Tirol Heimat der Berge 10 Jahre Jubiläum beim Jodlerwirt Im Wilden Westen Grüß Gott in Bayern Zünftig pfundig kreuzfidel Das Bayernland Der weißblaue Hammer
Filmography 1956: Salzburger Geschichten 1961: Drei weiße Birken 1961: Der Orgelbauer von St. Marien 1961: Schlagerrevue 1962 1962: Tanze mit mir in den Morgen 1962: Drei Liebesbriefe aus Tirol
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