Manfred diving has died – Diepresse.com
The singer and cabaret artist died at the age of 77.
The Austrian singer and cabaret artist Manfred diving is dead. He died at the age of 77, like the « courier« Referring to his family environment. Together with Joesi Prokopetz and Wolfgang Ambros, the musical » The Watzmann calls « .
With Prokopetz and Annette and Inga Humpe, he was responsible for the band German-Austrian sensitivity (DÖF), which celebrated great success in the 1980s. With DÖF, diving was able to sell more than a million singles across Europe and almost half a million LPs. The title « Codo … nozzle in the whisper » brought the group the greatest success in 1983. Together with his childhood friend, Prokopetz, and Wolfgang Ambros, diving brought the cult musical « The Watzmann calling » in the early 1970s.
Basic concept for cult musical
He provided the basic idea for the piece that was intended as a parody on the folk theater genre and as a counterpoint to the extremely conservative concepts of life that was intended at the time. As a result, Prokopetz contributed the lyrics that were set to music by Ambros. In 1972 there was a first stage version at the Viennese festival weeks, the work, which was also listed several times on tours with the participation of diving, finally appeared in 1974. In addition to his musical work – including a collaboration with Ambros as part of the album « Schaffnerlos » (1978) – diving was also active as a cabaret tube and actor. (APA/Red.)
