Posthumously: album by Rosenstolz singer Anna R. appears in autumn
The death of the Rosenstolz singer Anna R. at the age of 55 in March triggered great grief and dismay. Now follows a sensational message that many fans should delight, even comfort: the musician sang a solo album shortly before her death. It should appear in September.
As the « Bild » newspaper first reported, the album contains ten new songs. The title is « Courage to Love » and was determined by Anna R. and is named after one of the songs, as her manager Frank Wiedermann said to the German Press Agency. According to « Bild », it was not clear for a long time whether the songs will ever see the light of day. After long considerations, they decided to do so.
« Anna would have liked this album to appear. Her fans deserve to hear these wonderful songs, » said the « Bild » again. « I can already say that it will be very emotional and personal. » Anna R. wrote the new songs with her composer Manfred « Manne » Uhlig, who also produced the album.
Fans made a pilgrimage to Charlottenburg
Anna R. died in her apartment in March. The singer was born in East Berlin in 1969. Rosenstolz was one of the most successful pop duos of the past decades in Germany. In addition to Anna R., the musician Peter Plate (57) included. The hits include « Love is everything », « Give me the sun », « kiss of thieves » and « The sluts are tired ».
Anna would have liked this album to appear.
Manager Frank Wiedermann
(In interview with bild.de)
After the singer’s death, a memorial was built at the Theater des Westens in Berlin-Charlottenburg. A photo of the singer was attached to the facade. Fans put flowers, letters, candles and soft toys. « We had the feeling that you might be able to set an example, » said Roberto Monden, manager of the band. The connection with the theater goes back to an appearance in 1997. According to Monden, it was a crucial concert for Rosenstolz.
In April, fans in the theater remembered the Rosenstolz singer during a musical. At the show « Romeo & Julia-love is everything » they met for a common get-together.
In the musical « Romeo & Julia », « Love is everything » runs as the title song one of the best -known songs of Rosenstolz. The theater recovered the musical of Rosenstolz musician Peter Plate and composer Ulf Leo Sommer again.
Public prosecutor
In an Instagram post on the singer’s profile, close confidants thanked for the sympathy. « It is good not to have to endure the heavy burden of grief alone. We, Anna, Manne and Frank, grew together in the past 13 years into a unity that was both musically and human -rich fruits, » it said.
Mourning for popular rose stolz singer Anna R.
Her death tears « a huge gap » into the friendship association. At the same time, with the request to the fans, they were aimed at « to meet Anna’s being with due respect ». There is a lot of speculation about her death. « However, it would not be in Anna’s sense to participate in public expressions of opinion. » The Berlin public prosecutor’s office ceased the investigation in March. A spokesman said.
