Thomas Anders
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 1, 1963 (age 63)
- Birthplace
- Münstermaifeld, Germany
Biography
Bernd Weidung (born 1 March 1963), known by his stage name Thomas Anders, is a German singer, songwriter and record producer. He is best known as the lead vocalist of the pop duo Modern Talking. Starting his singing career while still in school, Anders unsuccessfully attempted to establish himself as a Schlager artist for several years. After forming the Eurodisco duo Modern Talking with Dieter Bohlen in 1983, they became a worldwide sensation with their hit "You're My Heart, You're My Soul". They followed up with a string of other hits, namely "You Can Win If You Want", "Cheri, Cheri Lady", "Brother Louie", "Atlantis Is Calling (S.O.S. for Love)", "Geronimo's Cadillac", and "Jet Airliner", before dissolving in 1987. In 1998, they reunited and produced several new songs such as "You Are Not Alone", "Sexy, Sexy Lover", "No Face, No Name, No Number", "Ready for the Victory", and "TV Makes the Superstar", before dissolving again in 2003. Their controversial break-ups led to several lawsuits and heavy coverage from the German tabloid press. During their two stints together, the duo sold 120 million records worldwide and received numerous sales certifications around the globe. After the two break-ups of Modern Talking, Anders performed as a solo artist during the 1990s and after 2003. During the first Modern Talking split, he released six studio albums, none of which managed to chart, whereas some singles such as "Love of My Own" achieved mediocre success. Only his Spanish language album Barcos de Cristal (1994) proved successful in Argentina, where its eponymous title track climbed to number 1. Following the second break-up, Anders started a more successful solo career, with his album This Time (2004) reaching number 14 in Germany and producing number 1 hits in Russia and Turkey. His 2010 album Strong reached Platinum status in Russia for sales of more than 650,000 copies. Two (2010), a collaboration album with Jörn-Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen reached number 11 in Germany, while his first German language album Pures Leben (2017) climbed at number 14. While being unable to match his success with Modern Talking with his solo career, Anders is considered a musical icon in Eastern Europe, where he is more revered than in his native country and regularly performs stadium tours and on New Year's Eve in Poland. In 2006, the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv made him an honorary professor for "shaping the musical taste of a generation", and he holds the distinction for being the best-selling foreign artist of all time in Russia. ... Source: Article "Thomas Anders" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Known For
Filmography
70 Jahre BRAVO - Das große Jubiläum
Movie · as Self
Boney M: Disco. Macht. Legende.
Movie · as Self
Musikergrillen
TV · as Self · 1 ep
HeidiFest 2025
Movie · as Self
Hast du Töne?
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
40 Jahre Formel Eins
Movie · as Self
Das 1% Quiz – Wie clever ist Deutschland?
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Verona Pooth – More than Talking
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Kiwis große Partynacht
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Die Beatrice Egli Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
МУЗ КЛИПЫ - 90х
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
МУЗ КЛИПЫ 80х
Movie · as Self - singer (archive footage)
MaiThink X – Die Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Rolling – Das Quiz mit der Münze
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Legendär!
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Wheel - Das abgedrehte Promi-Quiz
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Die Giovanni Zarrella Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
So klingt Deutschland
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Maite Kelly - Vom Hippiekind zum Schlagerstar
Movie · as Self
Die Hitwisser
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Koch mal Anders
TV · as Self - Host · 10 eps
The Masked Singer
TV · as Self · 6 eps
Schlager oder Pflicht?
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Talk am See mit Gaby Hauptmann
TV · as self · 1 ep
Du ahnst es nicht
TV · as Self - Host · 13 eps
Genial daneben - Das Quiz
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Dieter Bohlen: Die Mega Show
Movie · as Self
Xaviers Wunschkonzert Live
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Kölner Sommer-Treff
TV · as self · 1 ep
Die Klubbb3 Party
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Die Schlagernacht des Jahres
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Wunderlich's World
Movie · as Er selbst
Eine(r) von hier
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Paarduell
TV · as himself · 1 ep
Die Superpauker
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Big Music Quiz
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Die besten Hits aller Zeiten
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Schlager einer Stadt
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Die Quiz-Helden
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Wer weiß denn sowas?
TV · as Self · 5 eps
Quizduell-Olymp
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Wir sind Deutschland
TV · as Self · 1 ep
VOX Dokumentation
TV · as Self · 1 ep
ДИСКОТЕКА 80-х
Movie · as Self
MDR um 4
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Grill den Henssler
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Familien Duell Prominenten-Special
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Privat bei …
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Einfach Kathi - Resch & Lieblich
TV · as Self · 1 ep
25 Jahre Modern Talking
Movie · as Self
Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell
TV · as Self · 1 ep
X Factor
TV · as Self - Juror · 15 eps
Hirschhausens Quiz des Menschen
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Landesschau Rheinland-Pfalz
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Der große deutsche ...
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Thomas Anders – The Gentleman Of Music / Live In Concert
Movie · as Vocal
Das Schlagzeilenquiz
TV · as Self · 1 ep
5 gegen Jauch
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Die Schlager des Sommers
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Plasberg persönlich
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Markus Lanz
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Inas Nacht
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Das unglaubliche Quiz der Tiere
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Kult am Sonntag
TV · as himself · 2 eps
WegGefährten
TV · as self · 1 ep
Quiz Taxi
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Das perfekte Promi-Dinner
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Lafer! Lichter! Lecker!
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Das NRW Duell
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Privado – Stars und ihr Zuhause
TV · as Self · 1 ep
G&G - Gesichter und Geschichten
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Die 90er - Popwunder & Popsünden
Movie · as Self
Domian: Der Promi-Talk
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel
TV · as Self · 4 eps
Leute am Donnerstag
TV · as himself · 1 ep
Modern Talking: The Final Album - Ultimate DVD
Movie · as Self
Die Hit-Giganten
TV · 1 ep
TV total Wok-WM
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Die ultimative Chartshow
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Our Best
TV · as Self · 1 ep
ZIBB
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Die 80er Jahre Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Deutschland sucht den Superstar
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Planet Wissen
TV · as himself · 1 ep
Blondes Gift
TV · as self · 1 ep
Star Factory
TV · 1 ep
Aeschbacher
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Menschen der Woche
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Koschwitz
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Abendschau
TV · as self · 1 ep
Volle Kanne
TV · as Self · 11 eps
Show Palast
TV · as Self · 1 ep
TV total
TV · as Self · 7 eps
Beckmann
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Die Johannes B. Kerner Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Ein Herz für Kinder
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Leute heute
TV · as Self · 7 eps
Taff
TV · as self · 1 ep
Here from Four
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Tietjen und Bommes
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Zimmer frei!
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Die Harald Schmidt Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Musik für Sie
TV · as self · 1 ep
Die Schlager des Jahres
TV · as Self · 1 ep
alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Die Feste mit Florian Silbereisen
TV · as Self · 26 eps
Höchstpersönlich
TV · as self · 2 eps
Exclusiv - Das Star-Magazin
TV · as self · 1 ep
Weihnachten bei uns
TV · as Self · 1 ep
ECHO-Verleihung
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Riverboat
TV · as Self · 8 eps
Boulevard Bio
TV · as Self · 2 eps
DAS!
TV · as Self · 4 eps
Mini Playback Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Stern TV
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Pssst ...
TV · as Self · 2 eps
ZDF-Mittagsmagazin
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Flitterabend
TV · as Self - Singer · 1 ep
Nachtcafé
TV · as Self · 1 ep
ZDF-Fernsehgarten
TV · as Self · 19 eps
Goldene Kamera
TV · as Self, Self - Laudatio · 1 ep
Champs-Elysées
TV · as Self - Modern Talking · 1 ep
Menschen
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Die Spielbude
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Wetten, dass..?
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Verstehen Sie Spaß?
TV · as Self · 1 ep
NDR Talk Show
TV · as Self · 5 eps
Melodies and Rythms of Foreign Pop Music
Movie · as Self
Kölner Treff
TV · as Self · 4 eps
3 nach 9
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Dalli Dalli
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Die ZDF-Hitparade
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Viña del Mar International Song Festival
TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 2 eps
Aktuelle Schaubude
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Bambi
TV · as Self · 1 ep