Schlager star is dead: with his wife, he marked an era - and played for GZSZ

2020-03-04T11:27:23.062Z

He was a hit star, entertainer, actor and together with his wife the celebrated dream couple. Peter Wieland died in the night of Monday.

Peter Wieland (real name Ralf Sauer) died in the night of Monday.
He and his then wife Dagmar Frederic were THE dream couple of the GDR.
The two were awarded the National Prize by Erich Honecker.

Berlin - Peter Wieland is dead . The former pop star died on Monday night at the age of 89. The German press agency had the sad news confirmed by the artist agency "Show Express", which represented him until the very end.

Especially in the former GDR, Ralf Sauer , the entertainer's real name, was an absolute superstar. He and his wife Dagmar Frederic were THE dream couple in East Germany and received the Erich Honecker National Prize in 1981.

Peter Wieland and Dagmar Frederic: They conquered the GDR as a dream couple

In his work as a music educator, Wieland met his future wife. They performed regularly in duets and from 1979 presented the GDR cult program "Ein Kessel Buntes" . Still, their marriage didn't last too long. After only five married years, Wieland and Frederic separated in 1983.

Nevertheless, the two maintained a good relationship until the end. "I am very sad," Dagmar Frederic told the Berlin courier an insight into her emotional world, "I am grateful for the time that I was able to spend with him."

In 2013 Wieland and Frederic performed together on the MDR show "Christmas with us".

Peter Wieland remained successful even after the turnaround: appearances on the ARD and at GZSZ

After the reunification, Peter Wieland not only married again, but also reinvented his career as an entertainer . In addition to appearances in the summer melodies on the ARD , he also tried himself as an actor in " Gute Zeiten, guten Zeiten " (GZSZ). He accompanied several episodes in his role as Helga Markmann's fiancé, Walter Bornat. To this day there are guest appearances by hit stars like Beatrice Egli, Maite Kelly and Ben Zucker.

Peter Wieland is dead: he wanted to be on the big stage again

Persistent health problems have unfortunately taken the Schlager star out of the world. In October 2019, he contracted a thigh fracture and needed treatment. "The intervention was probably too difficult for him," explained a friend of the picture .

Although he was struggling with kidney and heart problems, Peter Wieland had a lot planned for this year. "In July, he wanted to celebrate his 90th birthday with friends and colleagues on stage, " reports his manager, "a program in the MDR series" Legends "was also planned.

Last year the hit world had to say goodbye to a very big one. Karel Gott died in October, his funeral was accompanied by tens of thousands of fans. In February of this year, the music scene was rocked by the sudden death of rock star David Roback.

Source: merkur

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