As of: March 25, 2024, 7:04 a.m
By: Simon Krug
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Great sadness for Ray Miller: The pop singer died at the age of 83.
He became known through his appearances on the ZDF hit parade.
Bergisch Gladbach - With his appearances on the ZDF hit parade, Ray Miller achieved fame throughout Germany in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
In 1969 he even managed to reach number one in the cult show with a song.
Now there is a sad certainty: the German pop singer is dead.
Pop singer Ray Miller died at the age of 83 - shortly before the release of his new title
According to a report by the online hit magazine
Smago
, Ray Miller is said to have died on March 5th at the age of 83.
As a result, the Berlin native was no longer able to witness the publication of his new title “Tell Babette that I love her” – originally sung by Thomas Fritsch in 1969.
Pop singer Ray Miller has died at the age of 83.
© IMAGO/Horst Galuschka
No official information is yet known about the exact cause of death.
According to an article on the
Memoryradio
portal , Miller is said to have died as a result of a “short and severe pneumonia” in the Marienhospital in Bergisch Gladbach (North Rhine-Westphalia).
Ray Miller made it to number one in the ZDF hit parade
Particularly tragic: Ray Miller is apparently still planning to celebrate his wedding with his partner in March.
Unfortunately, he was no longer able to do this.
Nevertheless, his fans will not forget him.
Miller was known for singing about love for women in his songs.
This was also the case during his first appearance on the ZDF hit parade in 1969, when he performed the song “Antoinette” on stage.
Pop singer Ray Miller on stage at the ZDF hit parade in 1969. © IMAGO/United Archives
In 1970, Ray Miller's “Caroline” pushed Chris Roberts (†73) out of first place on the music show that was so popular at the time.
In the years that followed, Miller published titles such as “Antonella”, “Sophia Loren”, “Engelchen” and “O la la Brigitt”.
Recently the pop world also had to say goodbye to another singer.
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Sources used:
smago.de, memoryradio.de