Ralph Siegel

German record producer
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroGerman record producer
PlacesGermany
isMusician Composer Songwriter Record producer
Work fieldBusiness Music
Gender
Male
Birth30 September 1945, Munich
Age79 years
The details

Biography

Ralph Siegel (born 30 September 1945 in Munich) is a German record producer and songwriter. He is married to the opera singer Kriemhild Jahn. He has three daughters, one of them Giulia Siegel divorced from German entrepreneur Hans Wehrmann.
Siegel is one of the most notable figures at the Eurovision Song Contest, in which he has participated with 24 songs so far, the latest being the 2015 Sammarinese entry "Chain of Lights" by Michele Perniola and Anita Simoncini. In 1982, Siegel's and Bernd Meinunger's song "Ein bißchen Frieden" (A Little Peace), performed by Nicole won the Contest and became a hit in Europe.
In February 2010, it was announced by RTÉ that he would have an entry in the Irish National Final-Eurosong 2010. The song titled 'River of Silence' was performed by Lee Bradshaw. It ended in the last. He also composed 'C'était ma vie', performed by Lys Assia for representing Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest. She reached an 8th position in Swiss National Final.

Eurovision Song Contest participations

YearSongArtistCountryPosition
1974"Bye Bye I Love You"Ireen Sheer Luxembourg4th
1976"Sing Sang Song"Les Humphries Singers Germany15th
1979"Dschinghis Khan"Dschinghis Khan Germany4th
1980"Theater"Katja Ebstein Germany2nd
1980"Papa Pingouin"Sophie & Magaly Luxembourg9th
1981"Johnny Blue"Lena Valaitis Germany2nd
1982"Ein bißchen Frieden"Nicole Germany1st
1985"Children, Kinder, Enfants"Ireen Sheer, C. & M. Roberts, Olivier, Solomon Luxembourg13th
1987"Lass die Sonne in dein Herz"Wind Germany2nd
1988"Lied für einen Freund"Maxi & Chris Garden Germany14th
1990"Frei zu leben"Chris Kempers & Daniel Kovac Germany9th
1992"Träume sind für alle da"Wind Germany16th
1992"Soleil, soleil"Geraldine Olivier  SwitzerlandDQ
1994"Wir geben 'ne Party"Mekado Germany3rd
1997"Zeit"Bianca Shomburg Germany18th
1999"Reise nach Jerusalem – Kudüs'e seyahat"Sürpriz Germany3rd
2002"I Can't Live Without Music"Corinna May Germany21st
2003"Let's Get Happy"Lou Germany11th
2006"If We All Give a Little"six4one  Switzerland17th
2009"Just Get Out of My Life"Andrea Demirović Montenegro11th (semifinal)
2012"The Social Network Song"Valentina Monetta San Marino14th (semifinal)
2013"Crisalide (Vola)"Valentina Monetta San Marino11th (semifinal)
2014"Maybe"Valentina Monetta San Marino24th
2015"Chain of Lights"Michele Perniola & Anita Simoncini San Marino16th (semifinal)

National final participations

YearSongArtistCountryPosition
1972"Hallelujah Man"Marion Maertz Germanyunplaced
1972"Mein Geschenk an dich"Adrian Wolf Germanyunplaced
1972"Meine Liebe will ich dir geben"Edina Pop Germanyunplaced
1975"Alles geht vorüber"Peggy March Germany2nd
1979"Ein Blick sagt mehr als jedes Wort"Gebrüder Blattschuß Germany12th
1980"Pan"Costa Cordalis Germany2nd
1981"Mannequin"The Hornettes Germany2nd
1982"Peter Pan"Paola Germany2nd
1982"Blue-Jeans-Kinder"Marianne Rosenberg Germany8th
1984"Tingel Tangel Man"Harmony Four Germany3rd
1985"Grün Grün Grün"Caro Pukke Germany4th
1985"Die Glocken von Rom"Heike Schäfer Germany2nd
1986"Telefon"That's Life Germany12th
1986"Clowns"Clowns Germany6th
1986"Die Engel sind auch nicht mehr das was sie war'n"Chris Heart Band Germany3rd
1986"Wir gehör'n zusammen"Dschinghis Khan Germany2nd
1987"Aus"Cassy Germany7th
1987"Frieden für die Teddybären"Maxi & Chris Garden Germany2nd
1988"Tanzen geh'n"Tammy Swift Germany7th
1989"Ich hab' Angst"Dorkas Germany3rd
1996"Echoes"Angela Wiedl & Dalila Cernatescu Germany3rd
1997"Engel"All About Angels Germany7th
1998"Can Can"Ballhouse Germany6th
1998"Carneval"Köpenick Germany7th
1998"Kids"Sharon Brauner Germany8th
2000"I Believe in God"Corinna May Germany2nd
2001"A Song for our Friends"German Tenors Germany4th
2001"Happy Birthday Party"Lou & Band Germany3rd
2003"This Night Should Never End"Petra Frey Austria2nd
2004"It's a Wonderful Life"Ali & Lis Malta5th
2005"Time to Fall in Love Again"Louisanne Tate Malta14th
2005"Don't Stop the Party"Ali & Lis Malta8th
2005"The Angels Are Tired"Manuel Malta7th
2005"He"Eleanor Cassar Malta10th
2005"Addio, Ciao"Aldo Busuttil Malta5th
2005"Sunshine in Your Eyes"Keith Camilleri Malta4th
2005"A Miracle of Love"Nicole Süßmilch & Marco Matias Germany2nd
2009"Innocent Heart"Ruth Portelli Maltaeliminated at SF4
2009"Tonight at the Opera"Classic Rebels Malta5th
2009"Blame it on Your Heart"Ruth Portelli Maltaeliminated at SF5
2010"Rivers of Silence"Lee Bradshaw Ireland5th (Last)
2011"Não estamos sós"Emanual Santos Portugal20th on online selection
2011"I'll Follow the Sunshine"Domenique Azzopardi MaltaFinal 24
2011"This Is My Life"Valeria Tarasova Moldova7th
2012"C'était ma vie"Lys Assia  Switzerland8th
2012"Save a Little Sunshine"Irina Tarasiuc & MC Gootsa Moldova6th
2012"Mondo blu"Oksana Nesterenko Ukraine3rd
2013"All in Your Head"Lys Assia feat. New Jack  Switzerlandeliminated on online selection
2014"Over the Limit"Edona Gjinaj  Switzerlandeliminated on online selection
2016"Under the Sun We Are One"Laura Pinski Germany4th
2017"Join Us In the Rain"Marks & Stefanet Moldova

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