Biography
In the early 1980s, the founder and duet member of the Modern Talking Dieter sick discovered the world pop pop star - C. C. Catch. However, he equally put his hand and the singer's creative break - did not want to take her independence on time, let go of free swimming. Nevertheless, now C. Catch remains a legend, her songs force the older generation to nostalgia. Therefore, it is a frequent guest of retroconcerts at different points of the world.Childhood and youth
Carolina Katharina Müller was born on July 31, 1964 in the Netherlands city of OSS in the German family of Yurgen Muller and the Dutch Kori (in Major Trej).
Embed from getty imagesFrom early childhood, the girl demonstrated a non-free interest in the scene. Parents supported her undertakings, although they wanted for a daughter of other biography development - they wanted Carolina to become a portmother. Actually, by their pointer after school, Müller entered the Designer Faculty, and in his free time he worked on a weaving factory.
In 1979, Muller's family moved to West Germany. Carolina quickly found a lesson in the souls: already in the 1980s joined the Optimal to the German women's quartet, and the cross had to put the cross on the career. Parents favorably perceived the desire of his daughter to become a singer. Father played a special role, who at the beginning of Muller's career acted as a tour manager and producer. In 1985, these posts took Dieter sick.
Music
Member Modern Talking heard Carolina Muller on one of the performances in Hamburg. On the same evening, Bolen invited a girl to listen to his BMG studio and signed a contract, giving the start of her solo career. He came up with a young appointment of the scenic name C. CATCH, having completed her initials (eng. Caroline Catherine) with the word Catch (from English. "Cast", "Interception"), implying that such a voice, face and figure can be "hooked" any man.The first result of the collaboration of C. C. Catch and sick became the single "I CAN Lose My Heart Tonight". Initially, he was composed for Modern Talking, but the German decided that the text and music were too elementary for the group. In the execution of C. C. Catch Track reached the 13th place in Germany.
"I CAN Lose My Heart Tonight" became an unconditional hit among the 12th songs of the Debut Album "Catch The Catch" (1986), on the cover of which, by the way, the photo of the pet singer's pet. The popular styles of Sinti-Pop and Evroodisco, he reached the 6th place in Germany and Norway, 8th - in Switzerland. The tracks "Cause You Are You Young", "Jump in My Car" and "Strangers by Night" are particularly popular. The authorship of all texts in the album, as well as their arrangement belong to the sick director.
8 months after the release, in December 1986, the second album C. CATCH "Welcome to the Heartbreak Hotel" came out. Now each of the 10 tracks is well known not only to the eldest, but also to the modern generation, these are songs without which no thematic party in the style of the 1980s does not do.
Overshadowed out the release of only the fact that the clip on the "Heaven and Hell", as well as the cover of the album resemble the Italian horror Luchio Fulichi "Seventh Gates of Hell" (1981). Possible plagiarism has become a reason for short proceedings, which ended in favor of C. C. Catch and sick.
In 1987, the "Like a Hurricane" track broke on the radio station from the Singer album of the same name. Although all 9 compositions thundered from speakers in many countries of the world, the record was given mention only in the charts of Spain (25th place) and Germany (30th place). A year later, C. CATCH released "Big Fun", the most famous songs from which are "Backseat of Your Cadillac" and "Nothing But A Heartache".
C. Catch and sick worked together until 1989, released 12 singles and 4 albums. As a result, 8 singles entered the top 20 world charts, one album was honored to get into the top 10.
The reason for creative tapping consisted in reluctance to give his ward a little freedom. If in the youth inexperienced singer could have been able to sing written by someone written by someone, then with age, she wanted to make a grain of personal life into the material. Categorical refusal is sick and served as a reason for parting with a BMG label.
It is noteworthy that for the scenic name C. CATCH had to fight - sick thought that the rights to the alias belong to him. On the court proceedings recognized the authorship of the singer.
On the eve of the New Year's Teleow in Spain, C. Catch met Simon Naver-Bella, the former manager of the Wham group! Soon he took the singer under the wing and secured her contract with Metronome. Her first and only album on this label is called "Hear What I Say", he came out in 1989.
In the creation of the final studio album C. C. Catch helped Andy Taylor, an ex-guitarist from the Duran Duran group, and Dave Clayton, who worked with George Michael and U2. Seven of the 10 singer songs composed in collaboration. "Hear What I Say" broke up with a large circulation than "Big Fun" and "Diamonds: Her Greatest Hits" (1988) together, which indicates the skill of C. CATCH work free artist on its own conditions.
Not only a synti-pop and eurodens, but also House, Funk, as well as the new Jack swing, is heard in the album. Lack of fresh plates in discography C. C. Catch Since 1989 does not mean that her creative career ended. So, in 1991, the Soviet Union was visited for the first time. She spoke at a charitable concert dedicated to the victims of the accident at the Chernobyl NPP.
At the same time, C. C. Catch broke up with Metronome on good conditions, and his free time devoted to spiritual development, meditation, yoga and writing new songs. Only in 1998, the actress again went on stage, creating a duet with the German rapper Krayzee.
C. CATCH Formally did not release new albums, care for himself was taken over by the Dieter Bolen - he replicated the collections of the best hits and remixes one by one. In total, 12 albums came out in the period from 1990 to 2011. They do not contain a single fresh song.
However, C. C. Catch pleases its long-standing fans with rare updates. For example, in 2004, she recorded the Silence single, which reached the 47th line in Germany. In 2010, the premiere of the "Unborn Love" song, recorded with Juan Martinez, took place. It was planned that it would be the first with a new album, but the creative collaboration did not take place.
The freshest song from C. C. Catch is the "Another Night in Nashville", recorded with Chris Norman, ex-guitarist Smokie, in 2014.
Personal life
C. CATCH attributed a novel with a diter sick, but the actual confirmations were found to this: in the 1980s, the German brought up three children with his wife.
In 1998, the singer found a loving husband who worked as an instructor on yoga. Their relationship lasted 3 years.
As far as is known, now C. C. Catch is free and childless. Lives in Germany.
C. C. Catch now
The main activity of C. C. Catch still remains creativity. She is a frequent guest of thematic concerts dedicated to the music of the 1980s.The singer often acts in Russia in the framework of the Retro FM radio station festivals, "Autoradio", Europe Plus and others.
According to the official site of C. C. Catch, in 2019, the singer can be seen on stage in Hungary, Germany and Romania.
Discography
- 1986 - "Catch The Catch"
- 1986 - "Welcome to the Heartbreak Hotel"
- 1987 - "LIKE A HURRICANE"
- 1988 - "Big Fun"
- 1989 - "Hear What i Say"