Heinz Rudolf Kunze


Heinz Rudolf Erich Arthur Kunze is a German writer and rock singer. His greatest hit was Dein ist mein ganzes Herz in 1985.

Life and career

Kunze was born in the refugee camp Espelkamp near Minden. His family had been expelled from Guben. His father, an officer for the Waffen-SS and long-time prisoner of war, had returned only in the same year. In the 1980s, he rose to prominence as a singer. HRK, as he is often called, has also written books, and has translated musicals into German. In 2002, Kunze narrated Piktors Verwandlungen, a 40-minute piece of the German band Anyone's Daughter after a fairy tale by German author Hermann Hesse, during a festival in honoring the late Nobel laureate in his home town Calw. In the national selection for Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, the singer/songwriter entered with "Die Welt ist Pop", finishing 3rd.

Work

Albums and CDs (selected)

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