Marianne Rosenberg is of Roma and Sinti background. Her father, Otto, an Auschwitz death camp survivor, was an activist on Roma and Sinti issues. Her sister, Petra, also advocates for Roma issues.
Career
Rosenberg's musical career was consolidated throughout the 70s with hits such as "italic=no", "italic=no", "italic=no", "Marleen", and "italic=no", often making appearances on TV and radio. She is considered one of the most successful performers of German Schlager in the decades to come. She was one of the first German singers to introduce Disco in the German music market with "Ich bin wie du". Her career underwent another revival in 1989 with the hit song "I need your love tonight" from the soundtrack Rivalen der Rennbahn, written by Dieter Bohlen.
"italic=no" was a finalist in the competition to select a Eurovision Song Contest entry for Germany in 1975 but only placed tenth. Rosenberg's attempts to sing in Eurovision took a surprising turn in 1976 when she was shortlisted to represent Luxembourg with the song "italic=no". Although it did not win, it went on to be a German hit under the title "italic=no". In 1978, Rosenberg competed in the German heats again, and this time was placed seventh with "italic=no". Not so successful was her 1980 entry "italic=no" which came twelfth. Marianne Rosenberg's final challenge for Eurovision was in 1982 with the song "italic=no", a ballad which took eighth place. She also achieved chart success in other European countries, including Austria and the Netherlands. Rosenberg is also considered a gay icon in several countries, such as the Netherlands and her native Germany .
Continued success
In 2004, Rosenberg re-released Marleen in a remixed version and with a new promotional video. The single reached No.33 on the official German Charts as compiled by Media Control. The follow-up single "italic=no" reached No.77. Both singles were taken from her 2004 disco-flavoured album Für immer wie heute, which reached # 12 on the German Album charts, and consisted of remakes of her hits from the 70s. In 2008, Rosenberg released her first jazz and chanson album, I'm a Woman. In 2011 she released her first album with new music since Himmlisch in 2000. With Regenrhythmus she was trying to change her sound from being a German Schlager singer to more modern. She was very involved in the production of the album, and received very positive reviews for the result. The album reached number 29 on the German charts. It wasn't until 2020 when she released her next album. With Im Namen Der Liebe she made it to the number 1 spot of the German album chartsfor the first time in her career.
