Hartwig schierbaum biography

Hartwig Schierbaum

voc, *1954 DE
Singer of Electronic and Pop
A.k.a. Marian Gold

Hartwig Schierbaum (born 26 May 1954), better known by his stage name Marian Gold, is the lead singer of the German synthpop group Alphaville, and has also recorded as a solo artist.Born in Herford, West Germany, Gold became part of the Berlin art collective the Nelson Community, where he formed the band Chinchilla Green in the late 1970s, which also included future Alphaville colleague Bernhard Lloyd. In 1982, he joined Lloyd and Frank Mertens in the band Forever Young, which soon became Alphaville. He sang lead vocals on Alphaville's 1980s pop singles, including "Forever Young", "Big in Japan", "Sounds Like a Melody", and "Dance with Me".

Marian Gold is the moving power of Alphanatism.

The 26th of May is the greatest holiday for all Marianettes. It is celebrated the whole world over. That's the day Marian Gold was born in 1954. In the beginning he had a different name. Hartwig Schierbaum - that's what he was called back then. But when he grew up he changed his name to a better one (for us). Marianette sounds better than Hartwigette, doesn't it?

As Hartwig Schierbaum, he was busy with lots of occupations... blah blah blah... read the story somewhere else. The most significiant part of it for us is when he joined the band which was later named "Alphaville". With the first single, "Big In Japan", the process of turning girls into Marianettes successfully started. And it continued through the years. Besides regular Alphaville albums Marian released 2 solo-albums. Make note: "So Long Celeste" and "United" are absolute must-haves for every Marianette (and esp. the cover of SLC)!!!

Since 1993 Marianettes have had the chance to see Marian performing live. He's been to many countries converting more and more Marianettes. It's a great experience and also a must for Marianettes - to stand in front of him, to hear him singing only for you, to feel his energy..

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