The German dance pop duo
Modern Talking was a major hit in the 80s and would break up only to be reunited for the second part of their laudable career in the late 90s, into the new millennium. Modern Talking was formed in Berlin in early 1983 by
Dieter Bohlen, then a composer and producer employed by the Intersong label; teaming with vocalist Thomas Anders, they soon began work on their first single, 1984's "You're My Heart, You're My Soul." Modern Talking's debut LP, succinctly titled The First Album, followed a year later on the heels of their second single, "Yo
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u Can Win If You Want; " the duo's sophomore effort, Let's Talk About Love, appeared in late 1985, launching the smash "Cheri Cheri Lady." With 1986's Ready for Romance, Modern Talking scored their biggest hit with "Brother Louie.” At the height of their fame, however, Bohlen and Anders squabbled and officially broke up in 1987.
In March 1998, Bohlen and Anders put aside their differences and the huge phenomenon that had captivated many people a decade ago, was reborn once again. Their first performance was in front of an 18 million TV audience on the German game show 'Wetten dass...?'. The updated You're My Heart, You're My Soul '98 was released, featuring raps by Eric Singleton. Sales soared like in the mid 80s and it went straight to number 1 in many countries (such as Israel). The remix album Back For Good was a huge success achieving platinum status almost instantaneously. The duo’s next singles entered the charts on high position and so did the 8th album Alone. After their twelfth album together, tensions again arose between to the two stars and they split once again in 2003. In his second book Hinter den Kulissen (Behind The Curtains), Dieter Bohlen called Thomas Anders greedy, lazy, and scrupulous and claimed that Thomas Anders "
ruined" all of the Modern Talking songs with his "untrained" voice. There might be more than a few Modern Talking fans who disagree.
