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Reinhard Mey

German musician Reinhard Friedrich Michael Mey was born on December 21, 1942, in Berlin and has been one of the most popular figures in the German singer-songwriter scene since the late 1960s. He also performs under the pseudonyms Frédérik Mey (in France), Alfons Yondraschek, and Rainer May. He learned to play the piano, guitar, and trumpet as a child, and he gained early experience on stage and in various bands. Reinhard Mey’s first chanson, “Ich wollte wie Orpheus singen”, was released in 1964. In the years that followed, he toured Germany with Hannes Wader, performing German a...