- Geboren am
- Verstorben13. September 2023 · Montaigu-de-Quercy, Tarn-et-Garonne, Frankreich (Schlaganfall)
- GeburtsnameRoger Henry Brough Whittaker
- Roger Whittaker wurde am 22 März 1936 in Nairobi, Kenya Colony, British East Africa [ora Nairobi, Kenya] geboren. Er war Musiker und Schauspieler, bekannt für Am Sonntag bist du tot (2014), Roma (2018) und Little Voice (1998). Er war mit Natalie O'Brien verheiratet. Er starb am 13 September 2023 in Frankreich.
- EhepartnerNatalie O'Brien(15. August 1964 - 13. September 2023) (er verstorben, 5 Kinder)
- Kinder
- His songs are often narrative and tell stories
- His rich baritone voice
- After doing national service in Kenya, he went to medical school at the University of Cape Town, while singing in local clubs. He left med school after 18 months and decided to go into teaching, attending the University of Bangor in Wales. He composed some songs and sent a demo track to a music publisher. Soon he was recording his first single, The Charge of the Light Brigade.
- From the 1970s onwards he had his greatest successes and fan base in Germany, singing in German.
- His music is an eclectic mix of folk music and popular songs in addition to radio airplay hits.
- He is best known for his baritone singing voice and trademark whistling ability as well as his guitar skills.
- He was a British singer-songwriter and musician.
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