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Artist
Marius Müller-Westernhagen
12+ albums
germanDeutschrockrockdeutschpop
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Marius Hubertus Hans Müller-Westernhagen, later known simply as Westernhagen, was born on 6 December 1948 in Düsseldorf. He is a German rock musician and former actor. He has sold approximately 12.1 million records in Germany. Some of his notable songs include "Mit Pfefferminz bin ich dein Prinz," "Sexy," "Weil ich dich liebe," "Freiheit," and "Wieder hier." His breakthrough as a film actor came with the 1976 film "Aufforderung zum Tanz," in which he played Theo Gromberg. Müller-Westernhagen is the son of actor and theatre director Hans Müller-Westernhagen (1918–1963) and Lieselotte, née Krawczack (1920–1999), who worked as a postal employee and later as a government official. He grew up in Düsseldorf's Heerdt district with his older sister Christiane. His father was part of the Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus ensemble under Gustaf Gründgens and died at the age of 44. His maternal grandfather was a chief engineer in the German U-boat fleet. Elements of his early life, including the loss of his father and his relationship with his mother, are reflected in his songs, such as "Was Du …" from the album "In den Wahnsinn." Müller-Westernhagen reconciled with his mother in the 1990s. Lieselotte Müller-Westernhagen also appeared in the film "Keine Zeit." At his mother’s urging, Müller-Westernhagen attended a commercial school in Düsseldorf after completing the Mittlere Reife in Erlangen in 1963. In the same year, he appeared in the film "Die Höhere Schule" based on Sholem Aleichem, dir
