Frank Duval


Frank Duval is a German composer, conductor, record producer, songwriter, and singer.

Early life and education

Born into a family of artists, Frank Duval studied as an actor and dancer, and also sang with his sister, Maria.

Career

By the 1960s, Duval was composing music, both orchestral and pop, and his first soundtrack, for an episode of the German serial Tatort, was broadcast in 1977. The song "Todesengel" from his 1979 debut album, Die schönsten Melodien aus Derrick und Der Alte, became a moderate hit, and was a List of [number-one singles from 1968 to 1979 |number one in Switzerland] in 1979.
During the 1980s, Duval released several soundtracks, as well as solo albums, with lyrics occasionally co-written with his wife Kalina Maloyer. He had several singles enter the German charts, including "Angel of Mine", "Ways", "Lovers Will Survive", and "When You Were Mine".
Duval wrote songs for Ivan Rebroff, Alexandra, Karin Huebner, Margot Werner, Klaus Löwitsch, and Maria Schell.

Discography

As Frank Duval

Studio albums

Compilation albums

  • Die grössten Erfolge
  • Greatest Hits
  • Frank Duval
  • Seine grössten Erfolge
  • Derrick Forever
  • Angel of Mine
  • Spuren
  • ''Colour Collection''

    Singles