Edo Zanki, born Edward Zanki in Zadar, SFR Yugoslavia, on October 19, 1952, was a German singer, songwriter, and record producer who lived until 2019. Moving to West Germany at age 5, he began performing with his brothers before launching a solo career under the pseudonym Don Anderson, releasing the studio albums Feelin' Alright in 1972 and The Eagle Flies in 1973. He gained prominence as a songwriter by composing “Fruits of the Night” for Tina Turner's 1978 album Rough, and achieved widespread recognition in 1983 as the composer, keyboardist, and backing vocalist for Ulla Meinecke's hit single “Die Tänzerin”. As a producer, Zanki produced Herbert Grönemeyer's studio albums Total egal in 1982 and Gemischte Gefühle in 1983, and Ina Deter's 1986 album Frauen kommen langsam – aber gewaltig. His solo studio albums include Jetzt komm' ich in 1977, Jump Back in 1979, Here Comes the Night in 1980, Wache Nächte in 1983, Ruhig Blut in 1985, Und wir kriegen uns doch in 1990, Ich muss verrückt sein in 1992, Komplizen in 1994, 10 in 1995, Die ganze Zeit in 2001, ... alles was zählt in 2008, and Zu viele Engel in 2011. In 1991, he received an RSH-Gold award for Newcomer National. Zanki collaborated with artists including Xavier Naidoo, Söhne Mannheims, and Sabrina Setlur, and performed at the Brandenburg Gate in 2010. He died of cancer in Bruchsal, Germany, on September 1, 2019, at age 66.
