Die Flippers

The German pop band Die Flippers was founded in 1964, disbanded in 2011 and most recently consisted of the trio Manfred Durban, Bernd Hengst and Olaf Malolepski. At the beginning of the band's history, the formation still consisted of six members and was called the Dancing (Show) Band. But by the time their first single "Weine nicht, kleine Eva" (1969) was released, they had already found their final band name, Die Flippers. The song became their breakthrough and a year later they landed another top 10 hit in Germany and Switzerland with "Sha La La, I Love You". Throughout the 1970s, the band continued to impress with regular albums, numerous TV appearances and live concerts and gained a loyal fan base. In the mid-1980s, however, the general public no longer showed much interest in the pop kings and some band members left the Flippers. As a trio, however, Manfred Durban, Bernd Hengst and Olaf Malolepski made an incredible comeback with "Die rote Sonne von Barbados" and the accompanying album Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt. More successful than ever before, they achieved cult status in the world of pop music over the years and released a further 28 albums, 20 of which were awarded gold records and the three LPs Liebe ist ... - Die schönsten Liebeslieder der Welt (1989), Lotosblume (1989) and Der Floh in meinem Herzen (2000) even went platinum. On March 19, 2011, they gave their last concert and sang hits such as "Malaika" (1976), "Aber dich gibt's nur einmal für mich" (1992) and "Aloha He - Stern der Südsee" (2009) one last time. On April 9, they also said goodbye to TV viewers at the Spring Festival of Folk Music . The three Flippers ended their career together to devote themselves to their families and pursue their own projects.