Michael Holm is a German singer, musician, songwriter and producer. He is primarily known as a singer of Schlager music. Although his first appearance in the hit parade was in 1962, he had his first big hit in 1969. "Mendocino", the German adaptation of a song by the Sir Douglas Quintet, was the biggest selling single that year in Germany. The record was released in September 1969, reached number three for five weeks, selling over a million copies. Ariola presented him with a gold record in October 1970. Further hits such as "Barfu� im Regen", "Tr�nen l�gen nicht" and "Musst Du jetzt gerade gehen, Lucille" followed. He also composed the music for the popular international horror movie, Mark of the Devil. Outside of Germany, he is best known for his work as a member of the new age band, Cusco, along with Kristian Schultze. This is a video channel created for the public from CUSCO A year-long artistic collaboration and private friendship connects him with the musician and producer Giorgio Moroder, he even dedicated a song with Giorgio and me. As a duo, they released several singles Spinach and Spinach LP 1. [More at Wikipedia]

July 29th, 1943 in Szczecin (Age 81)