Silver Convention was a German disco recording act of the 1970s. The group was originally named "Silver Bird Convention", or "Silver Bird". The group was initiated in Munich by producers and songwriters Sylvester Levay and Michael Kunze. "Silver" was Levay's nickname. Using female session vocalists for their first recordings, they scored a successful single in the United Kingdom in 1975 with the song "Save Me".

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  • Silver Convention was a German disco recording act of the 1970s. The group was originally named "Silver Bird Convention", or "Silver Bird". The group was initiated in Munich by producers and songwriters Sylvester Levay and Michael Kunze. "Silver" was Levay's nickname. Using female session vocalists for their first recordings, they scored a successful single in the United Kingdom in 1975 with the song "Save Me". They were only a studio group, and realised then that they would need to find professional entertainers for presentation to the public. They recruited vocalists Linda Thompson (real name Linda Übelherr, who would be billed on her solo records as Linda G. Thompson, formerly a member of Les Humphries Singers), Penny McLean (real name Gertrude Wirschinger) and Ramona Wulf (real name Ramona Kraft, born to a German mother and black American G.I. father). Their first production was the minor successful single named ironically "There Is Always Another Girl". As "Silver Convention" they scored two major U.S. hit singles. "Fly, Robin, Fly," of which the complete lyrics consisted of only six distinct words (Fly, Robin, Up, To, The, Sky), scored three weeks at #1 in 1975, and won the group a Grammy Award for Best R&B Instrumental Performance. Initially the song was titled "Run, Rabbit, Run", changed by the writers moments before the recording took place. Their next success "Get Up And Boogie", which also consisted of only six distinct words, scored three weeks at #2 in 1976. Their next release, "No No Joe," only scored #60 in September 1976. The further singles released by the trio attempted to duplicate the sound that had made them successful briefly, but they were only minor successes. At this time, Linda G. Thompson left the group and was replaced by New Yorker Rhonda Heath, who was chosen in preference to other hopefuls at an open casting call to become the newest singer for the group. Michael Kunze actually wrote the lyrics on the first two albums under the pseudonym Stephan Prager. During this time the three singers released their own solo work. McLean and Thompson achieved hit singles with "Lady Bump" and "1, 2, 3, 4 ... Fire!", and "Ooh What a Night" respectively. Wulf's solo effort was only a moderate success. Silver Convention represented Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1977 with a song entitled "Telegram", finishing eighth. The entry had only English lyrics (with considerably more words than their past hits), but was allowed to enter in spite of the language rule being reintroduced this year, because the song was chosen to represent Germany before the reintroduction was announced. In 1994, Rhonda Heath returned to Eurovision, providing backing vocals and keyboards for the German entry Wir Geben 'Ne Party performed in German by Mekado. This entry did better than Silver Convention's effort, placing 3rd out of the 25 entries in Dublin. With a new producer (John Davis), and a revised line-up of singers (Suzie McClosky aka Zenda Jacks, Rhonda Heath and Ramona Wulf), Silver Convention was successful again during 1978 with the album Love in a Sleeper. The 12" single release from the LP was "Spend the Night With Me" backed with "Mission To Venus". Levay also worked with Giorgio Moroder, and Kunze began work with Jim Steinman. The solo careers of the three singers ended quickly and they left the music industry. Levay and Kunze later collaborated on the successful Vienna productions of the musicals Elisabeth, Mozart! and Rebecca.
  • Silver Convention war eine deutsche Disco-Formation der 1970er Jahre.
  • Silver Convention was een Duitse discogroep uit de jaren 70. De groep werd opgericht in München door producers en liedjesschrijvers Sylvester Levay en Michael Kunze. Silver was de bijnaam voor Sylvester. In '74 scoorde ze een hit in het Verenigd Koninkrijk met het lied Save me. Dan werd gezocht naar nieuwe zangeres omdat het tot nu toe een studiogroep was en niet voor op te treden. Linda G. Thompson (Linda Übelherr), Penny McLean (Gertrude Wirshinger) en Ramona Wulf (Ramona Kraft) werden aangenomen. Silver Convention scoorde 2 grote hits in de USA; Fly, Robin, Fly waarvan de tekst slechts uit 6 woorden bestond stond 3 weken op 1 in 1975 en won de Grammy Award voor beste R&B instrumentale vertolking. De opvolger Get up and boogie stond drie weken op 2 in 1976. De dames brachten tegelijktertijd ook solo werk uit. McLean had een hit met Lady Bump en Thompson met Ooh what a night, Wulf was al vanaf 1971 als schlagerzangeres actief en trad vaak op in het TV-programma "Die Hit-Parade". Verdere singles van de groep die op hun eerste successen verder borduurden werden slechts bescheiden hits. Eind '76 verliet Thompson de groep en werd vervangen door Rhonda Heath. In 1977 werd de groep verkozen om deel te nemen aan het Eurovisiesongfestival met het lied Telegram. De EBU schafte de vrije taalregel die sinds '73 was ingevoerd af, maar omdat Duitsland en België al een Engelstalig lied gekozen hadden werd deze regel afgeschaft. De groep werd 8ste en bereikte nog de top 30 van de hitparade, het was meteen de begrafenis van de groep. Rhonda Heath zong in '85 als backing vocal voor Oostenrijk en in '94 bij de Duitse kandidaten.
  • Silver Convention var et tysk disco-prosjekt som gjorde plateinnspillinger på 70-tallet. De hadde først navnet «Silver Bird Convention» eller «Silver Bird». Gruppa ble opprinnelig etablert i München av produsentene og låtskriverne Sylvester Levay og Michael Kunze. «Silver» er i realiteten Sylvester Levays kallenavn. Med bruk av kvinnelige studiovokalister til den første innspillingen oppnådde de en hitsingle i Storbritannia i 1974 med sangen «Save me» og innså at de ville bli nødt til å framskaffe et ansikt utad for det som til da bare hadde vært en studiogruppe. De rekrutterte vokalistene Linda Thompson (virkelig navn Linda Übelherr, på sine soloalbum hadde hun navnet Linda G. Thompson), Penny McLean (ekte navn Gertrude Wirshinger) og Ramona Wulf (virkelig navn Ramona Kraft). Som «Silver Convention» oppnådde de to store hitsingler i USA. «Fly, Robin, Fly» som hadde en tekst som alt i alt besto av bare seks ord lå tre uker på førsteplassen i 1975 og sørget for at gruppa vant en Grammy for beste R&B instrumentell framføring. Oppfølgeren var hit-en «Get up and boogie» som lå tre uker på annenplass i 1976. Michael Kuntze skrev tekstene til de to første albumene under pseudonymet Stephan Prager. I løpet av denne perioden utga de tre sangerne sine egne soloarbeider. Wulfs soloarbeid var bare en moderat suksess. Silver Convention representerte Tyskland i Eurovision Song Contest 1977 med sangen «Telegram» som endte på en 8. plass, rett bak Dream Express. Bidraget hadde engelsk tekst men ble tillatt å være med til tross for språkregelen som dette året ble innført på ny. Grunnen var at den utvelgelsen av låta skjedde før gjeninnføringen ble annonsert. Men ny produsent (John Davis) og et revidert oppsett av sangere (Suzie McClosky aka Zenda Jacks, Rhonda Heath og Ramona Wulf) gjorde Silver Convention braksuksess på diskotene i 1978 med LPen «Love is a sleeper». 12"-singlen som ble sluppet fra LPen var «Spend the Night With Me» med «Mission to Venus» på b-sida. De påfølgende singleutgivelsene trio kom med forsøkte å gjenskape lyden som en kort periode hadde gjort dem til en suksess, men singlene «Tiger Baby» og «No No Joe» ble bare mindre hitter. Levay arbeidet også med Giorgio Moroder, og Kunze gikk videre til å jobbe med Jim Steinman. De tre sangernes solokarrierer dalte raskt og de forlot musikkbransjen.
  • Silver Convention foi um grupo da Alemanha de disco music dos anos 70. Foi originalmente criado em Munique pelos produtores e compositores Silvester Levay e Michael Kunze. Usando sessões de vocais femininos em suas primeiras gravações, alcançaram um sucesso em 1974 no Reino Unido com a música Save Me, o que os fez perceber que precisariam criar uma imagem pública para um grupo que só existia no estúdio. Recrutaram então as vocalistas Linda Thompson (a qual, nas gravações solo, passou a ser Linda G. Thompson), Penny McLean e Ramona Wulf. Com o nome "Silver Convention" alcançaram sucesso com dois "singles" nos EUA. A música "Fly, Robin Fly", cuja letra completa se compunha de apenas seis palavras, ficou durante 3 semanas como No. 1 em 1975, e deu ao grupo um prêmio Grammy como melhor performance instrumental de R&B. Seu sucesso seguinte Get Up And Boogie ficou 3 semanas em segundo lugar, em 1976. Participaram no Festival Eurovisão da Canção (1977) interpretando o tema Telegram. Durante este período, as três cantoras lançaram seus próprios trabalhos solo. McLean e Thompson, respectivamente, tiveram sucesso com as músicas "Lady Bump" e "Ooh What A Night". Já o trabalho solo de Wulf teve menos sucesso. O trio lançou outros dois singles, "Tiger Baby" e "No No Joe", porém de sucesso reduzido. As carreiras solo das três também definharam rapidamente, fazendo com que abandonassem as carreiras. Levay também trabalhou com Giorgio Moroder e Kunze foi trabalhar com Jim Steinman.
  • «Silver Convention» — німецький гурт, виконував музику в стилі диско. Утворений 1976 року у Мюнхені. До складу гурту ввійшли: колишня учасниця Les Humphries Singers Лінда Томпсон (Linda Thompson) — вокал; Реймона Вольф (Ramona Wolf) — вокал та Пенні Маклін (Penny McLean) — вокал. Засновниками цього студійного гурту були продюсери Сільвестер Лівей та Майкл Канз. Разом вони популяризували 1975 року британський хіт «Save Me» та американський супер-шлягер «Fly, Robin, Fly», і захопившись успіхом цих творів, вирішили дати своїм підопічним вокалісткам назву Silver Convention. Новостворений гурт виявився чимось більшим, ніж просто можливістю студійних пошуків її засновників, здобувши світову популярність диско-хітом «Get Up & Boogie (That's Right)». Однак заміна Лінди Томпсон на Ронду Хет (Rhonda Heath) виявилась хибним кроком і після запису ще кількох хітів наприкінці 1970-их років гурт припинив свою діяльність.
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  • Silver Convention was a German disco recording act of the 1970s. The group was originally named "Silver Bird Convention", or "Silver Bird". The group was initiated in Munich by producers and songwriters Sylvester Levay and Michael Kunze. "Silver" was Levay's nickname. Using female session vocalists for their first recordings, they scored a successful single in the United Kingdom in 1975 with the song "Save Me".
  • Silver Convention war eine deutsche Disco-Formation der 1970er Jahre.
  • Silver Convention was een Duitse discogroep uit de jaren 70. De groep werd opgericht in München door producers en liedjesschrijvers Sylvester Levay en Michael Kunze. Silver was de bijnaam voor Sylvester. In '74 scoorde ze een hit in het Verenigd Koninkrijk met het lied Save me. Dan werd gezocht naar nieuwe zangeres omdat het tot nu toe een studiogroep was en niet voor op te treden. Linda G.
  • Silver Convention var et tysk disco-prosjekt som gjorde plateinnspillinger på 70-tallet. De hadde først navnet «Silver Bird Convention» eller «Silver Bird». Gruppa ble opprinnelig etablert i München av produsentene og låtskriverne Sylvester Levay og Michael Kunze. «Silver» er i realiteten Sylvester Levays kallenavn.
  • Silver Convention foi um grupo da Alemanha de disco music dos anos 70. Foi originalmente criado em Munique pelos produtores e compositores Silvester Levay e Michael Kunze. Usando sessões de vocais femininos em suas primeiras gravações, alcançaram um sucesso em 1974 no Reino Unido com a música Save Me, o que os fez perceber que precisariam criar uma imagem pública para um grupo que só existia no estúdio.
  • «Silver Convention» — німецький гурт, виконував музику в стилі диско. Утворений 1976 року у Мюнхені. До складу гурту ввійшли: колишня учасниця Les Humphries Singers Лінда Томпсон (Linda Thompson) — вокал; Реймона Вольф (Ramona Wolf) — вокал та Пенні Маклін (Penny McLean) — вокал.
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