Systems in Blue
German pop band
Systems in Blue is a German pop band originally composed of Rolf Köhler, Michael Scholz, and Detlef Wiedeke. After Köhler's death, singer Olaf Senkbeil was invited to join them. The project is known for continuing the typical Modern Talking sound and having Rolf Köhler, Michael Scholz, and Detlef Wiedeke at the front of the band after they were in the dark for years during Modern Talking and Blue System.
The original band members started in the beginning of the 1960s, working in different bands during 1960s and 1970s, Köhler worked for several different artists such as Blonker, Uriah Heep, Blind Guardian, Helloween, Grave Digger, Gamma Ray, Iron Savior, Savage Circus, Tokyo, Mephistopheles, and Kin Ping Meh (featuring Geff Harrison) among others. They were part of the choruses of the Dieter Bohlen produced Modern Talking in 1984–1987 and 1998–2000 and Blue System in 1987–1997 with Köhler as the refrain singer.
History
In 2003, together with songwriter/producer Thomas Widrat, they founded a project Systems in Blue. Their first single Magic Mystery was released in March 2004. After changing the label and two more singles, they released their first album Point of No Return on 20 September 2005.
In September 2007, lead vocalist Rolf Köhler suffered a stroke and died shortly after. He was 56 years old.
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