Rita Nagel, known professionally as Mary Ann Nagel, is a German singer. Nagel is notable for being the founding member of the Arabesque girl group in 1977.
Mary Ann Nagel | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Rita Nagel |
| Also known as | Mary Ann |
| Born | 1955 (age 68–69) West Germany |
| Genres | |
| Occupations | Singer |
| Years active | 1960s-70s |
| Labels | Intercord |
Life and career
editMary Ann Nagel was born as Rita Nagel in 1955. She took on the pseudonym of "Mary Ann" and began to sing from a very young age. She first released children's songs: So Viele Fragen / Laß mich nicht so lang allein" in 1968 and "Pony Girl / Du Ich Lieb' Dich Candy Man" in 1972.[1][2] This was followed by schlager single "Schau Mich Nicht So Böse An / Ein Tag So Schön Wie Heut" in 1973.[3] The singles did not make the German charts.[4] Inspired by the recent success of the Silver Convention and other girl groups, Nagel and producers sought to create another girl group.[5]
Arabesque was formed in 1977, and "Hello Mr. Monkey" was released as the first single featuring lead vocals by Nagel. Her participation in the group was short-lived however, she only recorded two songs with the group: disco songs "Hello Mr. Monkey / Buggy Boy". Mary Ann was part of Arabesque for a little over a year; she left in September 1978 and was replaced by Heike Rimbeau. Nagel's family life became more important than her career as a singer. She was married, had a son, and disliked the long commute from her hometown of Karlsruhe to Frankfurt am Main, where the group was based.
References
edit- ^ "Mary Ann [Germany] - So Viele Fragen". Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ "Mary Ann* - Pony Girl / Du Ich Lieb' Dich Candy Man". Discogs. 1972. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ "Mary Ann* - Schau Mich Nicht So Böse An / Ein Tag So Schön Wie Heut'". Discogs. 1973. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ "メリー・アンのシングル". www6.plala.or.jp. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ "memoryradio • Thema anzeigen - Mary Ann". memoryradio.de. Retrieved 25 March 2018.