


His themes include life on the road, his hobbies (e.g. Mey writes both sensitive and humorous songs, with subject matter taken mostly from his everyday life and surroundings. Hella Hennies (born in Hannover), and the marriage has produced three children: Frederik (born 1977), Maximilian (born November 20, 1982) and Victoria-Louise (born November 19, 1985). Today, Mey lives in Berlin- Frohnau in his second marriage (since 1977) to Mrs. In 1967 he married a Frenchwoman named Christine. He has recorded his French material under the name of Frédérik Mey. He has written songs in German, French and Dutch. He broke off his university studies in economics in order to dedicate himself fully to songwriting and singing, and has been a successful performer in Germany, in France and in the Netherlands ever since. In 1963 Mey graduated from the French Gymnasium in Berlin, receiving the German Abitur as well as the French Baccalauréat, and thereafter began vocational training as an industrial trader at Schering AG Berlin. In 1961 the group "Les Trois Affamés" with Schobert Scholz was formed. This led to his first recording contract. In 1965 Mey was offered the chance to perform at a Liedermacher festival at Burg Waldeck, a converted castle ruin.
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He taught himself how to play on a trumpet.ĭuring his school years he gained stage experience by performing Skiffle music with friends. At the age of 12 he had his first piano lesson and at the age of 14 he got his first guitar. Reinhard Mey was born on Decemin Berlin, where he spent his childhood.
