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Michael Kunze

Biography

Michael Rolf Kunze (born 9 November 1943, in Prague) is a foremost German musical theater lyricist and librettist. He is best known for the hit musicals Elisabeth (1992), Tanz der Vampire (1996), Mozart! (1999), Marie Antoinette (2006), and Rebecca (2006). He has also written the lyrics for a number of hit songs (under the pseudonym Stephan Prager), including the number one Billboard hit "Fly, Robin, Fly" (1976), and was one of the top 1970s record producers, producing songs for musical acts Silver Convention, Penny McLean, and Sister Sledge. Kunze has won a Grammy Award, ECHO Lifetime Award and holds 79 Gold and Platinum records.

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Discography

Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Credited work

7,125 releases · 1,906 albums · active 1965–2026

  • Performance · 11,416
  • Production · 1,208
  • Other credits · 441

Studios: Hansa Tonstudios · Union Studios, Munich · Weryton Studios · Arco Studios

Frequent collaborators

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