Biography
Reinhard Friedrich Michael Mey (born 21 December 1942) is a German Liedermacher (lit. 'songmaker', a German-style singer-songwriter). In France, he is known as Frédérik Mey. By 2009, Mey had released 27 German albums, and generally releases a new album approximately every two years; his first album was Ich wollte wie Orpheus singen (1967); the most recent studio album is Das Haus an der Ampel (2020). His biggest success to date was Mein Achtel Lorbeerblatt (1972). His most famous song by far is "Über den Wolken" (1974), which numerous German artists have covered. Mey is known to embark upon an extensive concert tour every two or three years, with a live album released from each tour.
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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Credited work
933 releases · 190 albums · active 1966–2026
- Performance · 1,570
- Other credits · 937
- Production · 9
Studios: W.I.R.-Studio · Teldec-Studio, Berlin · Audio Studios, Berlin · Musentempel
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Udo Jürgens
- Adamo
- Nana Mouskouri
- Hannes Wader
- Dieter Thomas Kuhn & Band
- Benny Neyman
- André Heller