Freddy Quinn

Austrian singer and actor, born 27 September 1931 in Niederfladnitz, Austria.
Quinn’s melancholy songs, mostly about the sea, the wide world and farewells, loneliness and wanderlust, found a wide audience in post-war Germany. He performed his sailor ballads in a deep baritone. Quinn had six number one hits in the German charts between 1956 and 1966 (he had a total of 26 placements in the German top ten) and was the most successful performer in the Federal Republic during this period.