Rolf Zuckowski

Rolf Zuckowski (born 12 May 1947 in Hamburg) is a German singer, composer and Liedermacher. He has written and composed music especially for children but his songs are very popular among adults, too. His compositions involve children in music throughout their childhood and accompany their daily life. Meanwhile, many of his songs have attained the status of folk songs.

Zuckowski was born in Hamburg, Germany. He gained his first skills and experience as a musician in school at the age of eighteen. He was part of the school band "The BeAthovens", where he played the guitar and sang. In 1967 he released his first album "Happy to be happy" and began to study Economics in Hamburg. After his graduation in 1972, Zuckowski worked for the music publishing firm International Music Publishers Hans Sikorski.

As a producer, composer and conductor, Zuckowski composed songs for several artists, such as the Swiss music group Peter, Sue & Marc. Together, they, repeatedly, took part in the Eurovision Song Contest.

In 1978 he released his first record for children, "Rolfs Vogelhochzeit" (Rolf's Wedding of the Birds) which is a German singspiel. In this record, he sings and tells the story of a bird couple that marries, builds a nest and cares for their offspring. Many songs followed and Zuckowski's popularity increased. In 1979 Zuckowski published the album "Rolfs Schulweg-Hitparade" in which he promotes road safety to children in a musical manner. The album is a cooperation with the German aid agencies Ein Herz für Kinder (A Heart for Children) and “Kind und Verkehr“.

Zuckowski became popular on the radio and gained international recognition with the song "Du da im Radio", the LP/MC "Radio Lollipop" and the radio-series "Hallo du da". He gained more recognition through several television appearances: In the German television series ZDF-Hitparade, he achieved the first place with his song "...und ganz doll mich". In 1982 he was invited to perform his songs "...und ganz doll mich" and in 1987 "In der Weihnachtsbäckerei" (In the Christmas bakery) in the entertainment television show Wetten, dass? (German for "Wanna Bet That...?").

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