# Frank Dostal

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Frank Dostal Born (1945-12-16)16 December 1945 Flensburg, Germany Died 18 April 2017(2017-04-18) (aged 71) Occupations songwriter, record producer Years active 1960s–2017

Musical artist

**Frank Dostal** (16 December 1945 – 18 April 2017) was a German songwriter and music producer. In the late 1960s, he was a singer with the rock band [The Rattles](/source/The_Rattles), who were consistently successful in Germany, and Wonderland. In the late 1970s, he was a co-writer for the internationally successful vocal duo [Baccara](/source/Baccara), produced by Rolf Soja.[1][2]

## Biography

Frank Dostal was born in Flensburg and raised in [Hamburg](/source/Hamburg). Before taking his [Abitur](/source/Abitur) exams, he left school to become a rock singer. With a band called The Faces (not to be confused with the 1970s [British band of the same name](/source/Faces_(band))) he won a talent contest. He joined The Rattles and, in 1968, founded Wonderland with fellow ex-Rattle [Achim Reichel](/source/Achim_Reichel). With Wonderland, he sang lead vocals and played [bongos](/source/Bongo_drum), bass guitar and organ. He also wrote the lyrics to Reichel's compositions for the band. The two of them later produced records for children, including "*Die große Kinderparty*" ("The great children's party").

Later, Dostal devoted himself exclusively to writing lyrics. In the second half of the 1970s, his lyrics frequently appeared on the German [Hit parade](/source/Hit_parade). He worked for [Father Abraham](/source/Pierre_Kartner) ("*Das Lied der Schlümpfe*", the German version of "The [Smurf](/source/Smurf) Song"), [Nana Mouskouri](/source/Nana_Mouskouri), the [Goombay Dance Band](/source/Goombay_Dance_Band) and many others.

Dostal came to international fame as a co-writer of songs of the vocal duo [Baccara](/source/Baccara), produced by Rolf Soja: "[Yes Sir, I Can Boogie](/source/Yes_Sir%2C_I_Can_Boogie)", "[Sorry, I'm a Lady](/source/Sorry%2C_I'm_a_Lady)", and "[Parlez-vous français?](/source/Parlez-vous_fran%C3%A7ais%3F_(Baccara_song))".

Frank Dostal was married to Mary McGlory, a former bass guitar player of [Liverpool](/source/Liverpool) all-female [beat group](/source/Beat_group) [The Liverbirds](/source/The_Liverbirds). They had two children.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Rolf Soja](https://www.discogs.com/artist/Rolf%2BSoja) discography at [Discogs](/source/Discogs) (Baccara producer)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** NDR. ["Trauer um Hamburger Liedtexter Frank Dostal"](https://web.archive.org/web/20170423063453/http://www.ndr.de/kultur/musik/Trauer-um-Hamburger-Liedtexter-Frank-Dostal,nachruffrankdostal100.html). *ndr.de*. Archived from [the original](http://www.ndr.de/kultur/musik/Trauer-um-Hamburger-Liedtexter-Frank-Dostal,nachruffrankdostal100.html) on 23 April 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2017.

## External links

- [Dostal's biography at *GEMA.de*](https://web.archive.org/web/20070313093602/http://www.gema.de/presse/news/n168/aufsichtsrat_dostal.shtml)

- [Hits by Frank Dostal in the Swiss hit parade](http://www.hitparade.ch/showperson.asp?name=Frank+Dostal)

- [Frank Dostal](https://www.discogs.com/artist/382407) discography at [Discogs](/source/Discogs)

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