{{Short description|German musical duo}} '''Hoffmann & Hoffmann''' were a [[Germany|German]] singing duo consisting of brothers '''Michael Hoffmann''' (born 3 December 1950, [[Karlsruhe]]) and '''Günter Hoffmann''' (born 4 October 1951, Karlsruhe - died 15 March 1984, [[Rio de Janeiro (city)|Rio de Janeiro]], [[Brazil]]). They had several hits in Germany and are known for their participation in the 1983 [[Eurovision Song Contest]].
== Career ==
The Hoffmanns' first success came in 1977 with the single "Himbeereis zum Frühstück" ("Raspberry Ice-Cream for Breakfast"), a German version of [[The Bellamy Brothers]]' "[[Crossfire (Bellamy Brothers song)|Crossfire]]", which reached the top 20. They had four further minor charting singles in the next few years, but their career seemed to lose impetus.
== Eurovision Song Contest == In 1983, the Hoffmanns took part in the [[Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1983|German Eurovision selection]], and their song "[[Rücksicht]]" ("Consideration") was chosen to go forward to the 28th [[Eurovision Song Contest 1983|Eurovision Song Contest]], held on home ground in [[Munich]] on 23 April.<ref>[http://natfinals.50webs.com/70s_80s/Germany1983.html ESC National Finals database - 1983]</ref> "Rücksicht" finished the evening in a respectable fifth place of 20 entries.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.esc-history.com/details.asp?key=501 |title=ESC History - 1983 |access-date=2009-10-24 |archive-date=2020-06-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200608210916/https://www.esc-history.com/details.asp?key=501 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
== Post-Eurovision == "Rücksicht" proved to be the biggest hit of the Hoffmanns' career, but did not translate into the lasting success the brothers had hoped for. Less than a year after their Eurovision appearance, Günter Hoffmann committed [[suicide]], aged 32, by [[defenestration|jumping]] from a hotel window in [[Rio de Janeiro (city)|Rio de Janeiro]] on 15 March 1984.
Thereafter, Michael Hoffmann worked mainly as a producer and composer for artists including fellow Eurovision veterans [[Gitte Hænning]], [[Wencke Myhre]] and [[Nicole (German singer)|Nicole]]. In 1987, he entered the [[Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987|German Eurovision heats]] as a solo singer with the song "Ich geb' nicht auf", which finished fifth.<ref>[http://natfinals.50webs.com/70s_80s/Germany1987.html ESC National Finals database - 1987]</ref> He has since gone on to become a producer of spiritual and meditative music.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.swr.de/swr4/rp/-/id=233378/nid=233378/did=894736/1xwyns5/index.html |title=Short biography at SWR.de |access-date=2009-10-24 |archive-date=2019-05-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190505181038/https://www.swr.de/swr4/rp/-/id%3D233378/nid%3D233378/did%3D894736/1xwyns5/index.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
== Chart singles == <small>(Indicates highest position on [[Media Control Charts|German Singles Chart)]]</small> * 1977: "Himbeereis zum Frühstück" (#14) * 1979: "Alles, was ich brauche, bist Du" (#22) * 1980: "Wenn ich Dich verlier" (#35) * 1980: "Warten" (#61) * 1981: "Ein Engel unterm Dach" (#71) * 1983: "Rücksicht" (#8)
== References == {{reflist}}
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