# Patrick Lindner
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{{short description|German Volksmusik singer (born 1960)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Patrick Lindner
| image = 2018-05-21 Patrick Lindner-9300.jpg
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| caption = Patrick Lindner, 2018
| background = solo_singer
| birth_name = Friedrich Günther Raab
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1960|9|27}}
| birth_place = [Munich](/source/Munich), [West Germany](/source/West_Germany)
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| genre = [Volksmusik](/source/Volksmusik)
| occupation = Singer
| instrument = Vocals
| years_active = 1989–present
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'''Patrick Lindner''' (born 27 September 1960) is a [German](/source/Germans) [Volksmusik](/source/Volksmusik) singer.
==Life==
Born as '''Friedrich Günther Raab''' in [Munich](/source/Munich), West Germany, Lindner worked as a chef before his breakthrough in 1989 when he was second in the [Grand Prix der Volksmusik](/source/Grand_Prix_der_Volksmusik). He then released various [singles](/source/single_(music)) and albums and hosted TV shows such as "Patrick Lindner persönlich" ("Patrick Lindner Personally"), "So ein Tag mit guten Freunden" ("A Day with Good Friends"), and the "Patrick Lindner Show" on [ZDF](/source/ZDF) (until 1998). He also had appearances in movies and series as "Weißblaue Wintergeschichten" ("Wintertime Stories"), "[Das Traumschiff](/source/Das_Traumschiff)", and "[SOKO München](/source/SOKO_M%C3%BCnchen)".
By 1997, Lindner abandoned classical [Volksmusik](/source/Volksmusik) to make more progressive music. By this time, his [coming out](/source/coming_out) and his relationship with manager Michael Link made him popular in Germany – newspapers called them a "Germany's top gay couple". They adopted eight-month-old Daniel, a child brought up in an institution in Russia.[{{citation |title=State Seeks to Stop Federal Gay Adoption Rights |first=Christine |last=Böhringer |first2=Markus |last2=Verbeet |periodical=[Der Spiegel](/source/Der_Spiegel) |url=http://www.spiegel.de/international/spiegel/0,1518,353942,00.html |date=29 April 2005 |accessdate=10 September 2007}}] Link wrote the children's books "Come I'll show you my parents" and "Adventure Adoption or: a lifetime dream comes true" in order to promote tolerance towards homosexuals. The couple broke up in March 2005.