Systems in Blue

Systems in Blue is a German pop band, composed of the members Rolf Köhler, Michael Scholz, and Detlef Wiedeke. After Rolf Köhler's death, the singer Olaf Senkbeil was invited to join them. The original band members started in the beginning of the 1960s, working in different bands during 1960s and 1970s, Rolf Köhler worked for several different artists such as Blonker, Uriah Heep, Blind Guardian, Helloween, Grave Digger, Gamma Ray, Iron Savior, Savage Circus, Tokyo, Mephistopheles, and Kin Ping Meh (featuring Geff Harrison) among others. They were part of the choruses of the Dieter Bohlen produced Modern Talking in 1984–1987 and 1998–2000 and Blue System in 1987–1997 with Rolf Köhler as the refrain singer.

Systems in Blue
Background information
OriginGermany
GenresEuro disco, Eurodance, synthpop, Hi-NRG
Years active2003–present
LabelsSpectre / Universal
Websitesystems-in-blue.de
MembersDetlef Wiedeke
Michael Scholz
Olaf Senkbeil
Johann Perrier
Past membersRolf Köhler († 2007)
Thomas Widrat

History

Formation of band

In 2003, together with songwriter / producer Thomas Widrat they founded a project Systems In Blue. Their first single Magic Mystery was released on March 22, 2004. After changing the label and two more singles they released their first album Point of No Return on September 20, 2005.[1]

Death of lead vocalist

In September 2007, the lead vocalist Rolf Köhler suffered from a stroke and died shortly after. He was 56 years old.

Discography
Main article: Systems in Blue discography

Albums

Singles

Limited editions

DVDs
  • 2005: SIB & Patty Ryan live in Essen (as DVD-R)
  • 2006: SIB Behind The Scenes 1001 h (as DVD-R)

References
  1. "About Us". Systems-in-blue.de. Archived from the original on 2016-02-01. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
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