Tony Holiday

Who was Tony Holiday?

Tony Holiday was a German pop singer and songwriter.

Knigge was born in Hamburg, Germany. He began his career initially as a textile businessman and fashion designer. In 1974, he received a record contract with Hans Bertram, who rechristened him "Tony Holiday". His first two singles met with little success. Holiday's breakthrough came in 1977 with the German recording of "Tanze Samba mit Mir" in 1977. The song quickly became a hit in both Germany and Austria, peaking at No.4 on the German music charts and reaching the Top 20 on the Austrian music charts. In 1979, he participated with the title "Zuviel Tequila, zuviel schöne Mädchen" in the German finals for the Eurovision Song Contest and the song finished in ninth place.

Between 1975 and 1984, Holiday would perform eleven times on the popular German music television program ZDF-Hitparade.

In 1980, Holiday scored a second European hit with "Nie mehr allein sein" which reached the number 15 on the German music charts. The song was a reworking of "Sun of Jamaica" by the German band Goombay Dance Band. Holiday subsequently hosted several music programs on television and released several more singles throughout the 1980s.