Nino de Angelo is finally this side of Eden
Nino de Angelo's career has been turbulent - on and off the stage. As in his all-time hit, he has actually been "Beyond Eden" more than once in his life. To find happiness, he apparently had to turn 60 first. Happy birthday!
Nino de Angelo has often been written off. But the singer, who now lives in the Allgäu, has come back just as often. The stalwart of the German music scene has never been stopped by drug and alcohol problems, financial failures or serious illnesses. On Monday, the pop singer with the rocker soul celebrates his 60th birthday.
Originally, Domenico Gerhard Gorgoglione, as de Angelo is known in real life, wanted to celebrate his milestone birthday in Las Vegas and marry his partner Simone Lux there. But that won't happen: "I have no desire to be taken out of heaven on my 60th birthday," he recently told the German newspaper Bild in view of "the tense world situation". He would rather celebrate his birthday with his partner in Italy, and the wedding will take place next year.
De Angelo is experienced in marriage matters: He has four previous ones to his name. His upcoming fifth is to be the last, he told Bild newspaper and revealed that he already has a wedding present: "Instead of rings, I'm giving us two identical watches." The couple live on a horse farm. The singer raves about country life. The animals, cooking, shopping and working on his classic cars - that makes him happy.
The burden of "Beyond Eden"
Nino de Angelo was born in Karlsruhe on December 18, 1963. After his parents from Puglia in southern Italy divorced, he moved in with his mother in Cologne. He was discovered as a teenager in a piano bar in the Rhine metropolis - and his career took off: his first single at 17, followed by his huge hit "Jenseits von Eden" at 18.
The song, written by musician Drafi Deutscher ("Marmor, Stein und Eisen bricht"), became a number one hit and an evergreen pop song - and the benchmark for his subsequent releases. A high hurdle and a personal burden.
Although he repeatedly teamed up with hit producers such as Dieter Bohlen (Modern Talking) and Alex Christensen ("Das Boot"), most of his subsequent songs failed to make the charts. "I've often thought: Nino, your time is over," he said in the spring of this year. It was only when he struck a darker tone reminiscent of the band Unheilig with the 2021 album "Gesegnet und Verflucht" that he found his way back onto the road to success.
"My own brand"
The artist's private life was even more turbulent: drugs, alcohol, debts and a medical history that included the lung disease COPD. Some sensitive artists would resign themselves to this. But not Nino de Angelo. He turned this barrage of misfortune into something positive by processing it in his latest album "From Eternity to Eternity".
"It's like a manual on how to get back up when you're down," he says. The longplayer shows him at his most rocking best to date and reached number five in Germany and number seven in both Austria and Switzerland. "I think I've invented my own brand. And that's exactly where I always wanted to be." It seems that Nino de Angelo has finally found his happiness "Jenseits von Eden".
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Nino de Angelo's comeback in the music scene has been marked by a shift towards darker tones, drawing parallels with the band Unheilig. This new direction helped him achieve success again, with his album "Gesegnet und Verflucht" reaching number 5 in Germany and 7 in both Austria and Switzerland. His music career, filled with hits and challenges, has undoubtedly been influenced by his love for pop music.
Rebounding from his struggles, Nino de Angelo has found happiness and continues to celebrate his love for music. He recently shared that he would rather celebrate his 60th birthday in Italy with his partner and have a low-key wedding, rather than in Las Vegas as initially planned. As he enjoys country life on their horse farm, his passion for classic cars, cooking, and shopping keeps him content. Despite the challenges he's faced, his love for entertainment is as strong as ever.
Source: www.ntv.de
