Patrick Lindner


Patrick Lindner is a German Volksmusik singer.

Life

Born as Friedrich Günther Raab, Lindner worked as a chef before his breakthrough in 1989 when he was second in the Grand Prix der Volksmusik. He then released various singles and albums and hosted TV shows such as "Patrick Lindner persönlich", "So ein Tag mit guten Freunden", and the "Patrick Lindner Show" on ZDF. He also had appearances in movies and series as "Weißblaue Wintergeschichten", "Das Traumschiff", and "SOKO München".
By 1997, Lindner abandoned classical Volksmusik to make more progressive music. By this time, his 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. 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.

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