Lemahl was kicked out of his former band in a bad way, and retaliated in 1984 when “Steven Spielberg for Singers” Giorgio Moroder dubbed him the theme song for “The Neverending Story,” An echo that never goes out and still resonates today Upon landing in Madrid in a musical form.
“And that thing with the subject wasn’t love at first sight. The first mix they sent me wasn’t fair and Even when I recorded my voice I wasn’t convinced eitherHe admitted before what he called a “happy coincidence” in a conversation with Effie at the Calderon Theater in the Spanish capital, which tonight will host the premiere of this production that brings the story of Atrio and Bastian to the stage.
Limahl, whose stage name is an anagram of his real last name, Christopher Hamill (Pemberton, 1958), then recalls how the greatest success of his career came after He was kicked out by phone from his former group KajagoogooIn which he reached number one in the UK with the song “Too Shy”.
To promote my first single, my company suggested that I go to Japan for a big event attended by 10,000 people. It turned out that Giorgio Moroder was in Tokyo and he was my manager at the time, who was under Rod Stewart and had a gold award escalation, Sell him I’ll be the next phenomenon and organize a dinner“, law Project.
Six weeks later he received a call to test his voice on a song. “It was just a test, but After 48 hours they confirmed yes, I will be the interpreter On “The NeverEnding Story”, he confirmed before that opportunity came with the signature of giant “italodisco” and dance music.
For a singer, calling Giorgio Moroder is like calling Steven Spielberg an actor for work. If he suggests something to you, feel free‘, he says about her.
However, he admits it Signing up wasn’t easy, in part because of his bad habits Young. “I was 23 and had slept at 3am after a night of smoking and alcohol and had slept 5 hours. I arrived in Munich late on a late flight and when we entered the studio, My voice didn’t work as it should“, Indicates.
With high demanding tones, it was “The NeverEnding Story” Within the audio range From Limahl and did not arrive in the best condition. “Fortunately, we decided to give ourselves a break, have a little wine and try again later…if singing is the thing that comes out best in the afternoon!” He says now, amused.
When it was published, this song began in its original English version with Beth Anderson Climbing positions in half the world It reached number one in countries such as Norway, Sweden and Spain.
“I always imagined my ex would turn off the radio when a song started playing. What am I going to do with it… I’m human! I humorously apologize to this artist whose signature haircut came to inspire cartoonist Arthur Adams to create the Marvel superhero Longshot.
Ironically, over the years Limahl has returned with Kajagoogoo to collaborate from time to time, though The relationship is limited to being “purely commercial”, Point. He says, “We don’t have much communication between us other than emails. They’ve known each other since school and I’ve always been something different. No friendship.”
He came alone to publish two albums, “Color All My Days” (1986) and “Love Is Blind” (1992), but His career did not reach the dimensions of success Achieved with “NeverEnding Story”, a topic he has only good words about now. “I love her,” he says. “She has had a decisive impact on my life and represents an entire era.”
From time to time, as if he wanted to make his nickname well, he reappears powerfully, like when His inclusion in the plot of the series Stranger Things led to its re-release, The moment Lemahl used to release his last single so far, “Still in Love”, which was published in 2020.
He’s currently working on what will be his third and first album in 30 years (“I estimate it will take two years to release,” he predicts). Meanwhile, this Spanish speaking man broke his thanks To the year he worked as a young man in Benidorm in the night world You will enjoy your stay in Madrid to visit the museums and recommend to the Spanish audience to go to the musical “The Neverending Story”.
“I’ve seen several products in London’s West End and can say I have a good eye: This is a very powerful production and looks great‘ is celebrating.
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