Biography

In the 1970s success came his way when he appeared onstage with Hannelore Kalin (b. 1939) as a yodeller. In 1979, both were chosen as East Germany's most successful yodelling duo.

Hertel stood on the stage all together more than 60 years and published eleven studio albums.

Eberhard Hertel was a German singer who was known for Volkstümliche Musik( = a modern popular derivation of the traditional Volksmusik genre of German-speaking regions).

His musical career began in 1976 at a talent contest called Heitere Premiere ("Cheerful Premiere").

In 1996, Hertel, along with his daughter, released the joint single Kleine Fische werden groß ("Little Fish Get Big"), a cover version of Vader Abraham's "Als je weggaat", in which he sings about his daughter's early love, and the dread of her leaving her girlhood home.