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Christopher Franke

1953 - Today

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Christopher Franke, born 6 April, 1953, is best known as a German pioneer of electronic music and a Hollywood composer for film and television. While Franke was a member of the group Tangerine Dream from 1970 to 1987, he was one of the first musicians to use an analog sequencer on stage. The first Tangerine Dream album, Franke dominantly used the sequencer on, was Phaedra, especially on the opening track. This album introduced hypnotic, driving sequencer lines and became a notable and influential release, paving the way for the classic Tangerine Dream style and the whole Berlin school sound. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Christopher Franke is the 1,827th most popular musician (down from 1,669th in 2019), the 5,302nd most popular biography from Germany (down from 5,050th in 2019) and the 96th most popular German Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Christopher Franke ranks 1,827 out of 3,175. Before him are Magic Slim, Carey Bell, George Gruntz, Bill Black, Tadd Dameron, and Tobias Sammet. After him are Jimmy Garrison, Toshio Masuda, Utada Hikaru, Bobby Hutcherson, Pino Palladino, and Bootsy Collins.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Christopher Franke ranks 439. Before him are Jocelerme Privert, Glykeria, Ljupčo Jordanovski, Ma Jian, Nikolai Budarin, and Ella Pamfilova. After him are Alister McGrath, Bernard Tchoullouyan, Paweł Janas, Yekta Uzunoglu, Lucinda Williams, and Peter Garrett.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Christopher Franke ranks 5,305 out of 7,253. Before him are Walter Giller (1927), Johannes Schaaf (1933), Katharine Cornell (1893), Tomer Sisley (1974), Helga Niessen Masthoff (1941), and Tobias Sammet (1977). After him are Josef Streb (1912), Curt Siodmak (1902), George Engelmann (1809), Arnold Bode (1900), Peter Struck (1943), and Alfred Braun (1888).

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Among MUSICIANS In Germany

Among musicians born in Germany, Christopher Franke ranks 96. Before him are Nick Menza (1964), Matthias Reim (1957), Shantel (1968), Christoph Brüx (1965), Marius Müller-Westernhagen (1948), and Tobias Sammet (1977). After him are Alva Noto (1965), Mille Petrozza (1967), Stefan Schwarzmann (1965), Paul Kalkbrenner (1977), Uli Kusch (1967), and Rick J. Jordan (1968).

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