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Oliver Shanti

1948 - 2016

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Oliver Shanti (16 November 1948), also known as Oliver Serano-Alve, is a New Age musician, best known for his work with the bands "Inkarnation" and "Oliver Shanti & Friends". After having attempted suicide during his pre-trial custody, In 2009, Shanti was sentenced to a 6-year and 10 months prison term in Germany having been convicted on charges of child sexual abuse. The remainder of "Oliver Shanti & Friends" continued performing and recording as "Existence", with another "Inkarnation" co-founder Margot Reisinger replacing Shanti. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Oliver Shanti is the 1,350th most popular musician (down from 1,276th in 2019), the 4,539th most popular biography from Germany (down from 4,446th in 2019) and the 70th most popular German Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Oliver Shanti ranks 1,350 out of 3,175. Before him are Geddy Lee, Terry Bozzio, Kygo, Michel Camilo, Harry James, and Joseph Woelfl. After him are Bruce Johnston, Jason Bonham, Marin Alsop, Pepe Romero, Mary Lou Williams, and Paco Peña.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Oliver Shanti ranks 444. Before him are Chris Mulkey, Yossi Beilin, Sergey Lebedev, Eliyahu Rips, Franciszek Smuda, and Alex Ribeiro. After him are Banjō Ginga, Eddie Meduza, Big John Studd, Donald Fagen, Ernst Jean-Joseph, and José Luis Capón. Among people deceased in 2016, Oliver Shanti ranks 331. Before him are Anatoli Ilyin, Lasse Mårtenson, Carlo Monti, Rudy Van Gelder, Heinrich Schiff, and William Trevor. After him are Benoîte Groult, Solomon W. Golomb, Billy Paul, Anne Jackson, Teatao Teannaki, and Abdul Sattar Edhi.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Oliver Shanti ranks 4,542 out of 7,253. Before him are Markus Lüpertz (1941), Christoph Höhne (1941), Lukas Foss (1922), Johanna Magdalena of Saxe-Altenburg (1656), Helmut Dietl (1944), and Princess Leopoldine of Baden (1837). After him are Albrecht Thaer (1752), Walter Brack (1880), Gustav von Alvensleben (1803), Kurt Beck (1949), Wilhelm Kreis (1873), and Hedwig Dohm (1831).

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Among MUSICIANS In Germany

Among musicians born in Germany, Oliver Shanti ranks 70. Before him are Elly Ney (1882), Eberhard Weber (1940), Manfred Eicher (1943), Klaus Doldinger (1936), Jaki Liebezeit (1938), and Sven Väth (1964). After him are Christian Ferdinand Abel (1682), Ralph Siegel (1945), Jörg Michael (1963), Markus Grosskopf (1965), Peter Brötzmann (1941), and Georg Kulenkampff (1898).

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