Pop Giants - Wolfgang Petry - The years with you
18 million records sold, countless awards and sold-out stadium tours - Wolfgang Petry is one of the most successful musicians in Germany. "Pop Giants" reviews the highlights of his career.
Wolfgang Petry's meteoric career began in 1976 with the song "Summer in the City". Years later, the musician can look back on many impressive successes: his album "Alles" has sold almost three million copies, and with over a million units sold, "The Longest Single in the World" is one of the best-selling German-language hits of all time. Hits like "Wahnsinn" and "Love, Lost, Forget, Forgive" inspire Petry's loyal fan base and sold-out tours take him through the country's biggest stadiums. In 2006, Wolfgang Petry retired from the music business - until he conquered number one in the charts in 2015 with his comeback album "Brandneu". In 2017 Wolfgang Petry surprises with his "Pete Wolf Band" project and shows a whole new facet. He is fulfilling a dream by recording his first English language album entitled Happy Man. Wool fans can also be happy, because they can experience a piece of Wolfgang Petry up close in a completely different but special way. With the feel-good musical "Wahnsinn!" Wolfgang Petry manages to stage the world's first hit party musical with his songs. But that's not all, because with the hit comeback album "Genau Now" Wolfgang starts exactly where he left off 13 years ago. Every song, every text is 100 percent Wolfgang Petry. And viewers can look forward to 100 percent Wolfgang Petry, combined with emotional stories and lots of music, in the music documentary "Pop Giganten - Die Jahre mit Dir!".
Wolfgang Petry speaks exclusively about his life and the background of his career. His son Achim gives insights into his father's life. Producers Helmuth Rüssmann and René Lipps, who have accompanied Wolfgang Petry's successes since the 1990s, show how they work in the studio. In addition, his manager and longtime friend Christian Wolf, Daniela Katzenberger, Lucas Cordalis, Jürgen Drews, Jürgen Milski, Silvia Wollny and Natascha Ochsenknecht have their say and describe their impressions and experiences with Wolfgang Petry and his music.