Paso Doble is tagged as: ndw, 80s, german, neue deutsche welle, deutsch Paso Doble is a German NDW band that formed in 1983. Very popular in Germany, their songs Computerliebe, Herz An Herz and Fantasie have appeared on several Best of NDW/New Wave compilations. They are well known for their unique sound as well as their unusual style and choreography, which had a Spanish style to go with the bands name, Paso Doble being a style of Spanish dance. Career In 1979 Rale Oberpichler, a young singer who worked mainly as a background vocalist, wanted to go solo and was looking for a song writer met Frank Hieber, a Pianist, Keyboarder and composer who had worked with various groups and singers including Rio Reiser, Nena, DJ Bobo, and worked with Peter Schilling on his International Mega hit Major Tom (Coming Home). Together they formed Paso Doble. In 1985 they released their first single Computerliebe, which was debuted on the TV show “Extratour” and hit #1 on the charts for several weeks. They also had a very well received appearance on Hitparade in March of 1985. The first album they released was Fantasie and the title track also spent several weeks at #1. What would have been there second album, Versunkener Schatz, which they produced in 1986 was never released, although they did release 2 of the songs as singles Herz an Herz and M... Read More About Paso Doble Biography...  Send Paso Doble ringtones to your cell
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