ROLF SOJA

Born: April 23rd, 1947, Soest (West Germany)

Died: October 9th, 2018, Muskoka Lakes, Ontario (Canada)

Nationality: German

In due course, the short impression below will be replaced with a more extensive career overview

BIOGRAPHY

 

In the 1970s, Rolf Soja worked in Hamburg, West Germany, as a composer, arranger, and record producer. With lyricist Frank Dostal, he was responsible for all international hits of Spanish duo Baccara, including ‘Yes Sir, I Can Boogie’ and ‘Sorry I’m A Lady’ (both from 1977). Besides composing film music, Soja also wrote songs for Claude François, Hildegard Knef, Nana Mouskouri, and Waterloo & Robinson. In 1977, he composed a song which participated in the Yamaha World Popular Song Festival in Tokyo, Japan. Rolf Soja moved to Canada in the 1980s, passinga way in Muskoka Lakes in 2018.

EUROVISION SONG CONTEST

Rolf Soja composed and conducted a Eurovision entry for Luxembourg on two occasions. In 1978, he came up with ‘Parlez-vous français’, with which Baccara failed to impress on the Eurovision stage in Paris. Eight years later, in 1986, Soja was more successful with a Canadian singer, Sherisse Laurence, who sang his ‘L’amour de ma vie’. This entry finished 3rd behind Sandra Kim (Belgium) and Daniela Simons (Switzerland).

EUROVISION INVOLVEMENT YEAR BY YEAR

1978 Paris

Country – Luxembourg

Song title – "Parlez-vous français?"

Rendition – Baccara (Mayté Mateos / María Mendiola)

Lyrics – Frank Dostal / Peter Zentner

Composition – Rolf Soja

Studio arrangement – Rolf Soja

Live orchestration – Rolf Soja

Conductor – Rolf Soja

Score – 7th place (73 votes)

1986 Bergen

Country – Luxembourg

Song title – "L'amour de ma vie"

Rendition – Sherisse Laurence

Lyrics – Frank Dostal / Alain Garcia

Composition – Rolf Soja

Studio arrangement – Rolf Soja

Live orchestration – Rolf Soja

Conductor – Rolf Soja

Score – 3rd place (117 votes)