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Silver Convention were a studio group was created by Munich-based producers Silvester Levay and Michael Kunze.
After scoring a UK hit in 1975 with "Save Me", they went on to reach number 1 in the USA with "Fly, Robin, Fly" (which the lyrically consisted of "Fly robin fly, up in to the sky"). The international fame persuaded the duo to audition some female singers to adopt the Silver Convention name and the lucky trio were Linda Thompson (ex-Les Humphries Singers), Ramona Wulf (formerly a solo artist) and Gertrude Münzner (Penny McLean). This ‘second generation’ Silver Convention proved more than a match for their anonymous studio counterparts and achieved transatlantic Top 10 success with the infectious "Get Up And Boogie (That's Right)", one of the most distinctive disco numbers of the period. Silver Convention, along with Boney M were considered ambassadors of German disco music abroad. They performed at infamous clubs like Studio 54 in New York and Palace in Paris. A significant line-up change followed with the departure of Thompson, replaced by Rhonda Heath. Further minor hits followed including "Save the last dance forme", "Thank you Mr D.J." and "Tiger Baby" until the group quietly disbanded in the late '70s. In recent years, Michael Kunze has been working with Jim Steinman on a number of theatrical musical projects. - from various online
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