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Norbert Daum | |
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| Born | (1948-09-06)6 September 1948 (age 77) |
| Occupations | Musicconductor,composer |
| Years active | 1965 – present |
Norbert Daum (born 6 September 1948) is an Austrian musician and conductor.[1] He often works withRalph Siegel. Daum conducted entries in 7 years of theEurovision Song Contest, during 1979–1994.[1]
Daum was born inBraunau am Inn. He studied the violin, guitar, and piano as well as composition and conducting. Between 1965 and 1971, he was a member of the beat band The Substitutes. Since 1971, Daum has lived inMunich, where he met composer and producerRalph Siegel, for whom he wrote orchestrations in countless productions. As a freelancer, Daum wrote more than 3000 orchestrations and worked with numerous artists in all genres, varying from crossover and outright classical music to German folk music and with artists such asVicky Leandros,Karel Gott,Demis Roussos, and Die Jungen Tenöre. He arrangedGilbert Bécaud’s 1985 French chart success ‘Desiree’. He also worked in film and television music.
Daum is probably best remembered as one of the conductors at theEurovision Song Contest, where he conducted a total of seven entries (five years forGermany and two forLuxembourg). He conducted the entries for Eurovision in1979,1980,1982,1985,1992,1993 and1994.[1] In 1982 he had the honour of conducting the winning entry for Germany that year, which was sung byNicole. With the exception of 1993, all the other ones which Daum conducted were all written by Siegel.
