German pop and schlager Rolf Peter Knigge, known professionally as Tony Holiday,
was born on 24 February 1951 in Hamburg, Germany. He turned to schlager music in
the mid-1970s and, in 1974, signed a record contract with Hans Bertram, who gave
him his stage name. His initial singles did not achieve significant success, but
his breakthrough came in 1977 with "Tanze Samba mit Mir" ("Dance the Samba With
Me"), a German cover of Raffaella Carrà's "A far l'amore comincia tu." The song
peaked at number four on the German music charts and reached the top 20 in
Austria. He released severa...