Birth name Frank Sorgatz Occupation(s) Composerkeyboardist Albums Forever Young | Also known as Maelstrom Years active 1982–1987 | |
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Frank Sorgatz (born 26 October 1961), known as Frank Mertens, is a German keyboardist and composer. He is a former member of the German synthpop group Alphaville.
After he left Alphaville in December 1984, Mertens founded the group "Lonely Boys" with Matine Lille (real name: Martina Richter) and Felix Lille (real name: Felix Schulte).
In 1991, Mertens moved to Paris where he studied art (self study) in order to complete his project "Maelstrom" and back to Cologne, Germany in 1996.
Songs
Forever YoungForever Young · 1984
Big in JapanForever Young · 1984
Sounds Like a MelodyForever Young · 1984
References
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