Birth name Gertrude Wirschinger Occupation(s) Singer, author Labels Ariola, Jupiter | Also known as Barbra Münzer Years active 1960s-1980s Record label Ariola Records | |
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Associated acts Barbra & Helmut, Tony & Liza & Penny, Silver Convention Albums Midnight Explosion, Lady Bump, Get Up and Boogie, Save Me, Penny, Best of Penny McLean Music group Silver Convention (1974 – 1979) Genres Soul music, Pop music, Disco Similar Ramona Wulf, Linda G Thompson, Jackie Carter, Sue McCloskey, Tina Charles | ||
Penny McLean (born Gertrude Wirschinger) is an Austrian born solo singer who had some hits on her own as well as with the seventies disco band Silver Convention. She is most remembered for her million seller "Lady Bump". She is also an author.
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Early life
She was born Gertrude Wirschinger in Klagenfurt, Austria.
Music career
In the early 1970s she was part of the duo Barbra & Helmut. They released "Hideaway" bw "Stop" on the Telefunken label in 1972. Late she was a member of the trio Tony & Liza & Penny. In 1973, they released a single on the Ariola label, "Öffne Die Tür (Light Up The Fire)" bw "Der Fremde". By the mid-70s, she was a member of Silver Convention, a group that also included Linda G. Thompson and Ramona Wulf. They had hits with "Save me" and "Fly, Robin, Fly". Around mid 1976, McLean left Silver Convention. She was replaced by Zenda Jacks. In October 1976, her single "Devil Eyes" was released on the Ariola label. Around July 1978, her album The Best of Penny McLean was released on Jupiter Records. By late 1980, she was on the Teldec label roster.
Hits
Her hit "Lady Bump" sold in the millions. She also had hits with "1-2-3-4-Fire", "Dance, Bunny, Honey, Honey, Dance" and more.
"Lady Bump"
By November 1975, the track bw "The Lady Bumps On" was rated # 14 in the New York discos. In January 1976, it was #8 on the Cash box pop singles charts. In July 1976, "Lady Bump" #7 in Australia's 2S Music Survey. The single itself sold 3 million copies.
Author
As a popular author, she has written on spiritual and numerology matters. Some of the books she has written are Lass los, was dich festhält. Von der Kunst, du selbst zu sein, Numerologie und Schicksal. Ihr Leben ist berechenbar and Schattenspringer - Ein Jacobsweg der Seele.
Songs
Lady BumpLady Bump · 1975
1-2-3-4 Fire!Lady Bump · 1975
Dance - Bunny Honey - DanceMidnight Explosion · 1978