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- Birth nameGert Franz Alexander Krawinkel
- Gert 'Kralle' Krawinkel was born on April 21, 1947 in Wilhelmshaven, Germany. He was an actor and composer, known for Bio-Dome (1996), Il Divo (2008) and Private School (1983). He was married to Monika Kölling. He died on February 16, 2014 in Cuxhaven, Lower Saxony, Germany.
- SpouseMonika Kölling(? - February 16, 2014) (his death)
- Member of Trio.
- When Trio was on a creative break in 1984, he collaborated with Marius Müller-Westernhagen, playing lead guitar in his band. He was featured on his album "Die Sonne so rot" ("The Sun So Red") and went on his Westernhagen album tour in Germany. In 1986, Trio broke up for good.
- In 1979, he teamed up with his former bandmate Stephan Remmler in an attempt to get back into the commercial music business. After intensive rehearsals, they formed the band Trio with drummer Peter Behrens.
- His ashes rest in the Baltic Sea .
- In 1998, Krawinkel got an entry in the Guinness Book of Records by riding the longest distance from Seville to Hamburg by horse.
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