Peter Orloff

Peter Orloff (born 12 March 1944, Lemgo) is a German schlager singer, composer, producer, and songwriter. He had more than a dozen hit singles in West Germany in the 1960s and 1970s.

Background

Orloff was connected with the publishing company Magazine Music. The director was Wilfried Achterfield. Orloff was the composer and producer for the company's subsidiary, Xanadu Music.

Producer

Orloff did a lot of production work with Bernd Clüver throughout the 1970s into the early 1980s. Orloff and Stefan Klinkhammer co-produced the single, "Then He Kissed Me" for the group Ebony. It was released in Germany on Aladin 1C 006-32 779 in 1978.

Record labels

Orloff founded the Aladin and Troja Records labels. He also founded the production company Peter Orloff GmbH & Co. KG.

Aladin

Mandrake was a German disco, group that was made up of both black and white members. They were an immediate hit for Xanadu Publishing, the division that Orloff produced for. Xanadu was founded in March, 1977. One of Mandrake's members was Sheyla Bonnick aka Sheila Bonnique. Other members Otis Lee, Ricci Hohlt and Don Adams. were Two singles they recorded for the Aladin label were, "It's the Time for Us" bw "Disco Magic" and "Ain't Nobody's Business" bw "C'Est La Vie". Both of them released in 1977.