The German dance-pop duo
Modern Talking was formed in Berlin in early 1983 by
Dieter Bohlen, then a composer and producer employed by the Intersong label; teaming with vocalist Thomas Anders, they soon began work on their first single, 1984's "You're My Heart, You're My Soul." Modern Talking's debut LP, succinctly titled The First Album, followed a year later on the heels of their second single, "You Can Win If You Want; " the duo's sophomore effort,
Let's Talk About Love, appeared in late 1985, launching the smash "Cheri Cheri Lady." With 1986's
Ready for Romance,
Modern Talking scored their biggest hit with "Brother Louie; " however, after 1986's
In the Middle of Nowhere tensions between
Bohlen and
Anders reached their boiling point, and following the release of their fifth LP,
Romantic Warriors,
Bohlen assembled a new project,
Blue System. The final
Modern Talking album,
In the Garden of Venus, appeared posthumously at the end of 1987, after which
Anders mounted a solo career. In 1998 he and
Bohlen reunited for a new
Modern Talking album,
Back for Good. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide