Modern Talking is one of the most popular musical duos, founded in 1983 by Thomas Anders. Their songs, especially “You’re My Heart, You’re My Soul” and “Cheri Cheri Lady”, quickly won the charts and the hearts of listeners, bringing them crowds of fans all over the world. Despite the huge furore and constant interest, after 4 years they ended their career and disappeared from the stage. Apparently, the second artist’s wife was behind the decision to disband the band. What was it really like?
She was the first wife of Thomas Anders. When they got married, they had only known each other for a year
Shortly after starting cooperation with Bohlen, Anders met the daughter of a wealthy broker, Nora Balling, with whom he fell head over heels in love. She also reciprocated his feelings and they quickly became inseparable. Initially, the singer’s beloved supported him in his career, cheering him on in his successes and on his way to the top. She became the apple of his eye, and in interviews he called her his muse. After just a year of dating, they decided to get married, although many advised them against this rush. However, they were madly in love with each other and saw no reason to hold off on this decision. Initially, it seemed that they were a harmonious and well-matched duo, but soon the situation began to change dramatically.
It’s no secret that Balling was jealous of her husband’s fame, especially the attention he received from other women. Although his friends noticed this problem and told him about her various, often disturbing behaviors, he seemed to see no problem in it and justified it all with his boundless love. He was so blindly fascinated by her that after the wedding he even took her surname, and a huge chain with her name began to decorate his neck, which he called his talisman. This, as it later turned out, did not bring him happiness, but ruin.
Anders’ beloved caused him a quarrel with Dieter Bohlen. This led to the breakup of Modern Talking
When Balling became Anders’ wife, she also began to interfere in his career development and professional decisions, and soon afterwards he officially appointed her as his new manager. Bohlen did not hide that he was against it and tried to explain to him that it was unhealthy to mix work and private life. The bitterness overflowed only when the woman started trying to take over the team. This led to the first serious conflicts in the duo, as a result of which Anders’ wife began to encourage him to start a career as a soloist. At that time, ending cooperation with Bohlen was out of the question, because the group was contractually obliged to the label. Despite this, the tension was constantly growing, and the last months of their activities together were extremely stormy.
There was no end to gossip and speculation not only in the industry, but also in the colorful press. There were plenty of articles about Balling and Anders’ relationship, suggesting that the woman had completely cornered him and was constantly controlling his every move. It cannot be denied that it looked like this, because she was with him both at music video recordings and concerts, as well as during industry events and interviews. Usually, the musician didn’t even speak, and it was she who answered journalists’ questions, which quickly caused him to become a henpecked person.
Modern Talking fans hung dogs on it. After a few years, Anders and Balling divorced
The conflict between Anders’ wife and Bohlen was growing from month to month, and it was supposedly that in 1987, just after the expiry of the contract, the band officially suspended its artistic activities and each of the musicians decided to go their own way. Fans were devastated by the news of their idols’ professional breakup and left no stone unturned in blaming Balling. – You accuse her of everything possible, and she is not at all a wild devil, dragon or curse. Then I wouldn’t have married her – her vocalist, and as a sign of faith in her good intentions, he entrusted her with managing his solo career, which, as we know, was not successful.
Under the influence of his beloved, Anders changed not only as an artist, but also as a person. He moved away from his previous friends and devoted his free time to exploring the topic of spiritualism and parapsychology. Ultimately, due to constant scandals, the couple left for the United States, where Balling hoped to develop his career. However, there was no success in the music industry overseas, and subsequent failures began to cause tensions and misunderstandings between them. This eventually led to their separation, which they announced in 1995.
Apparently, Balling hoped to save the marriage and unsuccessfully tried to reach an agreement with her husband, but he began to notice what had previously seemed natural to him in the relationship. Their contacts cooled down, especially since less than a few months after breaking up with his wife, Anders met Claudia Hess, who completely turned his head. It was because of his new sympathy that he finally decided to divorce. This was finalized only at the end of the 1990s, because the musician’s first wife made this matter difficult for him for a long time. Just a year earlier, Modern Talking announced the reactivation of their career, but they did not manage to return to their former glory and after 5 years their definitive end came.
Source: Gazeta
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