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[[caption-width-right:300:Thomas Anders (left) and Dieter Bohlen (right)]]



* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: On the first album, "There's Too Much Blue in Missing You" has Dieter Bohlen singing the song.

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* HellBentForLeatherHellBentForLeather: Their second stint (1998-2003) saw them exchange their colorful fashion from the '80s from all-black leather ensembles.



* [[SharpDressedMan Sharp Dressed Men]]: Their album "Back for Good" features Anders and Bohlen respectively wearing white and black suits.

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Their album "Back for Good" features Anders and Bohlen respectively wearing white and black suits.



* StockFootage: ''Film/OnceUponATimeInAmerica'' features heavily in the music video of "Brother Louie".
** In fact, a handful of their music videos feature stock footage.

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* StockFootage: ''Film/OnceUponATimeInAmerica'' features heavily in the music video of VideoFullOfFilmClips: The "Brother Louie".
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* WeAllLiveInAmerica: One of the music videos, "Last Exit To Brooklyn".
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* {{Europop}}: Eurodisco in their first stint, Europop in their second stint.

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* {{Europop}}: Eurodisco in their first stint, Europop Eurodance in their second stint.

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* {{Eurobeat}}: Their second stint.

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* {{Eurobeat}}: Their EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: On the first album, "There's Too Much Blue in Missing You" has Dieter Bohlen singing the song.
** The first music video to "You're My Heart You're My Soul" features Bohlen before his mullet.
* {{Europop}}: Eurodisco in their first stint, Europop in their
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* IntercourseWithYou: Some of their songs do fall into this, including "Sexy, Sexy Lover".
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* ManInWhite: Anders wears a white suit on the album of "Back for Good".

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* GogglesDoSomethingUnusual: The man present in the "You're My Heart, You're My Soul '98" video entered a series of clubs around the world with the goggles while the song was playing.



* IdiosyncraticWipes: "Juliet" has plenty of transitional wipes for some reason, most of them being stars and a predominantly gold-ish flashing light.



* TheStinger: In the music video to "You Can Win if You Want", both Anders and Bohlen leave the film set of the music video and drive off in separate cars. Bohlen does so after signing an autograph for a fangirl.

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In the music video to "You Can Win if You Want", both Anders and Bohlen leave the film set of the music video and drive off in separate cars. Bohlen does so after signing an autograph for a fangirl.fangirl.
** The music video to "You're My Heart, You're My Soul '98" shows the man getting out of the booth with the song over... [[HereWeGoAgain while another enters moments before the music video ends]].



* AWildRapperAppears: During the duo's second stint together, rapper Eric Singleton made several appearances, notably on the remixed hits of Modern Talking songs.

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* AWildRapperAppears: During the duo's second stint together, rapper Eric Singleton made several appearances, notably on the remixed hits and Maxi single versions of Modern Talking songs.
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* AfterTheEnd: Implied in the music video to "Don't Take Away My Heart".
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* TheStinger: In the music video to "You Can Win if You Want", both Anders and Bohlen leave the film set of the music video and drive off in separate cars. Bohlen does so after signing an autograph for a fangirl.
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* IHaveManyNames: Initially during the first run, Dieter Bohlen went under the aliases of Steve Benson (who 'wrote' "You're My Heart, You're My Soul") and Ryan Simmons early on.
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* PerpetualSmiler: Virtually most of their albums in their second run feature both or at least one of them smiling.
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* CoolCar: Some of the cars featured in their music videos include a Porsche, a Jaguar, a Cadillac, a Mercedes Benz convertible, a Ford Mustang and a Limousine, to name a few.
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* BadassLongcoat: Relatively common during their second stint.

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* BadassLongcoat: Relatively common uncommon during their second stint.

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* BadassLongcoat: Relatively common during their second stint.
* {{Eurobeat}}: Their second stint.



* PepTalkSong: "Win the Race" is full of this trope.



** When you watch any of their music videos in the second stint, expect to see either one of them in a suit.




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* YouAreNotAlone: In fact, it's one of their titled songs.
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* LoveIsACrime: "In 100 Years" implies that love will be illegal by then.

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* ManInWhite: Thomas Anders wears a white suit on the album of "Back for Good".
* [[SharpDressedMan Sharp Dressed Men]]: Their album "Back for Good" features Thomas and Dieter respectively wearing white and black suits.

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* LongHairedPrettyBoy: Anders, during the first stint.
* ManInWhite: Thomas Anders wears a white suit on the album of "Back for Good".
* [[SharpDressedMan Sharp Dressed Men]]: Their album "Back for Good" features Thomas Anders and Dieter Bohlen respectively wearing white and black suits.suits.
* SillyLoveSongs: They have a good list of songs that fall under this trope; "You're My Heart, You're My Soul", "Cheri, Cheri Lady", "Atlantis is Calling"...


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** In fact, a handful of their music videos feature stock footage.
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* AWildRapperAppears: During the band's second stint together, Eric Singleton made several appearances, notably on the remixed hits of Modern Talking songs.

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* AWildRapperAppears: During the band's duo's second stint together, rapper Eric Singleton made several appearances, notably on the remixed hits of Modern Talking songs.
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* AWildRapperAppears: During the band's second stint together, Eric Singleton made several appearances, notably on the remixed hits of Modern Talking songs.
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* SignatureSong: "You're My Heart, You're My Soul", "You Can Win If You Want", "Cheri, Cheri Lady", "Brother Louie", "Atlantis is Calling" and "Geronimo's Cadillac" are the band's most-known songs.

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* ManInWhite: Thomas Anders wears a white suit on the album of "Back for Good".
* [[SharpDressedMan Sharp Dressed Men]]: Their album "Back for Good" features Thomas and Dieter respectively wearing white and black suits.
* SignatureSong: "You're My Heart, You're My Soul", "You Can Win If You Want", "Cheri, Cheri Lady", "Brother Louie", "Atlantis is Calling" and "Geronimo's Cadillac" are the band's most-known songs.



* TakeOffYourClothes: ''Sexy Sexy Lover''.

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* TakeOffYourClothes: ''Sexy "Sexy Sexy Lover''.Lover".


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%% * ItaloDisco: Their first incarnation.
%% * TakeOffYourClothes: ''Sexy Sexy Lover''.
%% * WeAllLiveInAmerica: One of the music videos, "Last Exit To Brooklyn".

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%% * StockFootage: ''Film/OnceUponATimeInAmerica'' features heavily in the music video of "Brother Louie".
* TakeOffYourClothes: ''Sexy Sexy Lover''.
%% * WeAllLiveInAmerica: One of the music videos, "Last Exit To Brooklyn".

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German pop duo consisting of Thomas Anders and Dieter Bohlen, formed in 1984, disbanded in 1987, before reuniting from 1998-2003, remixing some of the most successful hits from their original run like ''You're My Heart, You're My Soul'' and ''Brother Louie'', and regaining their popularity as Germany's top music group.

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German pop duo consisting of Thomas Anders and Dieter Bohlen, formed in 1984, disbanded in 1987, before reuniting from 1998-2003, remixing some of the most successful hits from their original run like ''You're "You're My Heart, You're My Soul'' Soul" and ''Brother Louie'', "Brother Louie", and regaining their popularity as Germany's top music group.



* EightiesHair: By god, Bohlen's mullet in the 80's is a good contender for that.
* ArousedByTheirVoice: Thomas Anders.
* HellBentForLeather
* ItaloDisco: Their first incarnation.
* TakeOffYourClothes: ''Sexy Sexy Lover''.
* WeAllLiveInAmerica: One of the music videos, ''Last Exit To Brooklyn''.

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* EightiesHair: By god, Bohlen's mullet in the 80's is a good contender for that.
* ArousedByTheirVoice: Thomas Anders.
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* EightiesHair: By god, Bohlen's mullet in the 80's is a good contender for that.



* LiveEpisode: The band mostly performed live, for example on The Dome, and the Silvesterparty.


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* ItaloDisco: Their second incarnation.

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* ItaloDisco: Their second first incarnation.
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* TakeOffYourClothes

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* TakeOffYourClothesTakeOffYourClothes: ''Sexy Sexy Lover''.
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* LiveEpisode: The band mostly performed live, for example on The Dome, held every time at a different music event, and the Silvesterparty to greet in the new millennium.

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* LiveEpisode: The band mostly performed live, for example on The Dome, held every time at a different music event, and the Silvesterparty to greet in the new millennium.Silvesterparty.



* WeAllLiveInAmerica: One of the music videos, ''Last Exit To Brooklyn'', was filmed in New York City, hence the name, and was set during a wild party in the underground subway station, with Singleton rapping out popular American culture.

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* WeAllLiveInAmerica: One of the music videos, ''Last Exit To Brooklyn'', was filmed in New York City, hence the name, and was set during a wild party in the underground subway station, with Singleton rapping out popular American culture.Brooklyn''.
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German pop duo consisting of Thomas Anders and Dieter Bohlen, formed in 1984, disbanded in 1987, before reuniting from 1998-2003, remixing some of the most successful hits from their original run like ''You're My Heart, You're My Soul'' and ''Brother Louie''.

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German pop duo consisting of Thomas Anders and Dieter Bohlen, formed in 1984, disbanded in 1987, before reuniting from 1998-2003, remixing some of the most successful hits from their original run like ''You're My Heart, You're My Soul'' and ''Brother Louie''.
Louie'', and regaining their popularity as Germany's top music group.


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* HellBentForLeather
* ItaloDisco: Their second incarnation.
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A few years after the group split up again, Bohlen was the subject of an animated film called ''Dieter: Der Film'', with Bohlen narrating and his cartoon self voiced by Bertram Hiese. The film focuses on Bohlen's career in music and personal life, with Anders also making an appearance.

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A few years after the group split up again, Bohlen was the subject of an animated film called ''Dieter: Der Film'', with Bohlen narrating and his cartoon self voiced by Bertram Hiese. The film focuses on Bohlen's career in music and personal life, with Anders also making an appearance.appearance.

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*ArousedByTheirVoice: Thomas Anders.
*LiveEpisode: The band mostly performed live, for example on The Dome, held every time at a different music event, and the Silvesterparty to greet in the new millennium.
*TakeOffYourClothes
*WeAllLiveInAmerica: One of the music videos, ''Last Exit To Brooklyn'', was filmed in New York City, hence the name, and was set during a wild party in the underground subway station, with Singleton rapping out popular American culture.
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A few years after the group split up again, Bohlen was the subject of an animated film called Dieter: Der Film, with Bohlen narrating and his cartoon self voiced by Bertram Hiese. The film focuses on Bohlen's career in music and personal life, with Anders also making an appearance.

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A few years after the group split up again, Bohlen was the subject of an animated film called Dieter: ''Dieter: Der Film, Film'', with Bohlen narrating and his cartoon self voiced by Bertram Hiese. The film focuses on Bohlen's career in music and personal life, with Anders also making an appearance.
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German pop duo consisting of Thomas Anders and Dieter Bohlen, formed in 1984, disbanded in 1987, before reuniting from 1998-2003, remixing some of the most successful hits from their original run like ''You're My Heart, You're My Soul'' and ''Brother Louie''.

An African-American rapper, Eric Singleton, occasionally appeared in some of their music videos.

A few years after the group split up again, Bohlen was the subject of an animated film called Dieter: Der Film, with Bohlen narrating and his cartoon self voiced by Bertram Hiese. The film focuses on Bohlen's career in music and personal life, with Anders also making an appearance.

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