Overview
- His daughter Natalie confirmed to dpa that he died on Saturday in Munich at age 95, and no cause was reported.
- Howard Carpendale posted a detailed Instagram remembrance of their three-decade partnership, calling Weidenfeld a coach and strategist.
- Matthias Reim, managed and advised by Weidenfeld through 2024, credited him as the architect of his comeback in statements to Bild.
- Weidenfeld began at Radio Luxemburg in the mid-1960s, moved to EMI Electrola where he secured Carpendale’s first record deal, and later established his own office in Munich.
- The Cologne-born manager also produced records, directed concert shows, wrote lyrics and books, worked with Udo Jürgens, Peter Kraus, Rex Gildo and Abi Ofarim, and received the LEA lifetime award in 2017.