Frank Schöbel

Frank Schöbel (born 11 December 1942, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany) is a German musician.

He was one of the most successful pop singers in socialist East Germany (GDR), and has continued to perform even after German reunification.

Schöbel was invited as the first East German pop singer to appear in West Germany.

Schöbel joined at the opening ceremony of the 1974 FIFA World Cup in West Germany as a representative of the GDR in the Frankfurter Waldstadion.

Frank Schöbel was married to the actress and singer Chris Doerk, with whom he often performed in the 1960s and 1970s, and later to Aurora Lacasa.

Frank Schöbel (center) giving autographs in January 1980.