Peter Plate

Peter Plate (born 1 July 1967) is a German musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. Between 1991 and 2012, he was the keyboardist and occasional vocalist of Rosenstolz, a German pop duo that had chart hits in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

Early life

Peter Plate was born on 1 July 1967 in New Delhi, where his grandfather was a diplomat, and came to Germany at the age of three, spending his childhood first in Hamburg and then in Goslar. He learnt to play the electronic organ during his youth and wrote a musical with friends at the age of 17. As a young adult, he moved to Braunschweig, where he did his civilian service in a retirement home. While living in Braunschweig, he became a student of social pedagogy, but did not complete his studies, and was also a member of a short-lived band. In December 1990, he moved with his partner Ulf Leo Sommer to Berlin, where he found a job in a hair salon.

Music career

1991–2012: Rosenstolz

Plate met singer AnNa R. shortly after moving to Berlin. They got together to write songs, performing them at local venues as pop duo Rosenstolz. The duo were soon discovered by record producer Tom Müller, after which they were able to work on studio albums and develop their fanbase. Over Rosenstolz's two-decade history, the duo released 12 studio albums, 4 live albums and over 40 singles and achieved chart success in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Five of Rosenstolz's studio albums went to No. 1 in the German albums chart. The duo split up at the end of 2012, but left open the possibility of a future reunion.