Howard Victor Carpendale (born January 14, 1946 in Durban, South Africa) is a
pop singer and composer from Germany with South African roots. Howard Carpendale
took his first musical steps in the mid-1960s as a beat singer in South Africa.
He came to Europe in 1966 and later to Germany. Howard Carpendale celebrated his
first success in 1968 with the German Beatles cover "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" from
the album Ich Geb Mir Selbst 'ne Party. The singer enjoyed his most successful
period in the 1970s and 1980s. His biggest hits fall into this phase: "Das
Schöne Mädchen Von Seite 1" (1970 ...