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Boris Bukowski (born 25 May 1946) is an Austrian musician, drummer and composer. He had several chart hits in the 1980s in continental Europe, above all in the German-dominant countries. He continues to play live to this day in the latter countries.[1]
Early life
[edit]Bukowski was born in Gleisdorf, Styria, and grew up in Ilz near Graz, Austria. As a child on a family vacation in Croatia, then Yugoslavia, he saw a band drummer and developed a fascination for the instrument.
Music career & Austro-Pop
[edit]He became a member of a number of smaller Styrian bands in the early 1960s. Playing the drums, he joined the band Magic 69,[2] led by de:Günther Timischl (later the T in STS) in 1970, later renamed in Magic.[3] In a similar vein as Mick Jagger, who studied at London School of Economics while playing on the Rolling Stones, Bukowski studied at university to secure a "respected" job opportunity. In contrast to Jagger, however, he finished his studies with a Dr. jur. in 1974 at the University of Graz but kept that aspect secret in pop circles. With Magic and FBI Band Bukowski was part of a "transformative era in Austrian music history" after WWII setbacks and a more stifling era in the 1950s.[4]
After Magic disbanded in 1980, Bukowski started as a solo act[5]. Writing his own music, he released three studio albums between 1985 and 1989, at which point he had several chart-peaking songs in Austria, including Kokain[6] and Trag meine Liebe wie einen Mantel that did well in the German charts as well, which opened avenues for global cooperations.
In the late 1970s to the late 1990s, Bukowski ran a recording studio in Styria, where major tracks of Austro-Pop acts were recorded, including EAV, de:S.T.S. and others.[7] He is part of the Graz-based Austro-Pop wave of the 1980s, collaborating with, among others, Thomas Spitzer and de:Schiffkowitz.
In the recording sessions in Munich for Bukowski's third studio album, 100 Stunden am Tag, Tony Levin played the signature bass lines in, among others, the song Fandango. His latest album release is from 2017, which he is touring with in Europe as of 2026, playing with current mainstream Austrian acts such as Wanda.[8]
After a long break of 18 years, Bukowski released in 2017 his seventh studio album to great critical acclaim,[9] being featured in a special broadcast by Austria's Ö1 cultural radio show Spielräume.[10] In 2026, Bukowski's 80th birthday was celebrated by the same station with "Großes Interview", a big interview conducted by culture special reporter David Baldinger.[11]
Chart success
[edit]The single Kokain[12] remained 6 weeks in the Austrian charts, peaking at 18 in 1988, only topped by Trag Meine Liebe wie einen Mantel,[13] peaking at rank 6 the following year.[14]
| song name | chart appearance | peak position | # of weeks in charts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kokain | 15.02.1988 | 18 | 6 |
| Trag meine Liebe wie einen Mantel | 15.11.1989 | 6 | 9 |
| Fandango | 11.03.1990 | 10 | 10 |
| Ich bin müde | 20.10.1991 | 30 | 2 |
Bukowski greatest commercial success has been the album "100 Stunden am Tag" from 1989 with the hit single "Trag meine Liebe wie einen Mantel" and the Top-10 Hit "Fandango".
Discography
[edit]As solo artist, studio albums only:[15]
- Boris Bukowski (1985)
- Intensiv (1987)
- 100 Stunden am Tag (1989)
- Ganz stark im Kommen (1991)
- Gott ist eine Frau (1993)
- 6 (1999)
- Gibt's ein Leben vor dem Tod? (2017)
References
[edit]
- ↑ "Boris Bukowski". www.bukowski.at. Retrieved 2026-05-27.
- ↑ Breznikar, Klemen (2024-05-29). "Mashuun / Magic 69 | Underground Made In Styria". It's Psychedelic Baby Magazine. Retrieved 2026-05-29.
- ↑ "Boris Bukowski Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & M..." AllMusic. Retrieved 2026-05-29.
- ↑ Breznikar, Klemen (2024-05-29). "Mashuun / Magic 69 | Underground Made In Styria". It's Psychedelic Baby Magazine. Retrieved 2026-05-29.
- ↑ https://www.oeticket.com/artist/boris-bukowski/
- ↑ Ternai, Michael (2017-11-22). "„Der Song ‚Kokain' wird heuer vierzig Jahre alt" – BORIS BUKOWSKI im mica-Interview". mica - music austria (in German). Retrieved 2026-05-29.
- ↑ "Boris Bukowski". Discogs. Retrieved 2026-05-27.
- ↑ oe1.orf.at. "Boris Bukowskis großes Interview zum 80er | MO | 25 05 2026 | 22:05". oe1.orf.at (in German). Retrieved 2026-05-26.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ "Boris Bukowski: Everybody's Darling" (in German). 2022-11-19. Retrieved 2026-05-29.
- ↑ oe1.orf.at. "Zwei Steirer singen vom Leben und vom Tod | MO | 13 11 2017 | 17:30". oe1.orf.at (in German). Retrieved 2026-05-29.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ oe1.orf.at. "Boris Bukowskis großes Interview zum 80er | MO | 25 05 2026 | 22:05". oe1.orf.at (in German). Retrieved 2026-05-29.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ Magazine, Dork. Boris Bukowski — Boris Bukowski - Kokain (Music Video). Retrieved 2026-05-29 – via readdork.com.
- ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Boris Bukowski - Ab und zu". austriancharts.at. Archived from the original on 2021-02-12. Retrieved 2026-05-29.
- ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Boris Bukowski - Kokain". austriancharts.at. Archived from the original on 2020-03-07. Retrieved 2026-05-29.
- ↑ "Boris Bukowski". Discogs. Retrieved 2026-05-27.
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