Dortmund – Fire drama about the German Elvis!
Rock’n’Roll legend Ted Herold (79) and his wife Manuela (48) died in a fire in their rented apartment in Dortmund.
The fire broke out on Saturday at around 6.15 p.m. in the living room on the first floor. According to BILD information, Manuela was found dead there. The singer’s body was in the hallway. He is said to have died of smoke inhalation.
Ted Herold and his wife Manuela at the 2004 Frankfurt Opera Ball
The couple had been married since 2002. Manuela often went to his concerts as a fan. After the wedding they both lived in his house in Peine (Lower Saxony). They sold this about ten years ago and moved to Dortmund, one floor above his in-laws.
Music legend lived humbly
Neighbors report that Herold and his wife lived in seclusion. “I last saw Ted on Thursday. So he went to the waste paper container. He looked thin and bad. ”
The fire brigade quickly got the fire in the apartment building in Dortmund under control. For the couple, however, any help came too late
Financially, too, the singer, who started his career in 1958 with two Elvis cover versions, is said to have not gone well in the end. A neighbor: “In 2020 he sold his expensive Mercedes and has not had a car of his own since then. Ted used to drive his mother-in-law’s small car from time to time. “
Companion Peter Kraus in mourning
Peter Kraus (82), who started his music career at the same time, reacted sadly to the news of his death. The singer to BILD: “We had the same producer team. Ted should be the tough rock’n’roller, I the woman lull. “
Peter Kraus (r.) And Ted Herold started their careers at the same time, and it was here that they met in 1993
Their goals were also different. “Ted always wanted to be Elvis. He stayed in this role all his life. It was too one-sided for me, I didn’t want to copy anyone. ”He liked him very much. “But we never became friends.”
Fire drama in Dortmund Ted Herold and his wife die in a house fire
11/21/2021
The trigger for the fire is unclear. According to the police, there has been no evidence of third-party debt so far.