Tony Marshall

Herbert Anton Hilger first saw the light of day on February 3, 1938, in Baden-Baden, later forging a career as the German pop and opera singer Tony Marshall. He enrolled at the Karlsruher College of Music and received his diploma in 1965. Breakthrough arrived for the vocalist in 1971 when his version of "Pretty Maid" scored a major international hit, after which Marshall stayed a favorite throughout Germany thanks to both his theatrical appearances and his studio output. Several years of declining health preceded his death in Baden-Baden on February 16, 2023, at the age of 85.