Singing for freedom at the Berlin Wall in 1989 Image: picture-alliance/dpa/H. 'Looking For Freedom' became an anthem for German Reunification, giving the critical boost that feeds The Hoff's musical career to this day. Hoisted by a crane above the Wall, he sang his hit to an estimated half a million Berliners. Such was The Hoff's popularity in Germany that a planned Berlin promotion event on New Year's Eve 1989 was, at his request, performed at the Berlin Wall - which fell only weeks before. White went on to produce Hasselhoff's 1989 album of the same name. His 1987 album 'Lovin' Feelings' went top 20 in both Austria and Germany, but it was his single of the following year, 'Looking for Freedom,' that spent weeks at number one and was a hit across Europe.Īn English cover version of the 1978 schlager hit, 'Auf der Straße nach Süden' (On the Road South), the song was written by German footballer turned composer and producer, Jack White. The Hoff in 1990 in his 'Baywatch' prime Image: Imago/Milestone Media 'Looking for Freedom' and the fall of the Wall Similarly popular in Germany, The Hoff, as he is affectionately dubbed, was soon touring regularly in the German-speaking region. His debut album released in 1984, 'Night Rocker,' had middling sales in the US however, the record had topped the charts in Austria.

In the 1980s and '90s, David Hasselhoff's star peaked when he became the face of hit TV series like 'Knight Rider' and 'Baywatch.'īut as the chiseled leading man was beamed into living rooms around the world while solving crimes with his artificial intelligence car K.I.T.T., few knew that Hasselhoff had a closet career as a rock musician.

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