title: Hansl Krönauer
text: # Hansl Krönauer
  
  Hansl Krönauer (23 April 1932 in Benediktbeuern - 21 March 2011) was a German folk-singer and composer.
  
  His career started around 1955 when he performed typical Bavarian music. In 1970, he had his first and biggest success Golden schimmern meine Berge, a Number-1-Hit for three months in German folk-charts Lustige Musikanten. In 1971, Golden schimmern meine Berge was elected the most popular German folk-song of the year. Other successful titles followed until 1990.
  
  He later ran a restaurant in Benediktbeuern. He was married and had a daughter who is also a singer.
  
  ## Selected discography
  
  * "Golden schimmern meine Berge" (1970)
  * "Sohn der herrlichen Berge" (1971)
  * "Westerwald, wie bist du schön" (1977)
  * "Der König und die Sennerin" (1984)
  * "Fremde Erde" (1986)
  * "Die allerschönste Mundart" (1987)
  * "Das Mutterlied" (1990)
  