Birgit Winter, known professionally as Mandy Winter, was born on September 25,
1968, in Sulzbach-Rosenberg, Germany. She grew up with her parents Brigitte and
Manfred Winter in the Munich district of Fasanerie-Nord and attended the
Sophie-Scholl-Gymnasium. Her breakthrough came with the anti-drug song "Julian",
which was released in 1987. The single spent 23 weeks on the German charts,
peaking at number 13, and reached number 3 in Switzerland. Winter's subsequent
releases included the albums The Age of Romance (1989) and Train of Thoughts
(1990), along with notable singles such a...