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| origin           = [[West Berlin]], West Germany
| genre            = {{hlist|[[Europop]]<ref>{{cite magazine|first= Marcelo Fernandez |last= Bitar |title= Argentine Biz Worries That '98 Gains Will Deflate in '99 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=HQoEAAAAMBAJ&q=%22europop%22&pg=PA85 |magazine= [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date= 21 November 1998 |volume= 110 |issue= 47 |page= 85 |issn= 0006-2510}}</ref>|[[synth-pop]]<ref>{{cite web|first= Heather |last= Phares |title= Modern Talking – The Very Best of Modern Talking |url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-very-best-of-modern-talking-mw0000537350 |website= [[AllMusic]] |access-date= 13 March 2013}}</ref>|[[dance-pop]]<ref name="AM">{{cite web|first= Jason |last= Ankeny |title= Modern Talking – Artist Biography |website= AllMusic |url= http://www.allmusic.com/artist/modern-talking-mn0000567809/biography |access-date= 13 March 2013}}</ref>|[[Eurodisco]]<ref>{{cite book|editor-first= Eric |editor-last= Weisbard |editor-link= Eric Weisbard |year= 2007 |title= Listen Again: A Momentary History of Pop Music |page= [https://archive.org/details/listenagainmomen00weis/page/274 274] |publisher= [[Duke University Press]] |isbn= 978-0-8223-4022-5 |url= https://archive.org/details/listenagainmomen00weis |url-access= registration}}</ref>}}
| years_active     = {{hlist|1983–1987|1998–2003}}
| label            = {{hlist|[[Hansa Records|Hansa]]|[[Ariola Records|Ariola]]|[[RCA Records|RCA]]|[[Sony BMG]]}}
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'''Modern Talking''' was a German [[pop music|pop]] duo consisting of arranger, songwriter and producer [[Dieter Bohlen]]<ref name="dw">{{cite web|title= Dieter Bohlen – Germany's Prince of Pop |url= http://www.dw.de/dieter-bohlen-germanys-prince-of-pop/a-776871-1 |publisher= [[Deutsche Welle]] |date= 12 February 2003 |access-date= 22 November 2023}}</ref> and singer [[Thomas Anders]]. They have been referred to as Germany's most successful pop duo,<ref>{{cite magazine|title= Dieter macht Schluss mit Thomas |trans-title= Dieter puts an end to Thomas |magazine= [[Stern (magazine)|Stern]] |url= http://www.stern.de/panorama/modern-talking-dieter-macht-schluss-mit-thomas-508918.html |date= 8 June 2003 |language= de}}</ref> and have had a number of hit singles, reaching the top five in many countries. Their most popular singles are "[[You're My Heart, You're My Soul]]", "[[You Can Win If You Want]]", "[[Cheri, Cheri Lady]]", "[[Brother Louie (Modern Talking song)|Brother Louie]]", "[[Atlantis Is Calling (S.O.S. for Love)]]" and "[[Geronimo's Cadillac (Modern Talking song)|Geronimo's Cadillac]]".

Modern Talking worked together from 1983 to 1987, when the band disbanded. They made a successful comeback, recording and releasing music from 1998 to 2003. The duo released singles (many of which involved American rapper [[Eric Singleton]]) which again entered the top ten in Germany and elsewhere, one of which was a re-recorded version of "You're My Heart, You're My Soul", to whose title "'98" was added. By the duo's final break-up in 2003, their combined global sales (singles and albums) had reached 120 million.<ref name="SZ"/>

==History==
===1983–1987: Beginning===
[[File:Modern Talking.svg|thumb|Modern Talking's logo since they released their second single, "[[You Can Win If You Want]]"]]

First formed in [[West Berlin]] in early 1983, they unexpectedly became popular at the beginning of 1985 with "[[You're My Heart, You're My Soul]]", with which they occupied top ten positions in 35 countries, including their homeland, where the single perched at the top of the charts for six consecutive weeks.<ref name="AM"/><ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/rap-music-and-the-far-right-germany-goes-gangsta-5347284.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220515/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/rap-music-and-the-far-right-germany-goes-gangsta-5347284.html |archive-date=15 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title= Rap music and the far right: Germany goes gangsta |newspaper= [[The Independent]] |date= 17 August 2005 |access-date= 28 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title= Modern Talking (You're My Heart, You're My Soul) |url= https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-1217 |publisher= Offiziellecharts.de. GfK Entertainment Charts |access-date= 29 July 2016 |language= de}}</ref> The single would go on to sell eight million copies worldwide.<ref name="dw"/> It was followed by another chart-topping hit, "[[You Can Win If You Want]]", which was released in the middle of 1985 off the debut album ''[[The 1st Album (Modern Talking album)|The 1st Album]]''. The album was certified platinum in Germany for selling over 500,000 units.<ref name="dw"/><ref name="BVMI">{{cite news|title= Gold-/Platin-Datenbank: Modern Talking |work= [[Bundesverband Musikindustrie]] |access-date= 23 February 2019 |url= https://www.musikindustrie.de/markt-bestseller/gold-/platin-und-diamond-auszeichnung/datenbank/?action=suche&strTitel=&strInterpret=Modern_Talking&strTtArt=alle&strAwards=checked}}</ref>

Soon after their second hit, Modern Talking released the single "[[Cheri, Cheri Lady]]" which also quickly climbed to number one in West Germany, Finland, Greece, Spain, Switzerland, Austria and Norway, and made it into the top ten in Denmark, Belgium, Sweden and the Netherlands.<ref>{{cite web|title= Discographie von Modern Talking (You're My Heart, You're My Soul) |url= https://www.offiziellecharts.de/suche?artistId=modern%20talking |publisher= Offiziellecharts.de. GfK Entertainment Charts |access-date= 29 July 2016 |language= de}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title= Modern Talking – Cheri, Cheri Lady |publisher= Swisscharts.com. Hung Medien |url= http://www.swisscharts.com/song/Modern-Talking/Cheri,-Cheri-Lady-1320 |access-date= 7 May 2015}}</ref> As the sole track released from ''[[Let's Talk About Love (Modern Talking album)|Let's Talk About Love]]'', it procured that second album's platinum status in West Germany (for sales over 500,000).<ref name="dw"/><ref name="BVMI"/> Success continued with two further number-one singles, "[[Brother Louie (Modern Talking song)|Brother Louie]]" and "[[Atlantis Is Calling (S.O.S. for Love)]]", from the third album, ''[[Ready for Romance]]''. The duo also charted high with their sixth single, "[[Geronimo's Cadillac (Modern Talking song)|Geronimo's Cadillac]]", from the fourth album, ''[[In the Middle of Nowhere]]'', and "[[Jet Airliner (Modern Talking song)|Jet Airliner]]" from their fifth album, ''[[Romantic Warriors]]''.

Due to the lacklustre reception accorded the [[In the Garden of Venus|sixth album]], Bohlen announced the project's termination in a German interview given while Anders was away in Los Angeles.<ref name="Anders">{{cite book|first= Thomas |last= Anders |year= 2011 |title= 100% Anders. Die Wahrheit über Modern Talking, Nora und sein Leben |edition= 1st |publisher= Koch |isbn= 978-3708105178 |language= de}}</ref> The two had had a relationship that was quarrelsome, if not tumultuous, and this only worsened the animosity. Bohlen cited Anders' then wife Nora as the main reason for breaking up: she'd forbidden her husband from being interviewed by female reporters and repeatedly demanded major changes to shows, videos and recordings,<ref name="Bohlen">{{cite book|first= Dieter |last= Bohlen |year= 2002 |title= Nichts als die Wahrheit |edition= 1st |publisher= [[Heyne Verlag|Heyne]] |isbn= 978-3453861435 |language= de}}</ref> a fact that Anders would admit to in his biography.<ref name="Anders"/> After a last phone call, heavily laden with profanity and insults, they broke off all contact for over ten years.<ref name="Anders"/><ref name="Bohlen"/>

During their early era, Modern Talking knew success in Europe, Asia, South America, the Middle East and Iran. In Britain, they only entered the chart with 4 songs, with "Brother Louie" being their highest at number 4.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/22589/MODERN%20TALKING/ |title= Modern Talking |publisher= [[Official Charts Company]] |access-date= 7 May 2015}}</ref> In 1985, RCA signed Modern Talking for a US deal and released their first album there, but they remained virtually unknown there, and certainly didn't make the US charts.<ref>{{cite news|first= Roger |last= Kaye |title= McCartney back to Capitol |newspaper= [[Fort Worth Star-Telegram]] |page= 4E |date= 17 November 1985 |access-date= 3 January 2021 |url= https://www.newspapers.com/clip/65862398/forth-worth-star-telegram-17-nov-1985/}}</ref>

They released two albums each year from 1985 to 1987, while also promoting their singles on television across Europe, eventually selling 65 million records in three years.<ref name="sonymusic">{{cite web|title= Modern Talking |publisher= [[Sony Music Entertainment|Sony Music Entertainment Germany]] |url= http://www.sonymusic.de/Modern-Talking/Biographie |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130606223038/http://www.sonymusic.de/Modern-Talking/Biographie |archive-date= 6 June 2013}}</ref>

Notably, Modern Talking were one of the first [[Western bloc]] bands sale of whose records was allowed in the [[Soviet Union]]. After four decades of [[Cold War]] censorship and import restrictions, Chairman [[Mikhail Gorbachev]]'s [[glasnost]] reforms in the USSR in 1986 opened up the Soviet sphere to western bands, including Modern Talking at the height of their popularity. As a result, they nurtured a large, enduring fanbase in Eastern Europe.<ref>{{cite magazine|first= Ann-Dorit |last= Boy |title= Die Russen mögen's Anders |magazine= [[Der Spiegel]] |date= 24 April 2009 |access-date= 1 April 2019 |url= http://www.spiegel.de/kultur/musik/modern-talking-die-russen-moegen-s-anders-a-620893.html |language= de}}</ref>

===Between 1987 and 1997===
Immediately after the duo split in mid-1987, Bohlen formed his own project called [[Blue System]] and enjoyed several high chart positions, with tracks like "Sorry Little Sarah", "My Bed Is Too Big", "Under My Skin", "Love Suite", "Laila" and "Déjà vu". Meanwhile, Anders went solo, touring under the name ''Modern Talking'' on several continents until the beginning of 1989, when he started to record some of his new pop-like material in Los Angeles and London, as well as Germany.<ref>{{cite web|first= Jason |last= Ankeny |title= Blue System – Artist Biography |publisher= AllMusic. All Media Network |url= http://www.allmusic.com/artist/blue-system-mn0000066378/biography |access-date= 29 October 2016}}</ref> Anders recorded five solo albums in English (''[[Different (Thomas Anders album)|Different]]'', ''[[Whispers (Thomas Anders album)|Whispers]]'', ''[[Down on Sunset]]'', ''[[When Will I See You Again (Thomas Anders album)|When Will I See You Again]]'' and ''[[Souled]]'') and one in Spanish - ''[[Barcos de Cristal]]''.<ref name="AndersBio">{{cite web|first= Jason |last= Ankeny |title= Thomas Anders – Artist Biography |publisher= AllMusic. All Media Network |url= http://www.allmusic.com/artist/thomas-anders-mn0000588467/biography |access-date= 29 October 2016}}</ref> He was more successful elsewhere than at home, even if he did achieve several hits in Germany. Overcoming past differences, Bohlen and Anders embarked on more amenable relations when Anders moved back to [[Koblenz]], Germany, in 1994.<ref name="AndersBio"/>

===1998–2003: Reunion===
At the beginning of 1998, the duo got back together, performing in the March on the German TV show ''[[Wetten, dass..?]]''. They released a remixed version of their 1984 single "You're My Heart, You're My Soul", featuring [[Eric Singleton]] on rap vocals. Their first comeback album ''[[Back for Good (album)|Back for Good]]'', which included four new tracks, as well as all of the previous hits remixed with up-to-date techniques, took the number-one spot in 15 countries, occupying Germany's for five consecutive weeks.<ref name="sonymusic"/> It would sell three million copies in Europe alone.<ref name="ifpi">{{cite web|title= IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 1999 AWARDS |publisher= [[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|IFPI Europe]] |url= http://ifpi.org/content/section_news/plat1999.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131127154154/http://ifpi.org/content/section_news/plat1999.html |archive-date= 27 November 2013}}</ref> The duo won Best Selling German Band at the [[World Music Awards]] that year. The follow-up album, ''[[Alone (Modern Talking album)|Alone]]'', also went straight to number one in Germany, and was very successful elsewhere: over one million sales in Europe alone.<ref name="ifpi"/>

Bohlen and Anders followed their 1980s practice of choosing to release two singles from an album. A series of singles and four further albums followed: ''[[Year of the Dragon (Modern Talking album)|Year of the Dragon]]'', ''[[America (Modern Talking album)|America]]'', ''[[Victory (Modern Talking album)|Victory]]'' and ''[[Universe (Modern Talking album)|Universe]]''. In 2003, after chalking up over 400 gold and platinum awards worldwide,<ref name="sonymusic"/> Bohlen and Anders disbanded again, just before releasing another best-of compilation.<ref name="mtvde">{{cite web|title= Modern Talking – Biographie |website= [[MTV Germany]] |url= http://www.mtv.de/music/142732/bio |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110822173151/http://www.mtv.de/music/142732/bio |archive-date= 22 August 2011 |language= de}}</ref> This second break-up was reportedly sparked by Bohlen's negative portrayal of Anders in his autobiography, published 4 October 2003.<ref name="mtvde"/> The period of division between them was one in which Bohlen was involved with ''[[Deutschland sucht den Superstar]]'' (DSDS), the German edition of the UK's TV talent show ''[[Pop Idol]]''. 2003's compilation, entitled ''[[The Final Album]]'', contained all of the duo's singles. Thomas Anders relaunched his solo career immediately after the end of Modern Talking, while Bohlen was devoting most of his time to new talent, especially those discovered on DSDS.

==Musical style and production==
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In 1984, Bohlen cited the hit single "[[Precious Little Diamond]]" (by [[Fox the Fox]]) as his inspiration for using [[falsetto]] choruses. The studio vocal line-up of [[Rolf Köhler]], [[Michael Scholz]], [[Detlef Wiedeke]] and (on early albums) Birger Corleis, in addition to Bohlen and Anders, produced the high choruses characteristic of Modern Talking.<ref name="stern">{{cite magazine|first= Alexander |last= Kühn |title= Bohlens Sänger ist tot |trans-title= Bohlen's singer is dead |magazine= Stern |url= http://www.stern.de/kultur/musik/rolf-koehler-bohlens-saenger-ist-tot-598031.html |date= 18 September 2007 |access-date= 13 August 2009 |language= de}}</ref> Köhler, Scholz and Wiedeke later went on to work with Bohlen in [[Blue System]], before joining with songwriter Thomas Widrat to form [[Systems in Blue]]. Köhler, Scholz and Wiedeke were never credited on the Modern Talking albums, and eventually went to court over the matter. They received an out of court settlement and Bohlen published a sleeve note for his next release (''[[Obsession (Blue System album)|Obsession]]'', by Blue System), acknowledging the trio's contribution.<ref name="stern"/><ref>{{cite web|title= SIB – Systems In Blue |publisher= Systems-in-blue.de |url= http://www.systems-in-blue.de/ |access-date= 18 December 2012}}</ref>

Further influences include German-language [[schlager music]], [[disco-pop]] (the [[Bee Gees]]) and romantic English-language songs of Italian and French origin, like [[Gazebo (musician)|Gazebo]]'s "[[I Like Chopin]]". After the 1998 reunion, Bohlen produced [[Eurodance]] as well as American-style [[Middle of the road (music)|MOR]] ballads.

Dieter Bohlen also composed for other artists while still in Modern Talking, such as for [[Chris Norman]] and [[Smokie (band)|Smokie]], whose song "[[Midnight Lady]]" (1986) remains Bohlen's most popular composition. He also composed a large number of tracks for [[C. C. Catch]], using an accelerated, less-romantic sound. Some English Bohlen songs such as "[[You're My Heart, You're My Soul]]" were also recorded with German lyrics by [[Mary Roos]], using the same playback tracks. When Modern Talking disbanded in 1987, a number of tracks written for the last album were re-arranged and then transferred onto Bohlen's first solo album by Blue System. Modern Talking's sixth album was released about the same time as the first single from Blue System, "Sorry Little Sarah", where Bohlen competed on the charts against Modern Talking's "In 100 Years" hit song.

Global sales of Modern Talking when the duo definitively broke up in 2003 stood at 120 million singles and albums combined, making them the biggest-selling German music act in history.<ref name="SZ">{{cite news|title= Neues "Modern Talking" mit Medlock und Bohlen |trans-title= The new "Modern Talking" with Medlock and Bohlen |url= http://www.sueddeutsche.de/panorama/dsds-neues-modern-talking-mit-medlock-und-bohlen-1.854734 |newspaper= [[Süddeutsche Zeitung]] |date= 17 May 2010 |access-date= 3 June 2010 |language= de}}</ref>

==Post years and legacy==
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In 2006, Bohlen included a [[Backmasking|secret message]] in his song "Bizarre Bizarre", which, when played backwards, is revealed as: "There will never be an end to Modern Talking." To which was added: "I meant to say that the music of Modern Talking will live forever."<ref>{{cite web|title= "Modern Talking": Fans finden geheime Bohlen-Botschaft auf seiner neuen CD |trans-title= "Modern Talking": Fans find secret message boards on their new CD |date= 15 March 2006 |url= http://www.shortnews.de/id/614501/Modern-Talking-Fans-finden-geheime-Bohlen-Botschaft-auf-seiner-neuen-CD |access-date= 18 November 2012 |language= de}}</ref> Anders has kept the Modern Talking songs in his repertoire and produced songs in a similar vein for his solo records ("Independent Girl"). In 2006, he produced an album ''[[Songs Forever]]'' of [[Swing music|swing]] and [[jazz]] versions of popular songs (including Modern Talking's first hit). Bohlen has written two autobiographical books about Modern Talking's history from his perspective. The first book sold a million copies in Germany.{{citation needed|date=January 2017}} The sequel was heavily criticised for his unfairness towards the people he worked with. As a result of that, Bohlen withdrew from the public for a year until 2006, when he said he regretted putting out the second book. Anders had not been the only one pressing charges against Bohlen and demanding that sections of the book be modified. [[Frank Farian]] was also angered by Bohlen's literary output and released a book in which he tried to expose Bohlen as a fraud.<ref>{{cite news|title= Das Geheimnis der Cheri Cheri Lady |trans-title= The secret of Cheri Cheri Lady |newspaper= Süddeutsche Zeitung |date= 19 June 2004 |url= http://www.sueddeutsche.de/panorama/modern-talking-das-geheimnis-der-cheri-cheri-lady-1.858779-2 |access-date= 18 November 2012 |language= de}}</ref> Bohlen's first book was the basis of an animated comedy film called ''[[Dieter: Der Film]]''. The [[Dieter: Der Film#Soundtrack|soundtrack of this film]] contains a new Modern Talking song "[[Shooting Star (Modern Talking song)|Shooting Star]]" which had been created using fragments of vocal recordings from previous Modern Talking titles from the "Year of the Dragon" album.

Music critics were unenthusiastic about Modern Talking and gave the band's music and performance lacklustre reviews. Although recognizing the catchiness and professional production of the songs, the lack of originality was criticized by British representatives of these genres of music, such as the [[Pet Shop Boys]] or [[Erasure (duo)|Erasure]].{{Citation needed|reason=If you are going to say PSB or Erasure dissed Modern Talking give me proof|date=August 2022}} In particular, criticism was levelled at the "sameness" among many of their songs, something Bohlen himself conceded to ''[[Der Spiegel]]'' in 1989:

{{Blockquote|"I won't in any way deny that Modern Talking hits all have a very, very similar sound. The tracks we've lifted from our LPs as singles have always been those that sound closest to what we did the last time."<ref>{{cite magazine|first= Dieter |last= Kampe |title= Die musikalische Null im Rampenlicht |magazine= [[Der Spiegel]] |issue= 3 |date= 16 January 1989 |pages= 160–162 |url= http://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/print/d-13494874.html}}</ref>|source=Ich streite gar nicht ab, daß alle Modern-Talking-Hits sehr, sehr ähnlich klingen. Wir haben aus unseren LPs immer diejenigen Titel als Singles ausgekoppelt, die möglichst so klingen wie der Vorgänger.}}
As of 31st of March 2025, the Modern Talking official [[YouTube]] channel has had over 4.5 billion views with many music videos being viewed hundreds of millions of times.

==Production roles==
{|class="wikitable"
!style="background:#e7ebee;"|1983–85
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*[[Dieter Bohlen]] – lead guitar, chorus, producer, composer
*[[Thomas Anders]] – vocals, piano, keyboards
|-
!style="background:#e7ebee;"|1985–87
|
*Dieter Bohlen – lead guitar, chorus, producer, composer
*Thomas Anders – vocals, piano, keyboards
*[[Luis Rodríguez (producer)|Luis Rodríguez]] – [[Record producer|co-producer]]
|-
!style="background:#e7ebee;"|1998–2000
|
*Dieter Bohlen – lead guitar, chorus, producer, composer
*Thomas Anders – vocals, piano, keyboards
*[[Luis Rodríguez (producer)|Luis Rodríguez]] – co-producer
*[[Eric Singleton]] – rap vocals
|-
!style="background:#e7ebee;"|2001
|
*Dieter Bohlen – lead guitar, chorus, producer, composer
*Thomas Anders – vocals, piano, keyboards
*Eric Singleton – rap vocals
|-
!style="background:#e7ebee;"|2002–03
|
*[[Dieter Bohlen]] – lead guitar, chorus, producer, composer
*Thomas Anders – vocals, piano, keyboards
|}

==Discography==
{{Main|Modern Talking discography}}

===Studio albums===
*''[[The 1st Album (Modern Talking album)|The 1st Album]]'' (1985)
*''[[Let's Talk About Love (Modern Talking album)|Let's Talk About Love]]'' (1985)
*''[[Ready for Romance]]'' (1986)
*''[[In the Middle of Nowhere]]'' (1986)
*''[[Romantic Warriors]]'' (1987)
*''[[In the Garden of Venus]]'' (1987)
*''[[Back for Good (album)|Back for Good]]'' (1998)
*''[[Alone (Modern Talking album)|Alone]]'' (1999)
*''[[Year of the Dragon (Modern Talking album)|Year of the Dragon]]'' (2000)
*''[[America (Modern Talking album)|America]]'' (2001)
*''[[Victory (Modern Talking album)|Victory]]'' (2002)
*''[[Universe (Modern Talking album)|Universe]]'' (2003)

==Awards and nominations==
{|class="wikitable"
!Year!!Award!!Category!!Winner/Nominee!!Result
|-
|rowspan=2|1999
|rowspan=1|[[World Music Awards]]
|World's Best Selling German Artist
|rowspan=2|''Back for Good''
|{{won}}{{citation needed|date=October 2022}}
|-
|rowspan=4|[[ECHO Awards]]
|rowspan=4|Best National Rock/Pop Group
|{{won}}{{citation needed|date=October 2022}}
|-
|2000
|"Alone"
|{{Nom}}{{citation needed|date=October 2022}}
|-
|2001
|"Year of the Dragon"
|{{Nom}}{{citation needed|date=October 2022}}
|-
|2002
|"America"
|{{Nom}}{{citation needed|date=October 2022}}
|}

==See also==
* [[Blue System]]
* ''[[Dieter: Der Film]]''

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
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*{{allMusic}}
* {{IMDb name|nm3899969}}


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