Paso Doble, a musical duo associated with the Neue Deutsche Welle movement, was formed in 1983 by composer, music producer, and keyboardist Frank Oberpichler (born May 9, 1957, in Paderborn, originally Hieber) and singer Rale Oberpichler (born December 14, 1952, in Pinneberg). The band's name is derived from the Spanish-Latin American dance of the same name, meaning "double step."
Before establishing Paso Doble, both members were active in the music scene. Rale Oberpichler had a background as a backing vocalist for artists such as Udo Lindenberg and Marius Müller-Westernhagen, and also collaborated with Rolf Zuckowski, notably portraying the bird mother in his 1977 piece "Vogelhochzeit." Frank Hieber had already achieved significant success as a producer and composer. His collaboration with Peter Schilling on the track "Major Tom (völlig losgelöst)" resulted in an eight-week run at number one on the German singles chart in 1983, making it the best-selling single of that year.
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