Helmut Köllen [SEP] place of birth
Helmut Köllen
Helmut Köllen (2 March 1950 – 3 May 1977) was a German bass player and musician for the band Triumvirat.
Career.
Career Early years.
Early in his musical career, Helmut Köllen gained experience in various local bands in Cologne, Germany. In the seventies, he became the bassist and vocalist for the progressive rock band Triumvirat, after replacing Hans Pape, the band's previous bass player, who left the group before the completion of one of their most successful albums, "Illusions on
important interests.
Köllen was also an experienced auto mechanic and race driver, and had plans to continue in this area in the future as well.
Death.
On 3 May 1977, Köllen died from carbon monoxide poisoning at the age of 27 while listening to some of the studio tracks in his car's cassette player while running the engine in his garage. A little while after his death, German group Birth Control wrote and recorded a song as a tribute to Helmut Köllen entitled "We All Thought We Knew