Bohlen was still in school when he started writing music . In the late 1970s , he worked as a songwriter at the Hamburg-based label Intersong for numerous schlager singers . In 1978 , he founded the short-lived duo Monza with Holger Garbode . Their first single , " Hallo Taxi Nummer 10 " , written and produced by Tony Hendrik , was Bohlen 's first record and was unsuccessful . Monza released a second single , " Heiße Nacht in der City " , a German-language cover of Nick Gilder 's " Hot Child in the City " , which also was unsuccessful . In 1980 , he began working for the Berlin-based label Hansa . That same year , he released the solo single in English " Do n't Throw My Love Away " under the pseudonym Steve Benson . It was followed in 1981 by two other singles under that name , " Love Takes Time " , and " ( You 're A Devil With ) Angel Blue Eyes " . None of them reached the top 100 , which led to the abandonment of the project in 1981 . Soon after , he joined the band Sunday , with which he appeared on the '' ZDF-Hitparade '' in early 1982 with the song " Halé , hey Louise " . The song was covered by artists such as Ricky King . In 1983 , Bohlen wrote the song " Mit 17 " for Bernd Clüver , which reached the third place of the German preselection for the Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1983
Dieter Bohlen