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DIE GRÖSSTEN STERNE DER VERGANGENHEIT – WO SIND SIE HEUTE UND WER IM RUHESTAND?

Freddy Quinn – Age 89 years

Freddy Quinn is also still popular, especially among today’s older generations, who still enjoy listening to his music. The Austrian with the soothing voice. It’s hard to believe, but the former singer is already a proud 89 years old and is in his well-deserved retirement. His breakthrough came in 1956 with the song “Heimweh”, with which he delighted the entire German audience. This song was one of the best-selling titles at the time. His well-known seaman’s ballads found great acceptance, especially in the post-war period, because they gave people courage and hope again.

Peter Maffay – Age 71 years

With more than 14 million records sold, Peter Maffay hot is one of the most successful musicians in Germany. He is also a composer, music producer and actor and shows a special social commitment. Together with Rolf Zuckowski and Gregor Rottschalk, Peter Maffay brought the fairy-tale character “Tabaluga” to life and composed various, very successful concept albums for this, such as “Tabaluga and the shining silence” (1986) with more than 750,000 sales. Even at the age of 71, rock star Peter Maffay is not thinking about retiring. “Musician’s pension is worse than death!” he said in an interview.

Gitte Haening – Age 74 years

“I want a cowboy as a man” was the hit of the singer Gitte Haenning, which was then sung by all of Germany. In 1963 the Danish singer, who is now 74 years old, made her breakthrough in Germany. However, before that she was already very successful in Scandinavia, even as a child. At the age of only 8 she was already on stage, where her future path in show business was already becoming apparent. She was not only on the road as a singer, but also had numerous contracts as an actress and entertainer. An all-round talent!

Freddy Quinn – Age 89 years

Freddy Quinn is also still popular, especially among today’s older generations, who still enjoy listening to his music. The Austrian with the soothing voice. It’s hard to believe, but the former singer is already a proud 89 years old and is in his well-deserved retirement. His breakthrough came in 1956 with the song “Heimweh”, with which he delighted the entire German audience. This song was one of the best-selling titles at the time. His well-known seaman’s ballads found great acceptance, especially in the post-war period, because they gave people courage and hope again.

Agnetha Faltskog – Age 71 years

In the 1970s, Agnetha Fältskog became internationally known as one of the four members of the group ABBA. The band was formed in 1972 and lasted a total of 10 years before disbanding. After that, the now 71-year-old continued with three solo albums. Then she decided to turn her back on the music business in the late 1980s. No one thought this break would be 17 years long. She uses this time to devote herself to studying astrology in her country house. She also did yoga and horseback riding.

Otto Walkees – Age 72 years

Otto Waalkes is considered one of the greatest German comedians. His trademarks are the emphasis on his East Frisian origins, tough jokes and his own body language. In addition to the humor programs, Otto Waalkes is also active as a musician, comic artist, actor, dubbing artist and director. He began his stage career as a member of the beat band The Rustlers. From 1973 to 1983, his “Otto Shows” ran successfully on ARD and ZDF, and in 1995 “Otto – die Serie” was added on RTL. His cinema films also reached an audience of millions. This year he was a guest judge on the GNTM 2021 casting show alongside Heidi Klum.

Thea Gottschalk – Alter 75 Jahre

Vor einigen Jahren war Thea Gottschalk noch mit ihrem Ex-Ehemann Thomas Gottschalk zusammen. Leider trennten sich die beiden nach über 40 Jahren Ehe. Die heute bereits 75-Jährige spielte in den 1980er Jahren Nebenrollen in drei Supernasen-Filmen. Gottschalk ist und bleibt eine sehr besondere Frau. Sie hat dem deutschen Moderator stets den Rücken gestärkt. Dabei war ihre Extravaganz, mit der sie sich gemeinsam mit ihrem Ehemann in der Öffentlichkeit zeigte, immer auffallend. Noch immer hat sie diese Art sich zu kleiden und dies wurde buchstäblich zu ihrer Marke. Da können wir nur “chapeau” sagen!

Birgit Schrowange – Age 63 years

Presenter Birgit Schrowange, who is already 63 today, made her first appearance in front of the camera in 1981 as presenter of the WDR school television program. Nobody thought that this moment would lead to a great career in television. She later switched to ZDF and moderated the show “Aktuelle Hour” there. In 1994, the presenter, who was well known throughout Germany, switched to the private broadcaster RTL. There she moderated the successful show “Extra – Das RTL-Magazine” until 2019. Added to this was the moderation between 1995 and 2004 of the program “Life! – The desire to live” before finally deciding to retire in 2019.

Nena- age 61 years

1983 was the year everyone sang the song “99 Luftballons” by Nena. At first it was only available in German, but when it was released in English as well, the German singer-songwriter, actress and comedian gained international fame. Today, the 61-year-old is a member of the jury for the show “The Voice of Germany”. Even today, Nena has the same appearance as when she became internationally known. The dark hair and her way of dressing are still eye-catchers next to her extraordinary name.

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