Grand Prix der Volksmusik

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The Grand Prix der Volksmusik (English: Grand Prix of Folk Music) was an annual regional song contest for folk music, held from 1986 until 2010. The countries taking part were Germany, Austria, Switzerland and, from 2000, South Tyrol.[1]

History[]

The competition, established by [2] (Hans Rudolf Beierlein), began with Germany, Austria and Switzerland in 1986, and the first year it was held in Vienna. In 1989, the German singer won the contest competing for Austria. In 1990, the South Tyrol group Kastelruther Spatzen won the contest competing for Germany. In 1995, Géraldine Olivier won the contest for Switzerland after having won the Swiss national contest for the 1992 Eurovision Song Contest[3] with Soleil, soleil, which was disqualified before the contest was held. South Tyrol competed from 2000, when they won at their first attempt.

Production[]

The program was produced by the Arbeitsgemeinschaft zur Förderung der musikalischen Unterhaltung (English: Working Group for the Advancement of Musical Entertainment) as a coproduction of ZDF, SF DRS, ORF and Rai. The target demographic of the production was adults aged over 40.[1] Each of the four countries competing sent in four entries.[4]

Winners[]

  • 1986 Vienna: Nella Martinetti (Switzerland) – Bella Musica
  • 1987 Hanover: (Switzerland) – Das kommt uns spanisch vor
  • 1988 Zürich: (West Germany) – Patrona Bavariae
  • 1989 Linz: (Austria) – Heimwehmelodie
  • 1990 Saarbrücken: Kastelruther Spatzen (West Germany) – Tränen passen nicht zu dir
  • 1991 Innsbruck: (Austria) – Hast a bisserl Zeit für mi
  • 1992 Zürich: Stefanie Hertel (Germany) – Über jedes Bacherl geht a Brückerl
  • 1993 Rostock: (Austria) – An a Wunder hob i g'laubt
  • 1994 Zürich: with Hansi and (Germany) – Echo der Berge
  • 1995 Vienna: Géraldine Olivier (Switzerland) – Nimm dir wieder einmal Zeit
  • 1996 Mainz: (Switzerland) – Monte Cristallo
  • 1997 Zürich: (Switzerland) – Ich suche nicht das Paradies
  • 1998 Vienna: Francine Jordi (Switzerland) – Das Feuer der Sehnsucht
  • 1999 Erfurt: (Switzerland) – Einmal so, einmal so
  • 2000 Zürich: and Jantje Smit (South Tyrol) – Ich zeig dir die Berge
  • 2001 Vienna: (Switzerland) – Hey Baby, küss mich noch mal
  • 2002 Meran: Nockalm Quintett and (Austria) – Dort auf Wolke Sieben
  • 2003 Rust: Marc Pircher (Austria) – Hey Diandl, spürst es so wia i
  • 2004 Vienna: (Italy, South Tyrol) – Beuge dich vor grauem Haar
  • 2005 Zürich: Die mit Barbara (Italy, South Tyrol) – Berge im Feuer
  • 2006 Munich: , and the Coro Monti Pallidi (Italy, South Tyrol) – Salve Regina
  • 2007 Vienna: Sigrid & Marina with the (Austria) – Alles hat zwei Seiten
  • 2008 Zürich: Die Klostertaler (Austria) – Heimat ist dort wo die Berge sind
  • 2009 Munich: (Italy, South Tyrol) – Der Engel von Marienberg
  • 2010 Vienna: and (Germany) - I hab Di gern

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Grand Prix of Folk Music". Merchandising. ZDF Enterprises. 2004. Archived from the original on 2009-05-17. Retrieved 2009-04-15.
  2. ^ Connolly, Kate (2007-06-29). "Queer as volk". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media Limited. Retrieved 2009-04-15.
  3. ^ "Biography Géraldine Olivier 2003". Biography. Géraldine Olivier. Retrieved 2009-04-15.
  4. ^ "Lys Assia (1956) in Grand Prix der Volksmusik". Oikotimes. 2007-08-27. Archived from the original on 2010-02-12. Retrieved 2009-04-15.

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