Florian Silbereisen (42) is starting his new “Festival” season: On January 13th, after a three-year break, he will host the “Schlagerchampions – The Big Festival of the Best!” live from Berlin. (8:15 p.m., the first). Fans can look forward to the “stars of the year who have set standards through special successes, original ideas or new trends,” as the MDR announces. And the first celebrity guests have already been announced. The pop stars Beatrice Egli (35), Ross Antony (49), Ben Zucker (40), Kerstin Ott (41), Matthias Reim (66) and Maite Kelly (44), among others, will be on stage.
DJ Ötzi (52) and the two pop legends Howard Carpendale (77) and Andy Borg (63) also do the honors. Also at the start are Silbereisen’s duet partner Thomas Anders (60) as well as pop queen Andrea Berg (57) and pop star Sarah Engels (31). But it shouldn’t stay that way. According to MDR, many more pop stars and one or two surprises will be added.
It was only in December that the MDR Broadcasting Council approved a contract extension for the presenter’s “Festive” shows on Erste for next year. MDR announced that five new “festivals” with the showmaster will be produced for Das Erste and the ARD media library on behalf of Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk.
There had recently been a few headlines surrounding the contract. In addition to the numerous fans, Klaus Brink Bäumer, MDR program director, is also pleased about the extension: “The festivals with Florian Silbereisen are innovative and have managed to attract many new viewers and retain their loyal fans at the same time.” The “festivals” have become “a real multi-generational program and Florian Silbereisen has become a host who builds bridges between people with his shows.” We are pleased about the approval of the MDR Broadcasting Council and the continuation of the cooperation. “And it’s not just the audience of the first and the media library that can expect great entertainment: we will also subsequently broadcast all shows in our popular third program.”
