Grand Prix der Volksmusik
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The Grand Prix der Volksmusik (English: Grand Prix of Folk Music) is an annual regional song contest for folk music, first held in 1986. The countries taking part are Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy (South Tyrol).
. In 1989, the German singer Stefan Mross 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 with Soleil, soleil
, which was disqualified before the contest was held. Since 2000, when they won at the first attempt, South Tyrol
has also competed.
, SF DRS, ORF
and Rai Sender Bozen
. The target group of the production is adults from the age of 40 onwards. Each of the four countries competing sends in four entries.
History
The competition, established by Hans Beierlein (Hans Rudolf Beierlein), began with Germany, Austria and Switzerland in 1986, and the first year it was held in ViennaVienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
. In 1989, the German singer Stefan Mross won the contest competing for Austria. In 1990, the South Tyrol group Kastelruther Spatzen
Kastelruther Spatzen
The Kastelruther Spatzen are a musical group from South Tyrol who have won many honours and awards for their schlager in folk music style. The first word in the name of the group refers to their home town of Kastelruth.-Members:...
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 with Soleil, soleil
Soleil, soleil
"Soleil, soleil" performed by Géraldine Olivier was the winning song in the Swiss preselection to the Eurovision Song Contest 1992. When it was disqualified, the first runner up, "Mister Music Man", was selected to represent Switzerland instead....
, which was disqualified before the contest was held. Since 2000, when they won at the first attempt, South Tyrol
South Tyrol
South Tyrol , also known by its Italian name Alto Adige, is an autonomous province in northern Italy. It is one of the two autonomous provinces that make up the autonomous region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. The province has an area of and a total population of more than 500,000 inhabitants...
has also competed.
Production
The program is produced by the Arbeitsgemeinschaft zur Förderung der musikalischen Unterhaltung (English: Working Group for the Advancement of Musical Entertainment) as a coproduction of ZDFZDF
Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen , ZDF, is a public-service German television broadcaster based in Mainz . It is run as an independent non-profit institution, which was founded by the German federal states . The ZDF is financed by television licence fees called GEZ and advertising revenues...
, SF DRS, ORF
ORF
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and Rai Sender Bozen
Rai Sender Bozen (television)
Rai Sender Bozen is a German language television channel produced by the Italian public-service broadcasting network RAI from its studios in Bolzano, and broadcast to the German-speaking public of South Tyrol. Unlike all others RAI channels, Sender Bozen carries no...
. The target group of the production is adults from the age of 40 onwards. Each of the four countries competing sends in four entries.
Winners
- 1986 ViennaViennaVienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
: Nella MartinettiNella MartinettiNella Martinetti was a Swiss singer and songwriter.Martinetti was born in Brissago, Switzerland. In 1986, she became the first winner of the Grand Prix der Volksmusik with the song Bella Musica, which she had composed herself...
(Switzerland) – Bella Musica - 1987 HanoverHanoverHanover or Hannover, on the river Leine, is the capital of the federal state of Lower Saxony , Germany and was once by personal union the family seat of the Hanoverian Kings of Great Britain, under their title as the dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg...
: Maja Brunner (Switzerland) – Das kommt uns spanisch vor - 1988 ZürichZürichZurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...
: Original Naabtal Duo (Germany) – Patrona Bavariae - 1989 LinzLinzLinz is the third-largest city of Austria and capital of the state of Upper Austria . It is located in the north centre of Austria, approximately south of the Czech border, on both sides of the river Danube. The population of the city is , and that of the Greater Linz conurbation is about...
: Stefan Mross (Austria) – Heimwehmelodie - 1990 SaarbrückenSaarbrückenSaarbrücken is the capital of the state of Saarland in Germany. The city is situated at the heart of a metropolitan area that borders on the west on Dillingen and to the north-east on Neunkirchen, where most of the people of the Saarland live....
: Kastelruther SpatzenKastelruther SpatzenThe Kastelruther Spatzen are a musical group from South Tyrol who have won many honours and awards for their schlager in folk music style. The first word in the name of the group refers to their home town of Kastelruth.-Members:...
(Germany) – Tränen passen nicht zu dir - 1991 InnsbruckInnsbruck- Main sights :- Buildings :*Golden Roof*Kaiserliche Hofburg *Hofkirche with the cenotaph of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor*Altes Landhaus...
: Alpentrio Tirol (Austria) – Hast a bisserl Zeit für mi - 1992 Zürich: Stefanie HertelStefanie HertelStefanie Anke Hertel is a German yodeler and popular performer of Alpine folk music. She was married to trumpeter Stefan Mross, with whom she has had one daughter, Johanna ....
(Germany) – Über jedes Bacherl geht a Brückerl - 1993 RostockRostockRostock -Early history:In the 11th century Polabian Slavs founded a settlement at the Warnow river called Roztoc ; the name Rostock is derived from that designation. The Danish king Valdemar I set the town aflame in 1161.Afterwards the place was settled by German traders...
: Die jungen Klostertaler (Austria) – An a Wunder hob i g'laubt - 1994 Zürich: Henry Arland with Hansi and Maxi (Germany) – Echo der Berge
- 1995 Vienna: Géraldine Olivier (Switzerland) – Nimm dir wieder einmal Zeit
- 1996 MainzMainzMainz under the Holy Roman Empire, and previously was a Roman fort city which commanded the west bank of the Rhine and formed part of the northernmost frontier of the Roman Empire...
: Daniela und Dirk (Switzerland) – Monte Cristallo - 1997 Zürich: Sandra Weiss (Switzerland) – Ich suche nicht das Paradies
- 1998 Vienna: Francine JordiFrancine JordiFrancine Jordi is a Swiss pop singer.As a young child she was already singing songs for the Japanese tourists in Interlaken. With this musical background she won the German Grand Prix der Volksmusik in 1998 with the song Das Feuer der Sehnsucht...
(Switzerland) – Das Feuer der Sehnsucht - 1999 ErfurtErfurtErfurt is the capital city of Thuringia and the main city nearest to the geographical centre of Germany, located 100 km SW of Leipzig, 150 km N of Nuremberg and 180 km SE of Hannover. Erfurt Airport can be reached by plane via Munich. It lies in the southern part of the Thuringian...
: Monique (Switzerland) – Einmal so, einmal so - 2000 Zürich: Oswald Sattler and Jantje Smit (South Tyrol) – Ich zeig dir die Berge
- 2001 Vienna: Marianne Cathomen (Switzerland) – Hey Baby, küss mich noch mal
- 2002 Meran: Nockalm Quintett and Stephanie (Austria) – Dort auf Wolke Sieben
- 2003 RustRust, Austria----Rust is a city in Burgenland, Austria located at the shore of the Neusiedler See. Although it has only about 1,700 inhabitants, it is a Statutarstadt, as it was endowed with the rights of a free city by the Hungarian crown in 1681. As a Statutarstadt, it also forms its own administrative...
: Marc Pircher (Austria) – Hey Diandl, spürst es so wia i - 2004 Vienna: Die Ladiner (South Tyrol) – Beuge dich vor grauem Haar
- 2005 Zürich: Die Psayrer mit Barbara (South Tyrol) – Berge im Feuer
- 2006 MunichMunichMunich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
: Rudy Giovannini, Belsy and the Coro Monti Pallidi (South Tyrol) – Salve Regina - 2007 Vienna: Sigrid & Marina with the Zillertaler Haderlumpen (Austria) – Alles hat zwei Seiten
- 2008 Zürich: Die Klostertaler (Austria) – Heimat ist dort wo die Berge sind
- 2009 Munich: Vincent und Fernando (South Tyrol) – Der Engel von Marienberg
- 2010 Vienna: Belsy and Florian Fesl (Germany) - I hab Di gern