Barbara von Schierstädt (, ; born 5 March 1974) is a German television presenter, entertainer, talk show host, actress and singer.
Early life Schöneberger is the only child of clarinet player Hans Schöneberger and his wife Annemarie. She studied sociology, art history and communication studies in Augsburg.Genzel, Christian. [ Barbara Schöneberger]. allmusic.com. Accessed 13 April 2010.
Career Television Since 1999, Schöneberger has hosted several shows on German television, including and ("Blond Poison"), for which she received a Grimme Award nomination. She has also acted in a number of TV movies and hosted such award ceremonies as the Echo Award 2009.
Schöneberger was 's spokesperson for the Eurovision Song Contest 2015, held in Vienna, and for the , which was held in Stockholm – having earlier also presented ("Our Song for Stockholm"), at which the was chosen. Schöneberger was again the German spokesperson for the in Kyiv, for the in Lisbon, for the in Tel Aviv, for the in Rotterdam and for the in Turin; she has also hosted all the held since (except in ).
Music
In 2007, Schöneberger released her first studio album, ("Now she's singing too!"). Her second album, ("Again, only different"), followed in 2009. In 2014 she announced her first tour in Germany.Barbara Schöneberger Tourdates on 24 October 2013 On 25 October 2013, Schöneberger's third album, ("Known from radio and television"), was released, which thematically revolves around her life between a television woman and a housewife, and which she also presented on stage in 2014.
On 11 May 2018, Schöneberger's fourth album ("A woman gives information") was released, which thematically deals with different perspectives of women in each song and pokes fun at the men's world critically, but with a wink.
Radio In October 2018, a 24-hour radio program focused on her started, Barba Radio.
Personal life Schöneberger lives in Berlin with her second husband Maximilian von Schierstädt and has a son and a daughter.Babara Schöneberger: Schlagfertig und selbstironisch , accessed: 3 May 2010 She volunteers for the German bone marrow donor database and has been moderating the DKMS-Dreamball several times. In 2009, she was awarded the Douglas Hope Carrier Prize for her commitment. She is also, together with her TV presenter colleague Oliver Welke, long-time ambassador for the international children's aid organization .
Discography Studio albums + List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions GER AUT SWI Released: 2 November 2007 Label: Polydor Formats: CD, digital download 28 — — Released: 25 September 2009 Label: Polydor Formats: CD, digital download 43 — — Released: 25 October 2013 Label: Polydor Formats: CD, digital download 52 — — Released: 11 May 2018 Label: Polydor Formats: CD, digital download 15 72 —
Honors
2002: Nomination for the German Television Award () 2003: Nomination for the Adolf Grimme Prize in the "entertainment / special" category for "the independent, playful handling of the conventions of a talk show in the series " 2007: German Comedy Award as a member of the ensemble (Best Comedy Show) 2015: Federal Cross of Merit on the ribbon of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany for the commitment as an ambassador for the relief organization terre des hommes for the rights of children in need 2016: German Television Award for the moderation of 2016: Romy in the "Show / Entertainment" category 2016: in the category "audience award entertainment" 2019: Horizont Award for "Woman of the Year" in the "Media" category
References
External links
Official website