Barbara Schöneberger

Barbara Schöneberger
Schöneberger in Hamburg in 2016.
Born (1974-03-05) 5 March 1974
Munich, West Germany
Occupation actress, singer, TV presenter
Years active 1998-present
Website Official site (in German)

Barbara Schöneberger (born 5 March 1974) is a German actress, singer, and TV presenter.

Biography

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.[1][2] She lives in Berlin with her second husband Maximilian von Schierstädt and has a son and a daughter.[3]

Career

Television

Since 1999, Schöneberger has hosted several shows on German television, including Die Schöneberger Show and Blondes Gift ("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.[2]

Schöneberger was Germany's spokesperson for the Eurovision Song Contest 2015, held in Vienna, and for the 2016 contest, which was held in Stockholm – having earlier also presented Unser Lied für Stockholm ("Our Song for Stockholm"), at which the German entry for the contest was chosen. In May 2017 Schöneberger was again the German spokesperson at the Eurovision Song Contest final, this time being held in Kiev. It has also been confirmed that she will be the German spokesperson in Eurovision Song Contest 2018 which will be held in Lisbon.

Music

In 2007, Schöneberger published her first studio album, Jetzt singt sie auch noch! ("Now she's singing too!"). Her second album, Nochmal, nur anders ("Again, only different"), followed in 2009.[1] For 2014 she announced her first Music Tour[4] in Germany.

Discography

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions
GER
[5]		 AUT
[6]		 SWI
[7]
Jetzt singt sie auch noch
(Now she even sings)
  • Released: November 2, 2007
  • Label: Polydor
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 28——
Nochmal, nur anders
(One more time, but different)
  • Released: September 25, 2009
  • Label: Polydor
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 43——
Bekannt aus Funk und Fernsehen
(Known from radio and tv)
  • Released: October 25, 2013
  • Label: Polydor
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 52——
Eine Frau gibt Auskunft
(A Woman Provides Information)
  • Released: May 11, 2018
  • Label: Polydor
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 1572—

References

  1. 1 2 Genzel, Christian. Barbara Schöneberger. allmusic.com. Accessed 13 April 2010.
  2. 1 2 Barbara Schöneberger. imdb.com. Accessed 13 April 2010.
  3. ↑ Babara Schöneberger: Schlagfertig und selbstironisch Archived March 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine., accessed: 2010-05-03
  4. ↑ Barbara Schöneberger Tourdates on 2013-10-24
  5. ↑ "Chartvelfolgung / Annett Louisan / Longplay" (in German). musicline.de PhonoNet. Retrieved 2010-03-27.
  6. ↑ "Austrian Charts > Barbara Schöneberger" (in German). austriancharts.at Hung Medien. Retrieved 2010-03-27.
  7. ↑ "Swiss Charts > Annett Louisan" (in German). swisscharts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 2010-03-27.
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