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Marina Abramović is a world-renowned performance artist known for extreme physical and psychological stress in her work. Her parents were communist partisans in Yugoslavia and she was born in Belgrade. The Ruhrtriennale is an international art festival in the Ruhr area.
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Andreas Keller, 59, drummer of the Spider Murphy Gang, began his musical career with self-made drums made from detergent drums in Rodalben. At 21, he moved to Los Angeles to study music, later returned and joined the Bavarian cult band ten years ago. In 2027 the 'Spiders' will celebrate their 50th anniversary.
At the Golden Hen 2026 award ceremony, Unholy singer Der Graf received an audience award in the music category, while Armin Mueller-Stahl received the award for his life's work. A total of eleven prizes were awarded to stars from music, film, entertainment and sports as well as to everyday heroes. The event was moderated by Esther Sedlaczek and Florian Silbereisen.
Singer Nico Santos had professional Oxa teach him dance steps, including moonwalking and poses, for an appearance in the Michael Jackson musical in Hamburg. He emphasized his lifelong admiration for the King of Pop and then performed two songs with the ensemble. The musical has reached over one million visitors since its premiere in December 2024 and runs until August 2027.

Jean-Pierre Kraemer hosted the show 'The PS Professionals - More Power from the Pot' on Sport1 from 2009 to 2017. Today he runs his own tuning workshop in Dortmund and, as 'JP Performance', is the most successful German influencer in the car scene with over 1.4 million followers on Instagram and 2.7 million on YouTube.
The Happiness Festival at the Hockenheimring came under fire after organizers banned political statements. The band Alphaville was disinvited and stayed away even after being invited back. Other artists are now protesting with the song 'Forever Young'.
Farin Urlaub (62) from the Ärzte has recorded a solo album for the first time in years. The album "A Smile on the Face" will be released this Friday and contains 13 songs that were created in different places. Some tracks deal with political topics such as the AfD and Europe's future, while others explore personal themes such as love, death and love of life. Urlaub emphasizes that the album was created spontaneously and without a fixed plan, and speaks openly about his will and his attitude to death.