Die Welt (The World) is a German national daily newspaper published by the Axel Springer AG company.

It was founded in Hamburg in 1946 by the British occupying forces, aiming to provide a "quality newspaper" modelled on The Times. It originally carried news and British-viewpoint editorial content, but from 1947 it adopted a policy of providing two leading articles on major questions, one British and one German. At its peak in the occupation period, it had a circulation of around a million.^[1]

The modern paper takes a self-described "liberal cosmopolitan" position in editing, but Die Welt is generally considered to be conservative.^[2][3]

The average circulation of Die Welt is currently about 209,000 and the paper can be obtained in more than 130 countries. Daily regional editions appear in Berlin and Hamburg, and in 2002 the paper experimented with a Bavarian edition. A daily regional supplement also appears in Bremen. The main editorial office is in Berlin, in conjunction with the Berliner Morgenpost.

Die Welt is the flagship newspaper of the Axel Springer publishing group. Its leading competitors are the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, the Süddeutsche Zeitung and the Frankfurter Rundschau. Financially, it has been a lossmaker for many years.

Die Welt was a founder member of the European Dailies Alliance (EDA), and has a longstanding co-operation with comparable daily newspapers from other countries, including the Daily Telegraph (UK), Le Figaro (France) and ABC (Spain).

The newspaper currently publishes a compact edition entitled Welt Kompakt, a 32-page cut-down version of the main broadsheet. Welt Kompakt has a fresher look and is targeted to a younger public. The paper does not appear on Sundays, but the linked publication Welt am Sonntag takes its place.

In November 2010, the newspaper a newspaper redesign was launched, featuring a new logo with a dark blue globe, a reduced number of columns from seven to six, and typography based on the Freight typeface designed by Joshua Darden. Welt Kompakt was also redesigned to use that typeface.^[4][5] In 2009, the Sunday edition Welt am Sonntag was recognized as one of the "World’s Best-Designed Newspapers" by the Society for News Design, along with four other newspapers.^[6]

Editors[link]

A Die Welt balloon over Berlin

• Rudolf Küstermeier (1946–1953)
• Bernhard Menne (1950)
• Paul Bourdin (1950)
• Hans Scherer, Adalbert Worliczek, Adolf Helbig (1950–1952)
• Albert Komma (1952–1953)
• Hans Zehrer (1946 / 1953–1966)
• Herbert Kremp (1969–1985)
• Manfred Schell (1985–1992)
• Peter Gillies (1985–1988)/(1992–1995)
• Claus Jacobi (1993–1995)
• Thomas Löffelholz (1995–1998)
• Mathias Döpfner (1998–2000)
• Wolfram Weimer (2000–2002)
• Jan-Eric Peters (2002–12/31/2006)
• Thomas Schmid (1/1/2007–2010)
• Jan-Eric Peters (since 2010) ^[7]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official website "WELT ONLINE"
• Article Archive for Die Welt

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Freddy Quinn
Quinn performing in Hamburg, Germany in 1971
Background information
Birth name	Franz Eugen Helmut Manfred Nidl
Born	(1931-09-27) 27 September 1931 (age 80) Niederfladnitz Austria
Occupations	Musician, Actor
Instruments	Vocalist, guitar
Website	Die Freddy Quinn Seite - The official Freddy Quinn page (in German)

Freddy Quinn (born Franz Eugen Helmut Manfred Nidl, 27 September 1931, Niederfladnitz, Austria) is an Austrian singer and actor whose popularity within the German-speaking world soared in the late 1950s and 1960s. Similar to Hans Albers two generations before him, Quinn adopted the persona of the rootless wanderer who goes to sea but longs for a home, family and friends. Quinn's Irish-sounding name comes from his Irish born salesman father, Johann Quinn. His mother, Edith Henriette Nidl, was an Austrian journalist. He is often associated with the Schlager scene.

Biography[link]

Quinn was born in Lower Austria and grew up in Vienna. As a child he lived in Morgantown, West Virginia (USA) with his father but moved back to live with his mother in Europe. Through his mother's second marriage to Rudolf Anatol Freiherr von Petz, Quinn adopted the name Nidl-Petz. However, having left the landlocked country of Austria for Germany, he was "discovered" in St. Pauli, Hamburg, and was offered his first recording contract in 1954.^[1] He represented Germany at the Eurovision Song Contest 1956 in Lugano, Switzerland with the atypical song, "So geht das jede Nacht", about an unfaithful girlfriend who dates lots of men and he finished 3rd . His other songs are mostly about the endless sea and the solitary life in faraway lands. His first hit record was "Heimweh" ("Homesickness", aka "Brennend heißer Wüstensand", "Dort wo die Blumen blüh'n" and "Schön war die Zeit", (1956), a German version of Dean Martin's "Memories Are Made of This". It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc.^[2]

Other hits, often with him simply billed as Freddy, followed: "Die Gitarre und das Meer" (1959), "Unter fremden Sternen" (1959), "Irgendwann gibt's ein Wiedersehn" (1960), "La Paloma" (1961), "Junge, komm bald wieder" (1963). His 1964 offering "Vergangen, vergessen, vorueber" was another million selling release.^[2]

His popularity petered out in the 1970s, but Quinn continued performing. "Junge, komm bald wieder" was sung by Alpay on 7 Dilde Alpay ("In Seven Languages Alpay" in Turkish) album, which was released in 1973.

Freddy Quinn in Ikaalinen, Finland, 1985

Starting in the late 1950s, Quinn also acted in several movies, again frequently cast as the seafaring loner. Titles include Freddy, die Gitarre und das Meer (1959), Freddy unter fremden Sternen (1959), Freddy und das Lied der Südsee (1962), and Heimweh nach St. Pauli (1963). Subsequently, Quinn also performed on the stage in such diverse roles as Prince Orlofsky in Die Fledermaus, the king in The King and I, and Lord Fancourt Babberly in Charley's Aunt.

Quinn was also an accomplished circus performer who stunned television audiences as a tightrope walker performing live and without a safety net. On another occasion, which was also televised, he rode a lion inside a circus cage while the lion was balancing atop a moving surface.

Quinn still lives in Hamburg.

Selected filmography[link]

• Homesick for St. Pauli (1963)

References[link]

External links[link]

• Freddy Quinn at the IMDb
• Die Freddy Quinn Seite - The official Freddy Quinn page (in German)
• A Freddy Quinn fan page (in German)
• An Irish based Freddy Quinn fan page

v t e Eurovision Song Contest 1956   Countries Final (in order of appearance) Netherlands Switzerland Belgium Germany France Luxembourg Italy   Artists First performance Jetty Paerl Lys Assia Fud Leclerc Walter Andreas Schwarz Mathé Altéry Michèle Arnaud Franca Raimondi Second performance Corry Brokken Lys Assia Mony Marc Freddy Quinn Dany Dauberson Michèle Arnaud Tonina Torrielli   Songs First performance "De vogels van Holland" "Das alte Karussell" "Messieurs les noyés de la Seine" "Im Wartesaal zum großen Glück" "Le temps perdu" "Ne crois pas" "Aprite le finestre" Second performance "Voorgoed voorbij" "Refrain" "Le plus beau jour de ma vie" "So geht das jede Nacht" "Il est là" "Les amants de minuit" "Amami se vuoi" (Note: all countries performed twice)

Volker Pispers
Volker Pispers on September 7, 2006
Born	(1958-01-18)January 18, 1958 Mönchengladbach-Rheydt
Medium	Kabarett, books, radio
Nationality	German
Years active	1983 – present
Genres	Observational comedy, Wit/Word play, Political satire, Black comedy
Subject(s)	German culture, German language, German and American politics
Website	www.volker-pispers.de (german)

Volker Pispers (born January 18, 1958 in Mönchengladbach-Rheydt) is a German Kabarett artist, who is well known for his political satire.^[1] His comic style includes drastic and sometimes sarcastic commentary on current events, especially about the political situation in Germany but also about the politics of the United States since 9/11 and during the Iraq War.

Biography[link]

After his Abitur, Pispers moved to Bonn and later Münster where he studied english studies, theology and pedagogy. From 1979 to 1980 he worked as a foreign language assistant in England, where he developed a liking for black comedy.

After returning to Germany, he worked as a member of several children's theatre and cabaret arrangements. His first solo program, Kabarette sich, wer kann, first opened in 1983. In the same year he finished his education and started working as an English teacher. In 1990 he became a member of the ensemble of the Kom(m)ödchen in Düsseldorf and later on its artistic director. However, in 1991, he gave up this position to tour Germany with his solo programs. Over the 1990s he received a number of awards and became a well-known figure in German political cabaret.

In 2002 he first went on tour with his program ...bis neulich ("...until recently"), which was originally conceived as a Best of of his twenty years in cabaret. It was extremely successful and made him a lot more popular, especially due to his harsh criticism of the Bush administration and the Iraq War, which were very unpopular in Germany at the time. Due to its huge success, Pispers continues to tour Germany with the program, which he frequently updates according to recent developments. He has also become a staunch critic of capitalism.

He currently lives in Düsseldorf-Oberkassel in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia.

Works[link]

Books[link]

• 1996: Volkerkunde
• 2001: Gefühlte Wirklichkeiten
• 2003: Volkerkunde (Anniversary Edition)

CDs[link]

• 1995: Frisch gestrichen
• 1996: Ein Wort ergab das andere
• 1999: Damit müssen Sie rechnen (2 CDs)
• 2000: Update 2000 – Damit müssen Sie rechnen (2 CDs)
• 2002: … bis neulich (2 CDs)
• 2004: … bis neulich 2004 … aktualisierte Fassung (2 CDs)
• 2007: Kabarett Sampler: 3. Politischer Aschermittwoch (2 CDs)
• 2007: … bis neulich 2007… live in Bonn (2 CDs)
• 2009: Volker Pispers live 2009 (2 CDs)
• 2010: … bis neulich 2010 … aktualisierte Fassung (2 CDs)
• 2012: … live 2012 (2 CDs)

DVDs[link]

• 2004: live in Berlin. … bis neulich (Live in Berlin)
• 2007: … bis neulich 2007… live in Bonn
• 2010: … bis neulich 2010…

Awards[link]

• 1988 – (Mönchen)-Gladbach satire award
• 1989 – Kulturpreis der Sparkassen-Kulturstiftung Rheinland (Sponsorship award)
• 1996 – Mindener Stichling; Deutscher Kleinkunstpreis (cabaret category)
• 1998 – Memminger Maul; Kleinkunstmaske Garching; Gaul von Niedersachsen
• 2000 – AZ-Stern des Jahres of Abendzeitung aus München
• 2003 – Obernburger Ehrenmühlstein
• 2004 – Bocholter Pepperoni
• 2005 – Cabaret award „Knurrhahn“ sponsored by the city of Wilhelmshaven; Deutscher Kabarettpreis (Main award)
• 2006 – Bayerischer Kabarettpreis (Main award)
• 2007 – Morenhovener Lupe

References[link]

External links[link]

• Volker Pispers at the Internet Movie Database
• Volker Pispers in the German National Library catalogue (German)
• Homepage of Volker Pispers (German)
• Theater Kontor: Agency and tour dates (German)
• Volker Pispers at con anima publishers

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Discography[link]

Albums[link]

• Zion (2000)
• Noiz (2004)
• Power of the Sound (Live) (2005)
• Söhne, Mond und Sterne (2007)
• Wettsingen in Schwetzingen - MTV Unplugged (2008)
• IZ ON (2009)
• Barrikaden von Eden (2011)

Singles[link]

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DVDs[link]

• Power of the Sound (2005)

Awards[link]

• ECHO - "Best National Group" (2005).

External links[link]

• Official Homepage