Xavier naidoo biography kurz

Born the son of a mother from South Africa and a father of Indian ancestry in 1971, Naidoo sang in school and church choirs as a child.
Watch the video for Dieser Weg from Xavier Naidoo's Telegramm für X for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists.
As in the previous year, the jury consisted of Dieter Bohlen, Oana Nechiti, Xavier Naidoo and Pietro Lombardi; before the live shows began, Xavier Naidoo was.

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Right-wing song lyrics put German singer in the spotlight

The song "Marionette" by Xavier Naidoo and his band Söhne Mannheims is peppered with more or less veiled agressive references to high treason, the "lying press" (Lügenpresse) and other ideologies close to the right-wing populist Reich Citizens' Movement.

Inciting lyrics?

The text threatens lawmakers, saying "angry farmers with their pitch forks will make sure you see the light," and resorts to language widely used by the far-right, including terms like "marionette" and "puppet player."

While right-wing groups and their followers cheer the song, it has definitely raised eyebrows elsewhere - including the band's native city of Mannheim.

Mannheim's Mayor Peter Kurz, whose administration has for years cooperated closely with the band on local culture projects, has asked the pop group to meet with him to resolve the issues surrounding a song that another German singer, Henning Wehland, has described as nothing but "an appeal to think."

This is not the first time that critics have honed in on Xavier Naidoo and h

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Deutschland sucht den Superstar season 17

Season of television series

The seventeenth season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar began on 4 January 2020 on RTL. As in the previous year, the jury consisted of Dieter Bohlen, Oana Nechiti, Xavier Naidoo and Pietro Lombardi; before the live shows began, Xavier Naidoo was excluded from the jury, his place took Florian Silbereisen. Alexander Klaws was the new host.^[1]^[2] The season ended on 4 April 2020 with Ramon Roselly as the winner, after having received 80.82% percent from the public.^[3]

Auditions and "Recall"

After 12 casting episodes, recorded on the Drachenfels, on Forggensee and on the Hanse Gate Hamburg, the 126 progressed candidates went to the "Recall" in Sölden. They initially appeared in larger groups, and amongst those who progressed thereafter in groups of two, three, or four. 22 of them - plus the four winners of the Golden CDs - received a ticket to South Africa. There, they were supported by the vocal coaches Juliette Schoppmann and André Franke. The remaining 11 candidat

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BERNHRAD KURZ Producer, Book, Director, Video, casting

Bernhrad Kurz

Producer, Book, Director, Video, casting

For more than 35 years, Bernhard Kurz works as a producer in musical- and showbiz. Together with his brother, Friedrich Kurz, he entrenched the genre musical in Germany in the 80s. The beginning was the probably most famous musical "Cats" followed by "Starlight Express" and "Das Phantom der Oper".

During his career he became an expert in tribute musicals and shows.
Since 1997, Bernhard Kurz produces the Las Vegas live Show "Stars in Concert" at the Estrel Hotel in Berlin. "Stars in Concert" is a lookalike hommage to the global super stars of the past 60 years. With worldwide success, Bernhard Kurz produced tribute-shows about the Beatles ("all you need is love!"), ABBA ("Thank you for the music"), Elvis Presley ("ELVIS - The Musical"), the Blues Brothers ("I'm a Soul Man"), Tina Turner ("Simply The Best") and the successful record lable Motown Records ("Memories of Motwon").

Numerous awards as "Best Producer" at the "Artist Choice Awards" (2003, 2004, 2005 an