Guildo hat euch lieb! ㅡ Guildo Horn (Germany-German)|
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"Guildo Hat Euch Lieb!" (English translation: "Guildo Loves You All!") was the German entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998, performed in German by Guildo Horn & Die Orthopädischen Strümpfe. The song was performed ninth on the night (following Israel's Dana International with Diva and preceding Malta's Chiara with The one That I Love). At the close of voting, it had received 86 points, placing 7th in a field of 25.
Written by television host Stefan Raab under the pseudonym "Alf Igel" (a reference to prolific composer Ralph Siegel), the song is a tongue-in-cheek parody of the schlager style for which Germany had become known at previous Contests. Horn (whose backing band's name translates as "the Orthopedic Stockings") sings about his desire to return to "a time of tenderness/When Caressing and Cuddling and Loving/Were always written with capitals" and "When I daily wrote in a poetry book:/Yoo hoo hoo – I love you".
He promises the object of his affections - singing in the third person - that if she is ever sad, he will come to her house and sing songs. Later still he expresses a desire to fly away to the stars, before explaining that "If the stars weren't so far away/And from there I'd send you the proof of my love:/Nut cookies and raspberry ice cream". The performance was equally tongue-in-cheek, with Horn climbing on the lighting gantries of the stage while dressed in a green velvet shirt, as well as playing a series of cowbells during the song. He also came into the audience, and ruffled the hair of Katie Boyle, former Eurovision hostess and guest of honour. Perhaps unsurprisingly, footage of this performance appeared in a montage of "Unforgettable performances" at the Congratulations special in late 2005. The single release also saw a video produced with a similarly irreverent take on things.
- German Eurovision songs - Eurovision songs of 1998
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guildo_Hat_Euch_Lieb%21
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Guildo Horn (born February 15, 1963 in Trier as Horst Köhler) is a German schlager singer. He is mainly famous for his eccentric stage persona, which includes outrageous clothes and very extroverted antics.
At the Eurovision Song Contest 1998, he came in seventh with the title 'Guildo Hat Euch Lieb!' (Guildo loves you all).
He has served alongside Olympic trampolining champion Anna Dogonadze and referee Markus Merk as ambassador for his native state of Rhineland-Palatinate for the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
- German-language singers - German pop singers - German singer-songwriters
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guildo_Horn
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"Guildo Hat Euch Lieb!" (English translation: "Guildo Loves You All!") was the German entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998, performed in German by Guildo Horn & Die Orthopädischen Strümpfe. The song was performed ninth on the night (following Israel's Dana International with Diva and preceding Malta's Chiara with The one That I Love). At the close of voting, it had received 86 points, placing 7th in a field of 25.
Written by television host Stefan Raab under the pseudonym "Alf Igel" (a reference to prolific composer Ralph Siegel), the song is a tongue-in-cheek parody of the schlager style for which Germany had become known at previous Contests. Horn (whose backing band's name translates as "the Orthopedic Stockings") sings about his desire to return to "a time of tenderness/When Caressing and Cuddling and Loving/Were always written with capitals" and "When I daily wrote in a poetry book:/Yoo hoo hoo – I love you".
He promises the object of his affections - singing in the third person - that if she is ever sad, he will come to her house and sing songs. Later still he expresses a desire to fly away to the stars, before explaining that "If the stars weren't so far away/And from there I'd send you the proof of my love:/Nut cookies and raspberry ice cream". The performance was equally tongue-in-cheek, with Horn climbing on the lighting gantries of the stage while dressed in a green velvet shirt, as well as playing a series of cowbells during the song. He also came into the audience, and ruffled the hair of Katie Boyle, former Eurovision hostess and guest of honour. Perhaps unsurprisingly, footage of this performance appeared in a montage of "Unforgettable performances" at the Congratulations special in late 2005. The single release also saw a video produced with a similarly irreverent take on things.
- German Eurovision songs - Eurovision songs of 1998
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guildo_Hat_Euch_Lieb%21
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Guildo Horn (born February 15, 1963 in Trier as Horst Köhler) is a German schlager singer. He is mainly famous for his eccentric stage persona, which includes outrageous clothes and very extroverted antics.
At the Eurovision Song Contest 1998, he came in seventh with the title 'Guildo Hat Euch Lieb!' (Guildo loves you all).
He has served alongside Olympic trampolining champion Anna Dogonadze and referee Markus Merk as ambassador for his native state of Rhineland-Palatinate for the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
- German-language singers - German pop singers - German singer-songwriters
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guildo_Horn