Reiner Kirsten

The story:

As a member of the Jäkle family from the Black Forest, Reiner was already playing the drums at the age of 6. This was fol­lowed by training on the accordion and later in singing. Alongside his job as a tele­com­mu­ni­ca­tions engineer, Reiner Kirsten worked ste­adily on his musical career. His victory in the Swiss preli­minary round of the Grand Prix of Folk Music in 1996 also signalled his decision to dedicate himself fully to his career as a singer.

The breakth­rough:

The album “Schmet­terling im Regen” (But­terfly in the Rain) already exceeded his wildest expec­ta­tions. Victory in the preli­minary round of the Grand Prix of Folk Music, pla­cings in the Schlager Parade of Folk Music and the folk hit parades on ZDF and ORF, as well as a strong media pre­sence, made 1996 a mile­stone in Reiner Kirsten’s solo career.

The great suc­cesses (excerpts):

Finals of the Grand Prix of Folk Music in 1996, 1999 and 2001 with the titles “Der Schäfer von Monte Cas­tello”, “Wir leben, wir lieben” and “Da war Musik in allen Herzen“
ZDF Super­hit­parade 1997 (“Du da oben”) 1998 (“Ein kleines Teu­felchen”) 1999 (“Zauber der Berge”) and 2000 (“Mein kleines Paradies”)
Mul­tiple pla­cings and vic­tories in the folk hit parades of ZDF and ORF and in the Schla­ger­parade der Volks­musik on ARD, mul­tiple musician king in Achim’s hit parade on MDR
Pre­senter of the ZDF Sunday concert
Winner of the MDR Herbert Roth Prize
German preli­minary round of the Grand Prix of Folk Music 2006, duet “Mehr als tausend Träume” with Luisa
German preli­minary round of the Grand Prix of Folk Music 2009, “Signora come stai”