Guildo Horn at the Hessentag

Wednesday night was Guildo Horn night at the hr-Treff – the local public service broadcaster’s stage.

To many readers outside Germany, Guildo Horn is probably best remembered for representing the country at the Eurovision Song Contest in Birmingham in 1998, where he climbed part of the scaffolding at the side of the stage during his act.

Guildo Horn & die Orthopädischen Strümpfe

Guildo Horn & die Orthopädischen Strümpfe at the hr-Treff during the Hessentag in Oberursel

He appeared with his band, the Orthpädische Strümpfe (literally the “orthopaedic stockings”), and the tent was filled with several hundred fans.

Presenting himself as “Elvis Presly, only in German”, [Read more…]

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