The Grand Prix der Volksmusik (English: Grand Prix of Folk Music) was an annual regional song contest for folk music, held from 1986 until 2010. The countries taking part were Germany, Austria, Switzerland and, from 2000, South Tyrol.

History

The competition, established by Hans Beierlein (Hans Rudolf Beierlein), began with Germany, Austria and Switzerland in 1986, and the first year it was held in Vienna. In 1989, the German singer

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won the contest competing for Austria. In 1990, the South Tyrol group Kastelruther Spatzen won the contest competing for Germany. In 1995,

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won the contest for Switzerland after having won the Swiss national contest for the

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with '' Soleil, soleil'', which was disqualified before the contest was held. South Tyrol competed from 2000, when they won at their first attempt.

Production

The program was produced by the ''Arbeitsgemeinschaft zur Förderung der musikalischen Unterhaltung'' (English: Working Group for the Advancement of Musical Entertainment) as a coproduction of

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and Rai. The target demographic of the production was adults aged over 40. Each of the four countries competing sent in four entries.

Winners

*1986 Vienna:

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(Switzerland) – ''Bella Musica'' *1987 Hanover:

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(Switzerland) – ''Das kommt uns spanisch vor'' *1988 Zürich:

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(West Germany) – ''Patrona Bavariae'' *1989 Linz:

(Austria) – ''Heimwehmelodie'' *1990

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: Kastelruther Spatzen (West Germany) – ''Tränen passen nicht zu dir'' *1991

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: Alpentrio Tirol (Austria) – ''Hast a bisserl Zeit für mi'' *1992 Zürich:

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(Germany) – ''Über jedes Bacherl geht a Brückerl'' *1993 Rostock:

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(Austria) – ''An a Wunder hob i g'laubt'' *1994 Zürich:

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with Hansi and Maxi (Germany) – ''Echo der Berge'' *1995 Vienna:

(Switzerland) – ''Nimm dir wieder einmal Zeit'' *1996 Mainz: Daniela und Dirk (Switzerland) – ''Monte Cristallo'' *1997 Zürich:

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(Switzerland) – ''Ich suche nicht das Paradies'' *1998 Vienna: Francine Jordi (Switzerland) – ''Das Feuer der Sehnsucht'' *1999

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(Switzerland) – ''Einmal so, einmal so'' *2000 Zürich:

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and

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(South Tyrol) – ''Ich zeig dir die Berge'' *2001 Vienna: Marianne Cathomen (Switzerland) – ''Hey Baby, küss mich noch mal'' *2002 Meran:

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and Stephanie (Austria) – ''Dort auf Wolke Sieben'' *2003 Rust: Marc Pircher (Austria) – ''Hey Diandl, spürst es so wia i'' *2004 Vienna: Die Ladiner (Italy, South Tyrol) – ''Beuge dich vor grauem Haar'' *2005 Zürich: Die Psayrer mit Barbara (Italy, South Tyrol) – ''Berge im Feuer'' *2006 Munich:

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, Belsy and the

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(Italy, South Tyrol) – ''Salve Regina'' *2007 Vienna: Sigrid & Marina with the Zillertaler Haderlumpen (Austria) – ''Alles hat zwei Seiten'' *2008 Zürich: Die Klostertaler (Austria) – ''Heimat ist dort wo die Berge sind'' *2009 Munich: Vincent und Fernando (Italy, South Tyrol) – ''Der Engel von Marienberg'' *2010 Vienna: Belsy and

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(Germany) - ''I hab Di gern''

References

External links

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Grand Prix der Volksmusik - ''Arbeitsgemeinschaft zur Förderung der musikalischen Unterhaltung''
{{Authority control 1990s German television series 2000s German television series 1986 German television series debuts 2010 German television series endings Awards established in 1986 German folk music German language Song contests 1986 establishments in Austria German-language television shows ZDF original programming