Helga Guitton (born 18 December 1942) is a German
radio
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and
television presenter. She was a
disc jockey
A disc jockey, more commonly abbreviated as DJ, is a person who plays recorded music for an audience. Types of DJs include radio DJs (who host programs on music radio stations), club DJs (who work at a nightclub or music festival), mobile ...
and interviewer for
RTL and was presenter of the
1973 Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest 1973 was the 18th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Luxembourg (city), Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, following the country's victory at the with the song "Après toi" by Vicky Leandros. Or ...
.
Biography
Guitton worked for RTL from 1964 to 1994.
[ On ]Radio Luxemburg
RTL Radio is a German commercial radio station based in Berlin and the part of the RTL Group. It originated as the German language service of Radio Luxembourg, which began broadcasting after World War II from Luxembourg. It broadcasts adult c ...
she co-hosted ''Tag Schatz, Tag Scherz'' with Jochen Pützenbacher, who later recalled that they worked so well together, there were rumours they were romantically involved. In 1983 she insisted on co-hosting a memorial programme for a colleague who had died of cancer, to give him moral support, but broke down crying.[Hendrik Leuker]
"Die deutschen Stimmen von Radio Luxemburg: Camillo Felgen, Jochen Pützenbacher und Helga Guitton"
''Radio-Kurier'', August 2004 (pdf). She hosted the weekday evening programme ''Viva – die Lust, zu leben'', which included quizzes and interviews as well as music.
In the 1990s she worked for RTL plus
RTL (from '), formerly RTL plus and RTL Television, is a German-language free-to-air television channel owned by the RTL Group, headquartered in Cologne. Founded as an offshoot of the German-language radio programme '' ,'' RTL is consider ...
, now RTL television; in 1988 she was engaged with Rainer Holbe to moderate a sexy interview show, "Kopfkissen-Gespräche bei Prominenten" (Pillow talk
Pillow talk is the relaxed, intimate conversation that often occurs between two sexual partners, sometimes after sexual activity, usually accompanied by cuddling, caresses, kissing, and other physical intimacy. It is associated with honesty, se ...
with VIP
A very important person or personage (VIP or V.I.P.) is a person who is accorded special privileges due to their high social status, influence or importance. The term was not common until sometime after World War 2 by RAF pilots.
Examples inc ...
s); she later called these "Liebe ist..." interviews her most successful and enjoyable work, while she called ''Radio Telex'' her greatest failure.[ Her 1985 interview with a combative Klaus Kinski, who ate and drank throughout, only half an hour of which was broadcast, appears on the DVD ''Kinski Talks I'', issued by WDR in 2010.
On 7 April 1973, she was the presenter for the Eurovision Song Contest."Previous Eurovision winners and UK entries"]
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, 5 May 2005 (pdf)
After leaving broadcasting, Guitton became a style and behaviour coach.