Klaus Eberhartinger (born 12 June 1950 in Gmunden,

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) is an Austrian singer and television presenter. Eberhartinger grew up and graduated in

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in 1968. He then lived in the

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for a year before he began his medical studies in Graz. It was in Graz, where he met the sister of Thomas Spitzer, who had founded the band

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(E.A.V.). Eberhartinger went on to interrupt his studies, take on various jobs in

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, and buy a

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to travel throughout

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. He returned to Austria and resumed his studies in Graz until 1981 when he joined Thomas Spitzer's band

and played an important role in paving its road to success. In 1985, Klaus Eberhartinger's son, Christopher was born, who went on to study in Barcelona at a business school. Klaus Eberhartinger is still close to his mother and she takes care of his financial affairs. Since the mid-90s Eberhartinger usually spends half of the year in

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, where Thomas Spitzer owns a house. In addition to several CD releases and tours of

, Eberhartinger occasionally played the role of Gailtalerin in the stage play "Der Watzmann Ruft" (''"The Watzmann calls"'') The production was on tour for two years. In the third season (2007) of "

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", the Austrian version of " Dancing with the Stars", he won first place with his dance partner Kelly Kainz, despite the fact he had broken a rib during training. Shortly after, he took over hosting the ATV show "Quiz Champion". On 10 March 2008, he published his first book entitled "Sex, Lachs & Rock 'n' Roll" (Sex, Salmon and Rock 'n' Roll). Eberhartinger was co-host during season 4 of

, and continually has been since season 6 of the show.

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