Barbara von Schierstädt (, ; born 5 March 1974) is a German television presenter, entertainer, actress and singer.

Early life

Schöneberger is the only child of

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player Hans Schöneberger and his wife Annemarie. She studied

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and

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Career

Television

Since 1999, Schöneberger has hosted several shows on German television, including and ("Blond Poison"), for which she received a Grimme Award nomination. She has also acted in a number of TV movies and hosted such award ceremonies as the

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2009. Schöneberger was 's spokesperson for the

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, held in

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, and for the , which was held in

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– having earlier also presented ("Our Song for Stockholm"), at which the was chosen. Schöneberger was again the German spokesperson for the in

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, for the in

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, for the in

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, for the in

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and for the in

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; she has also hosted all the held since (except in ).

Music

In 2007, Schöneberger released her first studio album, ("Now she's singing too!"). Her second album, ("Again, only different"), followed in 2009. In 2014 she announced her first tour in Germania. On 25 October 2013, Schöneberger's third album, ("Known from radio and television"), was released, which thematically revolves around her life between a television woman and a housewife, and which she also presented on stage in 2014. On 11 May 2018, Schöneberger's fourth album ("A woman gives information") was released, which thematically deals with different perspectives of women in each song and pokes fun at the men's world critically, but with a wink.

Radio

In October 2018, a 24-hour radio program focused on her started, ''Barba Radio''.

Personal life

Schöneberger lives in

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with her second husband Maximilian von Schierstädt and has a son and a daughter. She volunteers for the German bone marrow donor database and has been moderating the

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-Dreamball several times. In 2009, she was awarded the Douglas Hope Carrier Prize for her commitment. She is also, together with her TV presenter colleague

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, long-time ambassador for the international children's aid organization .

Discography

Studio albums

Honors

* 2002: Nomination for the German Television Award () * 2003: Nomination for the Adolf Grimme Prize in the "entertainment / special" category for "the independent, playful handling of the conventions of a talk show in the series " * 2007: German Comedy Award as a member of the ensemble (Best Comedy Show) * 2015: Federal Cross of Merit on the ribbon of the

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for the commitment as an ambassador for the relief organization terre des hommes for the rights of children in need * 2016: German Television Award for the moderation of * 2016: Romy in the "Show / Entertainment" category * 2016: in the category "audience award entertainment" * 2019: Horizont Award for "Woman of the Year" in the "Media" category

References

External links

Official website
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