Cover my song

Television broadcast
Original title	Cover my song
Country of production	Germany
year	2011
Production company	Sony Pictures Film und Fernseh Produktions GmbH
length	50 minutes
genre	Docutainment
Moderation	Dennis Lisk
First broadcast	August 30, 2011 on VOX

Cover my Song is a German docutainment format from the TV station VOX . It is moderated by hip-hop musician Dennis Lisk .

concept

Cover my Song is a docutainment format. In every episode, a pop singer meets a rapper . After the first meeting, the two musicians have the task of reinterpreting each other's best-known piece. The hip-hop musician receives support from presenter Dennis Lisk. The Berlin producer duo Beathoavenz is responsible for the instrumentation of the rap song . After one week, the musicians meet again, during which the newly created songs are presented.

Episodes

episode	Pop singer	Pop singer's song	rapper	Rapper's song	First broadcast
1	Chris Roberts	You can't always be 17	MoTrip	nightmare	August 30, 2011
2	Katja Ebstein	Miracles are happening from time to time	JokA	Always then	September 6, 2011
3	Michael Holm	Nobody knows my name	Kitty Kat	Warrior	September 13, 2011
4th	Ingrid Peters	Come over here	Dr. Knarf	8 bars	September 20, 2011
5	Cindy & Bert	Everytime on Sundays	Favorite	I miss you	September 27, 2011
6th	Gunter Gabriel	Hey boss, I need more money	Fard	Peter Pan	4th October 2011
7th	Ireen Sheer	take my hand	Little O	I've got a headache tonight	October 11, 2011

reception

criticism

Alexander Krei wrote a review for the media magazine DWDL.de in which he praised Cover my Song as " really great television ". The concept is already “ wonderful on paper. “In the implementation of the program,“ quick cuts and ridiculous comments ”are dispensed with. Cover my Song shows how “ exciting it can be when two completely different worlds meet. "

The rapper Sido criticized the representation of hip-hop musicians in the television format. In his opinion, the rappers are “ always the little ones, the beginners, whose heads are caressed by the old. “In contrast to the participants in the show, he and Bushido are “ relevant beyond hip-hop. "

Audience ratings

Cover my Song was followed by an average of 0.95 million viewers. This corresponds to a market share of 4.4%, which is well below the station average (5.7%). In the advertising-relevant target group, an average of 0.69 million viewers (7.3% market share) saw the program. With 1.26 million viewers and a 5.9% market share, the premiere edition of Cover my Song achieved the highest reach. In the group of 14 to 49 year olds, the first episode reached 0.92 million viewers and a 9.8% market share.

Awards

In 2012 Cover my Song was nominated for the Grimme Prize in the “Entertainment” category. However, the show failed to win the award. In autumn 2012, the format also received a nomination for the German Television Award in the category “Best entertainment documentary / docutainment”. At the award ceremony, Cover my Song won against Der VIP Hundeprofi and Entweder Broder - Die Deutschland-Safari . According to the jury, the show is a " refreshing gathering of generations of the musical kind. "

Web links

• Website on Vox.de

Individual evidence

1. ↑ VOX.de: What is Cover my Song about? Retrieved October 17, 2012 . 
2. ↑ DWDL.de: “Cover my Song” on VOX: A cool, fat part. Retrieved October 16, 2012 . 
3. ↑ Welt.de: "Sarrazin and I are brothers in spirit". Retrieved October 17, 2012 . 
4. ↑ Wettenmeter.de: Odds check: "Cover my Song". Retrieved October 17, 2012 . 
5. ↑ Rap.de: Grimme Prize for “Cover my Song”? Retrieved October 16, 2012 . 
6. ↑ Presseportal.de: VOX is excellent! Music documentary "Cover my Song" wins the "German Television Award". (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on October 11, 2012 ; Retrieved October 16, 2012 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.