International Schlager Festival Dresden

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The International Schlagerfestival Dresden , at times also the International Schlagerfestival of Socialist Countries Dresden , was a music festival with a music competition in the GDR . It has been held annually in Dresden since 1971 - except in 1973 . It was last held in 1988.

procedure

The festivals took place in September or October and usually lasted five days. The most important venue was the Kulturpalast in Dresden .

history

From 1968 to 1970 the Schlager Festival of Friendship took place annually . Its successor, the Dresden International Schlager Festival, was held for the first time in 1971. At first only musicians from the GDR and other socialist countries performed . In 1973 the festival was canceled because of the World Youth Festival in East Berlin . From 1984 seminars on the theory of popular music were held alongside the festival. From the mid-1980s, artists from other countries were also able to take part in the festival, for example from the Philippines , Laos , Ethiopia and Argentina . The categories of the competition were called "National title competition", "International title competition" (summarized from 1982) and from 1977 "Grand Prix" as the main prize. There were gold, silver and bronze medals. The prize for the best arrangement, the “Prize of the Press Jury” and the “Audience Prize” were also awarded. At the same time as the International Schlager Competition, the Goldener Rathausmann competition for young talent took place in Dresden, and was held for the last time in 1990.

The winners of the Grand Prix include the groups 4 PS , who won the first Grand Prix in 1977 with the two penny song , and Karat , who won the 1978 song Over seven bridges you must go and king of the world and became popular in the GDR from then on.

Sound carrier

From 1976 to 1981 the GDR record label Amiga released the seven compilations Internationales Schlagerfestival Dresden '75 to '81 .

Award winners

Winner of 1st prizes (national / international) until 1976

  • 1971: Frank Schöbel (GDR) and Halina Kunicka (Poland)
  • 1972: Kati Kovács (Hungary) with wind, come, bring rain here and Nadia Urbánková (ČSSR)
  • 1974: Hans-Jürgen Beyer (GDR) and Bisser Kirow (Bulgaria)
  • 1975: Veronika Fischer (GDR) with that I would be a snowflake and Irina Ponarowskaja (Soviet Union) with me Take the train called Sehnsucht
  • 1976: Mimi Iwanowa (Bulgaria) with I want to love and Roxana Babajan (Soviet Union) with Der Regen

Grand Prix winner

  • 1977: 4 HP (GDR) with a two penny song
  • 1978: Karat (GDR) with over seven bridges you must go and be king of the world
  • 1979: Nikolai Gnatjuk (Soviet Union) with Did I just dream it all?
  • 1980: electra (GDR) with mountains and forests are burning
  • 1981: Ai Van Ha Thi (Vietnam) with So the sun has never risen
  • 1982: Kamelia Todorowa (Bulgaria) with I've been waiting for this day
  • 1983: Neumis Rock Circus (GDR) with Oh Darling
  • 1984: Jörg Hindemith (GDR)
  • 1985: Nel Santo (Yugoslavia)
  • 1986: Lorna Pal (Philippines)
  • 1987: Hema Sardesai (India)
  • 1988: Arnulf Wenning (GDR)

Winner of the 1st prizes from 1982

  • 1982: Stern Meißen (GDR, 1st place)
  • 1983: Manana Todadze (Soviet Union, 1st Prize and Audience Prize)
  • 1984: Natalja Nurmuchamedowa (Soviet Union, 1st prize)
  • 1985: Norma Helena Gadea (Nicaragua, 1st place)
  • 1986: Xiomara Laugart (Cuba, 1st Prize and Audience Prize)
  • 1987: Gruppe Zemljane (Soviet Union, 1st place)
  • 1988: Diana Tschagajewa (Soviet Union, 1st place)

Other award winners (selection)

  • 1971: Chris Doerk (GDR, 3rd place national)
  • 1972: Uschi Brüning (GDR, 2nd place national)
  • 1975: Anna Jantar: Flowers should rain all over the world (Poland, 2nd place international)
  • 1976: Kreis (GDR) with And we approached (prize for the best arrangement)
  • 1977: Jürgen Walter (GDR) with Schallala, schallali (1st prize national)
  • 1978: Uwe Jensen (GDR) with Once I want to be a painter (special price)
  • 1981: Gaby Rückert (GDR) with Immer weiter geht die Reise (1st place national)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Götz Hintze: Rock Lexicon of the GDR . 2nd Edition. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-89602-303-9 , entry on the Dresden International Schlager Festival
  2. ↑ List of participants and winners at the Schlagerfestival Dresden (Russian), accessed on November 24, 2015