Marie-Luise Nikuta

Marie-Luise Nikuta at the Cologne Pride 2006 street festival

Marie-Luise Nikuta (born Oberbrinkmann; born July 25, 1938 in Nippes (Cologne) ; † February 25, 2020 in Cologne) was a German dialect singer , lyricist and composer . She was known as the “Queen of the Mottolied”, which she contributed annually to the Cologne Carnival . In addition to her involvement in the Cologne Carnival, she has also been an integral part of Cologne Pride (Cologne's Christopher Street Day ) for several years , for which she also composed a motto song in 2003.

Life

Marie-Luise Nikuta was 13 years old when she sang her first hit with the Cologne Children's Choir: Mer fiere Fastelovend . After training as an insurance saleswoman and the birth of a daughter, she devoted herself to her professional music career from 1968. That year she made her first appearance on the Literary Committee. Also in 1968 appeared with the single Däu mer but de Naache one of their first record releases . Nikuta wrote, composed and sang over 160 carnival songs in the following decades. Including successful titles such as Dat ahle Sofa , Kölsch, kölsch, kölsch , Wenn die Engelcher ens Fastelovend celebrate , E few grosches for Ihs or Weiste wat, mer drive met d'r Stroßebahn noh hus . In addition to appearances in Cologne, she also took part in the Steuben Parade in New York City in 1974. Together with the Rote Funken , where she also took part in the Carnival Monday procession on a float, she attended the Carnival in Namibia in 1987 and 1991 in Windhoek .

In autumn 2014 she announced her retirement from the stage and was officially adopted at the opening of the session on November 11, 2014 on the Heumarkt in Cologne. Until her death, however, she continued to compose and text the motto songs of the Cologne Carnival, which were initially performed by Carolin Krause from 2015/2016 accompanied by the St. Stephan Youth Choir. In the 2017/2018 and 2018/19 sessions, the motto song was sung by the StattGarde shanty choir . In the 2019/2020 Sessson, De Schlofmütze sang the motto song Et Hätz glitz em Veedel .

Marie-Luise Nikuta died on February 25, 2020 in a senior citizens' home in Cologne and was buried on April 2, 2020 in the Melaten cemetery in Cologne (lit. F).

Discography (selection)

Albums

• 1974: Cologne specialties and songs (BASF)
• 1977: The father has a hangover - 12 Rhenish pick-me-ups by and with Marie-Luise Nikuta (Polydor)
• 1979: New songs from Cologne (Polydor)
• 1990: Kölsche Mädcher (polyphonic, compilation)
• 1996: Kölle Alaaf (Odeon / EMI)

Singles

• 1976: Rockefeller (what we are missing, dat es ene ...) / Take me as I am
• 1978: Tram Song (Know what, mr drive met dr Stroßebahn noh Hus) - You can't do anything with that
• 1980: I han'ne Jung us Kölle / Wat mr hät, dat knows mr

Awards

Nikuta was the only woman to date to receive the Willi Ostermann Medal for her musical work. She became an honorary member of the Cologne Carnival Club and was made an honorary senator by many carnival societies. For her long-term commitment she received the "great order of merit with diamonds" on her departure, one of the highest awards in Cologne Carnival, which she was awarded as the first artist ever.

Other awards:

• 1972: The "Golden Heart" of the city of Siegburg
• 1973: The "Golden Ostermann Medal" of the city of Cologne
• 1975: The "Order for the Preservation of Rhenish Cheerfulness" from the city of Zülpich
• 1980: The "Schmitz Order" of the Kölnische Rundschau, Cologne
• 1981: The “Golden Castle Knowledge” of Troisdorf
• 1982: The “Golden Spinning Wheel” of the city of Mönchengladbach
• 1988: The “Golden Crown” of the city of Hürth
• 1988: The special stage medal "Rheinland met Häzz", Türnich
• 1992: Order of Merit in Gold, Bund deutscher Karneval
• 1992: Order of Merit in Gold, Festival Committee Cologne
• 1995: Order of Merit, Rote Funken, Cologne
• 1998: The "golden cap" of the KG "Alt-Köln"

• Multiple winner of the RTL Carnival Hit Parade
• Multiple winner of the carnival hit parade of the WDR
• Multiple winner of the "Foolish Oscar" of the Express newspaper
• Numerous awards from traditional Cologne societies for their songs
• Numerous awards from traditional Cologne societies for the best Cologne song
• Honorary Köbes of the carnival society "Sölzer Köbesse"

Nikuta was also very involved in voluntary work. She was on the advisory board of the Aidshilfe , collected for the support association for dementia sufferers and children with cancer. She was an honorary member of "Artists Help Children". As of 2010, she appeared in the "Rheinische afternoon" palliative care unit at the Hospital Merheim on.

Motto songs (incomplete)

• 1966/1967: Kölschiger
• 1968/1969: Kölsch, Kölsch, Kölsch
• 1970/1971: Ruse, tulip, carnation -
• 1972/1973: Carnival in Colonia
• 1975/1976: When the Engelcher ens Fastelovend celebrate ...
• 1977/1978: A few grosches for Ies
• 1981/1982: Kölle Alaaf - that sound is so beautiful
• 1982/1983: Et most beautiful fairy tales
• 1983/1984: Hits us Kölle
• 1984/1985: Loß mer levve ... -
• 1986/1987: Einmol em Johr
• 1987/1988: Colonia celebrates festivals
• 1988/1989: We make music - Met vill harmony
• 1989/1990: Come in
• 1990/1991: Kinema Colonia
• 1991/1992: Et kütt like et kütt
• 1992/1993: Sinfonie en Doll
• 1993/1994: Hokus, Pokus, Kölsche Zauberei
• 1994/1995: Comes to Colonia ...
• 1995/1996: Typical Kölsch
• 1996/1997: Nothing remains like it
• 1997/1998: Fastelovend un d'r Dom
• 1998/1999: those were the times
• 1999/2000: Kölle loss jonn
• 2000/2001: Cologne can deal with all trade fairs
• 2001/2002: Janz Kölle es e Poppespill
• 2003/2004: Klaaf un Tratsch op kölsche Art
• 2003: Dear Your Neighbor (Mottolied CSD)
• 2005/2006: E Fastelovend football cap
• 2006/2007: Mir all sin Kölle
• 2007/2008: Uns Kulturkamelle (Jeschenke for Kölle)
• 2008/2009: When the Engelcher celebrates his Fastelovend
• 2009/2010: Used in Kölle
• 2010/2011: Cologne has something to beat
• 2011/2012: Every Jeck sing Pappnas
• 2012/2013: Fastelovend em Bloot, he un am Zuckerhot
• 2013/2014: Zokunf - mer spingkse wat kütt
• 2014: Cuddle with us, motto song for the campaign “Cuddle again”, duet with Donato Plögert
• 2014/2015: Social jeck - motley networked
• 2015/2016: Mer stelle alles op d'r Kopp
• 2019/2020 Et Hätz gives em Veedel (sung by de Schlofmütze)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Marie-Luise Nikuta obituary . In: Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger . No. 51 . Cologne February 29, 2020, p. 7 (Mourning & Remembrance) .
2. ↑ Nicole Trum: Birthday wishes for the queen of the motto song. City of Cologne - Office for Press and Public Relations, July 25, 2013, accessed on July 25, 2013 . 
3. ^ Cologne in mourning: Motto-Queen Marie-Luise Nikuta died at the age of 81. February 25, 2020, accessed on February 25, 2020 (German). 
4. ↑ Norbert Ramme: Cologne Motto Queen: Marie-Luise Nikuta said goodbye to the revelers with chants. November 11, 2014, accessed on February 26, 2020 (German). 
5. ^ Marie-Luise Nikuta - Däu Mer Doch De Naache. Retrieved February 26, 2020 . 
6. ↑ Norbert Ramme: Marie-Luise Nikuta: The Mottoqueen will be 75th July 25th, 2013, accessed on February 26th, 2020 (German). 
7. ↑ New motto song by Marie-Luise Nikuta - A registrar inherits the motto queen . Kölner Rundschau from July 21, 2015.
8. ↑ Jörg Esser: StattGarde Colonia Ahoj e. V. - Presentation of the theme song 2018. Accessed on February 8, 2018 (German). 
9. ↑ Norbert Ramme: "She dismantles her own monument" New motto song by Marie-Luise Nikuta. In: Kölner Stadtanzeiger. August 7, 2019, accessed July 22, 2020 . 
10. ↑ Cologne “Motto Queen”: funeral of Marie-Luise Nikuta is postponed. March 15, 2020, accessed on April 3, 2020 (German). 
11. ↑ Inge Wozelka: Kölsche icon buried: only two people there: Stiller farewell to Melaten. April 3, 2020, accessed on April 3, 2020 (German). 
12. ^ Tomb in the Find a Grave database . Retrieved May 11, 2020.

Web links

• Works by and about Marie-Luise Nikuta in the catalog of the German National Library
• Marie-Luise Nikuta's website
• Marie-Luise Nikuta at Discogs (English)