Michael Hansen (cabaret artist)
Michael W. Hansen (born October 21, 1946 in Aalborg , Denmark as Hans Michael Oskar Piastowski ; † March 15, 2011 in Berlin ) was a Danish-German cabaret artist and pop singer .
On March 2, 1993, Hansen founded the Alt-Berliner Kabarett Berliner Brettl , which was founded as ULK (Independent Literary Cabaret) by Fritz Decho , and directed it until his death. Members of the ensemble included Erika Köllinger , Sigrid Grajek and Tilman Lucke. He was also a member and guest of the Berlin cabaret Klimperkasten and other cabaret ensembles. In the 1970s and 1980s he had great success as a pop singer in West Berlin. He wrote the Hertha song (1972) , among others .
The middle initial W in his name does not come from another first name, but is intended to distinguish it from the pop singer Michael Hansen, who is better known in East Germany .
Michael Hansen died on March 15, 2011 immediately after a performance in Berlin. He was buried on April 1st in Cemetery IV of the Jerusalems- und Neue Kirche congregation on Bergmannstrasse in Berlin-Kreuzberg .
After Hansen's death on April 19, 2011, six ensemble members of the Berliner Brettl were reconstituted as Das Fliegende Brettl .
Web links
- Homepage of the Berliner Brettl
- Michael Hansen on MusicBrainz (English)
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| SURNAME | Hansen, Michael |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hansen, Michael Wilhelm .; Piastowski, Hans Michael Oskar (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Danish-German cabaret artist and pop singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 21, 1946 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Aalborg , Denmark |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 15, 2011 |
| Place of death | Berlin |