Götz Alsmann
Encyclopedia
Götz Alsmann is a German
television presenter, musician
and singer.
, music and communication studies
at University of Münster
. From 1980 to 1988 he played in band Sentimental Pounders. Since 1988 he plays in band Götz Alsmann Band. In German TV he became together with Christine Westermann famous as television presenter of Zimmer frei!. Alsmann is married and has one son.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
television presenter, musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
and singer.
Life
Alsmann studied from 1977 to 1985 in Münster German studiesGerman studies
German studies is the field of humanities that researches, documents, and disseminates German language and literature in both its historic and present forms. Academic departments of German studies often include classes on German culture, German history, and German politics in addition to the...
, music and communication studies
Communication studies
Communication Studies is an academic field that deals with processes of communication, commonly defined as the sharing of symbols over distances in space and time. Hence, communication studies encompasses a wide range of topics and contexts ranging from face-to-face conversation to speeches to mass...
at University of Münster
University of Münster
The University of Münster is a public university located in the city of Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. The WWU is part of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, a society of Germany's leading research universities...
. From 1980 to 1988 he played in band Sentimental Pounders. Since 1988 he plays in band Götz Alsmann Band. In German TV he became together with Christine Westermann famous as television presenter of Zimmer frei!. Alsmann is married and has one son.
Awards
- 2000: Adolf Grimme Award for Zimmer frei!
- 2004: Echo
- 2006: Goldene StimmgabelGoldene StimmgabelThe Goldene Stimmgabel is an annual prize awarded within the German music scene.The prizes are awarded according to the number of records sold from October of the previous year to June of the year of the award, as determined by Media Control...
- 2010: Münchhausen PrizeMünchhausen PrizeThe Münchhausen Prize was instituted in 1997, the 200th anniversary of the death of Baron Münchhausen. It is awarded in May each year in Bodenwerder, the Baron's hometown, for special talent in the art of speaking or presentation, either in literature or the visual arts, fantasy and satire, in the...