Stefan Raab became popular as the host of the comedy show Vivasion for the German music TV channel VIVA in 1996. Since 1999 he has hosted his own show TV total on the channel ProSieben. While TV total started as a comedy format, it soon turned into a late night show with musical performances, remotely similar to the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Raab's often sarcastic comments on a number of German celebrities even led to rapper Moses Pelham breaking Raab's nose in 1997.
He wrote the music for the German entry in the Eurovision Song Contest of 1998, Guildo Horn's Guildo hat Euch Lieb, and in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 he performed himself with the nonsense song Wadde Hadde Dudde Da (What do you have there). Other famous songs include Maschendrahtzaun, Gebt das Hanf frei! (Legalize cannabis, featuring Shaggy) and Wir kiffen (We smoke weed).
Raab cast the German entry for the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest on his show in a competition he called SSDSGPS (Stefan sucht den Super-Grand-Prix-Star, Stefan seeks the super Grand-Prix star). The winner of this casting, Maximilian Mutzke, came in 8th place.
Bored with the Eurovision Song Contest, Raab came up with the Bundesvision Song Contest in 2005 (Germany officially being the Bundesrepublik Deutschland). The contest featured representatives from each of the 16 states of Germany (Bundesländer) and stipulated that their song had to be (at least partly) in German. The first contest in 2005 was won by the band Juli from Hessen, followed by Seeed from Berlin in 2006.
He is an autodidact, playing various instruments, such as piano, drums, guitar, ukulele, bass and some wind instruments.
Eurovision Song Contest 2000 - Stockholm
Entry for Germany
Performer: Stefan Raab
Song title: Wadde Hadde Dudde Da
Song writer(s):
Song composer(s): Stefan Raab
Sang in Position: 15
Final Position: 5
Total Points: 96
25 participating countries were intended for the 2000 Eurovision Song Contest, but Greece decided not to participate, so only 24 took part as the European Broadcasting Union did not find a replacement in time for the last spot. Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Lithuania, Romania and Bosnia & Herzegovina were not allowed to take part due to their bad average scores. Latvia made its debut this year, and the entry My Star performed by the group Brainstorm did really well, finishing in third position. Estonia finished fourth with Ines' Once In A Lifetime which was the bookmaker's favourite. Internet polls also had the United Kingdom and the Netherlands as favourites but these countries only finished 16th and 13th respectively.
13,000 spectators were at the final in the Globen Arena in Stockholm, which was a new record. This record did not last long, though. Already at the Eurovision Song Contest in Copenhagen 2001, the record was exceeded. The Israeli participants caused a stir when members of the group Ping Pong started waving the Syrian flag during their performance. The Netherlands had to use a back-up jury for their votes because of a large fireworks disaster in the city of Enschede, which meant that only half of the song contest was aired live on Dutch television.
Despite the fact that Denmark's song Fly On The Wings Of Love by the Olsen Brothers climbed in the predicted rankings in the week prior to the final, the Scandinavian country was only thought to finish in 18th position. Therefore it came as a huge surprise for many that the charming Olsen Brothers won - and with a large margin to the runner-up, Russia. Fly on the wings of love went on to become a huge hit in Scandinavia and the German-speaking countries. The Russian delegation petitioned the disqualification of the winner, Denmark, because a vocoder had been used to give one of the performers in the Danish duo, Jørgen Olsen, an electronic sound to his voice during one part of their performance.
Facts & figures
For the first time in the history of the Eurovision Song Contest, an official CD was released which included all 24 songs. Since then, CDs with all entries have been released every year.
Modedesigner
Stefan Raab Lyrics
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Ich hab da was entdeckt
Da steh ich drauf wie 'ne eins,
Da geh ich jeden Samstag hin,
Natrlich mit Karl-Heinz
Denn die tragen bunte Sckchen
Und die Hschen ziemlich knapp,
Ist doch klar, dass ich auch ein buntes Fhnchen hab.
Denn ich bin Modedesingner
Kein Bcker und kein Schreiner.
Ich bin Modedesigner
Trm trm tmtm
Ich bin Modedesigner
Und ich bin total verliebt
In Fussball, weils da immer Freisto gibt.
Modedesigner
Trm trm tmtm
Hey! Modedesigner
Trm trm tmtm
Und ist das Spiel erst mal dran,
Dann geht es richtig rund.
Wir haben Stehplatz,
Da wird der Popo nicht so wund.
Und dann singen wir I'm Chor,
Mal zu zweit, mal zu dritt
Und bei einer geht noch rein
Da sing ich immer mit.
Denn ich bin Modedesingner
Kein Bcker und kein Schreiner.
Ich bin Modedesigner
Trm trm tmtm
Ich bin Modedesigner
Und ich bin total verliebt
In Fussball, weils da immer Freisto gibt.
Modedesigner
Trm trm tmtm
Hey! Modedesigner
Trm trm tmtm
Letztens war ich bei dem Spiel
Vom fc Kln zu Gast
Und hatte dummer weise
Grade noch den Geibock verpat.
Ich war beleidigt,
Doch ich kriegte dies Problem.
Denn ich hab mich in der Pause
Mit ner Bockwurst getrstet.
Denn ich bin Modedesingner
Kein Bcker und kein Schreiner.
Ich bin Modedesigner
Trm trm tmtm
Ich bin Modedesigner
Und ich bin total verliebt
In Fussball, weils da immer Freisto gibt.
Modedesigner
Trm trm tmtm
Hey! Modedesigner
Trm trm tmtm
The song "Modedesigner" by Stefan Raab is a light-hearted song about the singer's love for fashion and football. In the first verse, he sings about discovering a place he loves to go on Saturdays with his friend Karl-Heinz, where the people wear colorful socks and tight underwear. The singer proudly states that he also wears a colorful flag, implying that he is fashionable too. He then proclaims that he is a fashion designer and not a baker or carpenter, establishing his love for fashion. He repeats the chorus twice, each time emphasizing that he is in love with football because it always gives him "free kicks."
In the second verse, the singer sings about attending a football game with Karl-Heinz and their standing spot in the stadium. He talks about singing in a choir with others during the game and how much fun it is. He then repeats the chorus and ends the song with a story about how he was upset after the game because his team had lost. However, he finds solace in a hot dog during halftime.
Overall, the song speaks to the common love of fashion and football, and how they both can bring people together in fun and exciting ways.
Line by Line Meaning
Eins, zwei, drei
Counting off, starting the song
Ich hab da was entdeckt
I discovered something new
Da steh ich drauf wie 'ne eins,
I really enjoy it
Da geh ich jeden Samstag hin,
I go every Saturday
Natrlich mit Karl-Heinz
Of course with Karl-Heinz
Denn die tragen bunte Sckchen
Because they wear colorful socks
Und die Hschen ziemlich knapp,
And their shorts are pretty tight
Ist doch klar, dass ich auch ein buntes Fhnchen hab.
It's only logical that I have a colorful flag too
Denn ich bin Modedesingner
Because I am a fashion designer
Kein Bcker und kein Schreiner.
Not a baker or a carpenter
Trm trm tmtm
Musical interlude
Und ich bin total verliebt
And I am totally in love
In Fussball, weils da immer Freisto gibt.
In football, because there's always a free-kick
Und ist das Spiel erst mal dran,
And once the game has started
Dann geht es richtig rund.
Then it gets really exciting
Wir haben Stehplatz,
We have standing tickets
Da wird der Popo nicht so wund.
So our butts don't get sore
Und dann singen wir I'm Chor,
And then we sing in a choir
Mal zu zweit, mal zu dritt
Sometimes in pairs, sometimes in threes
Und bei einer geht noch rein
And there's always room for one more
Da sing ich immer mit.
So I always sing along
Letztens war ich bei dem Spiel
Recently I was at the game
Vom fc Kln zu Gast
As a guest of FC Köln
Und hatte dummer weise
And unfortunately
Grade noch den Geibock verpat.
I missed the goat mascot by just a bit
Ich war beleidigt,
I was disappointed
Doch ich kriegte dies Problem.
But I solved this problem
Denn ich hab mich in der Pause
Because I comforted myself during halftime
Mit ner Bockwurst getrstet.
With a Bockwurst sausage
Hey! Modedesigner
Repeating the song's title
Contributed by Riley T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@zockpagema2872
Einfach legendär seine Auftritte egal wo er war, egal was er machte er war und ist einfach eine TV-Legende.
@TheS0ris
Erinnert mich an die alten "Raab in Gefahr" folgen mehr davon bitte :)
@RnBberlin
Deutschlands Entertainer Nummer 1 :))))))))
@BlackMamba-pu5kt
Deutschland spasti Nummer1 :DDDDDD
@KAMPFOCHSE
+Black Mamba sei nicht so fies zu dir selbst.
@BlackMamba-pu5kt
Ich sage nur meine Meinung xD
@TornadoF60
Black Mamba
Mit der Meinung biste alleine
@lowenherz9920
@@BlackMamba-pu5kt dummes gelaber
@AlexUnrealog
Stefan definitiv wieder am Start !
@specialofficerdoofy2125
4:13 ... haha wie geil muss das für den ami gewesen sein...das er zufällig stefan raab da trifft :D ...du bist vooon däutschlend .......sympathischer typ....raab in best form...so wollte man raab immer sehen das er irgendwo rumläuft ^^