Elmar Brandt
Elmar Brandt is a German impressionist, best known for his imitations of politicians. He was born in Düsseldorf. His most famous series is The Gerd Show, in which actual events are lampooned using an imitation of former German chancellor Gerhard Schröder.
Elmar Brandt
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- 1971 · Düsseldorf.
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- Germany
- Occupation
- musician
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- German
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Elmar Brandt is a German impressionist, best known for his imitations of politicians. He was born in Düsseldorf. His most famous series is The Gerd Show, in which actual events are lampooned using an imitation of former German chancellor Gerhard Schröder.
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The Gerd Show was broadcast between 1999 and 2005 as a short daily comedy on various radio programmes. Other politicians and celebrities Brandt has imitated include former Minister-President of Bavaria Edmund Stoiber, Reiner Calmund, the late President Johannes Rau, Dieter Bohlen, Marcel Reich-Ranicki and ex-Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer; he also provided voices for the remake of German satirical puppet show Hurra Deutschland (the puppets of which were also used in the Gerd Show music videos). Together with Peter Burtz, he also recorded various satirical songs, including "Steuersong" (2002).
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- 1.Michael Pilz. Der Hofnarr des Souveräns: Kanzlerimitator Elmar Brandt. Die Welt. 2002-11-30.
- 2.Sabine Hoffmann. Der prollige Charme des Kanzlers. spiegel.de. 2002.
- 3.Alles wird gut. eurovisionworld.com.
- 4.Martin Sonneborn. Kanzler-Imitator: Auf unterstem Niveau. spiegel.de. 2005-06-07.
- 5.Gerd Show Singles. offiziellecharts.de.
- 6.Ausgelacht: Wowereit stoppt Klamauk-Tour. tagesspiegel.de. 2007-08-14.
- 7.Westdeutsche Zeitung. Düsseldorf: Oric verwandelt Musik in Medizin. 2016-09-30.
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