"Young talents are thrown away": Bernhard Brink thunders against Florian Silbereisen and DSDS
Created: 05/29/2022Updated: 05/29/2022 07:43
By: Jonas Erbas
Apparently, Bernhard Brink doesn't think much of casting shows: At the "Kölner Treff", the hit star openly criticizes the way the candidates are treated in "Deutschland sucht den Superstar" and Co. – and reminds us that things used to run better in the music industry!
Cologne – Bernhard Brink (all news about the pop star) has a lot to celebrate this year: on May 17, the pop star not only turned 70, but can also celebrate his 50th stage anniversary in 2022.
The interpreter of “Frei und burnt” therefore looked back on his eventful career at the “Kölner Treff” on WDR – and took the opportunity to openly criticize the way young talents are dealt with in casting formats such as “Deutschland sucht den Superstar”.
Bernhard Brink | Pop singer, TV and radio presenter |
Born | May 17, 1952 in Nordhorn |
spouse | Ute Brink (married 1987) |
parents | Gerda Brink, Evert Brink |
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When Bernhard Brink (the greatest German pop singer of all time) talks about the German music industry, there is always a lot to learn: The pop star has been enthusiastic on stage for a whopping five decades and has collected tons of positive and negative experiences - which shared the 70-year-old now openly in the “Kölner Treff”.
This is how the chart topper reported on the day when he was presented with a two-year contract from his Berlin record company when he was young.
"It was sensational back then," enthused the musician and went on to explain that such a contract brought with it regular single releases every six months.
"That way you had a little more time," Brink explained the advantages of such an arrangement.
"They will be thrown away," complained Bernhard Brink in the "Kölner Treff" about the handling of young talents in casting shows like "Deutschland sucht den Superstar" © Screenshot/WDR/Kölner Treff
"Young talents are thrown away": Bernhard Brink thunders against Florian Silbereisen and DSDS
The Schlager icon, on the other hand, does not seem to support the fact that the music business is now moving much faster.
Young artists in particular would have a harder time, emphasized Bernhard Brink (the stage names of the hit stars and their real names) in the "Kölner Treff" interview.
The 70-year-old also shared indirectly against his colleague Florian Silbereisen, who has been the face of the “Deutschland sucht den Superstar” jury since 2022.
"When I see today how young, wonderful talents are burned away at DSDS, for a short time. They'll be thrown away. We were really lucky back then, we were better off and had more time
," was his clear verdict on RTL's cult casting show and the change within the industry.
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However, not all that glittered was gold in the past either: Bernhard Brink had to struggle with stage fright again and again at the beginning of his career, the 70-year-old revealed in the “Kölner Treff”.
He therefore drank alcohol here and there before the performances to calm his nerves.
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Sources used:
"Kölner Treff" (WDR; episode of May 20, 2022)
