Status: 18.12.2023, 20:26 PM
By: Elena Rothammer, Jonas Erbas
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About a week ago, Frank Zander worried his fans: He was hospitalized with blue lights. But now there is positive news.
Update from December 18, 2023: Berlin – Schlager star Frank Zander (81) was brought to Berlin's Charité hospital on December 12, 2023. The reason: high levels of inflammation were found in his body. What exactly the musician is missing remained unclear. After about a week in the clinic, however, his son now has good news.
"The whole family is very, very happy that he was allowed to leave the hospital," Frank Zander's son Marcus told the German Press Agency. However, the 81-year-old still doesn't seem to be completely out of the woods. Treatment is scheduled to continue in January. "We are confident that he will be the 'old guy' again," says Marcus Zander optimistically.
About a week ago, pop star Frank Zander was hospitalized with blue lights. But now there is positive news. © IMAGO / mix1
Update from December 13, 2023: Berlin – On December 12, 2023, the news made the rounds that Frank Zander (81) had been hospitalized. An exact diagnosis was not made – only high levels of inflammation were found in his body. One day later, however, the world looks better again: The pop star reports from the hospital with a photo and a health update.
"My father is currently being intensively examined in the hospital and the doctors have been hopeful since noon today that they may have found the problem," his son initially wrote on Instagram. The diagnosis is still not one hundred percent certain, but the chances are good that the musician will soon be "one hundred percent fit" again.
The fact that he is feeling better again is also shown by a personal message that Frank Zander has delivered through his son. "I just talked to Vadder. He sends his greetings to everyone and says: 'A real Berlin veteran won't break down so quickly. It's going to be alright!'" the social media message reads. In a photo from his hospital bed, the singer can already laugh again.
First reported on December 12, 2023: Berlin – Frank Zander (81) is something of a guardian angel for Berlin's needy: Since 1995, the pop star has been organizing an annual Christmas party for around 3,000 people in need, often homeless. In 2023, he is on the verge of a big anniversary, committing himself in this way for the 29th time in total. But now, of all times, shortly before the festivities, the 81-year-old has been hit hard.
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Frank Zander in the hospital: Schlager star has been getting worse and worse lately
As B.Z. On Tuesday afternoon (12 December), Frank Zander had to be taken by ambulance to the Martin Luther Hospital in the Schmargendorf district the day before. What exactly the pop star is missing, however, is not known. An initial finding is said to have indicated increased levels of inflammation in the body, further examinations are still pending.
Even before that, the native of Berlin had been ailing - also due to his last COVID-19 infection - as his son Marcus (55) confirmed to the B.Z.: "It actually became apparent about two weeks ago that he was getting worse." After a 45-minute television recording on December 1, Frank Zander's "physical condition actually got worse day by day," according to his son. The family doctor had finally "urgently ordered the admission to the hospital by ambulance".
Frank Zander's Christmas party: a celebration of solidarity in Berlin
Since 1995, Frank Zander has organized an annual Christmas dinner for around 3,000 homeless and needy people at the Estrel Hotel in Berlin. Other celebrities (including Kai Wegner, Johnny Logan, Annemarie Eilfeld and Axel Schulz) get involved by serving the Christmas menu, participating in the entertainment program or distributing gifts. The festive menu includes about 3,000 goose legs, 6,500 dumplings, 850 kilograms of red cabbage and 250 litres of sauce every year. In the meantime, there are also meat-free alternatives. In 2022, Frank Zander was awarded the Cross of Merit First Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany for his outstanding social commitment.
Frank Zander cautiously gives the all-clear: "I'm feeling a little better again"
It is questionable whether Frank Zander will be able to take part in his charitable campaign this year for Christmas: "It is not certain that he will be fit again by the time of the celebration," Marcus Zander cautiously hinted. The pop singer himself has also commented on his hospital stay in bild.de: "It's a lot of crap. I could think of something better than having to go to the clinic before my Christmas party for the needy and homeless. But there was no other way."
Frank Zander is currently recovering in hospital – and could miss his big Christmas party, which he has been organizing for Berlin's needy since 1995, due to illness. © mix1/Imago
However, his fans can breathe a sigh of relief: According to his own statements, the 81-year-old is "in the very best hands" and is accordingly on the road to recovery: "I now get a lot of infusions with restorative preparations. And I can already feel that I'm feeling a little better again." Another pop star also recently had to go to hospital - now Bata Illic's (84) management revealed how the singer is doing. Sources used:bz-berlin.de, bild.de, Instagram/ weihnachten_mit_frank_zander