Created: 8/31/2022 9:56 am
He is one of the most important musicians, artists and entertainers in the country: Udo Lindenberg. On September 7, 2022, the 76-year-old will be made an honorary citizen of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg.
1 / 14 Udo Lindenberg sings at the first concert of the new tour “Udopium Live 2022”. After the compulsory Corona break, the 76-year-old musician goes on tour again. © Jens Büttner/dpa
2 / 14 The panic rocker was placed in the German charts more than 1000 times during his long career. This is where Lindenberg performs at the International Music Awards (IMA). © Fabrizio Bensch/dpa
3 / 14 Not only music, but also painting is one of Udo Lindenberg’s passions. This poster is in the Kurpark near Timmendorfer Strand. The posters are to be auctioned off in aid of UNICEF’s emergency aid for children in Ukraine. © Christian Charisius/dpa
4 / 14 Do your thing! – The feature film about Udo Lindenberg’s childhood, youth and beginning of his music career. Here the entertainer attends the premiere of the film. © Christian Charisius/dpa
5 / 14 Rock musician Udo Lindenberg shows a printout of his special stamps that were auctioned off for a good cause. © Tine Acke/dpa
6 / 14 The singer won two prizes at the 2017 Echo Awards in Berlin. He won the categories “Best Pop Artist National” and “Album of the Year”. © Jens Kalaene/dpa
7 / 14 Since 2015, a bronze figure by Lindenberg has stood in his hometown of Gronau (North Rhine-Westphalia). Here he attends the ceremony for the unveiling of the monument. © Henning Kaiser/dpa
8 / 14 Musician Udo Lindenberg presents the CD for the musical of the same name “Hinterm Horizont” at the Theater am Potsdamer Platz in Berlin in 2011. © Tobias Kleinschmidt/dpa
9 / 14 A picture that went down in history: Rock musician Udo Lindenberg (l) hands the former SED General Secretary Erich Honecker (M) a guitar with the inscription “Guitars instead of guns”. © Franz-Peter Tschauner/dpa
10 / 14 The musician has been living in the Hotel Atlantic in Hamburg on the Alster for almost 27 years. Here he is on the balcony of his room. © Angelika Warmuth/dpa
11 / 14 His distinctive voice, the sunglasses and his style of clothing are Udo Lindenberg’s trademarks. © Daniel Bockwoldt/dpa
12 / 14 2019 Lindenberg was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit by Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Bellevue Palace. © Wolfgang Kumm/dpa
13 / 14 Udo Lindenberg is smoking in front of his paintings during a tour of his exhibition in the Museum of Arts and Crafts in Hamburg. © Marcus Brandt/dpa
14 / 14 26842071.jpg © Angelika Warmuth/dpa