Stefan Raab

Stefan Raab is a German television presenter, comedian, musician, and producer, known for hosting TV total and shaping Germany’s Eurovision Song Contest entries.

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TV total: A German late-night television show hosted by Stefan Raab from 1999 to 2015, built around comedy, interviews, and television clips. Raab’s signature program established his comic persona and launched many of his later formats.
Lena Meyer-Landrut: A German singer who won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2010 with “Satellite.” Raab helped select, develop, and present Lena’s Eurovision entry.
Cologne: A major city in western Germany and the birthplace of Stefan Raab. Raab’s career developed within Cologne’s television and music industries.
Harald Schmidt: A German comedian and television host known for the late-night program Die Harald Schmidt Show. Schmidt’s monologue-centered satire offers a contrasting model to Raab’s clip-based, participatory comedy.
Bundesvision Song Contest: A German music competition created by Stefan Raab, with performers representing the country’s sixteen federal states. Raab adapted Eurovision’s competitive format into a domestic showcase for German-language music.
Max Mutzke: A German singer who represented Germany at the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest with “Can’t Wait Until Tonight.” Raab discovered Mutzke through a television talent search and wrote his Eurovision song.
Music production: The process of arranging, recording, editing, and shaping music for release or performance. Raab began as a musician and producer before television made him widely known.
Wetten, dass..?: A long-running German-language television variety show built around celebrity guests and public challenges. Its polished, family-oriented variety tradition contrasts with Raab’s more unruly studio formats.
Unser Star für Oslo: A 2010 German television talent competition that selected Lena Meyer-Landrut for the Eurovision Song Contest. Raab co-created the selection show that sent Germany’s 2010 Eurovision winner to Oslo.
Elton: A German television presenter and comedian who became known as Stefan Raab’s sidekick on TV total. Elton’s recurring role made him one of the most recognizable collaborators in Raab’s television work.