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Marianne and Michael make a one-off comeback on ‘Immer wieder sonntags’

From Die Zeit · () German

Translated from German and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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Newswire From a news agency Outcome reported
  • Marianne and Michael Hartl briefly returned to the stage for the final episode of “Immer wieder sonntags.”
  • The duo sang for host Stefan Mross, whom Michael Hartl told, “Television needs you.”
  • The show is ending after about 31 years as the SWR cuts costs and invests in new digital entertainment formats.

Marianne and Michael Hartl had already retired from show business, but the veteran duo made a one-time return for the final episode of “Immer wieder sonntags.” They sang a serenade for host Stefan Mross.

“Television needs you,” Michael Hartl told Mross during the appearance. The duo, known as the “dream couple of folk music,” left the stage in 2024 after a farewell tour.

Marianne Hartl, 73, and Michael Hartl, 77, said their first joint performance took place in Munich in 1973. Their last concert was also in the Bavarian capital, at an Oktoberfest concert near the Bavaria statue.

After around 31 years, the Schlager show is being discontinued. The SWR said the decision reflects cost-cutting measures, with savings also intended to fund the development of new digital entertainment formats.

Television needs you.

· Michael HartlHartl addressed host Stefan Mross during the duo’s one-off return in the show’s final episode.
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Originally published by Die Zeit in German. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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