Christmas tour 2026
Dirk Michaelis is a grateful man. When he accepts the offer to become the singer of a legendary band with cult status (also because two musicians from the banned Renft Combo were in it), he gives them and himself their biggest hit.
"Als ich fortging" is the name of the timeless work, which has long held a firm place in the nnals of sophisticated German pop. The ballad-like song has been covered more than almost any other. There are punk, jazz, a cappella, techno, harmonica and trumpet versions; the song has been translated into Portuguese,
Spanish and Greek; Clueso, Rosenstolz and Tokio Hotel have also sung it.
These are always songs by a very approachable singer.
Songs that are highly emotional and far removed from the sluggish mainstream of the New German Sensibility.
Songs that are often gentle, but never powerless.
Songs that you have to listen to, that challenge the audience and yet are infused with that simple pop appeal with which majorities are won over."Stilles Dorf", "Seelenverwandt", "Wo willst du hin", "Feld aus Gold", "Ich möchtemir gehörn", "Vergessen wir die Welt" or more recent songs such as "Heimat"
and "Alles wird gut" (a duet with his daughter Anouk) represent a versatile oeuvre with atmospheric density and profound poetry. On his 1992 solo debut "Rockchansongs", which was followed by ten more albums to date, the charismatic musician made it clear with his soulful compositions that he could not be reduced to just the big hit
. Dirk Michaelis can now look back on a career spanning four decades. It includes joint tours with Dirk Zöllner (Die Zöllner) and André Herzberg (Pankow) as "Die 3HIGHligen"; the program "Seelenverwandt" together with the poet Gisela Steineckert, who wrote him many other lyrics in addition to "Heimat" and "Als ich fortging"; two albums on which he translated songs by
Sting, Norah Jones and Paul McCartney into German; duets with Sarah Connor, Matthias Reim and José Carreras; his involvement in the children's album project "Hier lebst du" and his participation in "Rocklegenden" alongside
from Maschine, Silly and City in 2022.
As different as the individual stations are, they have one thing in common:
Dirk Michaelis reaches hearts and minds in equal measure with everything he does. A basis for where Dirk Michaelis and his songs belong - on the stage!
Whether in a trio, with a big band or solo. Artful and yet light, he proves to be a veritable entertainer, his performances benefit from the fascinating mixture of apparent understatement, a sensitive feel for nuances and exuberant musicality.Dirk Michaelis is a grateful man. First and foremost to his audience, who remain loyal to him, also because he never underestimates them.
Christian Hentschel 2021
Dirk Michaelis is an official ambassador for the Josè Carreras Leukemia Foundation and the Aline Reimer Foundation and supports Amnesty International.
