Bernd Begemann

Mr. Begemann is the most musical and the most deceitful womanizer in the republic. It takes two buckets full of charm. Too much is not enough for Bernd Begemann. His concerts rarely last less than three hours, and he performs more than twenty songs plus encores night after night. "You still get your money's worth," says the press. It is a special concern and a matter close to the hearts of the organizing Popsecret agents to FINALLY offer Bad Salzuflen's greatest son a suitable stage again in his home town.

"His wit as a songwriter, his desperate love of humanity can at best be compared to Ray Davis from the Kinks. He is unpretentious, has sex appeal and charm. This makes him quite unique in the German entertainment industry. There's always mass enthusiasm at his shows, he shows everyone what a rock 'n' roll band should be like." Sophie Rois

Bernd Begemann owns all the Leutnant-Blueberry booklets. He knows all the Shangri-Las' songs by heart. The chords to "Hit Me Baby One More Time"? Bernd knows them. What was the name of the actress who played alongside Belmondo in "A Crazy Guy"? All right, that's easy. But if you want to know something about the pop culture of the last 60 years: ask Bernd! And then by all means: Erasmus, Nietzsche, Balzac, whatever ... ask Bernd. Because Bernd Begemann is a kind of Renaissance man. He's had TV shows, he runs Germany's most successful movie podcast ("Flimmerfreunde"). As a hobby.

Begemann is, this may sound a little smarmy and pathetic, a shining light. But if it's the truth,

Bernd Begemann was the first punk in Bad Salzuflen. He is the founder of the Hamburg School. His fans include Tocotronic, Annette Humpe, Blumfeld and Boy. Without him, Element Of Crime would never have started singing in German.