Awards
Peter Maffay gets “Bambi” as a “legend”
Maffay will be honored for his life’s work at this year’s “Bambi” awards. photo
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Peter Maffay has been in business for over 50 years and has sold 50 million records. A lifetime achievement worthy of an award. But the planned “Bambi” award surprises the exceptional artist.
“For more than half a century, Peter Maffay has been delighting his audience and taking them on his personal journey through life. With his music and his creativity, he has been connecting generations for 55 years,” says the statement. “No German artist has ever been more successful in the German charts. Peter Maffay is a mass phenomenon. He is a legend.”
According to Hubert Burda Media, Maffay has sold 50 million records in his decades-long career. With the help of his Tabaluga Foundation, he is also committed to the interests of children and young people.
Maffay was amazed – and delighted
The 74-year-old was amazed at the award in an interview with “bunte.de”: “This award surprises me as much as it surprises me. If the work we do together has led to the decision to award ourselves this way, I would like to thank you for that. It goes out to everyone who has been part of my team for five decades.”
The “Bambi” is coming back after a year-long break and will be awarded on November 16th in Munich. There was no award ceremony in 2020, 2021 and 2022, but on the 75th anniversary of the media prize, the media group Hubert Burda Media has decided to award the prize again.
This year the “Bambi” will probably be distributed into twelve categories. Around 800 invited guests from many walks of life are expected at the gala in the Bavaria Film Studios. Sat.1 will broadcast the event live on November 16th from 8:15 p.m.
The “Bambi” is one of the most important media and television awards in Germany. The award has existed since 1948.