1. Stefan Konrad Raab was born on 20 October 1966 and is a German entertainer, television host, television producer, and businessman.
31 Facts About Stefan Raab
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Stefan Raab created a number of other television shows on the channel, such as Schlag den Raab and Bundesvision Song Contest.
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Stefan Raab became well known in 1994 after composing a hit single spoofing national football coach Berti Vogts.
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Stefan Raab was the initiator of the national pre-selection show Unser Star fur Oslo, in which Germany's winning entry at the 2010 contest in Oslo was determined.
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In 2015, Stefan Raab ended his on-screen career while staying active as a television producer.
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Stefan Raab grew up in Cologne with his sister and their parents, who owned a butcher's shop.
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Stefan Raab lives in a suburb of Cologne and has two daughters was born on 2004 and 2006 and with his girlfriend Nike.
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Stefan Raab became popular in Germany as the host of the comedy show Vivasion for German music television channel VIVA from 1993 to 1998.
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Stefan Raab brought fun and variety to the show by invented new sports: In November 2003, he initiated the first "official" World Wok racing Championship in Winterberg, Germany.
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In 2006, Stefan Raab invented the game show Schlag den Stefan Raab, in which he competed against a contestant in various disciplines.
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In September 2013, Stefan Raab was one of four hosts at the federal election debate between chancellor Angela Merkel and her challenger Peer Steinbruck.
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In mid-2015, Stefan Raab announced his retirement from television and stated that he would remain hosting until the end of the year.
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The last episode of his show TV total aired on 16 December and the last episode of Schlag den Stefan Raab aired on 19 December 2015.
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Stefan Raab made his return in 2024 with a new show titled Du gewinnst hier nicht die Million on RTL+, which has been described as a combination of TV total and Schlag den Raab.
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Stefan Raab began working as a freelance producer and composer of jingles and radio commercials in 1990 at his own studio in Cologne.
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Stefan Raab placed first in the pre-selection competition Countdown Grand Prix Eurovision 2000 and finished the contest in fifth place.
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In 2009, Stefan Raab was approached by the public broadcaster NDR, a member of the ARD broadcasting consortium, to jointly organise a national pre-selection in order to determine the German entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010.
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Stefan Raab took a lead role in the programmes as head of the jury.
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Stefan Raab was involved in the selection of the competing entries, some of which he wrote and composed, and was a juror on the final of the competition.
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In May 2011, Stefan Raab acted as co-host of the main contest alongside Anke Engelke and Judith Rakers, with Meyer-Landrut finishing in tenth place.
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The week following the 2011 final, Stefan Raab announced he would end his Eurovision involvement as a pre-selection host, chairman of the jury, composer and musical producer.
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Stefan Raab was no longer involved from the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 onwards, as the cooperation between NDR and ProSieben was dissolved.
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The television shows will air on Das Erste as well as private channel RTL, where Stefan Raab had signed an exclusive contract.
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On 29 May 2005, Stefan Raab received the Deutsch-Turkischer Freundschaftspreis for his TV total specials from Istanbul in preparation for the Eurovision Song Contest 2004.
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Stefan Raab won the Bravo Otto in the category "Comedystar" from 2000 to 2003.
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In 2000 and 2005, Stefan Raab was awarded the ECHO as "Best National Producer".
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On 29 September 2007, Stefan Raab received the Deutscher Fernsehpreis for "Best Entertainment Show" for the fifth episode of Schlag den Stefan Raab.
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Furthermore, Stefan Raab received the media award Bambi on 27 November 2008.
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In 2009, Stefan Raab won the Herbert Award 2009 for Best Television Sports show for TV total Turmspringen.
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On 12 November 2011, Stefan Raab came second in synchronised diving, teaming with Elton in Munich, at the TV Total Turmspringen 2011 event.
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Stefan Raab has been the subject of lawsuits throughout his career, some of which have gained public attention.