Nationality Austrian/German Genre Pop | Years active 1988–present | |
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Medium Radio, television presenters, comedians, entertainers Similar maschek, Josef Hader, Michael Niavarani, Thomas Stipsits, Andreas Vitásek Profiles |
Stermann & Grissemann are an Austrian/German comedy duo comprising Dirk Stermann and Christoph Grissemann.
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Dirk Stermann
Dirk Stermann (born 7 December 1965 in Duisburg) hails from Germany and is a German radio and television presenter and author. Stermann graduated from the University of Düsseldorf where he studied History and Theatre studies. In 1987 he moved to Austria and started working for the broadcaster Österreichischer Rundfunk in 1988.
Christoph Grissemann
Christoph Grissemann (born 17 May 1966 in Innsbruck) is an Austrian comedian, radio and television presenter. Grissemann is the second and youngest son of Austrian radio and television presenter Ernst Grissemann. Grissemann studied German and literature in the spa town of Baden bei Wien. He took part in the Alternative civilian service. Following his father, Grisseman joined the broadcaster Österreichischer Rundfunk.
Joining forces
Stermann and Grissemann met back in 1988 when they were working for ORF. In 1989 they joined Salon Helga on Hitradio Ö3 which they hosted until 1997. Thereafter they moved to the radio station FM4 and began hosting various shows such as Suite 16 and Blech oder Blume. Between 1995 and 2002 they provided the FM4 radio commentary for the Eurovision Song Contest. Between 1998 and 2011 they were regular radio hosts for the regional German radio station Radio Eins.
Television presenting
In 2002 Stermann & Grissemann attempted to represent Austria at the Eurovision Song Contest with the song Das schönste Ding der Welt, but they failed to get past the first round. Also in 2002 they hosted the 2002 Edition of Salzburger Stier. In 2005 they hosted the late night show for ORF1 Dorfers Donnerstalk. Two years later they also began hosting the late night talk show Willkommen Österreich. Since May 2008 they have hosted the comedy show Im Anschluss: Neues aus Waldheim on Sky Deutschland. After 10 years Stermann & Grissemann returned to the commentary box for the Eurovision Song Contest where they provided the second layer of commentary for the 2012 Contest as well as the FM4 radio commentary.
TV programmes
Theater
Books
CDs
DVDs
Songs
Das schönste Ding der Welt2002
Das schönste Acapella der Welt2002
Das allerschönste Ding der Welt von Roque Boulanger2002