“when is a man a man?” The famous question from Herbert grönemeyer’s Hit “men” from 1984 was on this night that the singer-songwriter and musician (“Bochum”, “human”, “What is this?”) the life’s work prize “Legend” in the 20. German “GQ”-Awards received.

“it’s been now almost 35 years,” said Grönemeyer (62) about his maybe biggest Hit “men” in front of “Men of the Year”Gala in the Reuters interview on the red carpet. “Finally you get used to the Song and invited me,” he joked. “The song was not even meant entirely seriously, that was a bit silly. As long as we don’t take ourselves too seriously, we are relatively male”, so his conclusion.

“GQ”-chief editor Tom Junkersdorf from repeated later in his speech on Grönemeyer: Germany had had for a long time, four solid pillars. And: Merkel made policy, Löw, football, Jauch on the TV and Grönemeyer music. While the other shook, Herbert Grönemeyer sure he’ll stay. So Dear was to feel flattered and thanked in the name of his ego.

Visibly moved, the former soccer world champion and Ex-Bayern Munich Star Bastian Schweinsteiger, who was honored as a sports icon. His wife, Ex-tennis star Ana Ivanovi?, had come along, and even held a laudation for the film star Orlando Bloom as a style icon. Since two years married Couple Schweinsteiger – Ivanovi? has since March, a son. Daddy piggy said: “The parents-in-law can look after the Baby. So it is in very good hands.”

“GQ”prices for 2018 were also sent to the Crew of the new Sky series “The boat” (see from 23. November) and Superman actor Henry Cavill (“Man of Steel”), the longtime TV Star Patrick Dempsey (“Grey’s Anatomy”), the Belgian fashion designer Dries Van Noten and R&B musician Jason Derulo. Not only Betorder men were honored: the Italian fashion designer Donatella Versace got a award as a “Fashion Icon”. Her golden sparkly Outfit – a One-Shoulder dress and high boots – was definitely an eye-catcher.

The musical will kick off the Show, Severija Janušauskait?, took over with the mystical song “ashes to dust” from the roaring ‘ 20s crime series “Babylon Berlin”. The hairstyle and the painted Beard-related Gala presenter Barbara could not schönberger resist a joke: “Short hair and a mustache and so successfully – creates the otherwise only (CDU General Secretary), Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer.”

schöneberger, who wore a bright green Versace dress, made to your traditional drinking joke at the end. After I know times “, you can also without alcohol in a good mood, but today we should have had to be on the safe” go said, but “alcohol is not the answer, but you forget at least the question”, she joked: “wine on beer: The advice I give you. Beer and wine: The advice I give you.”

At the Aftershow Party saw, for example, Berlin’s Governing mayor, Michael Müller, relaxed in a Toast. Herbert Grönemeyer and Andreas Bourani were engrossed in conversation. Bourani had said prior to the Gala of the dpa, he was “a Fan of Grönemeyer”.

A short evening presenter and designer Cathy Hummels, wife of footballer Mats Hummels. On the red carpet she said of the dpa, that during the ten-month-old son, Ludwig the molars are coming through and they’ll maybe call and losmüsse, care. Later, she posted in Instagram: “After 1 1/2 h the conclusion of the Party. My little Prince didn’t want to sleep…”

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