Roxette to perform on German television show
Written by Lars-Erik_Olson on January 21, 2011 to Roxette. Source: ZDF.
German fans have long hoped that Roxette would be a guest on the televison show "Wetten, dass…" Well, their dream has come true. Roxette will be part of the next show on February 12th, according to the broadcasting company ZDF. Roxette is expected to perform "She's Got Nothing On (But the Radio)" along with a medley of other hits. Among the other artists to perform are Take That.
At least in the past, one of the conditions to perfom at 'Wetten, dass…' is that the featured song has never been perfomed in Europe before. Although its popularity has faded somewhat, 'Wetten, dass…' still reaches a huge audience and is the biggest Saturday night show on the German television landscape. For Roxette, this is an opportunity to step into the spotlight in Germany again.
RoXoR contributed to this article.
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38 comments
room-service said on January 21, 2011 23:05:
That’s awesome” yes! yes! yes! :-))))
A really long-lasting dream has finally come true, fantastic!
PiterPam said on January 21, 2011 23:19:
WooooW!
it’s the biggest show in germany!
it’s a pleasure for Roxette, that they can perform there.
unfortunetly there was a tragical accident during the last show. a showguest was injured during his bet and it seems he will be invalid for lifetime.
but that is an other story.
a great event for a great band!
i am so excited :-)
Roxerally said on January 21, 2011 23:20:
Whilst I am not a fan of ’Take That’ perhaps Per can have a word with the lads about how great the Manchester Evening News Arena is up in the North West of the UK, Take That have played here many times (being there hometown) and I still wish Roxette would appear here...
davidc4 said on January 21, 2011 23:49:
MEN would be amazing! That and the Liverpool Echo Arena!
DON’T GIVE US CRAPPY EXCUSES! GIVE US SHE’S GOT NOTHING ON (BUT THE RADIO) IN THE UK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sascha said on January 22, 2011 00:03:
Wow, this is huuuuge news!! We always hoped for this! Even when Wetten Dass...? heydey is over, the show still reaches around 10,000,000 viewers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. :-D
the big D. said on January 22, 2011 05:03:
Great news! And a perfect date to promote the new album. I’m quite sure that there will be no tickts left for the German concerts after their “Wetten Dass...” performance.
By the way: Where have the “Neckarsulm” and “Ingolstadt” concerts gone? They left the calendar on the q.t. ....
Have a nice weekend!
SilverBloo said on January 22, 2011 05:41:
Wouldn’t get this happening in the UK. Partially because our media couldn’t give a stuff about Roxette, but also because I believe P&M would have a lot more integrity than to chuck in their lot with Simon Cowell’s perpetual self-advertising campaigns.
sandyam said on January 22, 2011 09:58:
Still wondering, will they get the opportunity to play live or will Roxette be forced to playback?
Coolbluez said on January 22, 2011 09:58:
Great news....
Can anyone please tell if “Charm school” the song itself will be released as B-side or demo?
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joyrider said on January 22, 2011 10:17:
FINALLY!!
BTW 1: They always have a great stage set up ...
BTW 2: The show will gain a huge audience next time – unfortunately due to a tragic accident in the last show and lots of media reports.
joyrider said on January 22, 2011 10:20:
So Ingolstadt and Neckarsulm are gone? Maybe the are at the Vienna Donauinselfest instead? http://www.donauinselfest.at/
grisu said on January 22, 2011 11:05:
It is difficult to say if the performance is going to be live or playback. There have already been live performances at “Wetten, dass...?”, but I would say that most artists lip-sync.
Perhaps it also depends on the location. I haven´t seen a whole show for years.
By the way: “She´s got nothing on” was voted “Song of the week” at the German radio station NDR 2. Roxette won with 72% of the votes against Amy MacDonald´s new single.
joyrider said on January 22, 2011 12:02:
most performances are live:
kylie: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpREYdNmVVc
robbie: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2wxM2sWmAc&feature=related
the gossip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1O-r1q2cwI
nelly furtado: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiRfmgJbwss
black eyed peas: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVLSUHHDWX8&feature=channel — with cool flashmob dancers!!
and others lip sync: first and foremost ;-) madonna: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaU55avXl0I / http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdg81E308_o&feature=related / http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWZ76TW4Nck&feature=related
but you see, the stage set up is always great!
mr jefferson said on January 22, 2011 12:30:
Oh my God - this is awesome news!!! I’ve been waiting for Roxette to appear on “Wetten, dass...?” for years and now my dream - and the dream of thousands of other German-speaking Roxette fans, I guess - is about to come true. So the mails to D&D have finally paid off ;-)
I agree with joyrider that most performances are in fact live. I’ve been watching the show regularly for as long as I can remember (I’m 24) and the staging indeed has always been fabulous.
For those of you who are not familiar with the show (and don’t want to read the whole of this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wetten,_dass..%3F) - here’s a summary of the most important facts & figures:
- live show running since 1981
- simultaneously broadcast on national TV in Germany (ZDF), Austria (ORF 1) and Switzerland (SF 1)
- 9.61 million viewers = 31.6 % market share in Germany (based on the show on 02 Oct 2010)
- music acts usually sing live with music playback
- comebacks on the show: Take That, Robbie Williams, a-ha, Modern Talking
- some acts repeatedly on the show: Madonna (5 times), Phil Collins (7), Robbie Williams (7), Joe Cocker (9)
- selection of acts during the past season (2009/2010): Amy Macdonald, Shakira, KISS, Pet Shop Boys, Robbie Williams, Lady GaGa, Black Eyed Peas, Whitney Houston, Nelly Furtado, Bon Jovi
I think this speaks for itself. Performing on “Wetten, dass...?” is a great chance for Roxette to get back into public awareness!
CRIZ said on January 22, 2011 12:44:
Fantastic and great!!! Nothing more to add! I’m damned happy that this will happen finally!!! YEAHHH!!!!
I just hope that there won’t be any horrible accidents anymore like last time. I was sitting in front of the TV and got really shocked. Maybe we will get to know how Samuel Koch is doing.
And to all of you who don’t know the show :Nooooo no artists will get into risk to get injured!!!! It was a candidate of one of the bets who got injured really seriously in the last show. They had to stop the show.
Kiwein1 said on January 22, 2011 13:12:
Great news!
I don’t know where you got the info from but ZDF doesn’t say they are going to play SGNO. They are expected to play a greatest hits medley, nothing more, nothing less.
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joyrider said on January 22, 2011 13:18:
@ Kiwein1: If so, it would be the first time on Wetten Dass, a band with a new single/album would only play a greatest hits medley ...
I guess they get about 6 to 8 minutes for their performance. That would be a medley (TL, LTYH, JR, IMHBL, SIMC) and after that an edited version (shorter) of SGNOBTR and a small talk with the host Thomas Gottschalk. Like it was with Duran Duran a couple of years ago.
Kiwein1 said on January 22, 2011 13:51:
@joyrider: Possible. But so far this info is not confirmed.
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Krischan said on January 22, 2011 14:21:
As long as the producers don’t make people jump over cars...
roxstarLinz said on January 22, 2011 15:41:
FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We waited so long. Facebook Users “ROXETTE COMEBACK” are happy!
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=333535684875
Jud (moderator) said on January 22, 2011 18:12:
True, even if it might be expected or logic to play the new song, no newspaper/article talked about it, only about a medley.
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Sascha said on January 22, 2011 23:03:
I’m pretty confident we get to hear SGNO in the end. The medley info doesn’t speak against it at all.
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DH said on January 23, 2011 06:10:
I will be totally in debt to whoever post a YouTube link of this performance after it’s done. I get updates on Britney Spears, Paris Hilton, and others of the same vein. Ack!
lauw1976 said on January 23, 2011 07:21:
I think i’ts very good move for Roxette to perform on a show like this!
I think some people in the Netherlands and Belgium can (The) Look to it to.
I will be watching it!
Kiwein1 said on January 23, 2011 13:50:
@Sascha: it’s said it’s a greatest hits medley so I don’t count SGNO in.
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blunek said on January 23, 2011 18:56:
Great news! :0)
Is anybody going to record this show? Would be cool! ;0)
mr jefferson said on January 24, 2011 13:45:
Is there a way to find out whether they will perform SGNO and whether it’ll be a live performance???
@ tevensso: If you “happen” to bump into Per or call him one day or another ;-) , would you be so kind as to ask him about it? This would be much appreciated :)
Sascha said on January 24, 2011 14:28:
EMI today announced on www.emimusic.de that Roxette will play a medley incl. SGNO. No info about live/playback.
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mr jefferson said on January 24, 2011 16:12:
@ Sascha: Thanks for posting, this is good news! I’ve also e-mailed “Wetten, dass...?” about it. Let’s see if they are willing to give some information as to the live/playback question. Cheers!
Update: I’ve just posted this info to ROXETTE OFFICIAL and PER GESSLE OFFICIAL on Facebook. Hope you don’t mind.
mr jefferson said on January 28, 2011 19:56:
28-01-11: According to a press release on EMI Germany’s website (http://www.emimusic.de/presse/3180), Roxette are performing a medley of “The Look” and “It Must Have Been Love” along with “She’s Got Nothing On (But the Radio)” on “Wetten, dass...?”. What’s also interesting is what the article says about the German release of “Charm School”: The album is published by EMI Germany in co-operation with Starwatch Entertainment, which is a subsidiary firm of the ProSiebenSat.1 Group. The latter also operates five private free TV stations - Sat.1, Pro7, Kabel eins, 9Live and sixx - whose market shares add up to more than 20 % (as of 2010). The article quotes Uli Mücke, Vice President New Music, EMI Music Germany, as saying: “The co-operation with Starwatch Entertainment is a perfect match when it comes to revitalising the brand ’Roxette’ and achieving successful sales. All the better that the album ’Charm School’ builds on the typical Roxette sound and the first single off the album, ’She’s Got Nothing On (But the Radio),’ kicks it off perfectly. Their performance on ’Wetten, dass...?’ will add a finishing touch to the launch of the album.” It looks as though EMI would be doing a better job than they used to this time around... :)
eBay said on January 30, 2011 07:29:
she’s got nothing on is always played at tv channel pro7. for instance showing previews for desperate housewives and the likes, they play she’s got nothing on.. so all of this could actually mean that she’s got nothin on will become quite a big hit (at least in the german speaking countries)
eBay said on February 8, 2011 14:20:
It seems like all the promo is finally paying off. She’s got nothing on entered the German charts at no. 18. The upcoming performance on “Wetten Dass..” could actually push it into the top 10 and make it their biggest hit since “How do you do” almost 20 years ago.
joyrider said on February 9, 2011 21:51:
http://www.mz-web.de/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=ksta/page&atype=ksAr...
According to this article, Roxette’s performance is going to be the most colorful and brightest one on Saturday!
grisu said on February 12, 2011 20:39:
Performance is over. A medley of The Look, It Must Have Been Love and She´s Got Nothing On. All lip sync.
joyrider said on February 12, 2011 20:42:
It was a fantastic performance and those “CharmSchoolGirls” in the audience were great ;-)
PiterPam said on February 12, 2011 21:28:
Nice to see them back on tv here in Germany. First i thought it was semi-playback, because of Per’s “1-2-3-4”, but unfortunetly not :-(
But they were both great :-)
Maasikajook said on February 13, 2011 16:27:
That was really Roxette-Fastfood. I’d rather prefer 20 seconds of personal talk with Thommy Gottschalk than a lipsync-medley followed by a 5 seconds goodbyetalk.
Rox-USA said on January 21, 2011 22:34:
Just curious ... “Perform” or lip-sync?