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(Redirected from Geschwister Pfister) Swiss-German comedy band
Geschwister Pfister
OriginBerlin, Germany
Genres
Years active1990s–present
Members
  • Tobias Bonn as Tony Pfister
  • Christopher Marti as Ursli Pfister
  • Andreja Schneider as Miss Schneider
Past members
  • Max Gertsch as Will Pfister
  • Lilian Naef as Lilo Pfister
Websitegeschwister-pfister.de

The Pfister Siblings (German: Die Geschwister Pfister, lit. 'The Siblings Pfister') is a Swiss-German comedy band founded in Berlin in the early 1990s. Their music incorporates elements of folk, pop, bossa nova, vaudeville, swing, and yodeling. In 2022, Mannschraft Magazin described them as a "queer music cabaret trio."

Formation

In the 1990s, actors Christopher Marti, Tobias Bonn, Max Gertsch, and Lilian Naef formed the group at the Schiller Theater. They created fictional personas as 4 orphan siblings from Zermatt, Switzerland.

Music

In 2009, they released In The Clinic, which includes a cover of Esther & Abi Ofarim's 1968 novelty single, "Cinderella Rockefella," performed by two men. The album also includes an a cappella version of "Spider Pig," a brief song sung by Homer Simpson in 2007 film The Simpsons Movie, which in turn is a parody of the Spider-Man theme song.

Awards and legacy

The group was awarded Berliner Kritikerpreis (transl. Berlin Critic's Prize) in 1992. In 1993, they won the Salzburger Stier Award, an annual award for "the best cabaret artists and satirists from German-speaking countries."

In 1995, they won the Prix Walo, a Swiss show business award sometimes referred to as a "Swiss Oscar."

They were portrayed in the 1995 documentary Magic Matterhorn.

In 2014, the group won the B.Z.-Kulturpreis.

The 2021 Historical Dictionary of Berlin names The Pfister Siblings as one of the city's most important performers.

In Spring 2022, the original four members reunited to perform again, for the first time in 30 years. The Berliner Morgenpost claimed it was "almost like ABBA."

In 2022, they were awarded the Swiss Culture Prize.

See also

References

  1. "Showbühne zu, auf, wieder zu: Ins Nichts gespielt". Der Tagesspiegel Online (in German). ISSN 1865-2263. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
  2. Plantenga, Bart (2013-02-08). Yodel in Hi-Fi: From Kitsch Folk to Contemporary Electronica. University of Wisconsin Pres. ISBN 978-0-299-29053-5.
  3. ^ "Schweizer Kulturpreis für die Geschwister Pfister". Mannschaft (in German). 2022-09-09. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
  4. ^ "Die Geschwister Pfister: Programme - Erfolge| Berlin1". 2015-09-23. Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
  5. ^ In the Clinic by Die Geschwister Pfister, 2009-05-29, retrieved 2022-09-20
  6. Turner, Chris (2010-05-28). Planet Simpson: How a Cartoon Masterpiece Documented an Era and Defined a Generation. Random House of Canada. ISBN 978-0-307-36609-2.
  7. "The "Salzburger Stier" - Communication Design - FORMBAR - Grafic & Exhibition Design". www.formbar.it. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
  8. Prix Walo website
  9. Anka Schmid Archived 2015-01-09 at the Wayback Machine on hierig-heutig.ch
  10. Zitzlsperger, Ulrike (2021-01-21). Historical Dictionary of Berlin. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-5381-2422-2.
  11. "Geschwister Pfister Reloaded: 30 Jahre "Melodien fürs Gemüt"". Mannschaft (in German). 2022-02-05. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
  12. Zander, Peter (2022-04-11). "Geschwister Pfister: Nach 30 Jahren wieder in Ur-Besetzung". www.morgenpost.de (in German). Retrieved 2022-09-20.
  13. "Barbara Frey erhält den Schweizer Grand Prix Darstellende Künste / Hans-Reinhart-Ring 2022". www.admin.ch. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
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