Peter Maffay & Johannes Oerding
Biography Peter Maffay & Johannes Oerding
Peter Maffay
With over 40 million records sold, Peter Maffay has been considered one of the most successful German rock musicians of all time—and a fixture in the charts and concert venues—for around four decades. The Transylvania-born artist has reached number one on the German charts with 12 albums—more top-ranking hits than any other domestic or international musician. In recent decades, his tours have drawn up to 700,000 spectators each. Peter Maffay also enjoys a high international reputation, particularly thanks to his "Begegnungen" (Encounters) concept tours and albums, which were created in collaboration with renowned artists from around the world. He has received numerous awards for his musical achievements as well as his political and charitable work; these include two Bambi awards, several ECHO awards, the World Vision Charity Award, and the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Johannes Oerding
first gained attention in 2009 while serving as the opening act on tours for the bands Simply Red and Ich + Ich, singer Nevio, and singers Ina Müller and Stefanie Heinzmann. This was followed by a sold-out solo tour and the release of his debut solo album, *Erste Wahl* (First Choice), on August 21, 2009; the album climbed to number 39 on the German charts. His second solo album, *Boxer*, was released on January 28, 2011, followed by his third, *Für immer ab jetzt* (Forever From Now On), on January 11, 2013.
On September 26, 2013, Oerding represented Hamburg at the Bundesvision Song Contest 2013, taking second place with the song "Nichts geht mehr." He performed the same song on the show *Inas Nacht* on January 12; this performance—along with nine other guest appearances—was released on the bonus CD *Inas kleine Nachtmusik*, which accompanied Ina Müller’s album *Ich bin die*. Additionally, Oerding served as the opening act for Joe Cocker’s "Fire It Up" tour in 2013 and appeared as a guest on the Scorpions’ "Unplugged" tour in 2014.
In 2015, Oerding was awarded a gold record in Germany for each of his albums *Für immer ab jetzt* and *Alles brennt*, recognizing sales of over 100,000 copies.
