Barbara von Schierstädt (, ; born 5 March 1974) is a German television presenter, entertainer, actress and singer.

Early life

Schöneberger is the only child of clarinet player Hans Schöneberger and his wife Annemarie. She studied sociology, art history and communication studies in Augsburg.

Career

Television

Since 1999, Schöneberger has hosted several shows on German television, including Die Schöneberger Show and Blondes Gift ("Blond Poison"), for which she received a Grimme Award nomination. She has also acted in a number of TV movies and hosted such award ceremonies as the Echo Award 2009. Schöneberger was 's spokesperson for the Eurovision Song Contest 2015, held in Vienna, and for the, which was held in Stockholm – having earlier also presented Unser Lied für Stockholm ("Our Song for Stockholm"), at which the was chosen. Schöneberger was again the German spokesperson for the in Kyiv, for the in Lisbon, for the in Tel Aviv, for the in Rotterdam and for the in Turin; she has also hosted all the held since (except in ).

Music

In 2007, Schöneberger released her first studio album, Jetzt singt sie auch noch! ("Now she's singing too!"). Her second album, Nochmal, nur anders ("Again, only different"), followed in 2009. In 2014 she announced her first tour in Germania. On 25 October 2013, Schöneberger's third album, Bekannt aus Funk und Fernsehen ("Known from radio and television"), was released, which thematically revolves around her life between a television woman and a housewife, and which she also presented on stage in 2014. On 11 May 2018, Schöneberger's fourth album Eine Frau gibt Auskunft ("A woman gives information") was released, which thematically deals with different perspectives of women in each song and pokes fun at the men's world critically, but with a wink.

Radio

In October 2018, a 24-hour radio program focused on her started, Barba Radio.

Personal life

Schöneberger lives in Berlin with her second husband Maximilian von Schierstädt and has a son and a daughter. She volunteers for the German bone marrow donor database and has been moderating the DKMS-Dreamball several times. In 2009, she was awarded the Douglas Hope Carrier Prize for her commitment. She is also, together with her TV presenter colleague Oliver Welke, long-time ambassador for the international children's aid organization Terre des hommes.

Discography

Studio albums

Honors