Karl Moik

Karl Moik
Karl Moik on 9 March 2011
Born	(1938-06-19)19 June 1938 Linz, Upper Austria, Nazi Germany
Died	26 March 2015(2015-03-26) (aged 76) Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
Nationality	Austrian
Occupation(s)	Television presenter, singer
Years active	1973–2014
Known for	presenting the Musikantenstadl from 1981 till 2005

Karl Moik (19 June 1938 – 26 March 2015) was an Austrian television presenter and singer.

Life

Moik was born in Linz. He became famous in Austria, Germany, German-speaking Switzerland and South Tyrol as the television presenter of the music show Musikantenstadl, an Austrian-German-Swiss co-production (Eurovision). He presented the Musikantenstadl from 1981 to 2005,^[1]^[2] earning him the honorary title by fans as Mr. Musikantenstadl.^[3] He died in Salzburg, aged 76, and was buried in Oberalm.

Songs

Das Zipferl vom Glück
Servus, pfüat Gott und Auf Wiedersehn
Ja, heute woll'n wir feiern
Einer hat immer das Bummerl
Es dreht sich alles nur um’s Geld

Awards

2004: Krone der Volksmusik
2007: Krone der Volksmusik

References

^ Hamburger Abendblatt:Abschiedstournee, 25 Jahre lang moederierte er den Musikantenstadtl
^ Der Standard:30 Jahre Musikantenstadl, Karl Moik fühlt sich links liegen gelassen wie ein dreckiges Tuch (german)
^ Walder, Sandra (15 June 2013). "Karl Moik: 'Mr. Musikantenstadl' blickt zurück". digitalfernsehen.de (in German). Retrieved 27 March 2015.