The year 2021 was by no means all good news: Numerous deaths in the world of celebrities and the world of sports left us stunned and sad. These stars died in 2021.
Numerous celebrities, including Mirco Nontschew, Gerd Müller, Heide Keller and Willi Herren, died in 2021 and left their fans in mourning.
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The year 2021 brought us some ups and downs – among the saddest moments were the moments when the Tod more popular Stars and asterisk became public. In the past twelve months it was again time to say goodbye to popular celebrities from film, television, music and sports – and to real legends in their field.
Siegfried Fischbacher is dead: The world mourns the “Siegfried and Roy” magician
The Rosenheim-born magician Siegfried Fischbacher and his partner Roy Horn, who died in 2020 were world famous for their appearances with white tigers and lions. For more than 30 years the magician duo performed as “Siegfried and Roy” with their show in Las Vegas, until a tiger attack in 2003 suddenly ended their dream career. Roy became a nursing case. One year after the death of his partner, Siegfried Fischbacher also died: At the age of 81, the magician closed his eyes forever on January 13th.
Royals world in mourning for Prince Philip: husband of Queen Elizabeth II died at the age of 99
It was the greatest death shock that the aristocratic world had to deal with in 2021: Prince Philip has died. The Duke of Edinburgh married the then heir to the throne, Princess Elizabeth, in 1947 and became Prince Consort at her coronation in 1953. He was considered the most important pillar of the Queen. The royal with German-Greek roots was known for his humor and rhetorical missteps. It was not until the age of 96 that Prince Philip no longer performed any public duties. Prince Philip died on April 9, 2021, a few weeks before his 100th birthday.
Thomas Fritsch, Milva, Libuše Šafránková, Bill Ramsey: Diese Stars starben 2021
The entertainment world lost several legends in 2021. On April 21, 2021, actor Thomas Fritsch (77), a heartthrob from show business, died. He played in the ZDF series “Drei sind ein zuviel” with Jutta Speidel and Herbert Herrmann (1977) and in the crime episodes “Derrick” and “Der Alte”. His distinctive baritone made Fritsch a sought-after voice actor.
Just two days after Thomas Frischt, Milva, who was born Maria Ilva Biolcati, died a music legend. The singer who died at the age of 81 she was considered the great lady of Italian chanson. Called “La Rossa” in her homeland because of her red hair, Milva became known in Germany for her song “Hurray, we are still alive”. From the pop star, she made the leap to the recognized interpreter of Bertolt Brecht. The diva gave guest appearances at the opera, including at La Scala in Milan.
The singer Bill Ramsey will also be silent forever in 2021. The musician became famous with hits, but the German-American’s great love was jazz. The entertainer, who died on July 2, 2021 at the age of 90, sang catchy tunes like “Mimi never goes to bed without a crime novel” or “Pigalle” in the 1960s. Ramsey played in hit films and moderated on TV and radio. His musical career began when, as a young US soldier, he sang jazz in army clubs in Frankfurt in the early 1950s.
On June 9, a prominent death news saddened the fans of “Three hazelnuts for cinderella“: The Czech actress Libuše Šafránková, who played the title character in the popular classic fairy tale, lost the battle against cancer at the age of 68.
Alfred Biolek (87) and Herbert Köfer (100) are dead: Germany mourns TV legends
In July 2021, Germany lost another veteran of the TV world with Alfred Biolek. The doctor of law, who died on July 23, 2021 at the age of 87, was one of the pioneers of talk and cooking shows in Germany. Together with Rudi Carrell, he developed the Saturday evening show at WDR “Amlauf Band”, the most successful program of the 1970s. In the “Kölner Treff” (1976-1980) Biolek gained experience as a presenter and got its own program in 1978 with “Bio’s Bahnhof”. His era ended in 2007 with the last episode of the cooking show “alfredissimo”.
No less impressive was the career that the Actor Herbert Köfer who died on July 24th was granted. Born in Berlin, who closed his eyes forever at the age of 100, stood on the stage for around 80 years. He was a theater and film actor, presenter and voice actor. Köfer was a defining face of GDR television from the start. He will not be forgotten as Grandpa Paul Schmidt in the GDR television series “Pensioners Never Have Time”. After the fall of the Wall, Köfer played in TV series such as “In all friendship“,” SOKO Leipzig “or” A strong team “.
Mourning for Gerd Müller: “Nation’s bomber” dies after a long illness
The former world class scorer Gerd Müller, on August 15, 2021 at the age of 75 after a long illness died, will be remembered by football fans as “the nation’s bombers”. Müller came to FC Bayern in 1964 and scored 365 goals in 427 Bundesliga games. With the national team he was European champion in 1972 and world champion in 1974, scoring the winning goal in the final in Munich against the Netherlands. After his playing days, he was a long-time junior coach for his club.
Germany said goodbye to Heide Keller (81) and Volker Lechtenbrink (77) in 2021
As head hostess Beatrice, Heide Keller was from the ZDF series “The dream ship“indispensable – Born in Düsseldorf, she died on August 27, 2021 at the age of 81. She played her star role for 38 years, from the first episode to 2018. Before switching to television, Keller played on several German theater stages. She was also seen in the series “Kreuzfahrt ins Glück” and “Derrick”.
The life of ended on November 22, 2021 Volker Lechtenbrink, who died at the age of 77. The actor, singer and director celebrated his breakthrough at the age of 14 in Bernhard Wicki’s anti-war film “Die Brücke” (1959) as a young soldier. By the age of 26, Lechtenbrink had already played around 60 stage and 50 television roles. Because of his sonorous voice, the resident of Hamburg was also a well-known voice actor.
Germany in shock: TV stars Willi Herren and Mirco Nontschew died
The death of two other audience favorites shocked the German celebrity world in 2021. Died on April 20, 2021 Ballermann star and “Lindenstrasse” actor Willi Herren suddenly and unexpectedly at only 45 years of age. At the beginning of December it was a comedy giant who closed its eyes forever at the age of only 52: The Death of “RTL Saturday Night” star Mirco Nontschew tore a big gap in the German celebrity world.
The world mourned these stars in 2021
You can find out which stars and starlets also left the stage forever in 2021 in our photo gallery:
