Michael Cretu

By the end of the seventies, disco music, considered too mainstream, was dead. But DJs and dance floors still needed new records and faster rhythms. Built on synthesizer sounds, the hi-nrg (high energy) style swept the gay clubs before hitting the charts during the eighties.

The most successful career of a German singer abroad began in the summer of 1985 with "Maria Magdalena". Five million pieces of the epoch-making dancefloor anthem went over the counter worldwide and ensured that Sandra rose to superstardom. Then hit after hit followed until the birth of the twin sons Nikita and Sebastian in 1995. The baby break then interrupted the singer's success story for seven years before she returned to the limelight in 2002 with The Wheel Of Time and seamlessly continued the chart series.

Every evening at 6:45 p.m. sharp, a prominent guest takes a seat on the red sofa—and DAS! provides daily updates on what's hot in the north.

TV presenter Markus Lanz invites prominent guests and experts from all areas of public life to his colourful talk show. As a rule, there are four guests, introduced individually to contribute their personal experiences to the topics.