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    Ich verstehe irgendwie Hasselhoff-Manie, aber ist Robbie Williams hier (immer noch) eine große Sache?

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    1. hiroaki-sato on

      are you asking me or 60+ mums
      edit: yep I think some of his songs became timeless hits for the people here

    4. readreed on

      I’m pretty sure my wife would leave me and our kids in a heartbeat for Robbie if the opportunity presented itself.  But joking aside, it’s just a bit of nostalgia for the teenager years I think. And he did a great job of embedding himself into the psyche of the late 90s Zeitgeist. 

    5. lasko195 on

      Try to go to your local supermarket or turn on any generic pop radio station….chances are high you’ll be hearing an old Robbie Williams song.

      I was wondering though how he got to sing in the world cup finale? Didn’t know he was still well known internationally

    6. Scary_Engineering537 on

      They play „angels“ in some Oktoberfest Tent as closing song. The crowd Loves it, it’s a timeless classic at this point.

    7. masterjaga on

      Generally speaking, we love our aging former superstars. It’s like an academic title: Once you earned the status, you’ll keep it.

    8. humanistazazagrliti on

      Most people here are 40+, so yes, everything your grandma likes is popular. Robbie Williams probably can just appear somewhere, sing 1 song and have 20 grandmas hug him: 💰 10k earned.

    11. Soapmctavish98 on

      My mum used to play his music all day long and I unironically go to his concerts every year lol I love him for the nostalgia alone

    12. Vorstadtjesus on

      Was there really a Hasselhoff-mania ever? That always seemed like something the outside world attributed to us, rather than something that actually existed here. But perhaps it was just before my time.

    13. Danihilton on

      Well, he was also part of the Pre Show at the Finals. And he is also very popular all around Europe I think. Especially in the UK. He released a movie which was kinda successful. He released an Album this year that became his sixteenth number one album in the UK. Surpassing the Beatles btw. He’s also currently touring and sold out almost show so far. Top 3 is btw London (Attendance: 106.927), Amsterdam (98.084) and Dublin (79.676)

      I was also surprised that he’s still so relevant. I almost forgot that he even released a movie despite almost every movie critic was talking about it

    14. fastieslowie on

      I’ve been to two concerts of RW in Hannover and let me tell you – best concerts I’ve been to.

    16. uflju_luber on

      If anything he’s a lot bigger than Hasselhoff (never understood the stereotype anyways hes not even that popular here)

    18. tobi_206 on

      He is still popular, particularly with women 40+. Partly for nostalgic reasons, partly because it’s just easy music and partly because of all his ups and downs and his honesty about those.

      Can’t be just Germany, though – he was just invited to sing at the biggest event in the world… (and that screenshot is from that event)

    19. jazzding on

      Robbie Williams is a great singer, composer and entertainer. And I am happy for him that he turned his life around and live a happy life with his wife and kids.

      Anyway, he is big in most of Europe, esp. UK, Central and Eastern Europe.

    21. batmanuel69 on

      Well, Robbie Williams did have an international career. It wasn’t as though he was a relatively unknown curiosity in his home country, as David was.

    22. Wetterwachs on

      He also had an affiliation with the German tv station Pro7, I think this is part of the reason he stayed relevant. 

    24. GeorgeMcCrate on

      He is still a big deal in the same way Madonna is still a big deal. Not for the things they’re doing currently but for the success they once had. I don’t recall any song either of them have made in the past 10+ years but their hits are still famous.

    25. ClearWaves on

      So he was originally a member of Take That, a super famous boy band in the 90s. When the band broke up, crisis lines for devastated teenage girls were needed to soothe their broken hearts. Robbie Williams is the only one that made it big as a solo artist afterwards, late 90s/early 2000s. He was an absolute superstar for a while and has managed to stay somewhat relevant ever since, but nowhere near the height of his fame. People know who he is, but most would not be able to name his last album. Or even know that he has continued to make Music past the 2000s.

      The grandmas over 60 comments are incorrect though. Most people who were actual fans during the height of Take That and his solo music are the tail end of Gen X/the earliest millennials. Mums in their mid 40s are the accurate demographic.

    26. MomIamsorry on

      I saw a comment he looks like Pauli from the Sopranos and I agree with that. Still very popular in the UK.

    27. MaxxSpielt on

      They have a Robbie stand-up in life-size at our office and the girls love it.

    28. BeAPo on

      He has some iconic songs that are still getting played at lots of big fests.

      I would say it doesn’t matter to many people if the current songs are good or not. As long as they still listen to the old song the person or group still remains iconic. Like the beatles or the backstreet boys.

    29. Odd-Peace-127 on

      The hell happened to his face? ozempic, plastic surgery or what? Age or not he seems another person.

    30. Equivalent-Yam5218 on

      He delivered a handful of radio killers at the turn of the century but who are the people who chase his new music?

    31. liang_zhi_mao on

      This is my guilty pleasure.

      Some of his songs are just magical to me.

      Also: Hot af in Rock DJ

    32. kyle_kafsky on

      Never heard of him until better man, and even then I thought that it was a weird movie about Robin Williams.

    33. Advanced_Ad1856 on

      If you had shown me this pic without the name and said “who is this for 1 million dollars” I still wouldn’t have $1 million.

    38. raiko777 on

      I feel like cringe overload. Those 60+ people wanting to look like they’re in their 20s-30s is just so pathetic.

    42. knightriderin on

      As big as Mick Jagger for their respective generations. Both are past their hey days, but will always be massive stars for their fan base.

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