Did David Hasselhoff sing on the Berlin Wall?

On New Year’s Eve 1989, Hasselhoff hovered in a bucket crane over a crowd of thousands who had gathered to celebrate the collapse of the Berlin Wall. He had come there to sing his German pop hit, “Looking for Freedom.” He wasn’t expecting to become an enduring part of the city’s history.

Who sang on the Berlin Wall in 1989?

David Hasselhoff
David Hasselhoff Is Still Big In Germany 30 Years After His Berlin Wall Show. David Hasselhoff performs during a concert in Berlin on Oct. 3 — Germany Unity Day. In 1989, his song “Looking for Freedom” was the anthem to many Germans’ newfound freedom.

Who performed at the fall of the Berlin Wall?

In June 1987, a three-day concert was held in front of the Reichstag in West Germany with a lineup including David Bowie, The Eurythmics & Genesis. In November 1989 the Berlin Wall fell.

Why are Germans obsessed with Hasselhoff?

While it’s commonly agreed that his popularity in Germany is mostly due to his singing career – like his iconic concerts around the fall of the Berlin Wall – a deep love of his 80s and 90s action series Knight Rider and Baywatch still endures in the country today.

Who brought down the Berlin Wall with their incredible voice and illuminating jacket?

The Night David Hasselhoff Rocked The Berlin Wall David Hasselhoff is best known for the TV shows Baywatch and Knight Rider, but to Germans he’s a pop hero. Twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Hasselhoff reminisces about his song that became a soundtrack for that historic moment, “Looking for Freedom.”

Who played at Berlin Wall concert?

Scorpions opened the concert with “In the Flesh” and also performed on three other songs. Guest artists included Cyndi Lauper, Marianne Faithfull, Thomas Dolby, Sinéad O’Connor, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, Bryan Adams, and Levon Helm and Garth Hudson of the Band.