Udo Lindenberg
Singer should become an honorary citizen in Hamburg
Hamburg’s Mayor Peter Tschentscher and Udo Lindenberg at an appointment in 2021.
© (c) Senate Chancellery
Udo Lindenberg is to become an honorary citizen of Hamburg. “He shaped Hamburg and Hamburg shaped him,” explains Prime Minister Peter Tschentscher.
Udo Lindenberg (75) receives a great honor: Hamburg’s mayor Peter Tschentscher (55, SPD) proposes honorary citizenship for the singer’s 75th birthday. As soon as the Corona situation allows, the Senate wants to comply with this request and give Lindenberg honorary citizenship, it says in an official statement from the Hamburg Senate Chancellery.
“His personality and his music have shaped entire generations. […] He shaped Hamburg and Hamburg him, “said Tschentscher, explaining the Senate’s decision. Lindenberg had always campaigned against discrimination and violence and for freedom and tolerance. For him, Lindenberg was” one of the most important musicians of our time “. He wanted him to be an honorary citizen congratulations on his 75th birthday.
Udo Lindenberg has lived in Hamburg for over 50 years
The singer was born on May 17, 1946 in Gronau. However, he has been calling Hamburg his home for over 50 years. Lindenberg lives there in a room in the luxury hotel “Atlantic”. The appointment as an honorary citizen still has to be officially confirmed by the citizenry.