The well-known songwriter Fredl Fesl has died. He shaped the cabaret scene with his “melancholic” pieces.
With his charming mixture of wit and wisdom, coupled with the Lower Bavarian dialect, Fredl Fesl made generations of people laugh: Now the Bavarian cabaret artist and songwriter has died. Like his wife, he passed away peacefully on Tuesday morning (June 25). Fesl was 76 years old.
The Lower Bavarian native had not performed on stage since 2006 and had suffered from Parkinson’s disease since 1997. In 2015 he published his autobiography “Ohne Gaudi is ois nix”.
Many awards for Fredl Fesl
Fredl Fesl was particularly influential on the cabaret scene in the 1970s and 80s, with pieces such as the “Königsjodler”, the “Taxilied” and the “Fußball-Lied”. His trademark during live performances were detailed introductions before each piece, some of which were longer than the songs themselves. Fesl himself described his works as “Bavarian and melancholic songs”, which is also the title of his fourth album from 1981.
The cabaret artist and musician has received numerous awards, including the Bavarian Cabaret Prize in 2002 and the Bavarian Order of Merit in 2022. Fesl lived with his second wife Monika in the remote Häuslaign in the Upper Bavarian municipality of Pleiskirchen. He had two daughters.
Source: Stern
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