Peter Maffay: Singer honored for his commitment

Peter Maffay (74) was honored for his social commitment on Saturday (3 August) at the Great Saxon Meeting. The musician, who comes from the Romanian Transylvania, received the Star of Honor from the Federation of Transylvanian Saxons. The singer has been supporting traumatized children in Romania with the “Peter Maffay Foundation” since 2009.

Commitment in Romania

In the village of Radeln in his old hometown for adolescents with trauma. He also improved the local infrastructure by building a medical center and a cultural facility, among other things. The songwriter received a special award for his efforts at the celebrations in Hermannstadt (Romanian: Sibiu).

In his acceptance speech, he spoke of himself and the Transylvanian residents as bridge builders, according to Bild. They are there to “connect, to overcome, especially where there are gaps and breaks that strain our coexistence or even bring it to a standstill,” as the media quoted him as saying. His hit “You have to go over 7 bridges” could just as well have been called “You have to go to Transylvania,” he said, according to Bild.

Popular guest of honour

The Association of Transylvanian Saxons from Germany shared a picture in which a visitor to the event in traditional costume hugs Maffay. “Not everyone wanted a photo with Peter Maffay, some just wanted a hug,” the account commented on the sweet snapshot.

Maffay is not just attending the event as a spectator. On Sunday (4 August) the singer will be giving a concert at the festival. He announced his appearance via video message in German and Romanian, it is said. His son Yaris (20) will support him at his performance. But they are not coming alone: ​​The newspaper writes that Maffay will be arriving “with his 40-strong team”. The musician has already had a big appearance this week. On Wednesday he made a surprise appearance on stage at Wacken Open Air for a song by Bülent Ceylan (48).