Barbara Schöneberger

Barbara von Schierstädt (, ; born 5 March 1974) is a German television presenter, entertainer, actress and singer.

Early life
Schöneberger is the only child of clarinet player Hans Schöneberger and his wife Annemarie. She studied sociology, art history and communication studies in Augsburg.

Television
Since 1999, Schöneberger has hosted several shows on German television, including Die Schöneberger Show and Blondes Gift ("Blond Poison"), for which she received a Grimme Award nomination. She has also acted in a number of TV movies and hosted such award ceremonies as the Echo Award 2009.

Schöneberger was 's spokesperson for the Eurovision Song Contest 2015, held in Vienna, and for the, which was held in Stockholm – having earlier also presented Unser Lied für Stockholm ("Our Song for Stockholm"), at which the was chosen. Schöneberger was again the German spokesperson for the in Kyiv, for the  in Lisbon, for the  in Tel Aviv, for the  in Rotterdam and for the  in Turin; she has also hosted all the  held since  (except in ).

Music
In 2007, Schöneberger released her first studio album, Jetzt singt sie auch noch! ("Now she's singing too!"). Her second album, Nochmal, nur anders ("Again, only different"), followed in 2009. In 2014 she announced her first tour in Germania. On 25 October 2013, Schöneberger's third album, Bekannt aus Funk und Fernsehen ("Known from radio and television"), was released, which thematically revolves around her life between a television woman and a housewife, and which she also presented on stage in 2014.

On 11 May 2018, Schöneberger's fourth album Eine Frau gibt Auskunft ("A woman gives information") was released, which thematically deals with different perspectives of women in each song and pokes fun at the men's world critically, but with a wink.

Radio
In October 2018, a 24-hour radio program focused on her started, Barba Radio.

Personal life
Schöneberger lives in Berlin with her second husband Maximilian von Schierstädt and has a son and a daughter. She volunteers for the German bone marrow donor database and has been moderating the DKMS-Dreamball several times. In 2009, she was awarded the Douglas Hope Carrier Prize for her commitment. She is also, together with her TV presenter colleague Oliver Welke, long-time ambassador for the international children's aid organization Terre des hommes.

Honors

 * 2002: Nomination for the German Television Award (Deutscher Fernsehpreis)
 * 2003: Nomination for the Adolf Grimme Prize in the "entertainment / special" category for "the independent, playful handling of the conventions of a talk show in the Blondes Gift series "
 * 2007: German Comedy Award as a member of the Frei Schnauze XXL ensemble (Best Comedy Show)
 * 2015: Federal Cross of Merit on the ribbon of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany for the commitment as an ambassador for the relief organization terre des hommes for the rights of children in need
 * 2016: German Television Award for the moderation of Die 2 - Gottschalk & Jauch against ALL
 * 2016: Romy in the "Show / Entertainment" category
 * 2016: Goldene Henne in the category "audience award entertainment"
 * 2019: Horizont Award for "Woman of the Year" in the "Media" category