Peter Urban
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Peter Urban (born 14 April 1948 in Bramsche, Lower Saxony) is a German musician and radio host.
Since the 1997 Contest, Urban following Jan Hofer has been the German commentator for the Eurovision Song Contest. Due to illness in 2009, Urban was unable to commentate on the 2009 Contest, with Tim Frühling filling in,[1] however returning to commentate on the 2010 Contest. Urban has also commentated on the Eurovision Dance Contest since the 2007 Contest.
Currently he hosts the radio programmes: "NDR-Info-Nachtclub" and "NDR-2-Soundcheck Neue Musik" for the German regional broadcaster Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR), and has been described as the "voice of the station".
[edit] References
- ^ Magunia, Roland. "Eurovision Song Contest: "Mr. Grand Prix" Peter Urban muss passen - Kultur" (in German). http://www.stern.de/kultur/tv/eurovision-song-contest-mr-grand-prix-peter-urban-muss-passen-662728.html. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
