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Andrea Berg's Emotional Plea Highlights 'Ein Herz für Kinder' 25th Gala With Reported €26.16 Million Raised

The singer anchored her performance in a UNICEF finding that one in five children faces war.

Overview

  • Performing her self-composed song 'Die weißen Tauben,' Andrea Berg grew visibly emotional on the ZDF charity broadcast.
  • She urged viewers not to look away from children suffering in conflicts, citing UNICEF’s one-in-five statistic as her motivation.
  • Host Johannes B. Kerner acknowledged her reaction on air and thanked her for bringing the song to the gala.
  • The 25th-anniversary show gathered more than 80 prominent guests to support child-focused aid projects in Germany and abroad.
  • The broadcast ended with a reported total of €26,158,736 raised, described by Bild and cited by tz.de as the second-highest in the gala’s history.