Overview
- The special "Glückwunsch, Andy! Florian Silbereisen feiert Andy Borg" aired November 8 in prime time on SWR and MDR and is available in the ARD Mediathek.
- At Borg’s request, the program centered on a career retrospective rather than a birthday celebration, blending performances with conversations with longtime companions.
- Silbereisen offered an emotional on-air salute to Borg, while guests including Monique, Semino Rossi and Ramon Roselly added personal tributes.
- Borg revisited his involuntary exit from "Musikantenstadl," describing the dismissal and a private moment of tears with his wife after his final broadcast.
- The show traced his path from mechanic to the 1982 breakthrough "Adios Amor," highlighted his first time hearing the hit at a sausage stand, and noted his ongoing touring schedule with wife Birgit by his side.