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Heikedine Körting Celebrates 80, Still Driving Innovation in German Audio Plays

At 80, the producer of over 3,000 audio plays, including 'Die drei ???', remains active in her Hamburg studio embracing evolving production techniques.

Heikedine Körting im Geräuschearchiv neben einem Papp-Aufsteller von Alfred Hitchcock
Eine Frau mit blonden Haaren steht vor einer Wand mit vielen Tonbändern, hält einige davon in den Händen und lächelt. Sie trägt eine blaue Bluse und eine Perlenkette.
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Overview

  • She has produced more than 3,000 audio plays over six decades, shaping series like 'Die drei ???', 'TKKG', and 'Fünf Freunde'.
  • Her productions have sold over 500 million copies, with the 'Die drei ???' franchise alone surpassing 55 million sales and 32 billion streams worldwide.
  • Her bout with polio at age seven confined her to an improvised home hospital room and fueled her turn toward imaginative audio storytelling.
  • She was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit in 2022 for her transformative contributions to German popular culture.
  • On her 80th birthday, she remains hands-on in her Hamburg studio, continuing to record in analog and invest in cutting-edge sound technology.