Overview

• More than 500 guests gathered at Munich’s Hotel Bayerischer Hof on September 30 for the celebration, with Thomas Gottschalk, Frank Elstner, Johnny Logan and Katja Ebstein among the attendees.
• Nicole delivered an emotional tribute and a medley of her hits, bringing herself and Siegel to tears as she recalled their 1982 Eurovision triumph.
• Bavarian Minister-President Markus Söder praised Siegel as a German music legend and said he intends to award him a high decoration.
• Siegel’s daughter Giulia attended despite their strained relationship and sat separately from her father, according to event coverage.
• Siegel spoke of surviving multiple cancers and heart problems, said doctors report no metastases, and reiterated his wish to return to the Eurovision Song Contest for Germany.