Horst Köbbert

Horst Köbbert was a German singer and television presenter who was born in Rostock, German Republic, in 1928. He achieved professional recognition in 1956 after completing classical vocal training and making a stage debut. Köbbert is famous for his performances of seafaring songs and shanties and for hosting the maritime entertainment program Klock 8, achtern Strom between 1966 and 1990. During his tenure in East Germany, he also performed as part of the cabaret trio Die drei Dialektiker on the variety show Ein Kessel Buntes. Following the reunification of Germany, he co-hosted the program Große Hafenrundfahrt alongside Carlo von Tiedemann. In 1998, his hometown of Rostock honored him by entering his name into the city's book of honor. Köbbert authored the book Erinnerungen an meinen Appetit (1999) before retiring from show business in 2003. He died in 2014.