About Disco
- Released on February 13, 1971
Disco was a pop music program that aired in Germany on the ZDF network from 1971 to 1982. It generally aired on the first Saturday of each month at 7:30PM, each show running 45 minutes. 133 shows were produced. The show was hosted by German actor and comedian Ilja Richter. Its lesser known predecessor on ZDF, 4-3-2-1 Hot & Sweet was aired between 1966 and 1970, presenters included Ilja Richter and Suzanne Doucet. Disco generally served a younger pop-oriented audience compared to ZDF's Hitparade, and until 1972, its main competitor was Beat-Club, followed by Musikladen, both on ARD.
Repeats of Disco have been aired since 1984 on ZDF Musikkanal, after its closedown in 1989 on 3sat. Since 2004, the digital ZDF Theaterkanal aired repeats of the entire series. In 2007, ZDF Dokukanal began to air reruns, starting with episodes from 1975 and also multiple repeats of the series have been shown on hit24 in 2008.
The show focussed on chart hits current at the time of airing, giving about equal airtime to international pop music and German Schlager. Despite its name, it did not particularly focus on disco music although it featured many disco hits as long as they were chart relevant..
Main Cast of Disco
Ilja Richter plays Self - Host (133 episodes)
Secondary Cast of Disco
Mary Roos plays Self (6 episodes)
Tom Jones plays Self (1 episode)
Gilbert O'Sullivan plays Self (7 episodes)
Neil Diamond plays Self (4 episodes)
Miguel Ríos plays Self (1 episode)
Cliff Richard plays Self (3 episodes)
Ricky Shayne plays Self (8 episodes)
Maurice Gibb plays Self (1 episode)
Tony Christie plays Self (5 episodes)
Olivia Newton-John plays Self (3 episodes)
Danyel Gérard plays Self (6 episodes)
Chris Andrews plays Self (3 episodes)
Glen Campbell plays Self (1 episode)
Ireen Sheer plays Self (3 episodes)
Drafi Deutscher plays Self (2 episodes)
Andy Williams plays Self (1 episode)
Gitte Hænning plays Self (4 episodes)
Shirley Bassey plays Self (1 episode)
Barry Ryan plays Self (2 episodes)
Bobbie Gentry plays Self (1 episode)
Jack White plays Self (1 episode)
Marion Maerz plays Self (2 episodes)
Rod Stewart plays Self (4 episodes)
Michael Holm plays Self (10 episodes)
Christian Anders plays Self (11 episodes)
Dionne Warwick plays Self (1 episode)
Peter Maffay plays Self (13 episodes)
Helen Reddy plays Self (1 episode)
Daliah Lavi plays Self (2 episodes)
Katja Ebstein plays Self (8 episodes)
Tony Marshall plays Self (9 episodes)
Juliane Werding plays Self (3 episodes)
Cilla Black plays Self (2 episodes)
Don McLean plays Self (1 episode)
Su Kramer plays Self (1 episode)
Heino plays Self (5 episodes)
Vicky Leandros plays Self (7 episodes)
Peter Orloff plays Self (7 episodes)
Peggy March plays Self (1 episode)
Roberto Blanco plays Self (1 episode)
Bata Illic plays Self (4 episodes)
Monica Morell plays Self (3 episodes)
Bob Dylan plays Self (3 episodes)
George Harrison plays Self (2 episodes)
Alice Cooper plays Self (3 episodes)
Gus Backus plays Self (1 episode)
Chris Roberts plays Self (14 episodes)
Gary Glitter plays Self (3 episodes)
Séverine plays Self (2 episodes)
Tina York plays Self (2 episodes)
Dunja Rajter plays Self (1 episode)
Marianne Rosenberg plays Self (9 episodes)
Amadeus August plays Self (1 episode)
Michael Schanze plays Self (5 episodes)
Jürgen Marcus plays Self (11 episodes)
Lena Valaitis plays Self (4 episodes)
Salvatore Adamo plays Self (4 episodes)
Julio Iglesias plays Self (4 episodes)
Rex Gildo plays Self (4 episodes)
Freddy Breck plays Self (2 episodes)
David Cassidy plays Self (2 episodes)
Albert Hammond plays Self (8 episodes)
Chris Montez plays Self (1 episode)
Bernd Clüver plays Self (6 episodes)
Demis Roussos plays Self (5 episodes)
Elton John plays Self (2 episodes)
Marie Laforêt plays Self (1 episode)
Daniel Boone plays Self (1 episode)
Anne-Marie David plays Self (1 episode)
Donny Osmond plays Self (3 episodes)
Karel Gott plays Self (2 episodes)
Daisy Door plays Self (1 episode)
Peter Rubin plays Self (1 episode)
Jürgen Drews plays Self (6 episodes)
Suzi Quatro plays Self (11 episodes)
Udo Jürgens plays Self (10 episodes)
Lobo plays Self (1 episode)
Costa Cordalis plays Self (10 episodes)
Gunter Gabriel plays Self (8 episodes)
Les Humphries plays Self (2 episodes)
Elfi Graf plays Self (1 episode)
Alvin Stardust plays Self (3 episodes)
Paola Felix plays Self (3 episodes)
Tanya Tucker plays Self (1 episode)
Marc Bolan plays Self (1 episode)
Leo Sayer plays Self (3 episodes)
Tony Sheridan plays Self (1 episode)
Udo Lindenberg plays Self (3 episodes)
Charlie Rich plays Self (1 episode)
Elke Best plays Self (3 episodes)
Stefan Waggershausen plays Self (6 episodes)
Bernhard Brink plays Self (8 episodes)
Rocco Granata plays Self (1 episode)
Marie Osmond plays Self (1 episode)
Howard Carpendale plays Self (8 episodes)
Freddy Quinn plays Self (1 episode)
Billy Swan plays Self (1 episode)
Frank Zander plays Self (4 episodes)
Ulrich Roski plays Self (1 episode)
Gloria Gaynor plays Self (1 episode)
Ralph McTell plays Self (1 episode)
Marius Müller-Westernhagen plays Self (1 episode)
Telly Savalas plays Self (1 episode)
Barry Manilow plays Self (1 episode)
Mike Krüger plays Self (3 episodes)
Lasse Berghagen plays Self (1 episode)
Roland Kaiser plays Self (4 episodes)
Peter Petrel plays Self (1 episode)
Harpo plays Self (4 episodes)
Frank Farian plays Self (2 episodes)
Volker Lechtenbrink plays Self (5 episodes)
Donna Summer plays Self (1 episode)
Cat Stevens plays Self (1 episode)
Barbara Dickson plays Self (1 episode)
Shaun Cassidy plays Self (4 episodes)
Wolfgang Petry plays Self (4 episodes)
Adriano Celentano plays Self (1 episode)
Roy Black plays Self (2 episodes)
Emmylou Harris plays Self (1 episode)
Crystal Gayle plays Self (1 episode)
Bonnie Tyler plays Self (5 episodes)
Leif Garrett plays Self (4 episodes)
Kenny Rogers plays Self (1 episode)
Raffaella Carrà plays Self (1 episode)
Amanda Lear plays Self (4 episodes)
Mireille Mathieu plays Self (5 episodes)
Andrea Jürgens plays Self (3 episodes)
Wencke Myhre plays Self (1 episode)
Fats Domino plays Self (1 episode)
Chris Norman plays Self (1 episode)
Helga Feddersen plays Self (1 episode)
Dieter Hallervorden plays Self (1 episode)
Wolfgang Ambros plays Self (1 episode)
Ingrid Peters plays Self (3 episodes)
Peter Frampton plays Self (1 episode)
Tina Rainford plays Self (1 episode)
Gianna Nannini plays Self (1 episode)
Marianne Faithfull plays Self (1 episode)
Werner Böhm plays Self (1 episode)
Andy Gibb plays Self (1 episode)
Bruce Low plays Self (1 episode)
Tim Curry plays Self (1 episode)
Thomas Ohrner plays Self (2 episodes)
Johnny Logan plays Self (1 episode)
Dave Dudley plays Self (1 episode)
Olivia Pascal plays Self (1 episode)
Frank Duval plays Self (1 episode)
Hanne Haller plays Self (1 episode)
Shakin' Stevens plays Self (1 episode)
Kim Wilde plays Self (1 episode)
Kim Carnes plays Self (1 episode)
G. G. Anderson plays Self (1 episode)
Veronika Fischer plays Self (1 episode)
Nicole plays Self (1 episode)
Peter Cornelius plays Self (2 episodes)
Al Bano plays Self (2 episodes)
Romina Power plays Self (2 episodes)
Helen Schneider plays Self (1 episode)
Chris De Burgh plays Self (1 episode)
Stephan Sulke plays Self (1 episode)
Falco plays Self (1 episode)
Laura Branigan plays Self (1 episode)
Paul McCartney plays Self (1 episode)
Claudia Mori plays Self (1 episode)
Amii Stewart plays Self (1 episode)
Georg Danzer plays Self (1 episode)
Petula Clark plays Self (2 episodes)
José Feliciano plays Self (1 episode)
Crew of Disco
- Mary Roos
- Tom Jones
- Gilbert O'Sullivan
- Neil Diamond
- Miguel Ríos
- Cliff Richard
- Ricky Shayne
- Maurice Gibb
- Tony Christie
- Olivia Newton-John
- Danyel Gérard
- Chris Andrews
- Glen Campbell
- Ireen Sheer
- Drafi Deutscher
- Andy Williams
- Gitte Hænning
- Shirley Bassey
- Barry Ryan
- Bobbie Gentry
- Jack White
- Marion Maerz
- Rod Stewart
- Michael Holm
- Christian Anders
- Dionne Warwick
- Peter Maffay
- Helen Reddy
- Daliah Lavi
- Katja Ebstein
- Tony Marshall
- Juliane Werding
- Cilla Black
- Don McLean
- Su Kramer
- Heino
- Vicky Leandros
- Peter Orloff
- Peggy March
- Roberto Blanco
- Bata Illic
- Monica Morell
- Bob Dylan
- George Harrison
- Alice Cooper
- Gus Backus
- Chris Roberts
- Gary Glitter
- Séverine
- Tina York
- Dunja Rajter
- Marianne Rosenberg
- Amadeus August
- Michael Schanze
- Jürgen Marcus
- Lena Valaitis
- Salvatore Adamo
- Julio Iglesias
- Rex Gildo
- Freddy Breck
- David Cassidy
- Albert Hammond
- Chris Montez
- Bernd Clüver
- Demis Roussos
- Elton John
- Marie Laforêt
- Daniel Boone
- Anne-Marie David
- Donny Osmond
- Karel Gott
- Daisy Door
- Peter Rubin
- Jürgen Drews
- Suzi Quatro
- Udo Jürgens
- Lobo
- Costa Cordalis
- Gunter Gabriel
- Les Humphries
- Elfi Graf
- Alvin Stardust
- Paola Felix
- Tanya Tucker
- Marc Bolan
- Leo Sayer
- Tony Sheridan
- Udo Lindenberg
- Charlie Rich
- Elke Best
- Stefan Waggershausen
- Bernhard Brink
- Rocco Granata
- Marie Osmond
- Howard Carpendale
- Freddy Quinn
- Billy Swan
- Frank Zander
- Ulrich Roski
- Gloria Gaynor
- Ralph McTell
- Marius Müller-Westernhagen
- Telly Savalas
- Barry Manilow
- Mike Krüger
- Lasse Berghagen
- Roland Kaiser
- Peter Petrel
- Harpo
- Frank Farian
- Volker Lechtenbrink
- Donna Summer
- Cat Stevens
- Barbara Dickson
- Shaun Cassidy
- Wolfgang Petry
- Adriano Celentano
- Roy Black
- Emmylou Harris
- Crystal Gayle
- Bonnie Tyler
- Leif Garrett
- Kenny Rogers
- Raffaella Carrà
- Amanda Lear
- Mireille Mathieu
- Andrea Jürgens
- Wencke Myhre
- Fats Domino
- Chris Norman
- Helga Feddersen
- Dieter Hallervorden
- Wolfgang Ambros
- Ingrid Peters
- Peter Frampton
- Tina Rainford
- Gianna Nannini
- Marianne Faithfull
- Werner Böhm
- Andy Gibb
- Bruce Low
- Tim Curry
- Thomas Ohrner
- Johnny Logan
- Dave Dudley
- Olivia Pascal
- Frank Duval
- Hanne Haller
- Shakin' Stevens
- Kim Wilde
- Kim Carnes
- G. G. Anderson
- Veronika Fischer
- Nicole
- Peter Cornelius
- Al Bano
- Romina Power
- Helen Schneider
- Chris De Burgh
- Stephan Sulke
- Falco
- Laura Branigan
- Paul McCartney
- Claudia Mori
- Amii Stewart
- Georg Danzer
- Petula Clark
- José Feliciano