Hansi Hinterseer

Hans "Hansi" Hinterseer (born February 2, 1954 in Kitzbühel) is an Austrian singer, actor, entertainer and former alpine skier.

Sports career

Hansi Hinterseer
Medal record
Men's Alpine Skiing
World Championships
Silver 1974 St. Moritz Giant Slalom

In the 1970s, Hans Hinterseer became famous as a member of the Austrian Ski Team. He won six alpine skiing World Cup races in Slalom skiing and Giant Slalom skiing. In 1973 he won the alpine skiing World Cup in Giant Slalom skiing. In 1974 he won the silver medal at the world championship in St. Moritz, and also participated at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.[1]

Sports broadcaster

Since the early 1980s, he has been a technical sports commentator for the National Austrian Broadcasting Corporation, usually commenting on Slalom and Giant Slalom live broadcasts.

World Cup victories

Overall
SeasonDiscipline
1973Giant Slalom
Individual races
Date Location Race
21 February 1972 Japan Naeba Slalom
8 March 1973 United States Anchorage Giant Slalom
8 December 1973 France Val-d'Isère Giant Slalom
27 January 1974 Austria Kitzbühel Slalom
25 February 1977 Japan Furano Giant Slalom
21 December 1975 Austria Schladming Slalom

Music and acting career

Hansi Hinterseer
Background information
Origin Kitzbühel, Austria
Genres Pop
Instruments Singing
Years active 1994-present
Website www.hansi-hinterseer.at

In 1994, he started a career as a singer, and is currently prominent as a performer in the schlager genre. He has also acted in several films, also following a Heimatfilm theme.

Discography

Charting albums
Year Album Peak position Certifications Notes
DEN
[2]
2010 The Danish Collection 1
Ich hab Dich einfach lieb 1
Glædelig Jul 14
Das Beste von Hansi Hinterseer 16
2011 Zwei Herzen 2
2012 Im siebten Himmel 3
Jedes jahr zur selben zeit 14
2013 Heut ist dein tag 2
De største hits 6
2014 Das beste zum Jubiläum Live 14
Charting singles
Year Single Peak position Certifications Album
GER
2010 "Hände Zum Himmel" 68
Others

DVDs

TV / Filmography

Personal life

He is also known for wearing white fur boots and long blonde dyed hair, thus making him target of so-called "blonde jokes".

Hans Hinterseer resides in the town of Kitzbühel, Austria and is the son of Ernst Hinterseer, who won a gold medal in slalom skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics.

References

  1. Ski race results Rocky Mountain News.com, (March 12, 1990).
  2. DanishCharts.com: Hansi Hinterseer page

External links