In January 2011, ARTE’s viewers selected their own ten “Queens of Pop” from 50 suggestions. The winners – from Aretha Franklin to Lady Gaga – were then introduced by Signed Media in ten 26-minute documentaries. The resulting historically and culturally relevant portraits present not only the commercially most successful, but also the culturally and socially most significant singers of the past 50 years.

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The series was crowned by a huge live show produced by Signed Media and held in the Fish Auction Hall in Hamburg-Altona. Guests included Nina Hagen, Kate Nash, Les Nubians, Ina Müller and many more.