An award-winning Austrian schlager sextet whose popularity extends to Germany and Switzerland, Die Paldauer made their album debut in 1977 and remained active throughout the remainder of the century and beyond, hitting the upper reaches of the German-language album charts with remarkable regularity. Formed in 1968 and hailing from Paldau, Styria, Austria, the sextet is comprised of bandleader Franz Griesbacher, Anton Peter "Toni" Hofer, Erwin Pfundner, Renato Wohllaib, Dietmar "Didi" Ganshofer, and Manfred Brandstätter. Die Paldauer made their album debut in 1977 with Mit Uns Macht's Spaß and more or less released a follow-up album every year for the remainder of the century and beyond. Die Paldauer were awarded Goldene Stimmgabel prizes in 1998 and 2000. ~ Jason Birchmeier