Starparade was a German TV show broadcast on Germany's second TV
largest broadcaster ZDF for twelve consecutive years between 1968 and
1980. It's first broadcast was on Saturday 14th March 1968 from the
Siegerlandhalle in Siegen, Germany, still in black and white. Later,
the program spot switched from Saturday to Thursday night where it
stayed until the show's end on 5th June 1980. The show was broadcast
annually over six episodes and the regular orchestra on the show was
the "James Last Orchestra" who had it's first ever TV appearance on
this show.