It’s not over next week. It’s over when Nino de Angelo turns 66 – and even that he added a joke to.
A Google search for „Nino de Angelo farewell“ currently yields two dates and a mood suggesting the curtain is already at half-mast. It isn’t. In August 2026, the singer told ARD’s Schlagerwelt program that he plans to work until he’s 66. His birthday is December 18th. Several media outlets subsequently reported September 18th, 2029. MDR later explicitly corrected this as a misquote. The Allgäuer Zeitung reported that he confirmed the December date on Instagram.
Three years is a long time. For Schlager fans who sang along to „Jenseits von Eden“ in 1983, it still feels like a countdown.
What he really said – and what he didn’t –
The key points are clear because he provided them himself. Regarding the ARD Schlagerwelt (ARD’s pop music program): He wants to work until he’s 66, then retire. Before that, he plans to release one or two more albums and do a big tour. And the sentence that stuck everywhere: „If I run out of money, I’ll be back!“
This isn’t a contract with a concert agency. It’s a timeframe plus a wink.
At the end of September 2026, after the „Starnacht aus der Wachau“ (Starry Night from the Wachau), his tone became more concise. Speaking to the program „Brisant,“ the 62-year-old said: „Two or three years, no more, because I can’t go on.“ Regarding his collaboration with Marina Marx, with whom he sang „Bella Italia e Amore“ there, he said he felt „that this is my last breath.“ Source: Brisant / FOCUS, September 21/22, 2026.
Two statements, one man. The calendar says December 2029. The feeling says: not forever, perhaps shorter. Both can coexist without the farewell concert taking place tomorrow.
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Why the incorrect September date is circulating
Nino de Angelo’s real name is Domenico Gerhard Gorgoglione. He was born on December 18, 1963, in Karlsruhe, to Italian parents. This information is on his official website. When someone says his 66th birthday, they mean December 18, 2029 – not September 18.
In August, FOCUS, t-online, news.de, and others adopted the September date from the interview quote. MDR added a note stating that the initial version incorrectly stated September, the singer had been misquoted, and the 66th birthday was December 18, 2029. Anyone looking for the correct date should read this correction – not the initial headline.
A formal farewell concert, a final arena tour with ticket outlets and cities: These are not mentioned in the sources until the end of September 2026. Anyone selling specific tour dates for 2027–2029 as a „farewell tour“ is inventing them.
What’s coming by 2029
Albums: one, maybe two. Tour: planned, without a published end date. Performances from Italy: yes, he has said he will continue to come to Germany for shows.
Privately, his focus is shifting. He and his partner Simone plan to move from the Allgäu region to Umbria. A farm has been found, and the first boxes should be shipped in 2026 – according to interviews from the summer. This is a relocation, not a burial of his voice.
Finances are part of the story because he tells it himself. In June 2026, he told t-online that his personal bankruptcy proceedings were complete and that he had to earn one million euros to pay off his debts. At the AEDT summer party, he told RTL: Six years ago, he had one million in debt; now, the situation is completely different. When asked about his two million in assets, he replied that he wouldn’t retire with two million; one would have to reckon with double or triple that amount. These are figures straight from his mouth, not from a tax return.
Hence the joke about the empty bank account. Anyone who knows his years of bankruptcy doesn’t hear it as a punchline for a talk show, but rather as a back door he needs.
Health: publicly known, not embellished
COPD has been part of his public biography for years. Bypass surgery in 2016, a previous cancer diagnosis in the 1990s – this has been repeatedly reported by established media outlets, including Brisant and FOCUS. However, this does not warrant a medical certificate for 2027. „I can’t go on anymore“ remains his own statement, not an external diagnosis.
Anyone who cites illness as the sole reason for his retirement in 2029 is speculating. He has mentioned time and energy as his motivation, and the desire not to just be on stage „when everyone around me is dying at 70 or 75“ – as FOCUS reported in early September 2026 regarding the RTL interview.
For whom the countdown already counts
For ticket buyers: The current and upcoming confirmed dates are what count, not a fantasy finale in 2029. Official dates are available via Eventim or the artist’s website.
For those reading headlines: There is no immediate departure. This is also stated in the editorial note on the topic – “Nino de Angelo immediate departure” is the trap.
For anyone who read „career end“ back in 2022: At the time, he told Bild that he simply wanted to live. Albums and tours followed. For him, plans are intentions, not a legally binding closure.
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FAQ
Until when will Nino de Angelo be performing on stage?
His own plan: to perform until his 66th birthday on December 18, 2029. In September 2026, he also mentioned „two or three years“ on the program „Brisant.“ A specific date for his final concert has not been announced.
Is there already a farewell tour planned?
He has announced a major tour, but no final city list and no farewell date in the ticket shop. Anyone buying tickets for 2026/27 is buying into an ongoing career, not a farewell performance.
Will there be a comeback after 2029?
He didn’t rule it out. Literally, with a wink: „If I run out of money, I’ll come back.“
