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.