In their podcast “Edeltalk”, the German Twitch streamers Papaplatte and Reeze interview the musician Mark Forster, with surprising revelations about the artist’s name providing ample discussion material.
What is Edeltalk? The podcast “Edeltalk”, co-hosted by Papaplatte and Reeze, enjoys a large fanbase. With 143,000 subscribers on YouTube and a rating of 4.9 out of 5 stars on Spotify, the show’s popularity is evident.
In “Edeltalk”, the two discuss a variety of topics and regularly invite interesting guests. Previous guests include personalities like LetsHugo and some participants from “7 vs Wild”, including Affe & Hannah, Trymacs & Rumathra, and Jan Schlappen.
Who was in the latest episode? Mark Forster’s participation in one of the latest episodes of “Edeltalk” caused particular excitement, and a specific clip from it ended up on TikTok, appearing on many users’ For-You page. In the approximately one-and-a-half-hour-long episode, not only entertaining anecdotes were shared, but more serious topics were also addressed.
The story behind the name “Mark Forster”
What is Mark Forster’s real name? A particularly interesting anecdote that came up during the interview revolved around the naming of Mark Forster. At the beginning of the conversation, Papaplatte asked why Mark was referred to as “Marek” behind the scenes.
Mark then revealed that his mother is of Polish origin and wanted to name him Marek. However, his German father was opposed to it, as the name sounded too Polish. They eventually settled on the name Mark, but his mother continued to insist on calling him Marek.
Papaplatte then asked if Mark theoretically grew up with two first names. The singer laughed and said that was not all.
Mark also revealed that his last name is not “Forster”, but “Ćwiertnia”. This unexpected revelation left Papaplatte and Reeze speechless. Reeze simply commented, “Now my life is falling apart.”
This fact raised the question of where the name “Forster” then comes from.
How did he come to the name “Forster”? Mark further explained how he came to the name “Forster”. He was in a studio on Forster Street. Seeed was located on the same floor and had sent someone from a record label to him, who then offered him a contract.
Since his actual last name was too complicated, they opted for the easier-to-pronounce name “Forster”, which was tied to the name of the street. So the person from the record label saved him in their phone as “Marek Forster”.
How the community reacted
The surprising revelations about Mark’s name not only caused confusion for Papaplatte and Reeze but also for the community. In the comments of the episode, numerous listeners expressed their astonishment and shared their thoughts on this unexpected twist. Some of the comments included:
- rewekarriere wrote: “He pulled us all in hahaha”
- emmaliveabroad wrote: “Just a street as an artist name haha”
- Milde Schorle wrote: “And then SEEED is in the game and handled the record contract. What a fever dream.”
- Anne wrote: “I love that his mother ignores the name and still calls him Marek.”
- justinrichter262 wrote: “No one can tell me that we don’t live in a simulation.”
Papaplatte shares how he got his name
Mark also asked Papaplatte about the origin of his name. Papaplatte revealed that his name comes from a “World of Warcraft” story.
On a server, he met a player named Papaleone, from which the “Papa” in his name originated. When he created a warrior with plate armor, his character name was born.
He himself says: “Ultra the cringe story and now we are here. It really doesn’t get any uncooler.”
The latest episode of “Edeltalk” with Mark Forster promises not only humorous and interesting entertainment but also offers a fascinating insight into the backgrounds of the names of those involved.
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