Johann Ernst "Hansi" Hinterseer (born 2 February 1954) is an Austrian singer, actor, entertainer and former alpine skier. Sports career Hinterseer is the son of Ernst Hinterseer, who won a gold medal in slalom skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics. Hans Hinterseer also became a member of the Austrian ski team. He won six alpine skiing World Cup races in the slalom and giant slalom, and the overall giant slalom contest at the 1973 Alpine Skiing World Cup. He also won the silver medal at the world championship in 1974, and participated at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck. Since the early 1980s, he has been a technical sports commentator for the National Austrian Broadcasting Corporation, usually commenting on slalom and giant slalom live broadcasts. Individual races Music and acting career In 1994, he started a career as a singer, and is currently prominent as a performer in the schlager genre. He has also acted in several films, also following a Heimatfilm theme. Discography Charting albums Charting singles Others Wenn man sich lieb hat ("If you are in love") Ich warte auf Dich ("I am waiting for you") Mein Geschenk für Dich ("My present for you") Danke für deine Liebe ("Thank you for your love") Dann nehm ich dich in meine Arme ("Then I take you in my arms") Träum´mit mir ("Dream with me") Du bist alles ("You are everything") Weihnachten mit Hansi ("Christmas with Hansi") Vater, dein Wille geschehe ("Father, thy will be done") Meine Lieder, Deine Träume ("My songs, your dreams") Goldene Weihnacht ("Golden Christmas") Komm mit mir ("Come with Me") (2009, Ariola) DVDs 2010: Ich hab dich einfach lieb! Kitzbühel Open Air 2010 TV / Filmography 1997: "Hochwürdens Ärger mit dem Paradies" (TV film comedy) 2000: "Da wo die Berge sind" 2002: "Da wo die Liebe wohnt" 2003: "Da wo die Heimat ist" 2004: "Da wo die Herzen schlagen" 2005: "Da wo das Glück wartet" References External links Official homepage 1954 births Living people Austrian male alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers of Austria Alpine skiers at the 1976 Winter Olympics Austrian male musicians Schlager musicians Austrian male television actors Sportspeople from Tyrol (state) FIS Alpine Ski World Cup champions Austrian male film actors Recipients of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria