Peter Maffay, German music superstar. This year he celebrates his 75th birthday. He rocked the really big stages for 55 years. This year Peter Maffay says goodbye with the “We Love Rock’n’Roll – Farewell Tour 2024”. He could give the place up there to someone very special to him: son Yaris (20). Because the father lives on in his son. Schlager.de once compared father and son with each other.
Peter Maffay is one of the most successful musicians in the country. 21 number one albums, over 50 million records sold. Craziness. Peter Maffay passed on what made him so successful and so sought-after almost one-to-one – to his son Yaris Makkay (Peter Maffay’s real name is Makkay):
The appearance
Yaris is a spitting image of his father, Peter Maffay. The somewhat wistful, emotional look. The corners of the mouth that express seriousness. And then there is the glabellar fold between the eyebrows. When a Maffay sings about big feelings, like Yaris, for example, with his debut single “Fehlen”, then it is the same expression that is popularly known as a frown line.
The voice
When Yaris speaks. When Yaris sings. Then die-hard Peter Maffay fans get goosebumps. Because Yaris’ voice, the father lives on in an almost uncanny way.
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The appearance
The hair, wild, uncomplicatedly laid back, light brown. Yaris is not quite half a head taller than his father, Peter Maffay. But the body physiognomy is the same: straight, wiry, with tension. Even her walk is the same.
Die Tattoos
The father – a rocker at heart and on his skin. When it comes to Peter Maffay and his Yaris, the famous apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. Peter Maffay had a raven pierced on his right upper arm in Canada in the 1990s. If you ask him today how many tattoos there are now, he answers: “Honestly, I don’t know…” And Yaris? A large cross on the muscular chest. And much more. His extensively tattooed right arm is particularly noticeable.
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The talent
Peter Maffay still inspires millions with his voice and his charisma. His son Yaris is also blessed with both. While there are prominent parent-child constellations in which the offspring vehemently resist any kind of comparison, Yaris is clearly proud of its roots. Yaris in an interview: “My father has always been a rock’n’roll role model for me.” Therefore, it goes without saying that he will also try to “earn money as a musician.” Peter Maffay has nothing against his son’s plans, on the contrary. He explains: “Yaris is old enough and should shape his own life. I can give tips, but what he does with it is his business.”
Love
In 1976, when Peter Maffay was 27, he sang “It was summer”. Lines from it: “I was sixteen and she was thirty-one. And I didn’t know much about love. She knew everything. And she made me feel like I wasn’t a child anymore. And it was summer…” At 19, Yaris loved Melissa. She was just over 20 years older than him. The age difference – not a problem for Yaris at the time. On his Instagram profile he raved that the classy Peruvian was “the one” for him. Even if it doesn’t end up being eternal love, love will never let Yaris down, just like his father.
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