Coldmirror

Kathrin Fricke, better known by her nickname Kaddi or online pseudonym Coldmirror, is a German YouTube creator and comedian. The pseudonym was inspired by the song "Creatures That Kissed in Cold Mirrors" by the band Cradle of Filth. She operates one of the most popular German YouTube channels, moderated radio and television programmes, and publishes blog and vlog entries.

Early life Fricke was born and raised in Bremen and studied art history and philosophy at the University of Bremen. She finished her bachelor's degree in 2010 with a research paper about the production of video films and a film project about Internet and video game addiction.

According to her own statements, she suffered from strong depression for domestic reasons. In an interview on the YouTube channel "clixoom" she explained that, among other things, the Harry Potter series and the desire to know how it would continue gave her energy and safeguarded her from suicide. However, she stated that this was not necessarily due to the books' exciting plots, but rather simply "having something that you can look forward to." At this time she compiled her first own websites, where she, for example, published self-drawn pictures with fantasy plots. Her fan fictions with the characters of the Harry Potter series occupied a significant part of her website and stirred attention on the Internet.

Video performance on YouTube The YouTube channel "Coldmirror" went online on 2 October 2006. The first videos consisted of archive material from Fricke's time as editor for "MixX". After this, Fricke created the videos for the most part alone. Her YouTube channel portrays a continuation of her earlier works in video form.

Starting in fall 2006, Fricke created and released comedic parody dubs of three Harry Potter movies: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in Harry Potter und ein Stein (i.e. Harry Potter and a Stone), Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets in Harry Potter und der geheime Pornokeller (i.e. Harry Potter and the Secret Porn Basement) and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire in Harry Potter und der Plastik Pokal (i.e. Harry Potter and the Plastic Cup). In her version, the protagonists make frequent use of taboo topics, foul language and references to Internet and pop culture. Fricke's YouTube account was temporarily deactivated because these parody dubs were considered copyright violations.

Furthermore, she produced multiple music videos and albums portraying Albus Dumbledore as a gangsta rapper, called "Fresh D".

In December 2015, she launched a podcast called "5 Minuten Harry Podcast" (5 Minutes Harry Podcast) in which she talks about 5 minutes each of the first Harry Potter movie and explores random facts about what it is seen in the sequences. It soon became one of the most successful podcasts in German. New episodes were posted irregularly on podcast platforms and her YouTube channel and often reached many million views within the first hours of publishing. The project was finished in December 2023, about 8 years after it began, with the 30th podcast episode.

Radio and television broadcast Since 2010, Fricke has been active as a moderator in radio and television broadcasts. For the youth channel of Hessischer Rundfunk's You FM, she produces the broadcast Der YOU FM Game Check mit Coldmirror, in which she tests video games.

The television channel Einsfestival has broadcast a programme by Kathrin Fricke under the title coldmirror. The 15-minute programme was shown every month on the first Thursday at 8:45 pm. and on Sat.1. After the positive media response, Fricke was assigned to produce more Misheard Lyrics videos for the FIFA Women's World Cup, which, among other things, were shown in the Sportschau.

Categories of Broadcast: Misheard Lyrics Game Check Commercial Netmob Synchro (since Season 1 Episode 02) Friends (since Season 1 Episode 07) Anime (since Season 2 Episode 01) What the FAQ?! (since Season 2 Episode 01) Kaddi's Cut (since Season 2 Episode 03)

Awards On 20 February 2011, Fricke was awarded the Grey Young Talent Award (German: Grey-Nachwuchspreis) in the competition for the first German Web Video Award (German: Deutscher Webvideopreis). She also was nominated in the category "Personality", which was won by Holger Kreymeier. In the context of the event, Fricke was also a guest in an episode of Kreymeier's Fernsehkritik-TV.

On 16 August 2011, YOU FM was nominated with Kathrin Fricke for the German Radio Prize (German: Deutscher Radio Preis) 2011 in the category "Best Innovation".

In January 2012, the European Web Video Academy announced that Fricke would be a jury member of the 2nd Webvideopreis.

Discography

Albums

2005: Stay Fresh, Stay Dumb! 2006: Underground 2007: Dumbledore's Army 2007: Großmutterficker 2007: Audiovergewaltigung 2008: Post für mich 2008: Tubal Uriah Butler 2011: Dumblecore

Singles and Videoclips

2006: Back from The Underground 2006: Geddo im Zoo 2007: Wenn du denkst 2007: Fresh D. vs. MCV 2008: Fresh D vs. MC V im TS 2008: Xtreme Dumbledore 2009: Tromaggot 2009: Im Altenheim 2009: Ho Ho Ho … 2012: Workstatt 2013: Musikvideo 2013: Die Alten 2013: FreshDs fedder Beat 2014: Sit’n’Dance 2014: Großmutterficker (Naughty Neuinterpretation) 2016: Frisch ausm Rhymebook

as feature Artist

2010: Stamm Rein & Ode to Jam II on The River Of Ezar by Aequitas