Her fanbase extends beyond Germany, Austria, and Switzerland to Belgium, Canada, the Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, the United Kingdom, Finland, and New Zealand.
In January 2013, she made her acting debut in an episode of the German TV series Das Traumschiff.
[19] The album reached number 1 on the year-end charts in both Germany and Austria and received a total of 14 platinum certifications in both countries.
In Germany, Helene Fischer sold more than 300,000 copies in its first week of release, making it the highest-selling debut since Herbert Grönemeyer's 2002 album Mensch.
The album won nine platinum certifications in Germany and Austria and has sold over 1 million copies in both countries to date.
[20] In October 2018, The New York Times ranked Fischer seventh in terms of the world's biggest touring musical acts of the year.
[citation needed] Fischer wore a blue and yellow ribbon in solidarity with Ukraine,[23] tearfully introducing the song by describing the sorrow experienced by Ukrainian families being resettled and torn apart by the war.
In this show, she performed alongside various artists, including David Garrett, Michael Bolton, Tom Jones, Max Raabe, Take That, Udo Jürgens, Olly Murs, Andrea Berg, Bryan Adams, Unheilig, Kiefer Sutherland, Freya Ridings, Andrea Bocelli, Nick Carter, and Queen.
The two were regarded as the "dream couple of German pop music" and frequently became the subject of speculative tabloid headlines.
[26] Fischer later revealed that her new partner was aerial acrobat Thomas Seitel, with whom she collaborates in her stage shows.
She described these as poisonous to society and called for the defense of democratic values, urging people to stand against extremism by participating in elections and resisting intimidation from antidemocratic forces.
[31] Her remarks sparked controversy among her fans, particularly among suspected supporters of the far-right party AfD in Germany, who subsequently spread hateful messages under her Instagram posts and criticized her.
Some users praised her for publicly taking a stand and positioning herself against the far-right, with some declaring themselves new fans because of her opposition to hatred and intolerance.
[31] Other well-known personalities such as Udo Lindenberg, Collien Ulmen-Fernandes, Maite Kelly, Roland Kaiser, Mario Barth, Atze Schröder, Florian David Fitz, and Michael "Bully" Herbig have also expressed their opinions on social and political issues.