She has already made it to the list of the best-earning female musicians in the world, and now Helene Fischer can also delete the point "Vogue" cover from her Superstar-To-Do list. For the 40th anniversary of the German edition editor-in-chief Christiane Arp photographed the hit star of Peter Lindbergh. The star photographer shows the singer in his typical, very intimate style: black and white, barefoot, little make-up, many close-ups.

This staging has helped break through the barrier of make-up and costumes that she sometimes hides behind, according to the singer in conversation with the magazine. "Peter looked into my soul today, so I could not hide," she says in an interview flanking the 24-page photo spread. It's always fascinating how Lindbergh turns the women he photographs into a Peter Lindbergh woman, she says about the peculiarity of the photographer she has been working with for many years.

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Covershooting with Helene Fischer: "This is the winner in the lottery"

For the 34-year-old, the invitation to a "Vogue" -covershooting with one of the most famous photographers in the world - he made Naomi Campbell, Kate Moss and many others stars - is an accolade. Although circulation numbers have been declining for some time now and Condé Nast is more in the print retreat in the US and Europe, the "Vogue" cover is still an institution. Usually international top models and stars are presented here.

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Pores, wrinkles, freckles: the style of Peter Lindbergh

Helene Fischer believes that the invitation to her first "Vogue" co-shoot did not come by chance at this point: "Nothing comes so quickly and so spontaneously for no reason, maybe it was a cut, but for me it was more of a chance to do something different. " This probably also applies to the German edition of the fashion magazine, which was first available in October 1979 at the kiosk.

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Photo gallery: The top ten best earning musicians

On the announcement that the German pop star with an estimated annual income of 28 million euros now among the top earners in the music industry - behind Beyoncé but before Britney Spears and Celine Dion - reacted the foreign press with shrugs. It could be different next time.