The film portrays a middle-class Köpcke family. Father Nils Köpcke is a singer and funeral orator, mother Ulli Köpcke is a former dancer in Bayreuth and now a housewife. At the start of filming, the Köpcke children were still small, but now they are gradually growing up and going their own way. The two daughters Maria and Antonia are also embarking on successful singing careers, while son Moritz is a high-flyer starting a career as an engineer in a Swedish company.