German modal particles are uninflected words that are used mainly in the spontaneous spoken language in colloquial registers in German. Their dual function is to reflect the mood or the attitude of the speaker or the narrator and to highlight the sentence's focus.
Paul Godwin (1902–1982) was a violinist and the leader of a popular German dance orchestra in the 1920s and 30s.
Michael Holm is a German singer,musician,songwriter and record producer. He is primarily known as a singer of Schlager music. Although his first appearance in the hit parade was in 1962,he had his first big hit in 1969. "Mendocino",the German adaptation of a song by the Sir Douglas Quintet,was the biggest selling single that year in (Germany). The record was released in September 1969,reached number three for five weeks,selling over a million copies. Ariola presented him with a gold record in October 1970.
Ireen Sheer is a German-English singer. She had her first major hit in 1970 with Hey Pleasure Man. She had a top five hit on the German singles chart with "Goodbye Mama" in 1973. She went on to finish fourth at the Eurovision Song Contest 1974 representing Luxembourg,sixth at the Eurovision Song Contest 1978 representing Germany,and thirteenth at the Eurovision Song Contest 1985 representing Luxembourg again.
Lena Valaitis is a Lithuanian–German schlager singer who had her greatest success during the 1970s and 1980s. She finished second at the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest.
Christina Klein,better known by her stage name LaFee,is a German pop singer and television actress who has sold more than one million records worldwide. She is most famous in mainland Europe,particularly in German-speaking countries.
Die Flippers were a German Schlager group formed in 1964. They were one of the most successful Schlager groups of all time,and have been constantly recording and releasing new music since their self-titled debut album was released in 1970. They have released 45 albums,5 of which have gone platinum,24 gold. They have won 11 Goldene Stimmgabel awards in 1988,1991,1994,1995,1996,1998,1999,2000,2002,2003 and 2004.
Ricardo "Ricky" Gerhard is a guitarist mainly known for his playing in the band LaFee,a platinum selling pop/rock group especially successful in Germany and Europe. He left LaFee in December 2009. Garcia graduated in 2002 from Berklee College of Music in Boston with a diploma in professional music.
LaFee is the debut album recorded by German pop rock singer LaFee.
Jetzt erst recht is the second studio album recorded by German pop rock singer LaFee.
Shut Up is the third studio album recorded by German singer LaFee,released on 27 June 2008. The music video for the first single,"Shut Up",premiered on 30 May on The Dome. Shut Up is LaFee's first English album and contains English-language versions of songs from her first two studio albums,LaFee and Jetzt erst recht.
"Mitternacht" is the fourth and last single from German singer LaFee's self-titled album LaFee. It was released in Germany on 24 November 2006. An English version of the song,entitled "Midnight Strikes",later appeared on LaFee's third studio album Shut Up.
"Beweg dein Arsch" is a rock song written by Bob Arnz and Gerd Zimmermann for LaFee's 2007 second album Jetzt erst recht. The song is the album's fifth track,and was released as its second single. The single reached twenty two in the German Singles Charts when released in August 2007.
Dirk Busch is a German professor,singer,songwriter,composer,and music producer.
"Nun freut euch,lieben Christen g'mein",or “Dear Christians,One and All,Rejoice”in English,is a Lutheran hymn,written in 1523 by Martin Luther. It is one of Luther's early hymns and considered by some as one of his finest. It was published as one of eight songs in 1524 in the first Lutheran hymnal,the Achtliederbuch. The Achtliederbuch contained four songs by Luther,three by Speratus,and one by Justus Jonas. It appeared also in 1524 in the Erfurt Enchiridion.
"Herzlich tut mich verlangen" is a German hymn,with lyrics written in 1599 by Christoph Knoll,with a melody adapted from a secular song by Hans Leo Hassler. It is a prayer for a blessed death,beginning "Herzlich tut mich verlangen nach einem sel'gen End". Its hymn tune,Zahn No. 5385a,was later also used for Paul Gerhardt's "Befiehl du deine Wege" and "O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden".
