Franz "Franzl" Lang, known as the Yodel King, was an alpine yodeller from Bavaria, Germany. Lang also sang and played the guitar and th German films. Lang's genre is German folk music; he typically sang in the Bavarian dialect of the rural Alpine regions.
Hendrik Nikolaas Theodoor "Heintje" Simons, later known as Hein Simons, is a Dutch schlager singer and actor.
The Killerpilze is a German pop rock/pop punk band from Dillingen an der Donau, Germany. Since gaining success in the German charts, Killerpilze have played in France, Belgium, The Netherlands, Poland, the Czech Republic, Austria and Germany. Recently the band has also scheduled a show in Russia alongside another German band called "Panik".
Friedrich Schröder was a German composer of what could be referred to as light music.
Ireen Sheer is a German-British pop singer. 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 13th for Luxembourg in 1985.
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.
Arnold Stadler is a German writer, essayist and translator.
German rapper Fler has released 16 studio albums, four mixtapes, one EP, six collaborative albums and 59 singles.
The 2014–15 RB Leipzig season was the 6th season in club history and their first season competing in the 2. Bundesliga. The team missed out on promotion and finished in the upper half of the league.
"Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her" is a hymn text relating to the Nativity of Jesus, written by Martin Luther in 1534. The hymn is most often sung to a melody, Zahn No. 346, that first appeared in 1539 and that was likely composed by Luther as well. That version became a classic Christmas carol, and many composers referred to it in their compositions.
Rudi Schuricke was a popular German singer and actor. In the 1930s he was Second Tenor with the Kardosch Singers, a popular vocal ensemble of the time. When the group dissolved in 1935, Schuricke joined the Spree Revellers and later proceeded to found his own vocal group, the Schuricke Terzett. He also appeared as a solo singer with many popular orchestras of the 1930s and 40s. His 1949 recording of "Capri-Fischer" was a "smash hit" in Germany. Even as late as the mid-1950s, he was still a successful musical artist. In 1954 alone, his song "Moulin Rouge" was the 74th most purchased single on the German year-end chart and another of his songs "Das Märchen unserer Liebe" appeared on the German Top50 chart. The advent of the rock 'n' roll age, however, soon made his music out-dated.
"O Heiland, reiß die Himmel auf" is a Christian Advent song. The text was first printed in 1622, attributed to Friedrich Spee; the melody was first printed in 1666.
Uta Bresan is a German schalger / folk singer and television presenter. Commentators pay tribute to her enduring versatility in both capacities.
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