German Pop Music
I was reading this crazy forum online for expats and someone asked about German pop singers because she only knew of Falco so of course, being a music lover, I had to post a few to show that Germany isn't all about folk music and Falco. he he.
Klee's leading lady singing in Russia this past April.
If you don't know much about German pop music, well there isn't much to know about it because most of the music I hear on the radio when I'm there is not really coming out of Germany as much as it is from America, Britain, Italy, etc. But there are bands in Germany that are quite good. Not all are my taste exactly, just like I wouldn't suggest every single band in America if someone asked me, but here are a few you can sample online. The ones with the * are my favorites.
Ich + Ich
Sarah Connor
Juli*
Jazzanova
MIA*
Thomas Godoj*
Jeanette Biedermann
Annett Louisan*
Maike von Bremen
Tokio Hotel
Soehne Mannheims
Julia Neigel
Fettes Brot
Jennifer Rostock
Klee*
Silbermond
Rosenstolz
Rammstein
Do you know of any German bands/singers that you'd like to add?
(images: klee)
Comments
...and wasn´t Falco from Austria? ;)
I also like De-Phazz, although the only album I'm familiar with is "Daily Lama"
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&searchlink=DE-PHAZZ&sql=11:0ifoxqlkldfe~T1
(I hope that link worked. AMG links are strange...)
ritaC - Yeah but he sang in German so people always associate him with being a German pop star... at least the girl on the newsgroup I read did. ;)
But it looks like she's still got it goin' on:
http://www.nena.de/
http://www.myspace.com/colomamusic
And I believe Kraftwerk are still alive.....
Have a nice day,
Anita
Falco is Austrian and he would certainly mind being made German.
Annett Louisan is very cool and concerning her lyrics quite "German".
Nena is still singing and she is one of the few singers who survived the "Neue Deutsche Welle" in ´the 80´s.
Best wishes
Herr M
Ina Müller
Hildegard Knef
Jazzamor
Moca
Moodorama
Die Fantastischen Vier
Lima
Xavier Naidoo
Max Herre
Joy Delanane
Freundeskreis
Daniel Schuhmacher
Sebastian Hämer
Miranda
Disco Boys
Moonbootica
Clueso
Dynamite Deluxe
Nico Suave
Absolute Beginner
Afrob
Blumentopf
Jan Delay
Fünf Sterne Deluxe
Mo' Horizons
Paul van Dyk
Gabin
dZihan & Kamien
Koop
Minus 8
Micatone
Roger Cicero
Tom Gaebel
Virginia Jetzt!
Kettcar
Tomte
…
to name a few.
Every Wednesday at 9:00pm on NDR2: Musikszene Deutschland – 3 hours of the finest German music.
Every Monday and Wednesday at 9:pm on 1Live: 1LIVE Heimatkult - 3 hours of up-and-coming German music.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkGGi_uUaPc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YWniR0lK_o
I couldn't find the original video for this one but this performance is breathtaking. I'm so sorry these two split up.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_Toten_Hosen
is a good german singer and songwriter.
clueso-http://www.myspace.com/clueso2;
boundzound-http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=150272141;
seeed-http://www.myspace.com/seeed;
peter fox-http://www.myspace.com/peterfoxxx;
miss platnum-http://www.myspace.com/missplatnum;
the beatsteaks-http://www.myspace.com/beatsteaks
well, these are a few! there is much, much more. and of curse you have to know all the local musicians. there are plenty of bands out there. i hope this helped a bit ;-)
kind regards,
amanda
http://www.myspace.com/clueso2
And yes, Nena is still making music. :)
Silbermond und Juli are important :-)
Definitively...you have to add Xavier Naidoo. Or did I miss him next to the Soehne Mannheims?
Yes, Falco was Austrian.
Please also add "Fettes Brot" and "Fanta (die fantastischen 4) 4".
With fondest regards from Susanne who is not yet on vacation
Die Fantastischen Vier
Die Ärzte
Die Toten Hosen
The last two are actually punk bands, although they seem to wind down by now (IMHO).
*Kettcar
*Tocotronic
*Tomte
and
*Bernd Begemann
Besides that I like
*Jupiter Jones
*Bosse
*Jan Delay
*Peter Fox
*Clueso
and definitely
*Selig!
They reunited after 10 years! I love their new CD, espcially
"Wir werden uns wiedersehen"
one of the most successful singers in germany is herbert grönemeyer ;o) I've been to his concert last month in bochum. great! he's so powerful & and his lyrics are beautiful.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krautrock
I recommend Julian Cope's Krautrocksampler as a starting point.
Bands:
Can
Faust
Amon Duul II
Agitation Free
Guru Guru
Dom
Rufus Zuphal
Grobschnitt
Sometimes it's hard to find, and sometimes hard to appreciate. But I love the anything-goes attitude. Start with CAN, which is a little easier on the ears than some of the rest. End with Amon Duul which requires a little bit of history to appreciate.
Oh, and HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!
Jason
Ina Mueller
Annett Louisan
e.g. "Drueck die 1"
Reinhard Mey
e.g. "Ich bin Klempner von Beruf"
http://web.ard.de/radio/radionet/
http://www.radio.de/
Angelika
try:
Barbara Morgenstern
The Notwist (my favourite)
Kettcar
Tocotronic
they often sing in english so that helps :)
http://www.baroquebabies.com/2009/06/music-in-morning-waikiki-beach-bombers.html
just because falco sang in german doesn't make him an german pop star, in the same sense as britney spears singing in english doesn't makes her a british pop star.
i love to read your blog, but please keep in mind that even though european countries are quite small, you can't just mix and match...
no one mentioned 2raumwohnung http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2raumwohnung
oh and do you know recaptcha? to make people do something useful while entering captchas...
http://recaptcha.net/
allison
Bettina Wegner &
Marius Mueller Westernhagen
besides many others that have already been named.
Check her out
"ich und elaine" is one of my favorite songs from them.
Herbert Grönemeyer
Peter Fox
Die Fantastischen Vier
Trio
Kraftwerk
Marius Müller-Westernhagen
He's one of my favorit artists ever.
Claudia Koreck sings in Bavarian and is hardly ever played on the radio outside of Bavaria. You should check her out: www.claudia-koreck.de
lol from sunny Munich!
The Notwist
Konsole
Fischmob
Fink (there's an english singer called Fink as well)
Extrabreit (for a little 80's flashback)
Kraftwerk
Phonoboy
Stereo Total
Selig
2 Raumwohnung
Birthcontrol
Funny van Dannen (only if you are able to understand the lyrics)
LaBrassBanda
Willie-Le-Truc