You either love him or you hate him. The German Schlager is a cult. To the beat of move 2018 in Hamburg, we present the sizes of this particular style of music. From Heino to – of course – Helene Fischer.
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10 Stars of the German Schlager
Heino
With over 50 million albums sold Heino is undoubtedly a pioneer of popular song. His trademark dark sunglasses, platinum blonde hair and a deep voice. Super hits like “Beyond the valley” made him known – but also Covers controversial folk songs such as “black-brown is the hazelnut”, which were sung by the Hitler youth.
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10 Stars of the German Schlager
Drafi Deutscher
The singer and composer from Berlin who wrote, incidentally, to Boney M. and other texts, was in 1965, suddenly famous by his immortal Hit “marble, stone and iron breaks”. The rebellious Boy from the working-class district of Wedding, had problems with alcohol, but managed until his death in 2006, to produce about 260 songs.
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10 Stars of the German Schlager
Jürgen Marcus
The young man Curls with the gold blond, the casual swing of the hips and the radiant Smile made it in 1972 with “A new love is like a new life” in virtually every German living room. In no shock collection its Name. For him music was a means to reach the feelings of the people. In may 2018, he died at the age of 69 years.
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10 Stars of the German Schlager
Andrea Jürgens
Andrea Jürgens was only ten years old when she sang in 1977, one of the most successful hit of all: “And I love you both”, composed of Jack White. The child star that once was made it in 2010 with “I’ve got a heart” at # 1 on the airplay charts in the blow category. After her long career, she died of failure of 2017 to the kidneys.
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10 Stars of the German Schlager
Michael Holm
“Mendocino” gave Michael Holm in 1969, his first major Hit; the cuddly classics of the “tears don’t lie” made it in 1974, and even at number one on the Charts. The great music Revival at the end of the Nineties on his cap: Holm produced in 1997, Guildo horn’s Hit Album “Thank you”.
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10 Stars of the German Schlager
Katja Ebstein
Once the Second (1980), twice third (1970 and 1971) at the Eurovision Song Contest Katja Ebstein as the German Grande Dame of the competition. Their Hit “wonder there are always” is an integral part of the German pop Canon, but the Ebstein’s can do much more: they interpret literary texts, Theater plays and cabaret, is engaged socially and politically.
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10 Stars of the German Schlager
Jürgen Drews
“A bed in the Cornfield” meant in 1976, the breakthrough for Jürgen Drews. In the meantime, the forever young slow burner, the beat scene long been known as the “king of Majorca” because he belongs since decades to Show the inventory of the ball’s. Had begun Drews, however, as a banjo player in a jazz band.
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10 Stars of the German Schlager
Guildo Horn
Also in the world, there are eccentrics that don’t be afraid to play with kitschy clichés. With its exceptional power (Climbing on the stage during his Show at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1988), and his bright green velvet suit captured the Horn, especially during the 1990s, the Charts, including “I love Steffi” (Graf) and “Guildo loves you!”
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10 Stars of the German Schlager
Andrea Berg
At the age of 26 years, the former nurse was a successful pop singer with the Album “You’re free” and the smash hit “Look at me again in the face,” and “stark Naked”. A 2001 released a CD with their greatest Hits has sold two million copies and won five times platinum. 2017 mountain won the Echo for best singer.
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10 Stars of the German Schlager
Helene Fischer
So far Helene Fischer has sold more than 10 million records in Germany alone. She became known for ballads, with their Interpretation of old-fashioned ball. During their songs, conquered including “Breathless through the night”, the Charts, was the Pop Princess in cheesy TV shows like “beat the countdown”. Their stage shows are characterised by acrobatics and show elements.
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10 Stars of the German Schlager
Heino
With over 50 million albums sold Heino is undoubtedly a pioneer of popular song. His trademark dark sunglasses, platinum blonde hair and a deep voice. Super hits like “Beyond the valley” made him known – but also Covers controversial folk songs such as “black-brown is the hazelnut”, which were sung by the Hitler youth.
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10 Stars of the German Schlager
Drafi Deutscher
The singer and composer from Berlin who wrote, incidentally, to Boney M. and other texts, was in 1965, suddenly famous by his immortal Hit “marble, stone and iron breaks”. The rebellious Boy from the working-class district of Wedding, had problems with alcohol, but managed until his death in 2006, to produce about 260 songs.
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10 Stars of the German Schlager
Jürgen Marcus
The young man Curls with the gold blond, the casual swing of the hips and the radiant Smile made it in 1972 with “A new love is like a new life” in virtually every German living room. In no shock collection its Name. For him music was a means to reach the feelings of the people. In may 2018, he died at the age of 69 years.
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10 Stars of the German Schlager
Andrea Jürgens
Andrea Jürgens was only ten years old when she sang in 1977, one of the most successful hit of all: “And I love you both”, composed of Jack White. The child star that once was made it in 2010 with “I’ve got a heart” at # 1 on the airplay charts in the blow category. After her long career, she died of failure of 2017 to the kidneys.
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10 Stars of the German Schlager
Michael Holm
“Mendocino” gave Michael Holm in 1969, his first major Hit; the cuddly classics of the “tears don’t lie” made it in 1974, and even at number one on the Charts. The great music Revival at the end of the Nineties on his cap: Holm produced in 1997, Guildo horn’s Hit Album “Thank you”.
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10 Stars of the German Schlager
Katja Ebstein
Once the Second (1980), twice third (1970 and 1971) at the Eurovision Song Contest Katja Ebstein as the German Grande Dame of the competition. Their Hit “wonder there are always” is an integral part of the German pop Canon, but the Ebstein’s can do much more: they interpret literary texts, Theater plays and cabaret, is engaged socially and politically.
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10 Stars of the German Schlager
Jürgen Drews
“A bed in the Cornfield” meant in 1976, the breakthrough for Jürgen Drews. In the meantime, the forever young slow burner, the beat scene long been known as the “king of Majorca” because he belongs since decades to Show the inventory of the ball’s. Had begun Drews, however, as a banjo player in a jazz band.
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10 Stars of the German Schlager
Guildo Horn
Also in the world, there are eccentrics that don’t be afraid to play with kitschy clichés. With its exceptional power (Climbing on the stage during his Show at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1988), and his bright green velvet suit captured the Horn, especially during the 1990s, the Charts, including “I love Steffi” (Graf) and “Guildo loves you!”
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10 Stars of the German Schlager
Andrea Berg
At the age of 26 years, the former nurse was a successful pop singer with the Album “You’re free” and the smash hit “Look at me again in the face,” and “stark Naked”. A 2001 released a CD with their greatest Hits has sold two million copies and won five times platinum. 2017 mountain won the Echo for best singer.
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10 Stars of the German Schlager
Helene Fischer
So far Helene Fischer has sold more than 10 million records in Germany alone. She became known for ballads, with their Interpretation of old-fashioned ball. During their songs, conquered including “Breathless through the night”, the Charts, was the Pop Princess in cheesy TV shows like “beat the countdown”. Their stage shows are characterised by acrobatics and show elements.
Without hit it’s not: With its simple song structures, crystal-clear melodies and banal, but heart-rending texts Schlager belong to Germany, such as potato salad and sausages.
Schlager Singer Heino (2015)
In the 1960s, Stars such as Heino mainly of traditional folk songs, waltzes from the 19th century rebelled. Century and early pop music. Thanks to popular television shows such as “hit parade” (1969-2000) and “Disco” (1971-1982), the development of the Schlager, then to a corny, disco-infused music mix that made it on the dance floor successfully.
Originally, especially in the case of workers, popular, joined in the lyrics in pubs and at Parties, according to the neck, long in the chic night clubs and Bars on beat music.
For the dance floor re-invented
Stars such as Roland Kaiser have enriched their traditional Repertoire with a Euro-disco sound. The singer and songwriter has done in 2014, with Maite Kelly of the Kelly Family together and the duet “Why didn’t you say no” are sung. The song has since been clicked on nearly 80 million Times on YouTube.
In the last years of Queen Helene Fischer has developed the Genre further, and over 10 million records sold. In their hit “Breathless through the night” (2013) animated in the classic Schlager music with a cheerful Eurobeat rhythm to swung the numerous German dance. The Hit resulted in a new Generation of Fans.
Nevertheless, such successes were the nostalgic and sentimental songs of the Seventies, not outshine. Singer Andrea Jürgens sang in 1977, at the tender age of only ten years, the Hit “And I love you both”, will be forever with this Golden time of the hit.
In our picture gallery above, we present unforgettable blow sizes, their cheerful melodies and passionate lyrics will linger long in the German heart.