After all, German-language music during this time – East as well as West – is primarily influenced by “Schlager” hits. Roy Black spends two months at the top of the singles chart in 1970, the Paranoid ...

Bear Family takes pride in showcasing German "Schlager" and "Kunstlied" from the early 1920s until now. From witty pre-war variety tunes via the post-war escapism to the new ventures in language, it's ...

The corpus consists of 4,636 song lyrics of some of the most famous German artists since the 60s (overall 91 ... The corpus is furthermore structured according to the genres Pop, Rock, Rap and ...

Die Flippers (The 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 ...

The music his heart burns for is East German Schlager, a genre politically ignored at first and widely forgotten now. But Siggi keeps the dream alive to this day, making the hearts of seniors jump ...

The awarding of the Echo is the highlight of the year for the German music industry. In 2015 a singer of “Schlager”, who became a household name in Germany with her hit “Atemlos durch die Nacht” ...