Reinhard Friedrich Michael Mey is a German "Liedermacher". In France he is known as Frédérik Mey.
Konstantin Alexander Wecker is one of the best-known German singer-songwriters ("Liedermacher"); he also works as a composer, author, and actor.
Johannes Mario Simmel, also known as J. M. Simmel, was an Austrian writer.
Johann Christian Heinrich Rinck was a German composer and organist of the late classical and early romantic eras.
The Killerpilze is a German pop rock/pop punk band from Dillingen an der Donau, Germany. With their self-written rock songs, the band secured a faithful fan base in their homeland. From their first success in the German charts, Killerpilze have played in France, Belgium, The Netherlands, Poland, and the Czech Republic in addition to Austria and Germany. Recently the band has also scheduled a show in Russia alongside another German band called "Panik".
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.
Lena Valaitis is a Lithuanian–German schlager singer. She had her greatest success during the 1970s and 1980s and competed in three Eurovision Song Contests.
Katja Ebstein is a German singer. She was born in Girlachsdorf. She achieved success with songs such as Theater or Es war einmal ein Jäger. She was married to Christian Bruhn, who wrote many of her songs. She represented West Germany at the Eurovision Song Contest three times, in 1970, 1971, and 1980. Her best performance was in 1980 when she gained second place with the entry Theater. As noted by John Kennedy O'Connor in his book The Eurovision Song Contest - The Official History, Ebstein is the most successful performer to have taken part in the contest, without ever winning. She is the only singer to appear in the top three on three separate occasions.
Ursprung Buam is an Austrian folk music trio from Zillertal, Tyrol. One of the most popular touring groups in Austria, Ursprung Buam often tours Germany, many places across the European Union, as well as the Tirolean festival scene. They have had over twenty releases since 1998. Most of these albums have held strong positions on the Austrian popular music charts. The group consists of brothers Martin Brugger and Andreas Brugger and their older cousin, Mannfred Höllwarth. Founded in 1993, the trio is widely considered Austria's number-one folk music group; in 2001, the group won the Austria Music Award - Amadeus in recognition of its status. On March 12, 2011 they performed "Grande Canale" as Musikantenstadl celebrated their 30-year anniversary of being on TV.
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 a Goldene Stimmgabel in 1988, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003 and 2004.
Kristina Bach is a German "Schlager" singer, lyricist, and music producer. Bach is noted for her 3 ½-octave vocal range.
Claire Waldoff, born Clara Wortmann, was a German singer. She was a famous kabarett singer and entertainer in Berlin during the 1910s and 1920s, chiefly known for performing ironic songs in the Berlinish dialect and with lesbian undertones and themes.
The Kastelruther Spatzen are a musical group from South Tyrol, northern Italy, who have won many honours and awards for their schlager in folk music style. The first word in the name of the group refers to their home town of Kastelruth.
Michael Kehlmann was an Austrian television film director and theatre director, screenwriter and actor. He was the father of writer Daniel Kehlmann.
German rapper Fler has released 15 studio albums, four mixtapes, one EP, six collaborative albums and 50 Singles.
Herbert Köfer is a German actor, voice actor and TV presenter.
Franz Schubert's best-known music for the theatre is his incidental music for Rosamunde. Less successful were his many Opera and Singspiel projects. On the other hand, some of his most popular Lieder, like "Gretchen am Spinnrade," were based on texts written for the theatre.
Franz Schubert's best known song cycles, like Die schöne Müllerin and Winterreise are based on separate poems with a common theme and narrative. Other song cycles are based on consecutive excerpts of the same literary work: Schubert's "Ave Maria" is part of such a song cycle based on excerpts of the same poem, in this case by Walter Scott.
Hans Peter Korff is a German actor.
