German Music

Alex Jolig, born Alexander Jolig on January 14, 1963 in Stuttgart, is a German actor, singer and motorcycle racer. Better known with his stage name Alex, he was once a housemate in Big Brother Germany reality show on RTL II. He became famous in Europe and also internationally with his hit songs Ich will nur dich and Willst du. The former reached #3 and stood there for 10 weeks in Germany, #5 for 9 weeks in Austria, and #15 for 7 weeks in Switzerland, but the latter was less successful and reached #46 for 3 weeks in German charts.

The Scorpions are a heavy metal/hard rock band from Hanover, Germany, probably best known for their 1980s rock anthem Rock You Like a Hurricane and their singles No One Like You and Still Loving You. The band has sold over 75 million albums worldwide and were ranked #46 on VH1’s Greatest Artists of Hard Rock program.

Yvonne Catterfeld was born on December 2, 1979 in Erfurt, Thuringia and is a German singer, actress and TV host. More information about Yvonne Catterfeld can be found at her German website.

Cascada is a German eurodance act most famous for their hit singles Everytime We Touch and What Hurts The Most. Cascada consists of singer Natalie Horler and producers DJ Manian, and Yanou.

A German pop singer who came to fame by winning the first season of the TV show Deutschland sucht den Superstar, the German version of the hit TV show Pop Idol, Alexander Klaws was born Septermber 3, 1983 in Ahlen, North Rhine - Westphalia.

Juli is a German rock/pop band from Hesse. The band is composed of Eva Briegel on vocals, Jonas Pfetzing and Simon Triebel on guitars, Andreas Herde on bass, and Marcel Romer on drums. Juli was formed back in 2001.

A German punk band from Dusseldorf, Germany, Die Toten Hosen is composed of Andreas Frege on vocals, Andreas von Holst and Michael Breitkopf on guitars, Andreas Meurer on bass, and Stephen George Ritchie on drums. Most of the band’s songs are in German, with a few in English and other languages.

Rammstein is a German rock band that has achieved success and popularity with the English-speaking audience through a unique way - by singing exclusively in German. However, the band has been involved in several controversies, often those originating from their lyrics which are political, social, religious, or sexual in nature.

Tokio Hotel is a German rock group composed of Bill Kaulitz on lead vocals, Tom Kaulitz on guitar, Georg Listing on bass guitar, and Gustav Schäfer on drums. They chose the German spelling of the Japanese city Tokyo and combined the word hotel in it since they are often on the road. Tokio Hotel is very successful in Germany, Austria, France, and Israel.

Blumentopf (Flower Pot in English) is a German hip-hop band from Munich. Their first single was released back in 1997, and they also gained the title of Best Live Band from the readers of Juice, a hip hop journal.