The German rock band AnnenMayKantereit (a combination of the members' last names) had their first major success with this song "Barfuß am Klavier" ("Barefoot at the Piano").

"Backe, backe Kuchen" is a popular German children's song. The lyrics can be traced back to a tradition in which a baker would signal that he was finished baking his bread so that the neighbors could come and use the warm oven to bake their cakes.

Xavier Naidoo's song "Was wir alleine nicht schaffen" from his album "Telegramm für X" is a song that has accompanied the German national soccer team on many occasions.

Xavier Naidoo teams up with RZA for this song about men celebrating the women in their lives—in English and in German!

Enjoy German rock musician Udo Lindenberg's video for his recent hit "Durch die Schweren Zeiten" ("Through the hard times").

Christina Stürmer's song "Fieber" is the official song of the Austrian football league in this year's European Soccer Championship. Enjoy!

"Fuchs, du hast die Gans gestohlen"("Fox, you stole the goose") is one of the most well known German children songs. A thievish fox gets a warning that stealing might result in his demise.

The singer Clueso accompanies himself on acoustic guitar with a song by the classic GDR rock band Die Puhdys.

Andreas Bourani performs one of his earlier hits "Eisberg," which solidified his career as a promising young talent in the German pop music scene.

Mark Forster is a German singer-songwriter. Check out his great performance of "Bauch und Kopf" ("Stomach and Head"), a song about restlessness and indecision.

Singer-songwriter Tim Bendzko sings his hit single "Nur noch kurz die Welt retten" ("Just Briefly Save the World") live at Radio Hamburg. Viel Spaß beim Zuhören!

You can order Andreas Bourani's album from iTunes or from Amazon.

Austrian pop singer Christina Stürmer gives a great live performance of her hit song "Wir leben den Moment" ("We Live the Moment").

Off his album "Laufen Lernen" (Learning to Run), up and coming singer/songwriter Max Giesinger's tune "Irgendwas mit L" is a blast!

Juli is a German alternative pop band from the city of Giessen in Hessia. Here is the music video for their song "Dieses Leben" ("This Life").