The song "Eisbär" from the Swiss band Grauzone is a Neue Deutsche Welle ("German new wave") classic. An abridged version here is accompanied by brilliant animation.

Louis and Elias of the street band Guaia Guaia are about as close to The Big Lebowski's "The Dude" as you could expect any pair of twenty-something German guys to be. Watch this video as an excercise in learning to chill out and live free! Kopfhörer aufsetzen, Musik aufdrehen! (video copyright dpa)

Hailing from the city of Hamm in North Rhine-Westphalia, Hava is a German rapper of Bosnian-Turkish descent. In "Ja sagen," she sings about the feeling of being truly in love for the first time after a series of meaningless relationships.

Heino, the king of Schlager music, performs the song "Junge," written by the German band Die Ärzte, who meant the lyrics ironically. Heino, apparently, does not!

Born in Siberia to Russian-German parents, singer and entertainer Helene Fischer delivers one of her hit recordings about love and jealousy.

Singer and entertainer Helene Fischer touches our hearts with her version of “Ave Maria”. The Yabla team wishes you a merry Christmas!

In a truly heartfelt performance, Helene Fischer shows her true love for her fans and how German pop music can truly be, in her own words, Schwindelfrei...

Helene Fischer is one of Germany's top schlager stars. Here, she performs her song "Achterbahn" ("Roller Coaster") live in Munich.

"Herzbeben" was written by TV star Stephanie Stumph, who decided she wanted to create a hit song for Helene Fischer. It's an edgier sound for Fischer, who is generally known as one of Germany's most popular Schlager singers.

Schlager superstar Helene Fischer sings the classic German Christmas song "Kling, Glöckchen, Klingelingeling" with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

Helge strikes again, this time with his mad jazz piano playing and an ode to that culinary magnificence that is the cheese sandwich!

Henning May from the band AnnenMayKantereit sings a revamped version of their song "Tommi" together with singer-songwriter Ina Müller.

A blast from the past: With his single „Was soll das?" ("What's This All About?"), German musician Herbert Grönemeyer reached number three on the charts in 1988. Viel Spaß!

Herbert Grönemeyer is a German musician, music producer, singer, and actor. Here is the single "Mensch" from his album of the same name, which remains the best selling album in the history of German pop music.

Herbert Grönemeyer's song "Zeit, dass sich was dreht" was the official anthem for the 2006 World Cup hosted by Germany.