Singer Wincent Weiss has won the prize for best German artist at the MTV Europe Music Awards and an Echo Award. This optimistic song is about not giving up on relationships, even when it seems like it will take a miracle for things to work out.

DJ Ötzi is an Austrian schlager singer. Here, he sings about keeping the departed in our hearts.

German Schlager singer Nicole performs her 1982 hit "Papillon," which addresses the butterfly as a symbol of hope and freedom.

Nicole is a German Schlager singer. With her performance of the song "Ein bisschen Frieden," she won the Eurovision contest of 1982 at age 17.

A fine example of German Schlager music, singer Nicole performs a song inspired by Ernest Hemingway's book of the same name.

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

Here is the music video for "Er," a song by singer-songwriter Joris.

German singer Wincent Weiss performs his song "Feuerwerk."

Max Giesinger performs "Nicht so schnell," a song about love lost.

Johannes Oerding is a singer-songwriter from Muenster. Here, he performs the song "Mein schönster Fehler" ("My Nicest Mistake").

Philipp Poisel's tour video features the song "Ich will nur." Enjoy!

Pop singer Nena sings "La Le Lu," a well-known German lullaby.

Die Toten Hosen are a punk rock band from Düsseldorf. Here they sing an ode to Wannsee, a lake district in the western part of Berlin.

Rammstein is a German industrial metal band from Berlin. They are known for their heavy, dark sound and the voice of singer Till Lindemann.

Rio Reiser was the singer of the German rock group Ton Steine Scherben. In "Junimond," he sings about lost love.

Marius Müller-Westernhagen sings about life's enjoyable moments.

Rock band AnnenMayKantereit from Cologne, Germany sing about the end of a relationship.

German singer Sarah Connor performs "Wie schön du bist" in front of a hall packed with fans.

Marius Müller-Westernhagen has been a singer and musician on the German rock scene since the mid-1970s. With irony, he sings about how well he's doing.

Christina Stürmer performs "Seite an Seite," a song about love and loyalty.

German singer and songwriter Clueso sings his song "Wenn du liebst," a duet with Australian singer-songwriter Kat Frankie.

Schlager darling Beatrice Egli sings a song about enjoying life, the video for which features concert footage and backstage scenes.

Glasperlenspiel is a German electro-pop band. "Geiles Leben" is a song about recognizing when it's time to part ways with someone you care about.

AnnenMayKantereit perform a song about refusing to grow up.