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Schlager (German Schlager, literally "hitter" or, more loosely translated, "a hit") is a style of popular music that is prevalent in northern Europe, in particular Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Scandinavia, Latvia and Lithuania, but also to a lesser extent in France, Belgium and the Netherlands. Typical schlager tracks are either sweet, highly sentimental ballads with a simple, catchy melody or light, pleasant, throwaway pop tunes. Its lyrics are typically centred around love and relationships, and feelings. The northern variant of schlager, most notably in Finland, has taken elements from Nordic and Slavic folk songs, with texts tending towards melancholia and elegiac themes. Popular music is music belonging to any of a number of musical styles that are accessible to the general public and are disseminated by one or more of the mass media. ...
Northern Europe Northern Europe is the northern part of the European continent. ...
Scandinavia is a historical and geographical region centered on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe which includes the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden. ...
Illustration by Arthur Rackham of the ballad The Twa Corbies A ballad is a story, usually a narrative or poem, in a song. ...
For popular forms of music in general, see Popular music. ...
Melancholia (Greek μελανχολια) is a mood of non-specific depression. ...
For other uses, see Elegy (disambiguation). ...
The style has been frequently represented at the Eurovision Song Contest, and has been popular since it started in 1956, even though it is increasingly replaced by other pop music styles. While at one time music of this style was also fairly popular in the UK and USA, due to the constant change of fashion in popular culture, since the 1970s schlager has fallen out of favour. The modern logo was introduced for the 2004 Contest (in Istanbul) to create a consistent visual identity. ...
Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
For popular forms of music in general, see Popular music. ...
Popular culture, sometimes called pop culture, consists of widespread cultural elements in any given society. ...
The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ...
Finland A particular feature of Finnish schlager music ("Iskelmä") are the so-called "translated schlagers" ("Käännösiskelmä"), being songs translated into Finnish from other languages.
Popular Finnish schlager musicians include Eino Grön, Katri Helena, Tapani Kansa, Ilkka "Danny" Lipsanen and Olavi Virta Katri Helena (nee Koistinen) Turunen-Kalaoja-Rajala (born 17 March 1945, Tohmajärvi) is a Finnish singer who has been performing since the 1960s. ...
Ilkka Johannes Lipsanen, also known as Danny, is a singer and guitarist (born 24 September 1942, Pori). ...
Olavi Virta (originally to 1926 Oskari Olavi Ilmen) (27 February 1915, Sysmä - 14 July 1972, Tampere) was a Finnish singer. ...
Germany and Austria During the mid-to-late 1990s and into the early 2000s, however, German-language schlager saw an extensive revival in Germany. Even reputable dance clubs would put in a stretch of schlager titles during the course of an evening, and numerous new bands specialising in covering original '70s schlager tunes as well as performing "new" '70s-ish material were formed. In Hamburg, schlager fans still (as of 2006) gather annually by the tens of thousands and dress up in freakish '70s wear for a street parade called Schlager Move. This revival has always been associated with ironic kitsch and, to a certain extent, gay culture. For the band, see 1990s (band). ...
The 2000s are the current decade, spanning from 2000 to 2009. ...
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A nightclub (often dance club or club, particularly in the UK) is an entertainment venue which does its primary business after dark. ...
Location Coordinates Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Administration Country NUTS Region DE6 First Mayor Ole von Beust (CDU) Governing party CDU Votes in Bundesrat 3 (from 69) Basic statistics Area 755 km² (292 sq mi) Population 1,754,317 (11/2006)[1] - Density 2,324 /km² (6,018...
2006 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Irony is a literary or rhetorical device, in which there is a gap or incongruity between what a speaker or a writer says and what is generally understood (either at the time, or in the later context of history). ...
Kitsch is a term of German origin that has been used to categorize art that is considered an inferior copy of an existing style. ...
See labrys, black triangle. ...
Stylistically, schlager continues to influence the German "party pop" genre to this day, i.e. the music most often heard in après-ski bars and Majorcan mass discos. Partly due to this and due to the older, more downscale audiences of schlager-based television shows and radio networks, the schlager genre is increasingly, though subtly, associated with the lower strata of the population. Après-ski (French: after skiing) refers to going out, having drinks, and dancing after skiing. ...
Location Location of Majorca in Balearic Islands Coordinates : 39° 30’N , 3°0E Time Zone : CET (UTC+1) - summer: CEST (UTC+2) General information Native name Mallorca (Catalan) Spanish name Mallorca Postal code 07001-07691 Area code 34 (Spain) + 971 (Illes Balears) Website http://www. ...
This article is about the music genre. ...
Social class refers to the hierarchical distinctions between individuals or groups in societies or cultures. ...
Contemporary schlager is often mingled with Volkstümliche Musik. Volkstümliche Musik (German folksy music) is a modern variation on the traditional music of German-speaking countries in general and their Alpine regions in particular. ...
Sweden In Sweden schlager has been a popular form of music since at least the 1970s, even though it has had its up and downs. It is often considered to be too "popular and commercial" by many people, but still enjoys a large place in Swedish culture. The Swedish Melodifestivalen that selects the Swedish competitor at the Eurovision Song Contest is popularly called Schlagerfestivalen (The Schlager Festival) since it has traditionally been characterized by schlager songs. The amount of schlager has dropped a bit in recent years, but schlager songs are the most frequent single genre to win the competition. Melodifestivalen is the single most popular TV-program in Sweden. It occurs annually, and in 2006 an estimated 47% of the Swedish population watched the finals. In Sweden, "schlager" often refers to Eurovision partipicating songs. The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ...
The logo for Melodifestivalen, which has been in use since 2002. ...
The modern logo was introduced for the 2004 Contest (in Istanbul) to create a consistent visual identity. ...
Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Yugoslavia Yugoslavian schlagers started to appear in late 40s. One of the pioneers of schlagers is Darko Kraljic, born in Zagreb, lived in Belgrade. He is best known by his hits "Camac na Tisi", sang by Lola Novakovic, big hit in revolutionary Hungary, and music made for the film "Love and fashion" such as "Devojko mala", later covered by Yugoslavian band VIS Idoli. Kraljevic's schlagers symbolized the entrance of western European culture and capitalism into liberal communism in Yugoslavia.
See also Forms of German-language music include Neue Deutsche Welle (NDW), Krautrock, Hamburger Schule, Volksmusik, German hip hop, Schlager and multiple varieties of folk music. ...
External links - Schlager/Volksmusik - various online-streams
- http://www.volksmusik.tv/ German Schlager and Volksmusik Television Network in Europe and North America
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