The Most Famous

Singers from Germany

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This page contains a list of the greatest Germans Singers. The pantheon dataset contains 4,381 Singers, 151 of which were born in Germany. This makes Germany the birth place of the 6th most number of Singers behind France and Italy.

Top 10 Singers

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Germans Singers of all time. This list of famous Germans Singers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Germans Singers.

  1. #1
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    Nico

    1938 - 1988

    HPI 76.9148 langs
    Nico is most famous for her contributions to the Velvet Underground, a rock band she was a part of with Lou Reed, John Cale, and Sterling...Read moreShow less

    Nico is most famous for her contributions to the Velvet Underground, a rock band she was a part of with Lou Reed, John Cale, and Sterling Morrison. She also had a solo career and released five studio albums.

  2. #2
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    Klaus Meine

    b. 1948

    HPI 74.1543 langs

    Klaus Meine is most famous for being the lead singer of the band Scorpions.

  3. #3
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    Dieter Bohlen

    b. 1954

    HPI 72.3151 langs

    Dieter Bohlen is most famous for being the lead singer of the German pop group Modern Talking.

  4. #4
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    Constanze Mozart

    1762 - 1842

    HPI 71.7534 langs

    Constanze Mozart is most famous for being the wife of composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

  5. #5
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    Nina Hagen

    b. 1955

    HPI 70.3057 langs
    Nina Hagen is most famous for her work as a singer and actress in the German Democratic Republic (East Germany). She was born in 1955 in...Read moreShow less

    Nina Hagen is most famous for her work as a singer and actress in the German Democratic Republic (East Germany). She was born in 1955 in East Berlin, which was then part of the Soviet Union.

  6. #6
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    Sandra

    b. 1962

    HPI 70.0043 langs

    Sandra Bullock is most famous for her role in the movie "Speed" and her Academy Award-winning performance in "The Blind Side."

  7. #7
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    Thomas Anders

    b. 1963

    HPI 69.7543 langs

    Thomas Anders is most famous for being the lead singer of the German pop group Modern Talking.

  8. #8
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    Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

    1925 - 2012

    HPI 69.1339 langs

    Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau is a German baritone who is most famous for his performances of German Lieder.

  9. #9
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    Anna Magdalena Bach

    1701 - 1760

    HPI 68.0230 langs
    Anna Magdalena Bach was the second wife of Johann Sebastian Bach. She is most famous for being the copyist of her husband's compositions,...Read moreShow less

    Anna Magdalena Bach was the second wife of Johann Sebastian Bach. She is most famous for being the copyist of her husband's compositions, and for preserving them for future generations.

People by Birth Decade

Browse notable Germans Singers grouped by birth decade. Each decade shows the top 10 by HPI; expand to see everyone.

Overlapping Lives

Which Singers were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 25 most globally memorable Singers since 1700.

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