Santiano

Germany's six-piece Santiano fuse sea shanties with European folk, schlager, and modern pop in a rustic style. The group took its name from Hughes Aufray's 1961 single and was assembled in 2011 by producer Hartmut Krech, owner of Elephant Music. Its lineup features vocalist and guitarist Hans Hinrichsen Timm, vocalist and harmonica player Axel Stosberg, vocalist and guitarist Björn Both, vocalist and guitarist Andreas Fahnert, plus violinist Pete Sage. The band's first release, the 2012 album Bis ans Ende der Welt, topped the German charts and earned triple-platinum certification. Its follow-up, Mit den Gezeiten, arrived in 2013 and also reached number one in Germany; an expanded Swiss edition later climbed to number ten on the Swiss charts.