This time it wasn’t so easy to win the summer hit in Germany. But now it has been chosen. Does Shirin David have a chance or is it Raffaella Carrà, who died three years ago, more likely?
Which song will be officially named summer hit in Germany this year will be announced today, Thursday. The market researchers from GfK Entertainment in Baden-Baden, who are investigators of the Official German Charts, will then name the artist and the song.
Unlike in previous years, there was no clear summer hit on the music market for a long time. It was different two years ago, for example, when “Layla” by DJ Robin & Schürze was chosen at the end of July.
Does Shirin David have a chance?
The tradition of the official summer hit is that the song comes from rather unknown artists – or those who have not yet had a big hit, at least in Germany.
That’s why it might be that the number one hit “Bauch Beine Po” by Shirin David is unlikely to be announced. However, this apparent rule has been broken several times, for example in 2021 with Ed Sheeran (“Bad Habits”).
Well-known summer hits include songs such as “Macarena” (1996), “Dragostea din tei” (2004), but also “I Kissed A Girl” by Katy Perry (2008), “Wake Me Up” by Avicii (2013) and “Despacito” by Luis Fonsi feat. Daddy Yankee (2017).
There are now a number of possible summer hit candidates for 2024 based on their chart success. According to GfK Entertainment, one of them is “I Like The Way You Kiss Me” by Artemas. Artemas is a British music producer who landed a worldwide hit with this electronic song and catchy tune – not least thanks to a lot of Tiktok usage.
Another candidate is “Move” by Adam Port, Stryv, Keinemusik, Orso & Malachiii. Berlin DJ Adam Port has made an international name for himself with his Keinemusik collective. His electronic track “Move” offers summery sunset sounds, sounds like Ibiza or the Burning Man Festival.
Also in the shortlist for the summer hit ’24 is “Pedro” by Jaxomy, Agatino Romero & Raffaella Carrà. The danceable track is a new version of the Italo-disco classic of the same name by Raffaella Carrà. The original by the Italian singer, who died in 2021 at the age of 78, was released in 1980. “Pedro” is one of Carrà’s best known hits, along with “A far l’amore comincia tu” (also known in German as “Liebelei”).
Source: Stern

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