What is Schlager music?
[[File:Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-1987-0302-032,_Berlin,_Friedrichstadtpalast,_Udo_Jürgens.jpg|thumb|[[Udo Jürgens]] was known for signing Schlager music. This image is from 1987.]] '''Schlager music''' is a kind of [[pop music]], where the text often talks about [[sentiment]]s. Schlager started with [[operetta]] music, at the end of the 19th century. In the 1920s, [[Jazz|Jazz music]] influenced it. Musically, Schlager music often has simple structures. Very often, Schlager songs are commercially successful. [[Category:Music genres]] {{music-stub}}