European Football Championship - Rapper Kontra K gives the German team a private concert
"Success is not luck", raps Kontra K in one of his most successful songs. National coach Julian Nagelsmann apparently agrees with this completely. After the win against Hungary in the group phase, Nagelsmann told medium fussball.news: "I've been hearing that song for a long time. I can't sign all the lines, but there's a lot of truth in it."
It was fitting then that the German team received a visit from the rapper on Thursday. He agreed to a private concert for the EM quarterfinal against Denmark. The German Football Association confirmed this to the news agency SID, who first reported it. In the team camp in Herzogenaurach, Kontra K also performed "Success is not luck" to great acclaim. Nagelsmann must have been pleased. And his players have been fans of the Berlin rapper for a longer time. The song is even played for them on their request before EM matches.
Kontra K, whose civil name is Maximilian Diehn, posted a video on Instagram of him riding a bike through the team camp.
Private concert: Kontra K is not the first musician in the EM camp
He is not the first musician to heat up the German footballers in a major tournament. At the EURO 2021, singer and avowed football fan Mark Forster performed in the team quarters – just before Germany played against England in the round of 16. Germany lost 0:2. Forster's performance beforehand received only moderate reception from the players. But music can also work wonders: When the country was making its fairy tale run at the 2006 World Cup, it was Xavier Naidoo's "This Way" that the team played throughout the tournament.
It is unlikely that Naidoo will cause a stir in Herzogenaurach during this EM, after one or two mishaps. Maybe it will still be a fairy tale.
The DFB team was recently treated to a private concert by rapper Kontra K, who visited the team camp ahead of the EURO 2022 quarterfinal against Denmark. This isn't the first time music has played a role in boosting the German squad's morale, as singer Mark Forster performed for the team before EURO 2021, although their reception to his performance was moderate. In contrast, Xavier Naidoo's song "This Way" was a significant motivational factor for the team during Germany's triumphant run at the 2006 World Cup.
