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FAXEN to Perform Baden-Württemberg's Anniversary Song
01. July 2026
The Mannheim-based band FAXEN has won the competition to select the official song for Baden-Württemberg’s 75th anniversary. With their song “The Länd,” the band prevailed in a public online vote against the final entries by ANICA and Freezy Bakery. The song will provide the musical backdrop for the anniversary celebrations in 2027.
FAXEN received 47.32 percent of the votes. The competition was organized in collaboration with the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg. A total of 35 song demos were submitted, from which a panel of experts selected three finalists.The band FAXEN consists of Shana Moehrke, Philipp Adam, Sebastian Heeß, and Philipp Bindreiter. All four are enrolled in the Master’s program in Popular Music at the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg. In their German-language music, they combine humorous, everyday stories with catchy melodies—a style that also characterizes their winning entry, “The Länd.”Listen to the song here.