Chancellor Merkel sang the official national anthem during campaign rallies A call for Germany's national anthem to be gender neutral has been met with backlash, including from Angela Merkel.

German-American violinist David Garrett delivered a breathtaking version of the Star-Spangled ... Florentina performed the German national anthem, with both the German and American flags displayed ...

Then the deluge. A singer delivered a German national anthem that included lyrics from the country's Nazi-era version. Deutsche players including Andrea Petkovic were horrified. German tennis ...