Overview
- At a children’s party at the Blue Velvet club in Falkenberg, a video showed minors chanting “Deutschland den Deutschen, Ausländer raus” to the dance track “L’Amour toujours,” and police have opened a Volksverhetzung inquiry handled by the state protection unit, which investigates politically motivated hate speech in Germany.
- Club operator Tino Veit said the scheduled DJ did not show up, a playlist with the song ran twice, he stepped in to lower the music and tell the crowd the words were not part of the track, and he pledged better preparation for DJs to stop a repeat.
- Brandenburg Minister-President Dietmar Woidke said he was appalled that no one acted sooner, the regional Protestant bishop voiced shock, and other local officials condemned the chants as unacceptable.
- AfD politician Dennis Hohloch called the backlash exaggerated and said the case did not warrant state protection investigators, reflecting a sharp split with leaders who support the probe.
- The track has no sung refrain and has been misused before for racist chants, including a widely shared 2024 Sylt clip, which helps explain why the video quickly drew public outrage and a criminal investigation.