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‘The groove is infectious’: Bhangra-beat Euro 2024 anthem thrills Germany

Two Indian men dressed in hats, leis and flags in the German colours of black, red and gold, dance by the side of a lake with two similarly dressed women dancing behind them
Lovely (left) and Monty Bhangu dance by the shore of Lake Alster in the video for Diese EM 2024. Photograph: YouTube

Two Indian brothers have scored a Euro 2024 hit in Germany with an earworm ode to the ethnically diverse host team, featuring a playful video that has fans dancing to Punjabi beats in a joyful rebuff of the far right.

Diese EM 2024 (This Euro 2024) by Lovely and Monty Bhangu, who work as taxi drivers in Hamburg, came out before Germany’s 5-1 opener against Scotland. After the victory, the German-language, Bhangra-infused song went viral, with calls for the duo to be invited to perform at one of the Mannschaft’s (national team’s) next matches.

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