Franz-Josef Hagmanns-Dajka (born 1958[1] in Tüddern, Netherlands, now Germany), known professionally as Funny van Dannen, is a German singer, songwriter, author, and painter of Dutch origin. Since 1978 Funny Van Dannen has been living in Berlin.[2] He is married and has four sons.[3]
He sings about politics, society, sexuality, religion, and many other topics, usually humorously. He accompanies his songs with guitar, sometimes with harmonica.[citation needed]
Funny Van Dannen, Christiane Rösinger and Almut Klotz founded the German band Lassie Singers in 1988.[4]
Die Schröders, a German punk rock band, made his 1996 song "Saufen" more famous in 1997.[5]
The German punk band Die Toten Hosen interpreted some of his songs, notably Trauriges Arschloch, Bayern (1999),[6] Lesbische, schwarze Behinderte (1999)[7] and Frauen dieser Welt (2002).[8]