Stefan Hantel, better known by his stage name Shantel (born March 2, 1968 in Mannheim), is a German singer, producer and DJ. He makes various mixes with traditional Balkan and Gypsy music. His songs are mostly in Serbian and Macedonian.The artist brings together the traditional melodies of the Balkans and the different tones of Southeast Europe with the electronic infrastructures he has designed. He occasionally winks at traditional Jewish music such as Klazmer and Sephardic in his remixes built on the cheerful and agile sounds of Eastern Europe's music spectrum.