What is "santiano"

"Santiano" is a 1961 song, inspired by the sea shanty " Santianna", as it uses the same tune. However, it refers to a ship leaving Saint Malo bound to San Francisco, described as a wealthy place. The French-language version was popularized first in the 1960s by Hugues Aufray.

Santiano is a German band from the northern region of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, whose genres include Irish folk, sea shanty, and schlager music. The name Santiano is derived from the title of the Hugues Aufray song of the same name. They topped the German, Austrian, and Swiss charts in the mid 2010s.