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Annette Humpe
Annette Humpe (born 28 October 1950) is a German singer, songwriter, and record producer. Her band Ideal was one of the most important and seminal representatives of the Neue Deutsche Welle. In 2004, she returned as a singer with the project Ich + Ich after a longer break. Early life Humpe spent her childhood in Herdecke and Bad Pyrmont, where she graduated from high school in 1971. Following six semesters of studying composition and piano in Cologne, she moved to Berlin in 1974, where she started performing in various bands. Her younger sister Inga Humpe is a musician as well and they have worked on various joint projects. Career Humpe achieved first commercial successes in 1979 with the band Neonbabies, which was founded by her and her sister Inga. They disbanded in 1983. Already in 1980, Humpe founded Ideal along with Ernst Ulrich Deuker and Frank Jürgen Krüger (called "EffJott"). Among others, they also recorded songs originally performed by Neonbabies including the hig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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Hagen
Hagen () is a city in the States of Germany, state of North Rhine-Westphalia, in western Germany, on the southeastern edge of the Ruhr area, 15 km south of Dortmund, where the rivers Lenne and Volme meet the Ruhr (river), Ruhr. In 2023, the population was 197,677. The city is home to the FernUniversität Hagen (University of Hagen), the only state-funded distance education university in Germany. Geography The largest extension of Hagen's municipal area is 17.1 km in a north-south direction and 15.5 km in a west-east direction. The city boundary of 89.7 km is made up of 3.3 km to Dortmund, 9 km to the Unna (district), district of Unna, 56.6 km to the Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis, Ennepe-Ruhr district and 20.8 km to the Märkischer Kreis, Märkisch district. The area of the city (160.36 km²) is roughly the size of the Liechtenstein, Principality of Liechtenstein. 42 per cent of Hagen's municipal area consists of forest. The four rivers in Hagen stretch over a length of 52.2 km: Ruhr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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Blümchen
Jasmin Wagner (; born April 20, 1980), better known as Blümchen (), is a German pop music, pop and dance music singer. While she releases her English-language albums under the name Blossom, her German stage name, , translates to "floret" or "small flower." Early life Born in Hamburg, West Germany, to a German father and a Croats, Croatian mother, she began performing as a cheerleader for the Hamburg Blue Angels, a squad affiliated with the Hamburg Blue Devils American football team. Career 1995–1996: Career beginnings and ''Herzfrequenz'' In 1995, at the age of 15, she began her musical career under the name Blümchen. She became the most successful German female singer of the 1990s. She also released singles and albums in other German-speaking countries, Scandinavia, and Asia. Her debut studio album, ''Herzfrequenz'', was released in 1996, following the success of the chart hit "Herz an Herz," a cover of a Paso Doble (band), Paso Doble song. This was followed by the sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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Mädchen (song)
"Mädchen" (, ) is a German-language song by German pop rock musical duo Lucilectric, written by members Luci van Org and . The track was produced by Annette Humpe and Andreas Herbig and was released as a single in Germany in mid-1993. Although it was not successful initially, the song eventually became a top-10 hit in the Netherlands, after which it charted in several other European countries, reaching number two in Germany and becoming a top-five hit in Austria and Switzerland. The song is Music recording certification, certified gold in both Austria and Germany and won an Echo Music Prize, Echo Award for Best National Single in 1995. Release and promotion "Mädchen" was originally released in Germany in mid-1993 but did not experience commercial success. The song eventually gained attention in the Netherlands, where it was released in January 1994, at which point radio stations increased the track's airplay. To promote the single, Lucilectric performed the song on several tel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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Nena
Gabriele Susanne Kerner (born 24 March 1960), better known by her stage name Nena, is a German singer who rose to international fame in 1983 as the lead vocalist of the band Nena (band), Nena with the Neue Deutsche Welle song "99 Luftballons". In that same year, the band re-recorded this song in English as "99 Red Balloons". Nena's re-recording of some of the band's old hit songs as a solo artist, produced by the co-composer of most of them, her former Nena band colleague and keyboard player Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen, rekindled her solo career in 2002. Combined with the success of the Nena band years, she has sold over 25 million records, making her the most successful German pop singer in chart history. Early life Gabriele Susanne Kerner was born on 24 March 1960 in Hagen, West Germany, while her family lived in the nearby town of Breckerfeld. She was the oldest out of three children; her father was a teacher. She spent the earliest part of her childhood in Breckerfeld and later l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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Sin With Sebastian
Sebastian Roth (born 20 September 1971), known by his stage name as Sin With Sebastian, is a German musician/singer/songwriter. Sin With Sebastian came to prominence in 1995 with the Europe-wide hit " Shut Up (and Sleep with Me)", which made it up to number-one in Spain, Austria, Finland, Mexico, and Top 10 in most European countries . In addition, it reached number 26 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Dance Club Play chart and number 44 in the UK Singles Chart. The single and following album, '' Golden Boy'', were co- produced by Inga Humpe and Sebastian Roth. Musical career Sin with Sebastian released three singles and one album between 1995 and 1997. Sin with Sebastian reappeared in 2007 with a new line-up, adding guitarist Tom Steinbrecher, to release two singles: "Fuck You (I am in Love)" and "That's all? I'm not satisfied". Awards and nominations {, class=wikitable , - ! Year !! Awards !! Work !! Category !! Result , - , 1995 , MTV Europe Music Awards , rowspan=2, Himse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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Lucilectric
Lucilectric was a German pop/rock duo founded in 1993 by Luci van Org and producer . They are known primarily for their 1994 hit single "Mädchen (song), Mädchen" ("Girl"), which spent 12 weeks in the Media Control Charts, German Top 10, eventually reaching number two. The single also charted in the Switzerland, Swiss, Austrian and Netherlands, Dutch markets. ''Hey Süßer'' (''Hey sweetheart''), another of single from the same album, also reached the Top 40 in 1994. Lucilectric would go on to record two more albums and eventually separated in 1999. History Lucilectric was created in Berlin in 1993 by Luci van Org and , arguably as part of the Hamburger Schule, revival of the German language rock/pop movement in the early 90s, which came on the heels of the Neue Deutsche Welle but well before the Neue Deutsche Härte emerged from the underground. Other similar groups from that same period which attained bigger commercial success through the decade and beyond include Tic Tac Toe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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Udo Lindenberg
Udo Lindenberg (born 17 May 1946) is a German singer, composer, and painter. Career Lindenberg started his musical career as a drummer. In 1969, he founded his first band Free Orbit, and also appeared as a studio and guest musician (with Michael Naura, Knut Kiesewetter). In 1970, he collaborated as a drummer with jazz saxophonist Klaus Doldinger in Munich. In 1971 Passport, a band founded by Doldinger, released its first album, with Lindenberg on drums. He also played drums for the theme music for the German TV series ''Tatort''. The first LP by the jazz rock group Emergency was released in 1971, but met with little commercial success. The LP ''Lindenberg'' (also 1971, sung in English, with Steffi Stephan on bass) was likewise unsuccessful. In the following year, the first LP in German was released: ''Daumen im Wind'' (produced by Lindenberg and Thomas Kukuck, who also co-produced Lindenberg's next five albums), featuring the single "Hoch im Norden", which became a radio hit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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Rio Reiser
Ralph Christian Möbius (9 January 1950 – 20 August 1996), known professionally as Rio Reiser, was a German musician and from 1970 to 1985 the lead singer and main lyric-writer for the rock group Ton Steine Scherben. After that band broke up, he worked as a solo artist. Among his best known songs are ''Macht kaputt, was euch kaputt macht'', ''Keine Macht für Niemand'', and the ''Rauch-Haus-Song'' with the Ton Steine Scherben. As a solo artist, his best known songs are ''König von Deutschland'', ''Alles Lüge'', and ''Junimond''. Reiser supported squatting in the early 1970s and later the green political party Alliance 90/The Greens, Die Grünen. After the German reunification, he joined the Party of Democratic Socialism (Germany), Party of Democratic Socialism. Life Early years Reiser's father was an engineer for Siemens, and the family moved several times because of his father's work; they lived in West Berlin, Upper Bavaria, Nuremberg, Mannheim, and Fellbach. Reiser w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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Careless Love (Inga & Anete Humpe Song)
"Careless Love" is a song by German duo Inga & Anete Humpe, released in 1987 as the lead single from their second studio album, ''Swimming with Sharks''. The song was written by the duo and was produced by Armand Volker. The single was initially released in Germany and other European territories in September 1987 under the name Inga & Anete Humpe. It peaked at number 24 in the West German charts. The single then received a release in the UK, US and Australia in 1988. As the duo's name was deemed unsuitable for English language countries, it was changed to Swimming with Sharks. The single reached number 63 on the UK Singles Chart. Critical reception Upon its release in 1988, pan-European magazine ''Music & Media'' praised "Careless Love" as "a dreamy, atmospheric and thoroughly wonderful song" on which the Humpe sisters "prove their undoubted international potential". In the UK, Alan Cackett of the ''Sheerness Times Guardian'' stated, "Sisterly German duo with a simple litty ditty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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Palais Schaumburg (band)
Palais Schaumburg was a German new wave band from Hamburg, Germany. The style was classified as Neue Deutsche Welle, and strongly characterized by their avant garde music and dadaistic attitude. Overview The band was originally formed in 1980, featuring Timo Blunck, Holger Hiller, Thomas Fehlmann, and percussionist F.M. Einheit. The group's name stands for ''Das Palais Schaumburg'' in Bonn, the Cold War era residence of the German chancellor. Einheit left the group, eventually to join Einstürzende Neubauten, and was replaced by Ralf Hertwig prior to Palais Schaumburg's first full-length album, ''Palais Schaumburg'', which was produced by David Cunningham and released in 1981. Shortly after it was released, Hiller left the band and started his solo career. He was replaced with Moritz von Oswald and vocalist Walther Thielsch. The group recorded several singles and albums throughout early 1980s, when their avant garde sounds were heavily influenced by funk, especially on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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Da Da Da
"Da Da Da I Don't Love You You Don't Love Me Aha Aha Aha" (usually shortened to "Da Da Da") is a song by the German band Trio. Trio was formed in 1980 by Stephan Remmler, Gert "Kralle" Krawinkel and Peter Behrens. Released as a single in 1982 and featured on their 1981 self-titled debut album, "Da Da Da" became a hit in Germany and about 30 other countries, selling 13 million copies worldwide. The lyrics were written by Remmler, the music by Krawinkel. "Da Da Da" remains the band's biggest German hit and their only hit outside Germany. Background and composition It is known in many language versions: *German version as "" (or simply "Da Da Da") *English version as "Da Da Da I don't love you you don't love me" *French version as "Da Da Da je t'aime pas tu m'aimes pas" The song "Da Da Da" became quite popular despite being extremely repetitive. It was a product of the ''Neue Deutsche Welle'' (or NDW). However, Trio preferred the name ''Neue Deutsche Fröhlichkeit'', which m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |