Edelweiss were an

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n electronic dance music group consisting of remixers Martin Gletschermayer,

Matthias Schweger Matthias Peter Schweger (born 1966 in Vienna, Austria) is a director, writer, and producer for television. As an entrepreneur, he co-founded and managed internationally successful music projects Edelweiss and Bingoboys, as well as music video pro ...

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Walter Werzowa Walter Werzowa (born 15 December 1960) is an Austrian composer, producer and owner of LA-based music production studio Musikvergnuegen. He is most famous for composing the "Intel bong" jingle and the 1980s hit " Bring Me Edelweiss" as part of the ...

. The group is best known for their 1988 worldwide hit "

Bring Me Edelweiss "Bring Me Edelweiss" is a song by Austrian band Edelweiss, first released in late 1988 as a stand-alone single, then later included on their debut album ''Wonderful World of Edelweiss''. The song was a hit in Europe and New Zealand, reaching the ...

", and their European hit "Starship Edelweiss". Edelweiss reached the number one position with their hit "Bring Me Edelweiss," featuring Austrian folk singer Maria Mathis, who also did the live performances (and later recorded an updated version in 1999). The single was a hit in many European countries, supposedly by following the instructions given in The KLF's book '' The Manual''. Borrowing large parts of its melody from

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" and Indeep's " Last Night a DJ Saved My Life", the song humorously targeted Austrian ski resorts and yodeling and sold five million copies worldwide. Bill Drummond, one of the authors of ''The Manual (How to Have a Number One the Easy Way)'', mentioned the group in the epilogue of the German release of the book, which was originally published in 1989 (in

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Edelweiss Austrian electronic music groups Dance music groups Parodies of Star Trek Music based on Star Trek