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Bundesvision Song Contest 2005
The Bundesvision Song Contest 2005 was the first edition of the annual Bundesvision Song Contest musical event. The contest was held on 12 February 2005 at the König Pilsener Arena in Oberhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The contest was hosted by Stefan Raab, Annette Frier, and Oliver Pocher in the green room. It was the first Germany-wide music competition in this format. The winner of the Bundesvision Song Contest 2005 was alternative pop band Juli with the song "Geile Zeit", representing Hessen. In second place were Fettes Brot representing Schleswig-Holstein, and third place to Sido with representing Berlin. 14 of the 16 states awarded themselves the maximum of 12 points, with North Rhine-Westphalia, and Rhineland-Palatinate, awarding themselves 10 points each. The contest was broadcast by ProSieben and watched by 3.23 million people (11% market share). In the 14-49 age range 2.55 million people watched the contest (21.2% market share). Origins The concept of the Bun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stefan Raab
Stefan Konrad Raab (born 20 October 1966) is a German television producer, businessman, musician, and former entertainer and television host. From 1999 to 2015, he hosted the late-night comedy talk show '' TV total'' and has also created a number of other television shows, such as '' Schlag den Raab'' and '' Bundesvision Song Contest''. Raab began his TV career hosting the comedy show ''Vivasion'' in 1993. He became well known in 1994 after composing a hit single spoofing national football coach Berti Vogts. In the early 2010s, Raab was considered the "most powerful man in German entertainment television". Raab is also known for his recurring role as producer, writer and performer of German entries to the Eurovision Song Contest between 1998 and 2012. He was the initiator of the national pre-selection show Unser Star für Oslo ("Our Star for Oslo"), in which Germany's winning entry at the 2010 contest in Oslo was determined. In 2015, Raab ended his career in front of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest (), sometimes abbreviated to ESC and often known simply as Eurovision, is an international songwriting competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), featuring participants representing primarily European countries. Each participating country submits an original song to be performed on live television and radio, transmitted to national broadcasters via the EBU's Eurovision and Euroradio networks, with competing countries then casting votes for the other countries' songs to determine a winner. Based on the Sanremo Music Festival held in Italy since 1951, Eurovision has been held annually since 1956 (apart from ), making it the longest-running annual international televised music competition and one of the world's longest-running television programmes. Active members of the EBU, as well as invited associate members, are eligible to compete, and 52 countries have participated at least once. Each participating broadcaster ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
De Randfichten
De Randfichten are a German ''Volksmusik'' (folk music) band from Johanngeorgenstadt, Saxony. Founded in 1992 as ''Original Arzgebirgische Randfichten'' by Thomas "Rups" Unger and Michael "Michl" Rostig, they were renamed to ''De Randfichten'' in 1997. In that year Thomas "Lauti" Lauterbach became a band member, and they released their first album ''Do pfeift dr Fuchs''. Their song "Lebt denn der alte Holzmichl noch?" reached #3 of the German single charts in July 2004 and was in the German Top 100 for 56 weeks. The song is based on a traditional folk song "Der Hausmichl". After the "Holzmichl" song they had six other singles in the German charts, "De lustigen Holzhackerleit", "Jetzt geht die Party richtig los", "Das kommt vom Rudern", "Nananana", "Rups am Grill" and "Du kleine Fliege"; the most recent of these was in 2012. In 2005, the group represented Saxony in the Bundesvision Song Contest 2005 The Bundesvision Song Contest 2005 was the first edition of the annual Bundesvi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delta Radio
delta radio is a radio station from Kiel, Germany. It is a branch of Mach3 Broadcasting along with Radio Schleswig-Holstein (RS-H) and Radio Nora (all of Kiel). The French Lagardère Group holds shares in the company. Delta radio prides itself for its different, and alternative image, as its slogan "''Klingt anders''" (lit.: sounds different) sums up. Delta radio has been a focal point for numerous northern German, and even Scandinavian bands to get their footing in the Central European market (e.g. One Fine Day, H-Blockx, and Dúné). Delta radio focuses on rock music and is a sponsor station of Indiecator.com a site for new and upcoming bands in the region. Aside from the music that the station plays, the station also continues to make its listeners a top priority, e.g. the delta radio morning show was at times titled "''Mit Danny, Sarah, und euch''" ith Danny, Sarah, and you Delta Radio however is expanding its listenership through playing some traditional pop music (known a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virginia Jetzt!
Virginia Jetzt! was a German Indie-Pop band founded in the small town of Elsterwerda in Brandenburg in 1999; the quartet dissolved in October 2010. The band has released four albums so far, their 2003 debut album ''Wer hat Angst vor Virginia Jetzt?'' — a reference to the Edward Albee play '' Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?'' — followed by ''Anfänger'' (English: ''Beginner'') in 2004, ''Land Unter'' (English: ''Land Under'') in 2007, and "Blühende Landschaften" (English: "Blooming Landscapes") in 2009. ''Anfänger'' spawned three single releases; "Ein ganzer Sommer" (German Charts # 28, 2004), "Das ganz normale Leben" (# 72, 2004) and "Wahre Liebe" (# 49, 2005). In 2005, the band represented Brandenburg in the Bundesvision Song Contest 2005, with the song "Wahre Liebe", placing 8th with 54 points. January 2007 saw the band release their album ''Land Unter'', containing the singles "Bitte bleib nicht, wenn du gehst"(German Charts The GfK Entertainment charts are the of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slut (band)
Slut is a German indie rock band from Ingolstadt, Bavaria. The band's lyrics are primarily written and sung in English. History The band was founded in 1994 by Christian Neuburger (vocals, guitar), Matthias Neuburger (drums), Rainer Schaller (guitar), Gerd Rosenacker (bass guitar) and Phillip Zhang the accompanying keyboard artist. After they recorded their first album, Rene Arbeithuber (keyboard, vocals, guitar) also joined. From 1997 to 1998, along with Rene and Rainer's band, 'Pelzig', they lived and recorded in a castle near Ingolstadt. In 2002, two of their singles charted on the DAC: ''Easy to Love'' got to No. 8, and ''Time Is Not A Remedy'' hit No. 18. In 2005, Slut represented Bavaria in the Bundesvision Song Contest 2005, with the song "Why Pourquoi (I Think I Like You)", placing 12th with 17 points. Discography Albums * ''For Exercise And Amusement'', 1996 * ''Sensation'' (EP), 1997 * ''Interference'', 1998 * ''Lookbook'', 2000 * ''Teardrops'' (EP), 2001 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lukas Hilbert
Lukas Loules (né Hilbert, born 23 December 1972) is a German songwriter, composer, music producer, and singer. In 2014, he married Katerina Loules and changed his surname from Hilbert to Loules. Career Hilbert founded a band called the Future with his brother Kieran when he was 12 years old. They toured Germany until Udo Lindenberg took the brothers into his Panikorchester. At the same time, Lukas and Kieran Hilbert founded a rock band called Hauden & Lukas, and Lukas began writing songs with Lindenberg. He worked on the 1991 Lindenberg album ''Ich will dich haben'', which won a golden disc, before releasing two less-successful solo albums. He achieved his first notable success as a lyricist when the single "Du mußt ein Schwein sein" performed by Die Prinzen reached the top ten in Germany in 1995. In 1996, he wrote the lyrics for the Blümchen song "Boomerang". In 1996, Hilbert founded a band called Roh in Hamburg with Carsten Pape and Meik Dobbratz. The band released three ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BigFM
Big FM is a German radio network that consists of three regional radio stations: ''bigFM Der Neue Beat'' in Baden-Württemberg, ''bigFM Hot Music Radio'' in Rhineland-Palatinate and ''bigFM Saarland'' in Saarland. The format is Rhythmic CHR, and the network specialises in pop, rock, dance, hip-hop and rap. Talk shows are also featured late at night that mainly focuses on young people's issues and stories, and broadcast weeknights from midnight - 2 am (''Nightlounge'') and Sunday from 10:45 pm - midnight (''Night Talk''). Frequencies Today bigFM is the biggest private radio station for young people in Germany with 2.5 million weekly listeners. In addition, 11 million people are aware of the station's existence. *FM Stuttgart: 89.5 *FM Rottweil: 99.0 *FM Villingen-Schwenningen: 99.5 *FM Cologne: 104.9 *FM Frankfurt: 104.5 *FM Koblenz: 104.0 *FM Trier: 106.4 *FM Eifel: 106.6 *FM Karlsruhe: 105.2 *FM Kaiserslautern: 107.6 *FM Saarburg: 96.5 *FM Pirmasens: 96.7 *FM Baden-Baden: 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandy Mölling
Sandy Mölling (born 27 April 1981) is a German singer and television personality. She rose to fame as one of the members of the girl group No Angels, which were formed in 2000 on the German television talent show '' Popstars'', becoming one of the best-selling girl groups of European origin of all time. During their hiatus, Mölling released a solo album, ''Unexpected'' (2004), which produced the top ten singles "Unnatural Blonde" and "Tell Me", and became a judge on the fourth season of ''Popstars''. In 2006, she released her second studio album '' Frame of Mind'' to moderate success and finished third on the debut season of '' Let's Dance''. The following year, she became a presenter and actress in several short-living television shows on Sat.1, Das Vierte, and VIVA Germany before serving as a judge on '' Die singende Firma''. In 2010, Mölling made her stage debut in the musical '' Vom Geist der Weihnacht'', which led her to parts in productions such as ''Joseph and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samy Deluxe
Samy Sorge (born 19 December 1977), commonly known as Samy Deluxe, Wickeda MC or Sam Semillia, is a German rapper and record producer from Hamburg. Early life Samy was two years old when his Sudanese father left Germany. Samy grew up with his mother's family. His half-sister was born shortly after his father left. The family lived in Barmbek for many years, then moved to Eppendorf, a better-off part of Hamburg. His family was able to make this move after a recommendation from a family friend after his mother remarried. He attended the Wolfgang-Borchert-Schule and attained the ''Realschulabschluss'', or certificate of general education similar to a British GCSE. He cites his upbringing in a middle-class neighbourhood as part of his inspiration. He says he felt out of place, "At (one) point I would stand out in front of my own house and people who lived here before me would ask 'can I help you?. Additionally, he cites American rappers as his inspiration instead of relying on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gentleman (musician)
Tilmann Otto (born 19 April 1974), better known by his stage name Gentleman, is a German reggae musician. Personal life Gentleman lives in the Neubrück area of Cologne.Kriesch, Adrian & Scholz, Jan-Philipp (2014)German reggae in Africa, courtesy of Gentleman, '' Deutsche Welle'', 26 February 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2014 He is the son of a Lutheran pastor and is the father of two children, named Samuel and Tamica. He is married to Tamika, a backing singer of the Far East Band, which has supported him since his first concert tour of Germany in 2002. Although regularly on tour and in the studio, Gentleman generally considers himself a rather family oriented person, which becomes apparent in his music projects such as his long-player '' Journey to Jah'', which was inspired by the birth of his first son Samuel. His song ''Mama'' from the collaborative album ''Conversations'' that he recorded with Ky-Mani Marley deals with his deep spiritual relationship to his mother. Music G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mamadee
Mamadie Wappler (born 12 September 1979), known professionally as Mamadee, is a German reggae singer. Family Mamadee grew up with her parents, two sisters, and her grandparents in a small village called Altrottmannsdorf, near Zwickau as the youngest daughter of a father from Sierra Leone and a German mother. When she was five years old, she started to learn to play piano. In 1999, she moved to Cologne, where her sister lives, to become a singer. Music Her first engagement in Cologne was as background singer for Pauls Club, a band which specialized in jazz and soul classics. After approaching the movement/band Brothers Keepers with her first own song ''Farbgesetz'' Mamadee, she became a member of their female version Sisters Keepers in 2000. Later she belonged to the management board of Sisters e.V. Since her 2002 concert tour through Germany, she has accompanied Gentleman as a background singer until 2012. Her song ''Good Days'', which she wrote and performed with the Amer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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