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List Of Number-one Hits Of 2008 (Germany) ...
This is a list of the German ''Media Control'' Top100 Singles & Top100 Albums Charts number-ones of 2008. Number-one hits by week See also * List of number-one hits (Germany) * List of German airplay number-one songs References External links charts.degermancharts.com {{Germanhits Number-one hits Germany 2008 2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timbaland
Timothy Zachery Mosley (born March 10, 1972), known professionally as Timbaland, is an American record producer and rapper. Born and raised in Norfolk, Virginia, he is widely acclaimed for his distinctive production work and "stuttering" rhythmic style. In 2007, ''Entertainment Weekly'' stated that "just about every current pop trend can be traced back to him—from sultry, urban-edged Contemporary R&B, R&B songstresses [...] to the art of incorporating avant-garde sounds into No. 1 hits." He has won four Grammy Awards from 22 nominations. Timbaland's first major production credit was on the album ''Ginuwine...the Bachelor'' (1996) by R&B singer Ginuwine. Further commercial success on his following productions—including Aaliyah's album ''One in a Million (Aaliyah album), One in a Million'' (1996) and Missy Elliott's album ''Supa Dupa Fly'' (1997)—made him a sought-after producer for R&B and hip-hop acts. He performed as a recording artist himself while doing so, releasi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duffy (singer)
Aimée Anne Duffy (born 23 June 1984), known Mononymous person, mononymously as Duffy, is a Welsh singer and actress. Her music style has been described as a mixture of Soul music, soul, blue-eyed soul, pop rock, neo soul and pop music. Duffy released her debut album, ''Rockferry'', in 2008, which topped the UK Albums Chart and also topped the charts in several music markets, leading to worldwide attention. It followed the lead single "Mercy (Duffy song), Mercy", which topped the UK Singles Chart and also topped the chart in several countries and the top ten in twelve others. In 2009, Duffy received the Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album for ''Rockferry'', one of three nominations, and won three out of four Brit Awards nominations, for British Breakthrough, Best British Female and Best British Album. In 2010, she made her acting debut in the film ''Patagonia (film), Patagonia'' and released her second studio album ''Endlessly (Duffy album), Endlessly'' to moderate success. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaggy (musician)
Orville Richard Burrell (born October 22, 1968), known professionally as Shaggy, is a Jamaican-American reggae musician who scored hits with the songs "It Wasn't Me", "Boombastic (song), Boombastic", "In the Summertime#Shaggy version, In the Summertime", "Oh Carolina#Shaggy version, Oh Carolina", and "Angel (Shaggy song), Angel". He has been nominated for eight Grammy Awards, winning twice for Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album, Best Reggae Album with ''Boombastic'' in 1996 and ''44/876'' with Sting (musician), Sting in 2019, and has won the Brit Award for International Male Solo Artist in 2002. In 2007, he was awarded the Jamaican Order of Distinction with the rank of Commander (order), Commander. In 2022, he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree from Brown University. Early life Orville Richard Burrell was born on October 22, 1968, in Kingston, Jamaica, Kingston. At the age of 18, he moved to New York City with his mother. Burrell enlisted in the United State ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sido (rapper)
Paul Hartmut Würdig (born 30 November 1980), better known as Sido, is a German rapper. He interprets his stage name as "super-intelligentes Drogenopfer" (super-intelligent drug victim). It originally stood for "Scheiße in dein Ohr" (shit into your ear), a line from his track "Terroarr". Sido is known for his provocative and aggressive lyrics. After gaining prominence with his debut album ''Maske'' in 2004, he became recognisable for wearing a silver skull mask. However, he stopped wearing the mask in 2005. Würdig's career began in 1997 as one half of the duo Royal TS (now Alles ist die Sekte, A.i.d.S) with B-Tight. Both were initially signed to the Berlin hip hop label Royal Bunker before joining Aggro Berlin in 2001. As of 2009, Sido has been signed to Universal Music Group, Urban/Universal Music Group. Early life Würdig was born to a German father and a Sinti mother. At the age of eight, he and his younger sister were raised by their mother in East Berlin's Prenzlauer Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ich Und Meine Maske
''Ich und meine Maske'' ("Me and my mask") is the third solo album by German rapper Sido. It was released on 30 May 2008 on his label Aggro Berlin. The style is, according to Sido, a mix between his two last albums, ''Maske'' and '' Ich''. The album climbed to first place in the German chart and to second place in the Swiss and Austrian Charts. It reached platinum status in Switzerland and gold status in Austria. Guest appearances The album had many guest appearance of Sido's label mates Fler, Kitty Kat, Tony D and B-Tight. Sektenmuzik members Alpa Gun and Greckoe had there guest parts on "Schule", as well as Die Sekte on the track "Meine Gang". Rapper Harris, and one half of German hip hop duo Deine Lieblings Rapper, is featured on ''Tage'', along with Pillath, one half of duo Snaga & Pillath. The ''Premium Edition'' features a remix of "Halt dein Maul", with additional vocals of Kitty Kat, Willi Murda and rap duo Automatikk. The track "Ich bin so Gaga" featured Bass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genesis (band)
Genesis were an English rock music, rock band formed at Charterhouse School, in Godalming, Surrey, in 1967. The band's longest-lasting and most commercially successful line-up consisted of keyboardist Tony Banks (musician), Tony Banks, bassist/guitarist Mike Rutherford and drummer/singer Phil Collins. In the 1970s, during which the band also included singer Peter Gabriel and guitarist Steve Hackett, Genesis were among the pioneers of progressive rock. Banks and Rutherford have been the only constant members throughout the band's history. The band were formed by Charterhouse pupils Banks, Rutherford, Gabriel, guitarist Anthony Phillips and drummer Chris Stewart (author), Chris Stewart. Their name was provided by former Charterhouse pupil and pop impresario Jonathan King, who arranged for them to record several singles and their debut album ''From Genesis to Revelation'' in 1969. After splitting from King, the band began touring, signed with Charisma Records and shifted to prog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Live Over Europe 2007
''Live over Europe 2007'' is the sixth live album by the British band Genesis (band), Genesis. It was recorded during the Turn It On Again: The Tour of 2007. It was released in North America by Atlantic Records on 20 November 2007, and in Europe by Virgin Records on 26 November 2007 and serves as the companion to the ''When in Rome 2007'' DVD. It was not included in the ''Genesis Live 1973-2007'' box set, but could be fitted into a gap in the set. Recording Reunited for the first time in 15 years, which was the last time Phil Collins has played live with Tony and Mike as Genesis. It was titled Turn It On Again: The Tour as well as a final time together. Phil indicated that his hearing was not as good as it was. Venues included Manchester and Twickenham, UK; Hanover and Dusseldorf, Germany; Rome, Italy; Helsinki, Finland; Amsterdam, Netherlands; Paris, France; and Prague, Czech Republic. Track listing Disc 1 # "Duke (album), Duke's Intro" (Behind the Lines (Genesis song), Behind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Godoj
Thomas Godoj (born Tomasz Jacek Godoj; March 6, 1978) is a Polish-German rock singer and songwriter. He was the winner of the fifth season of ''Deutschland sucht den Superstar'' (2008), the German version of ''Pop Idol''. Early life Godoj was born on 6 March 1978 in Rybnik, Poland to Danuta and Eugen Godoj. In 1988, along with his parents and his sister Hannah, he moved to Recklinghausen. Godoj then attended a secondary school and passed his specialty graduation examination for a career as a Drafter, draftsman. He attended the Bochum University of Applied Sciences, specializing in civil engineering. During his studies, Godoj became interested in music and played with local bands such as Cure of Souls, Fluxkompensator, Tonk!, and WINK. ''Deutschland sucht den Superstar'' In the summer of 2007, Godoj auditioned in Berlin for the fifth season of ''Deutschland sucht den Superstar'' (DSDS). The judges enjoyed his rock style and attitude and voted him on to the next round, and later ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BAP (German Band)
BAP () is a German rock band. With thirteen albums reaching the number one in the Media Control Charts, German record charts, BAP is one of the most successful rock acts in their home country. Nearly all of BAP's lyrics are written in ''Colognian dialect, Kölsch'', the dialect of Cologne, or more precisely in a Kölsch-influenced derivation of Eifelplatt, a regional variant of the Ripuarian language spoken in the nearby rural Eifel. Niedecken's most prominent musical influences, especially early in his career, were Bob Dylan, the Kinks, Bruce Springsteen, the Rolling Stones and Wolfgang Ambros. History The group was founded in 1976 under the name ' in Cologne by Wolfgang Niedecken and Hans Heres. In 1981, they released their most famous song "" (''Damn long time ago''), in which Niedecken describes regrets he has about his relationship with his then recently deceased father. The band's name "BAP" derived from "BAPP", both, a play-on-words on the ''Colognian dialect, Kö ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In Extremo
In Extremo (Latin for ''At the Edge''; abbreviated InEx or IE) is a German medieval metal band originally from Berlin. The band's musical style combines metal with medieval traditional songs, blending the sound of the standard rock/metal instruments with historical instruments (such as bagpipes, harp, hurdy-gurdy and shawm). Versions of well-known traditional/medieval ballads once made up the main part of their repertoire, but the band has written an increasing share of original material in recent years. Their own material is written mostly in German, whilst the traditional songs and cover songs are in a variety of languages. History In Extremo began as two projects: a nameless, purely medieval band, and a rock band. They became known at that time through frequent appearances at medieval market meetings, at which they performed their acoustic pieces and sold CDs of their renditions of traditional songs. On 11 April 1995, during the recording for that year's season, Michael Rob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Medlock
Mark Leon Medlock (born 9 July 1978) is a German singer and the winner of the season 4 of ''Deutschland sucht den Superstar'' (DSDS), the German version of ''Pop Idol''. Early life Medlock is the elder of two siblings, born to an African-American father from Georgia, Larry Medlock, and a German mother, Monika, in Frankfurt am Main. Mark and his brother Larry were raised in a semi-poor home in the Lohwaldsiedlung neighborhood of Offenbach am Main during their formative years, before eventually moving to the Lauterborn neighborhood in 1997. At the age of 6, Medlock began singing gospel, widely influenced by his father and soul singers such as James Brown and Barry White. At the end of the 1990s, his mother fell sick with cancer. Medlock subsequently left school and cared for her until her death in 2000. Two years later, his father died of a heart attack. In the meantime Medlock made a living with various jobs, including employment as a geriatric orderly, gardener, swamper, and gar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hard Candy (Madonna Album)
''Hard Candy'' is the eleventh studio album by American singer Madonna, released on April 18, 2008, by Warner Records, Warner Bros. Records. In October 2007, Madonna announced her departure from the label after 25 years and signed a $120 million, ten-year 360 deal with entertainment company Live Nation, covering her future music-related ventures including touring, merchandising, and sponsorships. Following the release of her tenth studio album, 2005's ''Confessions on a Dance Floor'', Madonna became interested in the work of singer Justin Timberlake, and enlisted him to collaborate on what would become her final studio album for Warner Bros. Other key collaborators included rapper Timbaland, producer Danja (record producer), Nate "Danja" Hills, and production duo The Neptunes, composed of Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo, with guest vocals from rapper Kanye West. Musically, ''Hard Candy'' is a dance-pop record infused with Urban contemporary music, urban, hip hop, and Contemp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
