German pop rock band
Silbermond
Silbermond ("silver moon") is a German pop rock band from Bautzen, Saxony. The band consists of Stefanie Kloß, Andreas Nowak, and brothers Johannes and Thomas Stolle.
History
The band members originally met in 1998 when they participated in ...
has released six
studio album
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s, one
compilation album
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s, and twenty
singles
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(including two as a featured artist). In 2004, their record company
Sony BMG
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requested the quartet to record and release
skate punk
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song "Mach's dir selbst" as their debut single; the song underperformed on the charts. Months later, second single "Durch die Nacht" became a top twenty hit on the
German Singles Chart
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and prompted the label to release Silbermond's debut album ''
Verschwende deine Zeit'' (2004). A major success, it reached the top five in Austria and Germany, where it was certified platinum and 7× gold, respectively.
Ballad "
Symphonie
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", the album's third single, became the group's first top five hit.
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'' Laut gedacht'', the group's second album, was released in April 2006. As with "Das Beste", the album's third single and Silbermond's first number-one hit, it reached the top of the charts in Austria and Germany and was eventually certified 3× platinum by the ]Bundesverband Musikindustrie
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(BVMI).[ Third album '']Nichts passiert
''Nichts passiert'' (''Nothing Happens'') is the third studio album by German band Silbermond
Silbermond ("silver moon") is a German pop rock band from Bautzen, Saxony. The band consists of Stefanie Kloß, Andreas Nowak, and brothers Johanne ...
'', released in March 2009, debuted atop the Austrian, German, and Swiss Albums Chart
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The Swiss charts include:
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s. It produced three singles, including "Irgendwas bleibt", Silbermond's second number-one hit, and "Krieger des Lichts", which reached the top ten in Germany.[
In 2012, fourth studio album '' Himmel auf'' was released. A top three success, it was reached gold status in Austria and 3× gold status in Germany.][ In 2014, '']Alles auf Anfang 2014–04
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'', Silbermond's first compilation was released. It reached the top ten in Austria and Switzerland and was certified gold by the BVMI.Do They Know It's Christmas?
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", which became another number-one hit in Germany.[ '']Leichtes Gepäck
''Leichtes Gepäck'' (''Light Luggage'') is the fifth studio album by German band Silbermond. It was released on 27 November 2015 by Verschwende deine Zeit GmbH.
Critical reception
''laut.de'' editor Kai Butterweck found that "the respectable mu ...
'', the group's fifth album, was released in November 2015. Recorded in Nashville
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, it reached the top five in Germany and Switzerland.[
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Albums
Studio albums
Compilation albums
Singles
As lead artist
As featured artist
References
External links
* {{Discogs artist, artist=Silbermond, name=Silbermond
Discographies of German artists