Brings (, ) are a band from

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which perform most songs in the local dialect of Cologne, Kölsch. Founded in 1990, they established themselves playing rock music; their lyrics are performed in Kölsch and, since 1995, also in standard German. After the successful single (2001) they specialized in Cologne party hits.

History

Although the name resembles the

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equivalent of the imperative "bring it!", ''Brings'' is just the family name of three of the founders of the band, one of whom is also the band manager and father of two of the currently active members, . Brings was formed in 1990 by the brothers Peter and Stephan Brings, Harry Alfter and Matthias Gottschalk. Today, the formation consists of Peter Brings (

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, guitar), Stephan Brings (bass, vocals), Kai Engel (keyboard, vocals), son of Tommy Engel, Harry Alfter (guitar, vocals) and Christian Blüm (drums). File:Peter brings.jpg, Peter Brings (2007) File:Stephan brings.jpg, Stephan Brings (2007) File:Kai engel.jpg, Kai Engel (2007) File:Harry alfter.jpg, Harry Alfter (2007) File:2007-09-30 Christian Bluem Brings Witzhelden.jpg, Christian Blüm (2007) They debuted in 1991 with the album ("Two kinds of people") which was an attempt to distance themselves from the traditional Cologne carnival in order not to be pigeonholed. The single release ("Just the two of us") reached No. 56 in the German Charts. They played their first successful concerts, opened up for the

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and performed at the rock festival

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. In 1995, Brings began to publish albums not only in Kölsch but in standard German ( – faith, love, hope). Throughout their career, the band has been politically dedicated, one of the best known examples is their leading rols in the

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campaign against right-wing extremist violence in Germany. Their 1997 song (strong: "A handful to eat") broached the issue of

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s seeking a better life. The 10th anniversary of the band came with some transitions – Brings broke up with their label (

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) – and their next album and single release brought a major style change. The song ("Super cool times") was strongly inspired by ''

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'', but in Kölsch dialect and Brings started touring with other carnival bands like Höhner and . Leaving rock music behind, Brings eventually began focusing on carnival and party songs, a strategy that lead to ultimate success, mainly in the

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area. In 2004, the song ("

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, dance") caused a small scandal in the rather conservative scene of the "official" Cologne carnival – however, attempts to censor the song or prevent the band to play it on carnival events were not successful. Major successes of the following years were the singles (2007), a cover version of the

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song, and (2010). In 2011, the 15th album ("This is cool/hot") reached No. 7 of the German album charts. Anniversary concerts in 2011 and 2016 took place in the

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with fans.

Discography

Records

Studio records

Live recordings

More live albums * 1997: ''Live'' * 2013:

Compilations

Other compilations * 2007: * 2007: ''Best Of'' * 2011: * 2011:

EPs

* 1991: * 1996:

Singles

Charts

Other singles

* 1991: * 1991: * 1992: * 1992: * 1992: * 1993: * 1993: * 1993: * 1993: * 1995: * 1995: * 1995: * 1997: * 1997: * 1997: * 1999: * 1999: * 1999: * 2004: * 2005: * 2005: * 2006: * 2008: * 2010: * 2011: * 2012: (feat.

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) * 2013: * 2014: (

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feat. Brings) * 2017: (feat. ) * 2019:

Videos

Video records

* 2007: ''Live'' * 2011:

Music videos

Box sets

* 2011:

References

External links

* * https://www.offiziellecharts.de/suche?artist_search=Brings&do_search=do {{Authority control German rock music groups