Yann Peifer (born 6 March 1974), known professionally as Yanou, is a German
trance
Trance is a state of semi-consciousness in which a person is not self-aware and is either altogether unresponsive to external stimuli (but nevertheless capable of pursuing and realizing an aim) or is selectively responsive in following the dir ...
and
Eurodance
Eurodance (sometimes referred to as Euro-NRG) is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in the late 1980s in Europe. It combines many elements of Hip-hop, rap, techno and Eurodisco. This genre of music is heavily influenced by the use ...
musician and producer. He is most famous for collaborating on
DJ Sammy
Samuel Bouriah (born 19 October 1969), better known by his stage name DJ Sammy, is a Spanish DJ and record producer. He has released five albums and has had five top-10 hits, including a cover of Bryan Adams' "Heaven", which reached number one ...
's hit "
Heaven
Heaven, or the Heavens, is a common Religious cosmology, religious cosmological or supernatural place where beings such as deity, deities, angels, souls, saints, or Veneration of the dead, venerated ancestors are said to originate, be throne, ...
" with vocalist
Do and for being a member of the popular German trance acts Tune Up! with
DJ Manian
Manuel Reuter (born 7 July 1978), better known by his stage name DJ Manian or just Manian, is a German music producer, DJ and owner of Zooland Records label.
Career
DJ Manian was born in 1978 in Bonn, Germany.
He has produced a number of sin ...
, and
Cascada
Cascada (, Spanish language, Spanish, 'Waterfall'), is a German dance music act founded in 2004 by singer Natalie Horler and DJs/composers/ producers DJ Manian and DJ Yanou.
They functioned as a trio from 2004 to 2021, with their last track ...
alongside
Natalie Horler
Natalie Horler (born 23 September 1981) is a singer, songwriter and television presenter, best known for being the lead singer of the Eurodance group Cascada.
Early life and family
Natalie Horler was born in 1981 in Bonn, West Germany, to Eng ...
as well as Manian. Before Yanou worked with Tune Up!, Cascada and DJ Sammy, he produced and wrote tracks for "Beam & Yanou" in the late 1990s.
Discography
*2001 "
Heaven
Heaven, or the Heavens, is a common Religious cosmology, religious cosmological or supernatural place where beings such as deity, deities, angels, souls, saints, or Veneration of the dead, venerated ancestors are said to originate, be throne, ...
" –
DJ Sammy
Samuel Bouriah (born 19 October 1969), better known by his stage name DJ Sammy, is a Spanish DJ and record producer. He has released five albums and has had five top-10 hits, including a cover of Bryan Adams' "Heaven", which reached number one ...
and Yanou ft.
Do, (UK #1, US #8),
BPI: 2× Platinum
*2002 "Heaven (Candlelight Mix)" – DJ Sammy and Yanou ft. Do
*2002 "On & On" – Yanou ft. Do
*2004 "Miracle" -
Cascada
Cascada (, Spanish language, Spanish, 'Waterfall'), is a German dance music act founded in 2004 by singer Natalie Horler and DJs/composers/ producers DJ Manian and DJ Yanou.
They functioned as a trio from 2004 to 2021, with their last track ...
*2005 "
Everytime We Touch (Yanou's Candlelight Mix)" –
Cascada
Cascada (, Spanish language, Spanish, 'Waterfall'), is a German dance music act founded in 2004 by singer Natalie Horler and DJs/composers/ producers DJ Manian and DJ Yanou.
They functioned as a trio from 2004 to 2021, with their last track ...
*2006 "King of My Castle" – Yanou ft. Liz
*2007 "Sun Is Shining"- Yanou
*2007 "What Hurts the Most (Yanou's Candlelight Mix)" –
Cascada
Cascada (, Spanish language, Spanish, 'Waterfall'), is a German dance music act founded in 2004 by singer Natalie Horler and DJs/composers/ producers DJ Manian and DJ Yanou.
They functioned as a trio from 2004 to 2021, with their last track ...
*2008 "A Girl Like You" – Yanou ft. Mark Daviz
*2008 "Children of the Sun" – Yanou
*2009 "Brighter Day" – Yanou ft. Anita Davis
*2009 "Draw the Line (Yanou's Candlelight Mix) –
Cascada
Cascada (, Spanish language, Spanish, 'Waterfall'), is a German dance music act founded in 2004 by singer Natalie Horler and DJs/composers/ producers DJ Manian and DJ Yanou.
They functioned as a trio from 2004 to 2021, with their last track ...
*2010 "Pyromania" -
Cascada
Cascada (, Spanish language, Spanish, 'Waterfall'), is a German dance music act founded in 2004 by singer Natalie Horler and DJs/composers/ producers DJ Manian and DJ Yanou.
They functioned as a trio from 2004 to 2021, with their last track ...
*2011 "San Francisco" –
Cascada
Cascada (, Spanish language, Spanish, 'Waterfall'), is a German dance music act founded in 2004 by singer Natalie Horler and DJs/composers/ producers DJ Manian and DJ Yanou.
They functioned as a trio from 2004 to 2021, with their last track ...
*2011 "Au Revoir" -
Cascada
Cascada (, Spanish language, Spanish, 'Waterfall'), is a German dance music act founded in 2004 by singer Natalie Horler and DJs/composers/ producers DJ Manian and DJ Yanou.
They functioned as a trio from 2004 to 2021, with their last track ...
*2011 "Night Nurse" -
Cascada
Cascada (, Spanish language, Spanish, 'Waterfall'), is a German dance music act founded in 2004 by singer Natalie Horler and DJs/composers/ producers DJ Manian and DJ Yanou.
They functioned as a trio from 2004 to 2021, with their last track ...
*2012 "It's a Fine Day" - John Modena & Yanou
*2012 "Summer of Love" -
Cascada
Cascada (, Spanish language, Spanish, 'Waterfall'), is a German dance music act founded in 2004 by singer Natalie Horler and DJs/composers/ producers DJ Manian and DJ Yanou.
They functioned as a trio from 2004 to 2021, with their last track ...
*2012 "The Rhythm of the Night" -
Cascada
Cascada (, Spanish language, Spanish, 'Waterfall'), is a German dance music act founded in 2004 by singer Natalie Horler and DJs/composers/ producers DJ Manian and DJ Yanou.
They functioned as a trio from 2004 to 2021, with their last track ...
*2013 "25 Lightyears Away" – Yanou
*2013 "Glorious" - Cascada
*2013 "The World Is in My Hands" -
Cascada
Cascada (, Spanish language, Spanish, 'Waterfall'), is a German dance music act founded in 2004 by singer Natalie Horler and DJs/composers/ producers DJ Manian and DJ Yanou.
They functioned as a trio from 2004 to 2021, with their last track ...
*2014 "Bring on the Sun" – Yanou ft. Andreas Johnson
*2014 "Madness" -
Cascada
Cascada (, Spanish language, Spanish, 'Waterfall'), is a German dance music act founded in 2004 by singer Natalie Horler and DJs/composers/ producers DJ Manian and DJ Yanou.
They functioned as a trio from 2004 to 2021, with their last track ...
*2015 "Reason" -
Cascada
Cascada (, Spanish language, Spanish, 'Waterfall'), is a German dance music act founded in 2004 by singer Natalie Horler and DJs/composers/ producers DJ Manian and DJ Yanou.
They functioned as a trio from 2004 to 2021, with their last track ...
*2017 "Run" -
Cascada
Cascada (, Spanish language, Spanish, 'Waterfall'), is a German dance music act founded in 2004 by singer Natalie Horler and DJs/composers/ producers DJ Manian and DJ Yanou.
They functioned as a trio from 2004 to 2021, with their last track ...
*2018 "Back for Good" -
Cascada
Cascada (, Spanish language, Spanish, 'Waterfall'), is a German dance music act founded in 2004 by singer Natalie Horler and DJs/composers/ producers DJ Manian and DJ Yanou.
They functioned as a trio from 2004 to 2021, with their last track ...
*2019 "Like the Way I Do" -
Cascada
Cascada (, Spanish language, Spanish, 'Waterfall'), is a German dance music act founded in 2004 by singer Natalie Horler and DJs/composers/ producers DJ Manian and DJ Yanou.
They functioned as a trio from 2004 to 2021, with their last track ...
*2020 "I'm Feeling It (In the Air) -
Cascada
Cascada (, Spanish language, Spanish, 'Waterfall'), is a German dance music act founded in 2004 by singer Natalie Horler and DJs/composers/ producers DJ Manian and DJ Yanou.
They functioned as a trio from 2004 to 2021, with their last track ...
*2021 "One Last Dance" -
Cascada
Cascada (, Spanish language, Spanish, 'Waterfall'), is a German dance music act founded in 2004 by singer Natalie Horler and DJs/composers/ producers DJ Manian and DJ Yanou.
They functioned as a trio from 2004 to 2021, with their last track ...
*2021 "Never Let Me Go" -
Cascada
Cascada (, Spanish language, Spanish, 'Waterfall'), is a German dance music act founded in 2004 by singer Natalie Horler and DJs/composers/ producers DJ Manian and DJ Yanou.
They functioned as a trio from 2004 to 2021, with their last track ...
Beam & Yanou
*1997 "On Y Va"
*1998 "Paraiso"
*2000 "Rainbow of Mine"
*2000 "Sound of Love"
*2000 "Free Fall"
Remixes
*1997 "Shout! (Beam & Yanou Remix)"
*1997 "
Encore! – Le Disc Jockey (Beam & Yanou Remix) "
*1997 "The Original (Beam & Yanou Remix)"
*1997 "The Full House (Beam & Yanou Remix)"
*1998 "Deeper Than Deep (Beam & Yanou Remix)"
*1998 "Light of Mystery (Beam & Yanou Remix)"
*1999 "Look at Us (Beam vs. Yanou)"
*2000 "
E Nomine
E Nomine (Latin for "Out of the Name", from the ''In Nomine'', "In the Name f) is a German musical project formed in 1999 by producers Christian Weller and Friedrich "Fritz" Graner. Their music, which they call monumental vocal style, is a comb ...
– E Nomine (Beam & Yanou)"
*2000 "
Sinéad O'Connor
Shuhada' Sadaqat (born Sinéad Marie Bernadette O'Connor; , ; 8 December 1966 – 26 July 2023) was an Irish singer, songwriter, record producer and activist. Her debut studio album, ''The Lion and the Cobra'', was released in 1987 and achieve ...
– Nothing Compares 2 U (Beam & Yanou)"
*2000 "Love Is the Answer (Beam & Yanou)"
*2000 "
Cosmic Gate
Cosmic Gate is a German DJ duo consisting of trance music producers Claus Terhoeven (born 1972) and Stefan Bossems (born 1967). Both hail from Krefeld, Germany.
On October 28, 2009, ''DJ Magazine'' announced the results of their annual Top 100 ...
– Somewhere Over the Rainbow / Fire Wire (Beam & Yanou)"
*2001 "Geil (DJ Beam & Yanou)"
*2001 "Cosmic Gate – Somewhere Over the Rainbow (Part II) (Beam & Yanou)"
References
External links
Yanouat
Discogs.com
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Eurodance musicians
German dance musicians
German record producers
German electronic dance music DJs
Living people
1974 births
Cascada members