Lucilectric was a German

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duo founded in 1993 by

Luci van Org Ina Lucia Hildebrand (born 1 September 1971), known professionally as Luci van Org, is a German musician and writer. She is best known as the singer of the group Lucilectric, whose song "Mädchen (song), Mädchen" was a hit in Germany in 1994. S ...

and producer . They are known primarily for their 1994 hit single " Mädchen" ("Girl"), which spent 12 weeks in the German Top 10, eventually reaching number two. The single also charted in the

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n and Dutch markets. ''Hey Süßer'' (''Hey sweetheart''), another of single from the same album, also reached the Top 40 in 1994. Lucilectric would go on to record two more albums and eventually separated in 1999.

History

Lucilectric was created in Berlin in 1993 by

and , arguably as part of the revival of the German language rock/pop movement in the early 90s, which came on the heels of the

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but well before the

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emerged from the underground. Other similar groups from that same period which attained bigger commercial success through the decade and beyond include

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and

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. Although popular, Lucilectric were criticized at the time by some observers of German culture to be representative of the "trivialization of femininity". After Lucilectric, Luci van Org would go on to work as a television presenter and host. In 2001 she formed the gothic alternative band Übermutter, while Goldkind continued to produce music, most notably for

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and Die Fantastischen Vier

Discography

Singles

Awards

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(1994) *

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- Single of the Year for "Mädchen" (1995)

Notes

References

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External links

Concert photos at RockPalast

Alles Luci - unofficial site with bio information and photographs

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