Sash! (; stylised as SASH!) is a German DJ/ production team, fronted by Sascha Lappessen (born 10 June 1970) who works in the

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with Ralf Kappmeier, Karl Xander, and Thomas "Alisson" Lüdke. They have sold over 22 million albums worldwide and earned more than 65 Gold and Platinum awards. In the UK, their first four

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s incorporated vocals in different languages (

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, Spanish, English and Italian).

Musical career

1995–1997: Formation and ''It's My Life – The Album''

Sascha Lappessen, Thomas "Alisson" Lüdke, and Ralf Kappmeier founded SASH! in 1995. The previous year, the three had worked together, under the name of 'Careca', to produce a piece called "Indian Rave." In 1996, SASH! released "It's My Life", which became a European club hit. In 1997, with Sabine Ohmes as the singer, SASH! released "

Encore une fois "Encore une fois" (; French for "One More Time") is a song by German DJ group Sash!, released in January 1997 as the second single from their debut album, '' It's My Life – The Album'' (1997). It features French vocals by German vocalist Sabin ...

". It reached number 2 in the

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, as well as reaching the top 10 of five countries' singles charts and the top 20 of seven countries' singles charts. In the same year, SASH! produced "Ecuador", and " Stay", which both also reached No. 2 in the UK Singles Chart.

1998–1999: ''Life Goes On''

In 1998, SASH! released the first single from his second album, " La Primavera", which reached No. 3 in the UK, " Mysterious Times which became their fourth UK No.2", (No. 2), and " Move Mania", (No. 8). The following year, " Colour the World" peaked at No. 15 in the UK.

2000: ''Trilenium''

In 1999, SASH! released " Adelante", the first single from album ''Trilenium''. It peaked at No. 2 in the UK Singles Chart in January 2000, their fifth single to reach that position. Сomposer by Diter Bohlen.

2000: ''Encore Une Fois – The Greatest Hits''

'' Encore Une Fois – The Greatest Hits'' is the group's fourth album and was released on 30 October 2000.

2002: ''S4! SASH!''

In 2002, SASH! released the song "Ganbareh", which means "go for it". The song "Run" with

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was the next single release, with the new album released thereafter. The third single from the album '' S4!Sash!'' was "I Believe", which featured TJ Davis, and was released in 2003.

2007: ''10th Anniversary''

10th Anniversary 10th Anniversary may refer to: * 10th anniversary, a wedding anniversary * ''10th Anniversary'' (Sash! album) * ''10th Anniversary'' (The Statler Brothers album) * '' 10th Anniversary: Platinum Remixes'', a compilation album by K.Maro * '' 10th A ...

'' is the sixth album by German DJ SASH!. It includes 16 singles, a ''reloaded'' version of ''Ecuador'', previously unreleased songs, plus a bonus DVD including videoclips to all the songs from the album.

2008: ''The Best Of''

After fifteen years, all singles were released on one album, '' The Best Of''. A new song called "

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" reached No. 9 in the UK chart.

Discography

Studio albums * '' It's My Life'' (1997) * '' Life Goes On'' (1998) * ''

Trilenium ''Trilenium'' is the third studio album released by the German DJ Sash!. The record was released in April 2000 via X-IT. The album did not match the success of Sash!'s first two records, peaking at number 13 on the UK Albums Chart. Overview '' ...

'' (2000) * '' S4!Sash!'' (2002) * ''

Life Is A Beach ''Life Is a Beach'' is the fifth studio album by German DJ Sash!. It was released worldwide on 31 August 2012 by Tokapi Recordings. The record includes two singles "What Is Life" and "The Secret", featuring vocals of Sarah Brightman. Track listin ...

'' (2012) * '' Life Changes'' (2013)

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sash 1970 births Living people German electronic music groups German trance music groups German Eurodance groups German DJs German dance music groups Dance Nations artists Electronic dance music groups