Stanfour are a German
rock band who formed in 2004. The band was founded on the German island of
Föhr
Föhr ( ''Fering'' North Frisian: ''Feer''; da, Før) is one of the North Frisian Islands on the German coast of the North Sea. It is part of the Nordfriesland district in the federal state of Schleswig-Holstein. Föhr is the second-largest ...
where the four core members live. Already prior to the band's formation, brothers Alexander and Konstantin Rethwisch spent years in
Los Angeles
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working closely together with a producer of film music. This is one of several reasons for the band's American style of music.
History
The name Stanfour was also created in the US, when the four musicians frequented a café. On Konstantin's cup was written "Stan" (abbreviation of his name). After a conversation with the waitress, the latter suggested Stanfour as a band name and as the group did not have a name at the time, they accepted it and have since kept the name Stanfour.
In September 2007 they released their debut single "Do it all" which entered the German charts at No. 46. Their second single "For all Lovers" was chosen as theme song for the
Sat. 1 TV show ''Nur die Liebe zählt'' and stayed in the German charts for 18 weeks. The third single is called "Desperate". Their first album ''Wild Life'' was released on 29 February 2008. It was mainly recorded in
Stockholm,
Sweden, and in the band's studio on Föhr, but also in Los Angeles.
Stanfour toured with
John Fogerty
John Cameron Fogerty (born May 28, 1945) is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. Together with Doug Clifford, Stu Cook, and his brother Tom Fogerty, he founded the band Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR), for which he was the lead si ...
and the
Backstreet Boys
Backstreet Boys (often abbreviated as BSB) are an American vocal group consisting of Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, AJ McLean, and cousins Brian Littrell and Kevin Richardson. Lou Pearlman formed the group in 1993 in Orlando, Florida.
The ...
and played on shows with
Bryan Adams
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,
Daughtry Daughtry may refer to:
* Daughtry (band), a rock band fronted by Chris Daughtry
** ''Daughtry'' (album), debut music album from Daughtry
**Chris Daughtry (born 1979), American Idol finalist in 2006 and lead vocalist for Daughtry
* Mattie Daughtry, ...
and
OneRepublic
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. In September 2008 a club tour was started in Germany. In November 2008 they were nominated in the "Best Newcomer" category for the ''
EinsLive Krone'' music award in Germany.
During October and November 2009 they toured through Germany as opening acts for
a-ha
A-ha (usually stylised as ''a-''h''a''; ) is a Norwegian synth-pop band formed in Oslo in 1982. Founded by Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitars and vocals), Magne Furuholmen (keyboards, guitars and vocals), and Morten Harket (lead vocals), the band ...
's ''
Foot of the Mountain
''Foot of the Mountain'' is the ninth studio album by the Norwegian pop rock band A-ha. It was released on 19 June 2009 and reached No. 1 on the German Albums Chart and No. 2 on the Norwegian Albums Chart. In its first week in the UK, the albu ...
'' tour. In December 2009, the second album ''Rise and Fall'', produced and recorded entirely by Stanfour, was published. The band has grown and their sound has become slightly more electronical and lighter. The first single "Wishing you Well" from this album reached No. 10 of the German charts. The title "Tired Again" is also featured in
Til Schweiger
Tilman Valentin Schweiger (; born 19 December 1963) is a German actor, voice actor and filmmaker. He runs his own production company, Barefoot Films, in Berlin.
Early life
Schweiger was born in Freiburg, West Germany, to two teachers. He grew ...
's 2009 film ''
Zweiohrküken
''Rabbit Without Ears 2'' (German title: ''Zweiohrküken'', "Two-Eared Chick") is a 2009 German romantic comedy film, written, produced and directed by Til Schweiger. A sequel to 2007's '' Rabbit Without Ears'' (''Keinohrhasen''), it was co-wri ...
''.
In 2010, the album ''Rise and Fall'' reached gold status in Germany for 100,000 shipped copies.
Stanfour represented
Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein (; da, Slesvig-Holsten; nds, Sleswig-Holsteen; frr, Slaswik-Holstiinj) is the northernmost of the 16 states of Germany, comprising most of the historical duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of Sc ...
with their song "Sail on" in the 2010
Bundesvision Song Contest and reached rank 7 in the competition.
In November 2011, founding member Eike Lüchow left the band to focus on other musical projects.
Stanfour released a new single entitled "Learning to Breathe" on 27 April 2012. Their third studio album ''October Sky'' was released in Germany on 11 May 2012. It is more electronic and experimental than the band's earlier works and has been compared to the music of
Coldplay
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.
Stanfour are featured on the
ATB song "Face to Face" which is on his 2014 album
''Contact''.
Discography
Albums
Compilation albums
Singles
References
*
Stanfourat
Allmusic
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External links
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German rock music groups
Participants in the Bundesvision Song Contest
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