Excuse Me Moses

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Excuse Me Moses
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Excuse Me Moses on 28 March 2008
Background information
Also known asFunkalicious (2000-2005)
Origin Vienna, Austria
Genres Pop rock
Pop
Funk rock (early)
Years active2000-present
Labels Universal Music
MembersMichael Paukner (vocals),
Dietmar Schrödl (guitars),
Gerald Weichselbaum (bass),
Martin Scheer (drums)
Past membersGerhard Bergauer (drums)
Website Official Excuse Me Moses-Homepage

Excuse Me Moses are an Austrian rock band from Vienna. They competed in the Austrian selection process for the Eurovision Song Contest 2011, just narrowly missing out on a spot in the final, after coming 11th in the Online Selection, with the song "Way Out".

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Band story

Funkalicious

The band was formed in 2000 [1] under the name Funkalicious. They produced the EP Deduction in 2002 and released their album Perfekta in 2004 which shortly appeared at #42 [2] in the Austrian charts. They were unable to reach a broad audience with their funk rock music style. After Gerhard Bergauer had left the band in May 2005, Martin Scheer became drummer. Funkalicious redefined themselves as Excuse Me Moses and emphasized their style on rock music.

Excuse Me Moses

In 2005, the band took part in the Ö3 Soundcheck band contest arranged by the Austrian radio station Hitradio Ö3. They reached third place. In the course of the promotion of the contest, the band played as a warm-up act at a concert of Bon Jovi and Nickelback in Innsbruck in May 2006. Excuse Me Moses signed a record contract and released their single "Summer Sun" which reached #33 [3] in Austria. Some months later, their second single "Not in Love Anymore" was released, but to no success.

Excuse Me Moses released their first album 1st Last Will in June 2007, climbing up to #13 [4] in the Austrian album charts. During this time, a third single was released called "Butterfly Tree/Vital Signs", reaching #20 [5] in the singles chart.

In the same month, they performed their largest gigs at the Austrian Nova Rock festival and the Vienna Donauinselfest.

Discography

Albums

YearAlbums Austria
2002Deduction EP (as Funkalicious)
2004Perfekta (as Funkalicious)42
20071st Last Will13

Singles

YearSingles Austria
2006"Summer Sun"33
"Not in Love Anymore"
2007"Butterfly Tree/Vital Signs"20

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References

  1. "Official biography (German, PDF)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-07-17.
  2. "Perfekta in the Ö3 longplay charts". Archived from the original on 2011-05-19. Retrieved 2007-07-17.
  3. "Summer Sun in the Ö3 single charts". Archived from the original on 2011-05-19. Retrieved 2007-07-17.
  4. "1st Last Will in the Ö3 longplay charts". Archived from the original on 2011-05-19. Retrieved 2007-07-17.
  5. "Butterfly Tree in the Ö3 single charts". Archived from the original on 2011-05-19. Retrieved 2007-07-17.