Groove Coverage

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Groove Coverage
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Mell & DJ Novus
Background information
Origin Germany
Genres Eurodance, trance, dance-pop, pop rock
Years active1999–present
LabelsZeitgeist (Universal), Sony Music, Columbia, Suprime Music, Nagaswara (Indonesia)
MembersOle Wierk
Axel Konrad
DJ Novus
Mell
Verena Rehm
Website Official website

Groove Coverage is a German dance band which consists of Axel Konrad, DJ Novus, Melanie Munch, better known as Mell (lead singer), and Verena Rehm (former stage performer, backing singer, occasional lead singer). Producers of the band are Ole Wierk and Axel Konrad. The project was founded in the summer of 2001 by DJ Novus, in co-operation with Suprime Music (Konrad). [1] With eleven singles in the German Top 50 [2] and over 13 million records sold worldwide, Groove Coverage is one of the most successful German dance artists.

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History

Covergirl (2001–2002)

Groove Coverage released a few dance singles, most notably "Are U Ready" and "Hit Me" before going on to release the breakthrough single "Moonlight Shadow" (a cover of the Mike Oldfield song) peaking at #3 in the German media control charts in June 2002. [3] At the end of 2002, the band released their debut album Covergirl , with the follow-up single "God is a Girl". Mell was pregnant during the production of the Moonlight Shadow music clip, which was filmed in Budapest, and was replaced by model Henrika Spillner. [4]

7 Years and 50 Days and international breakthrough (2003–2004)

After the success of the singles "Moonlight Shadow" and "God Is A Girl", Groove Coverage went on to release a new single titled "The End", which was released in April 2003, peaking at #14 in the German Media Control Charts. [3] In late 2003 came the next top 10 hit single, a cover of Alice Cooper's hit "Poison", followed by the second studio album 7 Years and 50 Days in March 2004, which spawned out five top 20 singles in Germany: "The End", "Poison", "7 Years and 50 Days", "She" and "Runaway". [3]

21st Century and Greatest Hits (2005–2007)

In 2005, 7 Years and 50 Days reached platinum sales in Asia, as well as being hugely successful in Indonesia. In the UK and Ireland, the band's cover of "Poison" became a top 40 hit, peaking at #32 in the Official UK Singles Chart [3] which helped the band reach to new territories such as Spain and China, where "God Is a Girl" became the most successful song of 2007, having been downloaded more than 1.5 million times.

In July 2006, the band released their third studio album 21st Century , which included their recent singles "Holy Virgin", "On the Radio" and "21st Century Digital Girl".

With only moderate success with their third album, Groove Coverage did not release any more music until late 2007, where they released the single "Because I Love You" to promote their first Greatest Hits compilation. Again the band only experienced moderate success with the new single and album, and were dropped by their label Universal Music Germany.

Riot on the Dancefloor (2010–2012)

In 2010, Groove Coverage celebrated their new music contract with Sony Music / Columbia. For this, they released the highly anticipated new single "Innocent", another Mike Oldfield cover. The single became the highest new entry in the German Media Control Charts, peaking at #38.

In Spring 2011, the single "Angeline" was released, peaking at #22 in the German Media Control Charts; the single proved to be a massive success for the band, staying in the German top 50 Charts for over 16 weeks, as well as peaking at #1 in both the DJ Top 100 International charts, [5] and the MusicLoad digital charts.

In March 2012, the highly anticipated fourth studio album Riot On The Dancefloor was released. [6]

"Tell Me", "Wait", and "Million Tears" (2013–2016)

On 1 December 2013, the band launched their new website, where they announced that they had finished work on the new single and that it would be out soon. [7] "Tell Me" was released on 31 January 2014. [8] The music video premiered a few days before its release [9] and features many guest appearances including Rameez, DJane HouseKat, Verena Rehm, Micaela Schaefer and Shaun Baker.

On 19 December 2014, Groove Coverage surprised fans with the release of their single "Wait". [10] A music video for the release was published on 17 December 2014. [11]

On 29 May 2015, the band is planning to release their eighteenth single, "Million Tears". The track was originally featured on their 2002 album Covergirl , but it was never released as a single for it. The single version has been re-recorded with a new production. [12]

New single "Wake Up" (2017)

On 1 June the group changed their Facebook picture with the message "Our next single is ready, and now we're looking for fresh re-mixers." Seeking re-mixers or producers caring to try their own version of the track 110 to 130 bpm in any kind of genre. No title or release date was given yet. fans expected release fall of 2017.

The group wrote on their official Facebook-page that the new single would be out in autumn and they premiered their video for "Wake Up" on their facebook-page 11/16/17 .

"Wake Up" includes a vocal loop, inspired/resembling a similar melody and lyrics of Spice Girls 1998 song "Viva Forever". Covers are a common theme often found in their production, in respect to the band's name Groove Coverage. Some of their songs, not all, are exact or partial covers re-created in the electronic dance style. The instrumental of "Wake Up" is reminiscent of their own classic aesthetics. The song runs at 128 BPM, layered in synths, melancholic melodies, and topped with 4 on the floor drumbeats. Production of this track is similar to "God Is A Girl" (a song Groove Coverage released 15 years prior) "Moonlight Shadow" and "The End" as well as the majority of their discography.

20th anniversary (2021–2022)

In anticipation for the 20th anniversary, Groove Coverage released two new singles in November 2021: “Higher Energy” and a re-release of “Moonlight Shadow” in collaboration with W&W.

On 31 January 2022, the band posted new press pics for their 20th anniversary. A third single “Monsters In My Head” was released on 11 February 2022. Mell shared a teaser clip on her Instagram account the week before its release.

On 1 April 2022, the band began their 20th anniversary world tour. A teaser for the next single “The Truth” was posted on 11 April 2022. The single was set for release on 15 April 2022.

Discography

Albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
GER
[13] 		AUT
[14]
Covergirl 3943
7 Years and 50 Days 1512
21st Century 3924
Riot on the Dancefloor ——
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Compilations

Tour 2019

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart positionsAlbum
GER
[13] 		AUS
[15] 		AUT
[14] 		BEL
(Vl)
[16] 		IRE
[17] 		NED
[18] 		POL SUI
[19] 		UK
[20]
1999"Hit Me"—————————Single only
2000"Are U Ready"—————————Covergirl
2001"Moonlight Shadow"339550—68—52100
2002"God Is a Girl"8—555——8 [21] 70—
2003"The End"14—16——————7 Years and 50 Days
"Poison"2—3—29515 [22] —32
2004"7 Years and 50 Days"16—6——————
"She"18—14——————
"Runaway"20—10——————
2005"Holy Virgin"30—12——————21st Century
2006"On the Radio"21—23——————
"21st Century Digital Girl"41—32——————
2007"Because I Love You"72—56——————Greatest Hits
2010"Innocent"38—48——————Riot on the Dancefloor
2011"Angeline"22—26——————
2012"Think About the Way"54————————
"Riot on The Dancefloor"91—72——————
2014"Tell Me"—————————
"Wait"—————————
2015"Million Tears 2015"—————————
2017"Wake Up"—————————
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Remixes

Members

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References

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  2. ↑ "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche - musicline.de". musicline.de. Archived from the original on 8 November 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
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  4. ↑ Eurotrance Club (25 November 2016), Groove Coverage - Moonlight Shadow (Live at Club Rotation), archived from the original on 12 December 2021, retrieved 10 May 2019
  5. ↑ "..:: DJ TOP 100 Charts ::." djtop100.de.
  6. ↑ "Riot on the Dancefloor". amazon.de.
  7. ↑ "Groove Coverage". groove-coverage.de.
  8. ↑ ""Tell Me (Remixes) - EP" von Groove Coverage in iTunes". iTunes. 31 January 2014.
  9. ↑ Groove Coverage - Tell Me (Official Video). YouTube. 27 January 2014. Archived from the original on 12 December 2021.
  10. ↑ "iTunes - Music - Wait - Single by Groove Coverage". iTunes . Archived from the original on 1 January 2015.
  11. ↑ Groove Coverage - Wait (Official Video). YouTube. 17 December 2014. Archived from the original on 12 December 2021.
  12. ↑ "Million Tears - EP". iTunes. 29 May 2015.
  13. 1 2 "Home - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". officialcharts.de.[ dead link ]
  14. 1 2 Groove Coverage in Austrian charts
  15. ↑ Groove Coverage in Australian charts
  16. ↑ Groove Coverage in Wallonian charts
  17. ↑ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". irishcharts.ie. Archived from the original on 2 June 2009.
  18. ↑ Groove Coverage in Dutch charts
  19. ↑ Groove Coverage in Swiss charts
  20. ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 237. ISBN   1-904994-10-5.
  21. ↑ Polish Airplay Chart 30 - 2003
  22. ↑ Polish Airplay Chart 10 - 2004
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