"Stand by Me" is a song originally performed in 1961 by American singer-songwriter Ben E. King and written by King, Jerry Leiber, and Mike Stoller. According to King, the title is derived from, and was inspired by, a spiritual written by Sam Cooke and J. W. Alexander called "Stand by Me Father," recorded by the Soul Stirrers with Johnnie Taylor singing lead. The third line of the second verse of the former work derives from Psalm 46:2c/3c.
Jeanette Biedermann is a German singer, songwriter, actress, and television personality. Born and raised in the greater Berlin area, Biedermann began performing as a member of a troupe of acrobats in a children's circus at the age of six. She later attended beauty school before dropping out to pursue her music career following her participation and win of the Bild-Schlagerwettbewerb competition in 1998. The following year, Biedermann placed fourth in the national final for the Eurovision Song Contest, and was propelled to stardom when she was cast in a main role in the soap opera Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten. In 2000, Biedermann made her musical breakthrough with her first two full English-language albums Enjoy! (2000) and Delicious (2001).
Cascada is a German dance music act founded in 2004 by singer Natalie Horler and DJs/producers DJ Manian and DJ Yanou. They are best known for their hit singles "Everytime We Touch", "What Hurts the Most", "Evacuate the Dancefloor", and "Miracle". Cascada have sold over 30 million records worldwide in addition to an estimated 15 million digital downloads. Cascada represented Germany at the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö, Sweden with "Glorious". While being one of the most successful acts of the dance music genre itself, Cascada was named the 3rd most successful German act of the 21st century.
"Wicked Game" is a song by American rock musician Chris Isaak, released from his third studio album Heart Shaped World (1989). Despite being released as a single in 1989, it did not become a hit until it was featured in the 1990 David Lynch film Wild at Heart. Lee Chesnut, an Atlanta radio station music director who loved David Lynch films, began playing the song, and it quickly became an American top-ten hit in January 1991, reaching number six on the Billboard Hot 100, making it the first hit song of Isaak's career. Additionally, the single became a number-one hit in Belgium and reached the top 10 in several other nations.
"You're Beautiful" is a song by English singer-songwriter James Blunt. It was written by Blunt, Sacha Skarbek and Amanda Ghost for Blunt's debut album, Back to Bedlam (2004). It was released as the second single from the album in 2005.
"Fast Car" is a song written and recorded by American singer Tracy Chapman. It was released on April 6, 1988 as the lead single from her 1988 self-titled debut studio album. Her appearance on the Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute was the catalyst for the song's becoming a top-ten hit in the United States, peaking at number six on the Billboard Hot 100. In the United Kingdom, it peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart. "Fast Car" received two Grammy nominations for Record of the Year and Song of the Year, as well as an MTV Video Music Award nomination for Best Female Video in 1989.
"Torn" is a song written by Scott Cutler, Anne Preven and Phil Thornalley in 1993. It was first recorded that year in Danish by singer Lis Sørensen, then two years later by Cutler and Preven's American alternative rock band Ednaswap, and in 1996 by American-Norwegian singer Trine Rein.
"Ordinary World" is the first single from Duran Duran's self-titled 1993 album, commonly known as The Wedding Album. The single reached number one on the US Billboard Mainstream Top 40, the Canadian RPM Top Singles chart and the Italian Singles Chart. It also peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100, number two in Iceland and Sweden and number six on the UK Singles Chart.
Undress to the Beat is the seventh album by German pop singer Jeanette. It was released by Universal Records on 20 March 2009 in Germany. A limited deluxe edition of the album was also released on March 20, 2009 with a bonus remixes and songs.
"Undress to the Beat" is a dance-pop song performed by German recording Jeanette. The song was written by Johan Bobäck, Christian Fast, Marica Lindé and Mans Ek and produced by Bobäck for Jeanette's seventh album Undress to the Beat (2009). It was released as a single on 27 February 2009 in Germany and saw Jeanette return to the German Top 10 Singles Chart after 5 years.
"Run With Me" is a pop rock song performed by German singer Jeanette. The song was written by Johan Bobäck, Christian Fast, Marica Lindé and Mans Ek and produced by Bobäck for Jeanette's sixth album Naked Truth (2006). It was released as a single on 8 November 2004 in Germany.
"No Eternity" is a song by German recording artist Jeanette. It was written by Frank Johnes, Jeanette, Bodybrain and Wonderbra, and produced by Tom Remm and Frank Kretschmer for Jeanette's fourth album Break On Through (2003). It was released as a single on 8 March 2004 in Germany.
Break On Through is the fourth album by German pop singer Jeanette. It was released by Universal Records in 2003 in German-speaking Europe. A limited deluxe edition of the album was also released in 2003, including bonus tracks as well as music videos. The following year, a platinum edition reissue of the album issued, including additional songs.
"The Infant Light" is a pop song performed by German singer Jeanette. The song was written by Frank Johnes and Wonderbra and produced by Johnes and Tom Remm for Jeanette's fifth album Merry Christmas (2004). It was released as a single on 6 December 2004 in Germany.
"Bad Girls Club" is a pop rock song performed by German singer Jeanette. The song was written by Jeanette and Jörg Weisselberg and produced by Weisselberg and Steffen Langenfeld for Jeanette's sixth album Naked Truth (2006). It was released as a single on 14 October 2005 in Germany.
"Endless Love" is a pop song performed by the German singer Jeanette. The song was written by Jeanette and Jörg Weisselberg and produced by Weisselberg and Steffen Langenfeld for Jeanette's sixth album, Naked Truth (2006). It was released as a single on 14 October 2005 in Germany.
"Rock My Life" is a song by the German singer Jeanette. The song was written by Frank Johnes, Bodybrain and Wonderbra, and produced by Johnes and Tom Remm for her third album Rock My Life (2002). It was released as the album's leading single on October 14, 2002 in German-speaking Europe. Her highest-peaking single to date, it reached number three in Germany and peaked at number six in Austria and Switzerland, respectively. "Rock My Life" was certified gold by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI).
"Material Boy " is a dance-pop song performed by German singer Jeanette. The song was written by Thomas Troelsen and Remee and produced by Vacuum for Jeanette's seventh album Undress to the Beat (2009). It was released as a single on 29 May 2009 in Germany.
"Euphoria" is a song performed by Swedish recording artist and songwriter Loreen. It was released on 26 February 2012 as the third single from her debut studio album Heal (2012). The song was written by Thomas G:son, Peter Boström and produced by Boström and SeventyEight. It is best known as Sweden's winning entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 held in Baku, Azerbaijan. The song won the competition with a total of 372 points, the then second-highest point total in the contest's history. The song received the highest number of maximum (12) points of any entry in the contest's history with eighteen countries giving the song their top marks.
"It's Over Now" is a song by German recording artist Jeanette. Written by Frank Johnes, Bodybrain, and Kristina "Wonderbra" Bach, it was produced by Thorsten Brötzmann and Werner Becker for the gold edition of her third studio album Rock My Life (2003). Released as a single in March 2003, the ballad peaked at number six on the German Singles Chart, also reaching the top twenty on the Austrian Singles Chart. Bach re-recorded a German language version of the song, entitled "Ich tanz allein," for her album Leb dein Gefühl (2004).
