Wir sind Helden was a German pop rock band that was established in 2000 in Hamburg and based in Berlin. The band was composed of lead singer and guitarist Judith Holofernes, drummer Pola Roy, bassist Mark Tavassol and keyboardist/guitarist Jean-Michel Tourette.
Von hier an blind is the second album by Wir sind Helden, released on 4 April 2005 in Germany. The album entered the German top 100 album charts at #1 on 18 April and remained in the top 10 for twenty weeks. It also reached #1 in Austria, and #5 in Switzerland. The album also reached #16 on the iTunes' US album charts.
"First Day of My Life" is a song by British singer Melanie C. It was released on 30 September 2005 in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland as the third and final single from Melanie C's third solo album, Beautiful Intentions (2005). The song peaked at number one in Germany, Spain, and Switzerland, being certified platinum in Germany and gold in Switzerland. The song is Melanie C's most successful single in continental Europe, spending two years in different European charts. The single has sold over 1.5 million copies worldwide.
"Shame" is a song by all-female German pop group Monrose, recorded for the band's debut studio album, Temptation (2006). It was written by Christian Ballard, Tim Hawes, Pete Kirtley and Andrew Murray, while joint production was helmed by British production teams Jiant and Snowflakers. Set against a heavy drum pattern and computerized synths sounds, "Shame" is a piano ballad arranged as a mid-tempo with pop and R&B influences. The song's lyrics are about the breakdown of a relationship with a man, with the protagonist blaming her own mistakes, including her ongoing call for independence, for their separation.
"Geile Zeit" is a song by German band Juli. It was written by band members Simon Triebel and Jonas Pfetzing and produced by Andreas Herbig for their debut album Es ist Juli (2004).
"Perdono" is a 2001 song recorded by Italian singer Tiziano Ferro. Released on May 12, 2001, it was the singer's debut single and the lead single from his album Rosso Relativo, which was released four months later. The single achieved huge success in many European countries and even topped the charts in the Netherlands, Spain, Italy, Austria and Belgium (Wallonia).
Nena is the first album by German pop rock band Nena and the second studio album of its singer, Gabriele "Nena" Kerner. Released on 14 January 1983, it is part of the music genre called Neue Deutsche Welle in German music.
"Call My Name" is a song recorded by German singer Pietro Lombardi. It was written and produced by Dieter Bohlen for his first studio album Jackpot (2011). The song served as Lombardi's coronation song after winning the eighth season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar (DSDS). It was released by Polydor Records as his debut single on May 7, 2011 in German-speaking Europe.
"Irgendwie, irgendwo, irgendwann" is a 1984 song by Nena written by band members Jörn-Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen and Carlo Karges. It was a commercial success in Europe. Released initially as a single, it was included on Nena's 1985 album Feuer und Flamme. Many variations and covers of the song have appeared, including samples and foreign language versions, most notably the English language "Anyplace, Anywhere, Anytime". Its various incarnations have charted over a 37-year period and in three different languages. The song regained certain popularity between younger generations when was featured in Netflix's German science fiction hit show's soundtrack Dark.
Ballast der Republik is a 2012 album by the German punk band Die Toten Hosen. It was their first studio album since 2008's In aller Stille. To commemorate the 30-year-jubilee of the band, the album was also released as a special edition with a second CD, titled Die Geister, die wir riefen, containing 15 cover versions of songs and literature by artists that influenced and inspired the members of the band.
Andreas Bourani is a German pop singer and songwriter.
Hey is the second studio album by German recording artist Andreas Bourani. Produced by Bourani along with Julius Hartog, Peter "Jem" Seifert, Philipp Steinke and several other musicians, it was released by Vertigo Berlin on 9 May 2014 in German-speaking Europe. Boosted by the number one success of its leading single "Auf uns," it reached the top ten of the German Albums Chart.
Muttersprache is the ninth studio album by German recording artist Sarah Connor, released by Polydor Records on May 22, 2015. It is her first album to be primarily recorded in German. After her participation in the reality television series Sing meinen Song - Das Tauschkonzert in 2014, the German version of the series The Best Singers, Connor was encouraged to record songs in German. Muttersprache debuted on top of on the German Albums Chart, marking her second number-one album following 2005's Naughty but Nice. Muttersprache is primarily a pop and R&B album.
"Eisberg" is a song by German recording artist Andreas Bourani. It was written by Bourani along with Tom Olbrich and Julius Hartog for his debut album Staub & Fantasie (2011), while production was helmed by Andreas Herbig and Peter "Jem" Seifert. Released as the album's seconds single, the pop ballad was significantly less successful than its predecessor "Nur in meinem Kopf", reaching the top fifty on the German Singles Chart only.
"Auf uns" is a song by German recording artist Andreas Bourani. It was written by Bourani along with Tom Olbrich and Julius Hartog for his second studio album Hey (2014), while production was helmed by Peter "Jem" Seifert. Released as the album's lead single in April 2014, the uptempo song marked Bourani's commercial breakthrough, when it reached the top of Austrian and German Singles Charts.
"Auf anderen Wegen" is a song by German recording artist Andreas Bourani. It was written by Bourani along with Julius Hartog for his second studio album Hey (2014), while production was helmed by Philipp Steinke.
"Ultraleicht" is a song by German recording artist Andreas Bourani. It was written by Bourani along with Julius Hartog and Jasmin Shakeri for his second album Hey (2014), while production was helmed by Peter "Jem" Seifert.
"Hey" is a song by German recording artist Andreas Bourani. It was written by Bourani along with Julius Hartog, Jasmin Shakeri, and Philipp Steinke for his second album Hey (2014), while production was helmed by the latter. The ballad was released as the album's fourth and final single. It reached the top thirty in Germany and the top forty on the Swiss Singles Chart upon its December 2015 release. A live cover version of "Hey", recorded by pop singer Yvonne Catterfeld during her performance on the second season of reality television series Sing meinen Song – Das Tauschkonzert, the German version of The Best Singers series, had previously reached the top twenty on the German Singles Chart.
"Mädchen" is a German-language song by German pop rock musical duo Lucilectric, written by members Luci van Org and Goldkind. The track was produced by Annette Humpe and Andreas Herbig and was released as a single in Germany in mid-1993. Although it was not successful initially, the song eventually became a top-10 hit in the Netherlands, after which it charted in several other European countries, reaching number two in Germany and becoming a top-five hit in Austria and Switzerland. The song is certified gold in both Austria and Germany and won an Echo Award for Best National Single in 1995.
"Nur mit Dir" is a song by German singer Helene Fischer. It was written by Sebastian Rätzel, Tobias Schwall, and Robert Wroblewski and produced by Thorsten Brötzmann and Roman Lüth for her self-titled eighth studio album (2017). The song was released as the album's lead single along with "Herzbeben" on 12 May 2017, while an extended play featuring seven additional remixes was released on 30 June 2017. "Nur mit dir" charted in Austria and Switzerland and peaked at number 34 on the German Singles Chart, becoming Fischer's sixth top forty entry.
