What Is Love. In 1992, Haddaway was discovered by the German record company Coconut Records. It didn‘t take long for his cry „What is Love?“ to be heard for the first time and it hasn‘t died down to this day. Haddaway‘s debut single „What Is Love“ became a worldwide hit, reaching number 2 in Germany and the UK. In Germany, the single sold 900,000 copies. In the UK, the single received a gold record for a total of 400,000 units sold. It later rose to #11 on the U.S. Billboard Hot...
Everything From Liverpool. In 1970, Chris Amoo, Kenny Davis and Ray Lake formed the band The Real Thing in Liverpool. At first they covered American hits, taking their cue from The Temptations and The Four Tops. They performed in small clubs, but quickly made a splash with their own progressive soul style. The first record deal came quickly, as early as 1972, but quick success failed to materialize. The turnaround of the career began with the collaboration with David Essex. They went on...
New Age Meets Folk Meets Tolkien. Sally Oldfield was born in Ireland in 1947. Already as a little girl, her musical talent was discovered. At the age of eleven she received a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Dancing, and two years later she was accepted at the Royal Ballet School in White Lodge. She went on to study classical piano and English literature and philosophy at Bristol University. During this time she decided to devote her life to music and not to dance. Sally is the older sister...
METAL!!!!!!! Living Death was founded in 1980 by the brothers Reiner and Dieter Kelch in Velbert. With singer Thorsten „Toto“ Bergmann, second guitarist Frank Fricke and drummer Frank Schubring the first line-up was complete. In 1982 the band released their first self-titled demo. In response to US bands like Anthrax or Metallica, the band released the debut album Vengeance from Hell in 1983, making them one of the pioneers of trash metal in Europe. Living Death played an early mixture of...
Insane. In spring 1990 Matthias Reim released his first single as singer with Verdammt, ich lieb‘ Dich. Before that he worked as a composer and texter. Nobody wanted to record his title, Reim decided to try it himself. The result: With over 2.5 million sales and an incredible 16 weeks at No. 1 in the single charts, Verdammt, ich lieb‘ Dich became one of the most successful German songs of all time. In June 1990 the album Reim was released, which also reached the top of the hit parade in...