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Austria3 was a ''Danzers Konzert in der Wiener Stadthalle,'' (Newspaper "Österreich" as of 2006-04-18, PDF; German)
and sang a few of their old classics. Georg Danzer died from lung cancer on 21 June 2007. ''"Austria3 is history by now."'' (Rainhard Fendrich in front of 200,000 fans,
Austria3 was a supergroup Supergroup or super group may refer to:
* Supergroup (music), a music group formed by artists who are already notable or respected in their fields
* Supergroup (physics), a generalization of groups, used in the study of supersymmetry
* Supergroup ...
of three Austrian quite individualist singer-songwriters Wolfgang Ambros
Wolfgang Ambros is an Austrian singer-songwriter. He is one of the most important contemporary Austrian musicians and is considered to be one of the founders of Austropop.
Life
1952–1970
Wolfgang Ambros was born in the Semmelweiskli ...
, Georg Danzer
Georg Franz Danzer (7 October 1946, in Vienna – 21 June 2007, in Asperhofen, Lower Austria) was an Austrian singer-songwriter. Although he is credited as one of the pioneers of Austropop (most famous are his comic songs "Jö schau" (about a str ...
and Rainhard Fendrich
Rainhard Jürgen Fendrich (born 27 February 1955) is an Austrian singer, composer, entertainer, and actor. He is one of the most successful Austropop musicians, and his songs are written in Viennese German. He is very popular in Austria, but less ...
.
The group was initiated by Fendrich in order to give one single charity concert in favour of homeless in 1997 (which collected more than ATS 2 million, almost USD 200,000). Their success as a group was overwhelming, and the three individualists showed up on stage as ''Austria3'' from that day on, until they decided to stop that project, which they announced on 10 June 2006. Their last concert was given at Altusried
Altusried is a municipality in the district of Oberallgäu in Bavaria
Bavaria ( ; ), officially the Free State of Bavaria (german: Freistaat Bayern, link=no ), is a state in the south-east of Germany. With an area of , Bavaria is the larges ...
, Germany, on 26 July 2006.
However, at Georg Danzer's comeback concert in Vienna on 16 April 2007, the three individuals met again or just three songsbut even "thought in public" about possibly re-uniting in 2008.and sang a few of their old classics. Georg Danzer died from lung cancer on 21 June 2007. ''"Austria3 is history by now."'' (Rainhard Fendrich in front of 200,000 fans,
Donauinselfest
The ''Donauinselfest'' (German for "Danube Island Festival") is a free open-air music festival which occurs annually at Donauinsel in Vienna, Austria. The festival is hosted by SPÖ Wien. It is the largest open-air music festival in the world, ...
, on 23 June 2007).
Discography
* ''Live Vol. 1'' (1998) * ''Freunde'' (CD Single, 1998) * ''Live Vol. 2'' (8 June 1998) * ''Die Dritte'' (10 October 2000) * ''Weusd' mei Freund bist — Das Beste von Austria3 — Live'' (16 June 2003) * ''Weusd' mei Freund bist … Aus dem filmischen Tagebuch von Austria 3'' (Double-DVD, 16 June 2003) * ''Austropop Kult'' (18 October 2004) * ''Nur das Beste'' (28 July 2006) * ''Zwanzig'' (8 December 2017)References and external links
* {{Authority control Austrian musical groups