André Tanneberger (; born 26 February 1973), better known by his stage name ATB, is a German DJ, musician, and

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. According to the official world DJ rankings governed by ''

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'', ATB was ranked No. 11 in 2009 and 2010, and No. 15 in 2011. In 2011, he was ranked as world No. 1 according to "The DJ List". He is best known for his 1998 single "

9 PM (Till I Come) "9 PM (Till I Come)" is a song by German DJ and producer ATB from his debut studio album, ''Movin' Melodies'' (1999). It was co-written by ATB, Angel Ferrerons, Julio Posadas and Yolanda Rivera. It features vocals by Spanish model Yolanda Rivera ...

", which was a No. 1 single in the

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. The song's hook would later be reworked into " Don't Stop!" in 1999 for his debut album, ''

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'', becoming a hit in its own right.

Musical career

Tanneberger started his music career with the dance music group Sequential One. In February 1993, Sequential One released their debut single "Let Me Hear You", followed by "Dance"/"Raving". Singles brought them small financial benefits; André gained the opportunity to organize a mini-studio. In 1994 the band added three new members: Ulrich Poppelbaum, Woody van Eyden and vocalist Morpha. In early 1995 the House Nation label released the group's first album, ''Dance''. After great success in his native Germany, Sequential One gradually became known elsewhere in Europe. Their second album, ''Energy'' issued in Germany, was also released in the Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland and Hungary. Despite this success and growing popularity, two members of the project —Woody van Eyden and Morpha — left in 1998; only André and Ullrich remained in the group. In 1999 Sequential One ceased to exist. Shortly before the collapse, André managed to release the last single "Angels" and the compilation album ''Decades''.

1998–1999: Formation of ATB and ''Movin' Melodies''

In 1998, Tanneberger started a solo project named ATB. His first track under this name was "9 PM (Till I Come)", included on the ''Movin' Melodies'' album, which topped the

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in 1999. The track featured a synthesised slide

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riff that became popular. This guitar sound became the trademark of his early hits. ATB continues to evolve and change with every album. His current style involves more vocals and varied sounds, with frequent

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s. Despite only releasing a few more singles in the UK, namely "Don't Stop!" and "Killer", he still regularly releases music in his native Germany and in other parts of

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, where he has scored big hits such as "I Don't Wanna Stop" and his cover of Olive's 1996 hit "You're Not Alone".

2000–2001: ''Two Worlds''

''Two Worlds'' (released in 2000) was his second studio album. It is a two-disc album based upon the concept of different types of music for different moods. The titles of the two CDs are: "The World of Movement" and "The Relaxing World". This album includes two songs featuring

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: "Love Will Find You" and "Feel You Like a River". The song "Let U Go" featured on "The World of Movement" disc featuring the vocals of Roberta Carter Harrison from the Canadian pop band Wild Strawberries. The song "Enigmatic Encounter" features music from the music project

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2001–2002: ''Dedicated'' and ATC lawsuit

His third album, ''Dedicated'', was released in 2002. It includes two top hits: "Hold You" and "You're Not Alone". The title refers to the

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. In 2002 ATB successfully took the ATC's record label to court and sued and were forced to change its name to 'A Touch of Class'.

2003: ''Addicted to Music''

In 2003, ATB released ''Addicted to Music'', which included hits such as "I Don't Wanna Stop" and "Long Way Home". The same year, ATB's first DVD of the same name was released. It featured all his

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, a tour documentary and

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2004: ''No Silence''

ATB's hits "Ecstasy" and "Marrakech", both featuring vocals by

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, were included on the album ''No Silence'' (2004). "Marrakech" was also included on the soundtrack for the film ''

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''.

2005–2006: ''Seven Years''

In 2005, ATB released ''Seven Years'', a

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of 20 songs, including all his singles. Additionally, ''Seven Years'' includes six new tracks, including the single "Humanity" with Tiff Lacey and the 2005 rework of "Let U Go". Many of ATB's recent albums have featured vocals from Roberta Carter Harrison, singer for the Canadian band Wild Strawberries.

2007-2008: ''Trilogy''

His next album, ''

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'', was released on 4 May 2007. The single "Justify" was released from ''

The DJ 4 in the Mix ''The DJ 4 In The Mix'' is the fourth DJ mix compilation by German producer and remixer ATB, which was released on December 28, 2007. Like his last three mix compilations, ''The DJ 4'' is a double-CD album, and includes songs by various DJs and pr ...

'' compilation. The single "Renegade" was released on 12 April 2007, and features

. The third single was "Feel Alive", released in July the same year. In a Trance.nu interview on 11 May 2007, ATB considered " Don't Stop!" to be his worst production to date, and he no longer stands by it, due to it being similar to his first hit, "

2009-2010: ''Future Memories''

The album ''

Future Memories ''Future Memories'' is the seventh studio album by German artist ATB, released on May 1, 2009. Just like '' Two Worlds'' (2000) and ''Trilogy'' (2007) before it, this album also features two CDs. The first CD consists of dance songs, while the s ...

'' was released on 5 May 2009. "What About Us" was released as the lead single prior to the album's release. Further hit tracks include the collaborations with Tiff Lacey on "My Everything", "Still Here" and "Missing" (a chillout cover of

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's classic).

2011: ''Distant Earth''

On 29 April 2011 '' Distant Earth'' was released, followed by '' Distant Earth Remixed'' on 16 September 2011.

2012–2016: ''Contact''

On 8 June 2012, '' Sunset Beach DJ Session 2'', was released. On 24 March 2013, ATB announced during A State of Trance 600 Miami at Ultra Music Festival that he planned to release his next album during the second half of 2013. In September ATB posted that he's working on the last track of the album and that the new album will have 24 songs on two CDs. In addition, he announced that he would be bringing the ATB in Concert series to the United States with shows in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago and New York City. Previously ATB had kept the past six ATB in Concert shows in Eastern Europe. ATB released an album titled ''

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'' on 24 January 2014.

2017–2020: ''neXt''

On February 10 2017, Andre announced through his Facebook account that his upcoming tenth studio album is set to be titled ''Next'' (stylized as ''neXt'') and its release date would be April 21, 2017. The album will be available in three versions: standard double-disc CD, Limited Edition Box and 12" double-vinyl package, which could be pre-ordered through Amazon starting with the day of the announcement. ATB released ''

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'' on 21 April 2017 through

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2021–present: "Your Love (9PM)"

In 2021, a remake of "9 PM (Till I Come)" by ATB, German producer

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and Swedish singer Alexander 'A7S' Tidebrink was released on Positiva Records. Retitled " Your Love (9PM)", the record charted in Germany and on the UK Official Charts Company Top 75 singles chart (reaching the number 42 position on 5 February 2021).

Personal life

On 6 July 2018, ATB married his second wife, Laura Gabriela.

Discography

* ''

'' (1999) * '' Two Worlds'' (2000) * '' Dedicated'' (2002) * ''

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'' (2003) * ''

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'' (2004) * ''

'' (2007) * ''

'' (2009) * '' Distant Earth'' (2011) * ''

'' (2014) * ''

'' (2017)

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Top 100 DJs

References

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