Nu Pagadi was a German
pop band, formed in December 2004 on the fourth season of international reality television program ''
Popstars
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''. Originally a
quartet, from May 2005 a
trio, the group described their own musical style as "
glam rock
Glam rock is a style of rock music that developed in the United Kingdom in the early 1970s and was performed by musicians who wore outrageous costumes, makeup, and hairstyles, particularly platform shoes and glitter. Glam artists drew on diver ...
". In September 2005, only ten months after the band's formation, the members announced their official split due to musical differences.
In May 2005, the band changed from being a quartet to being a trio when Doreen Steinert left.
The band's name refers to the Russian language, Soviet-era cartoon-series of the 1970s and 1980s called "
Nu, pogodi!
''Well, Just You Wait!'' (russian: Ну, погоди!, Nu, pogodi!, p=ˈnu pəɡɐˈdʲi) is a Soviet, later Russian, series of animated short films produced by Soyuzmultfilm. In the 2014 all-Russian poll, ''Well, Just You Wait!'' won by a ...
" which means "Just you wait!".
Members
Kristina Dörfer
Kristina Dörfer (born 26 July 1984 in
Wurzen
Wurzen () is a town in the Leipzig district, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Mulde, here crossed by two bridges, 25 km east of Leipzig, by rail N.E. of Leipzig on the main line via Riesa to Dresden. It has a cathedral datin ...
) has also used the stage names KR!S and Kris.
Doreen Steinert
Doreen Steinert (born 4 November 1986 in
Potsdam
Potsdam () is the capital and, with around 183,000 inhabitants, largest city of the German state of Brandenburg. It is part of the Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region. Potsdam sits on the River Havel, a tributary of the Elbe, downstream o ...
) was a candidate in the third season of the German edition of Popstars, reaching the last 50. After leaving Nu Pagadi, Steinert released a solo single, ''Der Brief (den ich nie schrieb)'', which reached number 29 in the German charts, in August 2005. In 2006, she released another single, ''Ich bin meine eigene Frau'', which reached number 66 in Germany.
Patrick Boinet
Patrick "Pat" Boinet (born 5 January 1976 in
Berlin
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) qualified for the German edition of Popstars in a Second-Chance-Casting. He qualified for that round via the
Sat.1 show ''Star Search''. After the breakup of Nu Pagadi, he appeared as a member of the jury in the
Viva TV show ''Shibuya''.
Markus Grimm
Markus Grimm (born 5 May 1979 in
Moers
Moers (; older form: ''Mörs''; archaic Dutch: ''Murse'', ''Murs'' or ''Meurs'') is a German city on the western bank of the Rhine, close to Duisburg. Moers belongs to the district of Wesel.
History
Known earliest from 1186, the county of Mo ...
) worked as a music journalist for the magazine ''plugged'' and sang in the group ''Cabrit Sans Cor'' before he was chosen to join Nu Pagadi. He continued working for ''plugged'' while he was a member. He is also a songwriter. After writing songs for various singers including Claus Eisenmann, a former member of
Söhne Mannheims, he has announced a book, ''Cosmic Dancer'', to be published in spring 2009.
Markus Grimm MySpace-Page
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Discography
Albums
Singles
References
German musical groups
Musical groups established in 2004
Musical groups disestablished in 2005
Popstars winners
Participants in the Bundesvision Song Contest
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