Nu Pagadi was a German pop band, formed in December 2004 on the fourth season of international reality television program ''

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, from May 2005 a trio, the group described their own musical style as "

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". 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 "

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Members

Kristina Dörfer

Kristina Dörfer (born 26 July 1984 in

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) has also used the stage names KR!S and Kris.

Doreen Steinert

Doreen Steinert (born 4 November 1986 in

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) 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

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) qualified for the German edition of Popstars in a Second-Chance-Casting. He qualified for that round via the

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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

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) 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

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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 {{Germany-band-stub