Sash! (; stylised as SASH!) is a German DJ/

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team, fronted by Sascha Lappessen (born 10 June 1970) who works in the

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with Ralf Kappmeier, Karl Xander, and Thomas "Alisson" Lüdke. They have sold over 22 million albums worldwide and earned more than 65 Gold and Platinum awards. In the UK, their first four

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s incorporated vocals in different languages (

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and

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Musical career

1995–1997: Formation and ''It's My Life – The Album''

Sascha Lappessen, Thomas "Alisson" Lüdke, and Ralf Kappmeier founded SASH! in 1995. The previous year, the three had worked together, under the name of 'Careca', to produce a piece called "Indian Rave." In 1996, SASH! released "It's My Life", which became a European club hit. In 1997, with

Sabine Ohmes Sabine Ohmes (born August 12, 1974), better known by her stage name Encore!, is a German singer who performs mainly in French. Ohmes adopted her stage name after her debut as the vocalist on the Sash! track "Encore une fois", which reached No. 2 ...

as the singer, SASH! released "

Encore une fois "Encore une fois" (; French for "One More Time") is a song by German DJ group Sash!, released in January 1997 as the second single from their debut album, ''It's My Life – The Album'' (1997). It features French vocals by German vocalist Sabin ...

". It reached number 2 in the

UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s ...

, as well as reaching the top 10 of five countries' singles charts and the top 20 of seven countries' singles charts. In the same year, SASH! produced "Ecuador", and "

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", which both also reached No. 2 in the UK Singles Chart.

1998–1999: ''Life Goes On''

In 1998, SASH! released the first single from his second album, "

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", which reached No. 3 in the UK, "

Mysterious Times "Mysterious Times" is a song by German production group Sash! featuring British singer Tina Cousins. It was released on 1 August 1998 as the second single from their second album, '' Life Goes On'' (1998). The song peaked at number two in the Uni ...

which became their fourth UK No.2", (No. 2), and "

Move Mania "Move Mania" is a song by German production group Sash! featuring American singer Shannon (American singer), Shannon. It was released on 2 November 1998 through Club Tools and the Mighty label as the third single from their second studio album, ...

", (No. 8). The following year, "

Colour the World "Colour the World" is a song by German production group Sash! featuring Nigerian-Swedish recording artist and producer Dr. Alban. It was released in 1999 via Mighty, Club Tools, and Multiply Records as the fourth and final single from the group' ...

" peaked at No. 15 in the UK.

2000: ''Trilenium''

In 1999, SASH! released " Adelante", the first single from album ''Trilenium''. It peaked at No. 2 in the UK Singles Chart in January 2000, their fifth single to reach that position. Сomposer by Diter Bohlen.

2000: ''Encore Une Fois – The Greatest Hits''

Encore Une Fois – The Greatest Hits ''Encore Une Fois – The Greatest Hits'' is the first greatest hits album released by German dance act Sash! It was released on October 30, 2000, through the Multiply Records label. It includes the singles released from the previous three albums, ...

'' is the group's fourth album and was released on 30 October 2000.

2002: ''S4! SASH!''

In 2002, SASH! released the song "Ganbareh", which means "go for it". The song "Run" with

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was the next single release, with the new album released thereafter. The third single from the album ''

S4!Sash! ''S4!Sash!'' is the fourth studio album by the German producer team Sash!. The album was a two-disc set, released in 2002. Three singles were also released from the record. The most successful single was "Ganbareh!", which reached No.43 in the Ge ...

'' was "I Believe", which featured TJ Davis, and was released in 2003.

2007: ''10th Anniversary''

'' 10th Anniversary'' is the sixth album by German DJ SASH!. It includes 16 singles, a ''reloaded'' version of ''Ecuador'', previously unreleased songs, plus a bonus DVD including videoclips to all the songs from the album.

2008: ''The Best Of''

After fifteen years, all singles were released on one album, ''

The Best Of A greatest hits album or best-of album is a type of compilation album that collects popular and commercially successful songs by a particular artist or band. While greatest hits albums are typically supported by the artist, they can also be crea ...

''. A new song called " Raindrops" reached No. 9 in the UK chart.

Discography

Studio albums * '' It's My Life'' (1997) * '' Life Goes On'' (1998) * ''

Trilenium ''Trilenium'' is the third studio album released by the German DJ Sash!. The record was released in April 2000 via X-IT. The album did not match the success of Sash!'s first two records, peaking at number 13 on the UK Albums Chart. Overview ''Tr ...

'' (2000) * ''

'' (2002) * '' Life Is A Beach'' (2012) * '' Life Changes'' (2013)

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sash 1970 births Living people German electronic music groups German trance music groups German Eurodance groups German DJs German dance music groups Dance Nations artists Electronic dance music groups