Virginia Jetzt! was a German Indie-Pop band founded in the small town of

Elsterwerda Elsterwerda (; Lower Sorbian: ''Wikow'') is a town in the Elbe-Elster district, in southwestern Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated on the Black Elster river, 48 km northwest of Dresden, and 11 km southeast of Bad Liebenwerda. Histo ...

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in 1999; the quartet dissolved in October 2010. The band has released four albums so far, their 2003 debut album ''Wer hat Angst vor Virginia Jetzt?'' — a reference to the

Edward Albee Edward Franklin Albee III ( ; March 12, 1928 – September 16, 2016) was an American playwright known for works such as ''The Zoo Story'' (1958), '' The Sandbox'' (1959), ''Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?'' (1962), '' A Delicate Balance'' (1966) ...

play ''

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? ''Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?'' is a play by Edward Albee first staged in October 1962. It examines the complexities of the marriage of a middle-aged couple, Martha and George. Late one evening, after a university faculty party, they receive ...

'' — followed by ''Anfänger'' (English: ''Beginner'') in 2004, ''Land Unter'' (English: ''Land Under'') in 2007, and "Blühende Landschaften" (English: "Blooming Landscapes") in 2009. ''Anfänger'' spawned three single releases; "Ein ganzer Sommer" (

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# 28, 2004), "Das ganz normale Leben" (# 72, 2004) and "Wahre Liebe" (# 49, 2005). In 2005, the band represented

in the

Bundesvision Song Contest 2005 The Bundesvision Song Contest 2005 was the first edition of the annual Bundesvision Song Contest musical event. The contest was held on 12 February 2005 at the König Pilsener Arena in Oberhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The contest was hosted by ...

, with the song "Wahre Liebe", placing 8th with 54 points. January 2007 saw the band release their album ''Land Unter'', containing the singles "Bitte bleib nicht, wenn du gehst"(

# 54, 2006) (English: "Please don't stay, if you leave") and "Mehr als das" (# 75, 2007) (English: "More than that").

Discography

*''Virginia jetzt!'' (2000) *''Pophymnen'' (2001) *''Wer hat Angst vor Virginia Jetzt!'' (2003) *''Anfänger'' (2004) *''Anfänger Tour Edition'' (2005) *''Land Unter'' (2007) *''Blühende Landschaften'' (2009)

References

External links

Official Website
German musical groups Participants in the Bundesvision Song Contest Musical groups established in 1999 1999 establishments in Germany {{Germany-band-stub