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Temptation (Monrose Album)
''Temptation'' is the debut studio album by German girl band Monrose. It was released by Starwatch Music on 8 December 2006 in German-speaking Europe, following the band's formation on '' Popstars – Neue Engel braucht das Land'', the television talent show's fifth season. Pre-recorded with all six ''Popstars'' finalists throughout October and November 2006, the majority of the album was produced by ''Popstars'' jury member Dieter Falk. Additional collaborators include Jiant, Jonas Jeberg, Toni Cottura and Mozart & Friends. Upon its release, ''Temptation'' became an instant smash hit. One of the most successful debuts of the year, it debuted on top of the charts in Austria, Germany and Switzerland, and reached Platinum status in Germany its first week of release. It was eventually certified Double Platinum by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI) and went Platinum in both Austria and Switzerland. In Austria, ''Temptation'' became one of the ten biggest-selling albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Monrose
Monrose was a German pop girl group, first established in November 2006. Formed on the fifth installment of the German adaption of the international television talent show ''Popstars'', the trio consisted of singers Mandy Capristo, Senna Gammour, and Bahar Kızıl. They were signed to Starwatch Music and released their debut album ''Temptation'' in December 2006. It achieved major success throughout Central Europe, selling more than a 600,000 copies combined and produced two singles, including number-one breakthrough hit "Shame" and " Even Heaven Cries". Their second studio album, '' Strictly Physical'', was released in September 2007 following the release of their second chart-topper " Hot Summer", and certified double gold the next year. The group's third studio album '' I Am'' was released in October 2008, followed by a fourth album named '' Ladylike'' in June 2010, which produced their final top ten entry " Like a Lady". The group became one of the few German reality ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Popstars – Neue Engel Braucht Das Land
''Popstars – Neue Engel braucht das Land'' was a new installment of the ''Popstars'' themed ''Neue Engel braucht das Land'' which started airing on 10 August 2006. The title of the show was a play on the status of the show's original winners No Angels, a group whose members had disbanded in 2003, with the declared goal of the show's season being to find their successors. Background While Detlef "D!" Soost returned to judge status, punk singer Nina Hagen and music producer Dieter Falk, became new additions. Auditions for the show were held in five German major cities, including Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Hanover, Munich and Dortmund with a total of 5,189 girls auditioning. The first part of the auditioning process (consisting of the first audition, a callback and a re-recall) was reviewed by the judges and a former member of No Angels each. Eventually, a total of twenty contestants from all the auditioning cities continued on in workshop weeks in Ischgl, Austria, where the group was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Gary Barlow
Gary Barlow (born 20 January 1971) is an English singer, songwriter, record producer, and television personality. He is the lead singer of the pop group Take That. Barlow is one of the United Kingdom's most successful songwriters, having written fifteen number-one singles (twelve with Take That, two solo, one with the Robbie Williams song "Candy") and twenty-four top-ten hits. As a solo artist, he has had three number-one singles, six top-ten singles and three number-one albums, and has additionally had seventeen top-five hits, twelve number-one singles and eight number-one albums with Take That. Barlow has also served as a judge on the television talent shows '' The X Factor UK'' (2011–2013), '' Let It Shine'' (2017) and '' Walk the Line'' (2021). Barlow has received six Ivor Novello Awards from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors, including the award for Outstanding Services to British Music. Barlow was appointed an Officer of the Order of the Briti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Edwin "Lil' Eddie" Serrano
Edwin Serrano (born July 12, 1988), better known by his stage name Lil' Eddie, is a Filipino-Puerto Rican singer-songwriter and a record producer. Life and career 2004–2009 Previously signed to Yellowman/Big 3 Records in 2004, he left the label the following year, leaving behind an unreleased album, ''Nobody's Fool''. He later released an album, '' City of My Heart'', in 2009. His third studio album, ''Already Yours'', followed two years later. 2009–2014 Lil Eddie joined the artist development team at ''The X Factor US''. La Banda, America's Got Talent alongside Simon Cowell. There he helped bring together the ladies of Fifth Harmony as well as coaching the contestants season after season.The band BTS posted Lil Eddie his song "Statue" in 2013 and 2014 what made the song being Shazam top 100 song. Lil Eddie embraces his multicultural background and talents. He has produced, and written for Latin superstars Maluma, Daddy Yankee, Prince Royce and once again lent his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Mandy Capristo
Mandy Grace Capristo (born 21 March 1990), also known mononymously as Mandy, is a German singer and songwriter. Born in Mannheim and raised in Bürstadt, Capristo was first exposed to singing and dancing competitions in 2001, when she won ''Kiddy Contest'', a reality television singing competition for teens in Austria, with her song ''Ich wünsche mir einen Bankomat''. In the mid to late 2000s, Capristo rose to fame as a founding member of the girl band Monrose, the result of the fifth season of the German television talent show Popstars. Until their disbandment in 2011, the trio released four studio albums and 11 singles. Following the breakup of Monrose, Capristo launched her solo career as a singer. In 2011, she collaborated with singer Peter Maffay on his ''Tabaluga'' musical track ''Die Zeit hält nur in Träumen an''. In between recording her first solo album ''Grace'' (2012), Capristo participated in the fifth season of '' Let's Dance''. Her first solo single, "The Way ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Bahar Kızıl
Bahar Kizil (Turkish: ''Bahar Kızıl''; born 5 October 1988) is a German singer and songwriter of Turkish descent, best known as one of the founding members of the girl group Monrose, which won the fifth season of the German version of ''Popstars (German TV series), Popstars''. Early life Born in Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Kizil is from a Turkish family from Bayburt, and her first name, Bahar, means "spring" (the season) in Turkish. At age 12, she started with ballet. In her town, she sang with four different bands prior to the ''Popstars (German TV series), Popstars'' casting. Career Kizil is one of the three winners of the fifth German ''Popstars'' season and was a member of the resulting group Monrose, together with Senna Gammour and Mandy Capristo. After their break-up in 2011, she started her solo-career in 2013 and premiered with her song "Drank" featuring SpaceBoyz. In the same year, her song "Medusa" featuring Nitro came out. In 2015, she released her debut alb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Senna Gammour
Senna Gammour ( Guemmour; born 28 December 1979), also known mononymously as Senna, is a German singer, television personality and presenter. She was a member of the girl group Monrose. Early life Gammour was born in Frankfurt to a Moroccan mother and Algerian father. She grew up in the housing estate of Frankfurt-Nordweststadt. Gammour's father died in 1992. Shaped by her life in the urban area, Gammour became interested in hip hop culture and hip hop music, music; she also worked as a waitress and started a commercial training in the wholesale and export trades. Career In 2003, Gammour auditioned for the television show ''Popstars – Das Duell'', but was eliminated during the callback. In 2006, she auditioned again, this time for ''Popstars – Neue Engel braucht das Land,'' where she made it throughout the entire competition and became a member of the girl group Monrose. The group turned out to be very popular, attaining two number-one singles on the German Singles Charts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
MusikWoche
The ''MusikWoche'' is a German music professional magazine. In its subtitle, it calls itself "The news magazine for the music industry". It is thus a trade magazine for the music industry in German-speaking countries. Since 2014, it has been published by Busch Entertainment Media, today under the name . Target group The magazine is aimed at buyers in sound carrier wholesale and retail, media partners in the press, TV, online and radio sectors, music publishers, music professionals in the music production sector, concert agencies and all others working in the music industry. Contents Formerly on (mostly) 56, now on (circa) 40 pages, each issue is dedicated to current topics in the music and live entertainment industry. Trend analysis, interviews, background information, topic specials, trade focuses, market statistics, company portraits, live happenings, programme planners, address or contact overviews and a detailed record chart are among the regular contents. History In mid-Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Eurovision Song Contest 2007
The Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was the 52nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Helsinki, Finland, following the country's victory at the with the song "Hard Rock Hallelujah" by Lordi. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster (YLE), the contest was held at the Helsinki Halli, Hartwall Areena and consisted of a semi-final on 10 May and a final on 12 May 2007. The two live shows were presented by Finnish television presenter Jaana Pelkonen and musician and TV-host Mikko Leppilampi. In addition, Krisse Salminen acted as guest host in the green room and reported from the crowds at the Helsinki Senate Square, Senate Square. Forty-two countries participated in the contest—three more than the previous record of thirty-nine that took part in . The EBU decided to put aside its limit of 40 countries, which would have meant excluding some countries using a ranking order scheme. The and participated for the first time this year, wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Germany In The Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Germany was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the song "", written by Matthias Haß and Frank Ramond, and performed by Roger Cicero. The German participating broadcaster on behalf of ARD, (NDR), organised the national final in order to select their entry for the contest. The national final took place on 8 March 2007 and featured three competing acts with the winner being selected through public televoting. "" performed by Roger Cicero was selected as the German entry for Eurovision after gaining 70% of the votes. As a member of the " Big Four", Germany automatically qualified to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. Performing in position 16, Germany placed nineteenth out of the 24 participating countries with 49 points. Background Prior to the 2007 contest, ARD had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest representing Germany fifty times since its debut in . It has won the contest on one occasion: with the song "" performed by Nicole. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Bundesverband Musikindustrie
The ( English: Federal Music Industry Association), or simply BVMI, represents the music industry in Germany. The association represents the interests of nearly 280 labels and music industry related enterprises, which comprise 90% of the music industry. It is a member of the London-based International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), consisting of music associations of 70 countries. BVMI works closely with GfK Entertainment The GfK Entertainment charts are the official charts for music, home video, and video games in Germany and are gathered and published by GfK Entertainment (formerly Media Control and Media Control GfK International), a subsidiary of GfK, on be ... (formerly Media Control GfK International, founded in 1976) which is in charge of publishing the music charts in Germany on weekly bases. BVMI, which is responsible for certifying Gold and Platinum certification awards, is led by , who has been the chairman since 2009. Certification-awards Ger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Record Certification
Music recording certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped, sold, or streamed a certain number of units. The threshold quantity varies by type (such as album, single, music video) and by nation or territory (see List of music recording certifications). Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories, which are named after precious materials (gold, platinum and diamond). The threshold required for these awards depends upon the population of the territory where the recording is released. Typically, they are awarded only to international releases and are awarded individually for each country where the album is sold. Different sales levels, some perhaps 10 times greater than others, may exist for different music media (for example: videos versus albums, singles, or music download). History The original gold and silver record awards were presented to artists by their own record companies to publicize their sales achiev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
