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Wir sind Helden
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Berlin, Germany (2000 – present)
Wir sind Helden (English translation: “We are heroes”) is a well known German rock act formed 2000 in Berlin, Germany. In 2003 they were among the first bands to kick off a still ongoing trend for up tempo rock songs sung in German. Examples of other successful bands following that trend are Juli and Silbermond.
This phenomenon (call it emancipation, if you wish) of German bands to actually sing in German is often referred to as the rebirth of the “NDW”, the “Neue deutsche Welle” or (New German Wave), that originally brought fame to artists like Nena years ago.
The four members of the band are Judith Holofernes, Jean-Michel Tourette, Mark Tavassol and Pola Roy. They met during the Kontaktstudiengang Popmusik, a study program in Hamburg, Germany. They introduced themselves with the single “Guten Tag” (Good Day) and had the pop star Nena wear a T-shirt with the song title and band name on the back, thus promoting the unsigned band. In a similarly clever move, they chose
Gekommen um zu bleiben (“We’ve come to stay”) as the first single to be released off their second album, Von hier an blind, which was released in 2005.
They’ve made it a habit to, every time they tour, play a concert in the German town of Helden.
On May 25th, 2007, Wir Sind Helden released their third album Soundso.
With the birth of Friedrich, the son of Judith and Pola, the band will take a break throughout the Winter of 2007 with plans to get back together in Spring and begin recording their next album.
Band Homepage: http://www.wirsindhelden.de
This phenomenon (call it emancipation, if you wish) of German bands to actually sing in German is often referred to as the rebirth of the “NDW”, the “Neue deutsche Welle” or (New German Wave), that originally brought fame to artists like Nena years ago.
The four members of the band are Judith Holofernes, Jean-Michel Tourette, Mark Tavassol and Pola Roy. They met during the Kontaktstudiengang Popmusik, a study program in Hamburg, Germany. They introduced themselves with the single “Guten Tag” (Good Day) and had the pop star Nena wear a T-shirt with the song title and band name on the back, thus promoting the unsigned band. In a similarly clever move, they chose
Gekommen um zu bleiben (“We’ve come to stay”) as the first single to be released off their second album, Von hier an blind, which was released in 2005.They’ve made it a habit to, every time they tour, play a concert in the German town of Helden.
On May 25th, 2007, Wir Sind Helden released their third album Soundso.
With the birth of Friedrich, the son of Judith and Pola, the band will take a break throughout the Winter of 2007 with plans to get back together in Spring and begin recording their next album.
Band Homepage: http://www.wirsindhelden.de
Videos
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Wir sind Helden - Ode an die Arbeit
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Wir Sind Helden - Die Konkurrenz
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Wir sind Helden - Lass uns verschwinden
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Wir sind Helden - Für nichts garantieren
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TheWitchdoktor wrote:
Hey, they took Monster, Die Nacht and Rüssel an Schwanz away!! And this is my favourite song =,(
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AcousticMatias wrote:
One of the most talented bands out there.
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Fake4d wrote:
LA LA LAAAA!
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GorgeousTrashyG wrote:
i like them)
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Gatis-gatis wrote:
Hut ab! (:
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mstrkrft312 wrote:
Tolle Band, die Texte und Kompositionen sind einfach großartig! :)
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cptcook wrote:
really cute band. :D
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DasFellfrosch wrote:
Ich bin nicht stiller, nur die worte fehlen mir<3
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Skipbeatskipper wrote:
Rainie Yang, eine Sängerin aus Taiwan, hat "Nur ein Wort" auf chinesisch gecovert ;) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SAYTW3SoDk
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LauraLys wrote:
Beste Band der Welt :)
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www_FAMEBOOK_de wrote:
Hi, wir suchen für unser neuestes Projekt ein paar Musik-Experten, die in der Lage sind, originell und unterhaltsam über Neuigkeiten aus der Szene zu schreiben. Um eure Texte platzieren wir Werbebanner, so dass Einnahmen damit generiert werden können, die wir daraufhin brüderlich mit euch teilen. Ihr braucht keine ausgebildeten Journalisten zu sein, ihr braucht auch keinen perfekten Bewerbungstext zu verfassen, ihr müsst euch nur anmelden und uns sagen, wie eure Kolumne heißen soll. Unsere Adresse könnt ihr meinem Namen entnehmen. Gruß Tom
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el-crossie wrote:
top!! +++++
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tier89 wrote:
Pozdrowienia z Polski
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Arkangyal wrote:
They are great!
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SilentPoet82 wrote:
Votet in der deutschen Rockliga! Gerade werden die Teilnehmer für die nächste Liga nominiert: http://www.lastfm.de/user/tYhJyYsRuLeS/journal/2008/10/15/281puk_stimmt_mit_ab%2C_wer_in_die_3._liga_kommt!
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mateuspaschoare wrote:
I agree with the two guys I I I I V DAS SIND SEHR SCHÖN *.*
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Doryell wrote:
Concordo com o guri ai de baixo... Se bem que Die Ärtze e E Nomine, também são muito boas...
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henriquecr87 wrote:
Para mim uma das melhores bandas alemãs!
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bennyhertlein wrote:
Kann nicht verstehen, warum so wenige Leute das "Soundso"-Album hören...
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Wamsis wrote:
Außer dir <3
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