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Die Happy 
Background information Origin Ulm, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Genres Alternative metal Years active 1993–present Labels Gun Records/Sony BMG Website diehappy.de Members Marta Jandová
Thorsten Mewes
Ralph Rieker
Jürgen StiehleDie Happy is a German alternative metal band from Ulm.
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History
The group was founded in 1993 by Czech singer Marta Jandová and Thorsten Mewes. Even though the band is based in Germany, their songs are written and performed almost exclusively in English.
Jandová provides additional vocals on the song "Undivided" from Dog Eat Dog's 2006 release, Walk With Me, "Horizont" from In Extremo's album Mein Rasend Herz, "Wie weit/How far" from Apocalyptica's self-titled album and the 2010 single "Halt dich an mir fest" with Revolverheld from the album In Farbe. She is also featured on "Träumst Du?" from Oomph!'s album GlaubeLiebeTod, the winning entry for the 2007 Bundesvision Song Contest. Jandová was a foreign exchange student in the USA before joining Die Happy.
According to the band's homepage they will tour through Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the Czech republic from May to December 2010, playing in more than 40 locations.[1]
Band members
Discography
Albums
Year Album Chart positions GER
[2]AUT
[3]SWI
[4]CZ
[5]1994 Better Than Nothing - Released:
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— — — — 1996 Dirty Flowers - Released:
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— — — — 1997 Promotion - Released:
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— — — — 2001 Supersonic Speed 43 — — — 2002 Beautiful Morning - Released: April 1, 2002
- Label: BMG
- Format: CD
15 51 — — 2003 The Weight of the Circumstances - Released: August 8, 2003
- Label: Firestarter
- Format: CD, LP
6 16 53 — 2005 Bitter To Better - Released:
- Label: GUN
- Format: CD, LP
9 40 51 — Four And More (Unplugged) - Released: November 11, 2005
- Label: GUN
- Format: CD
— — — — 2006 No Nuts No Glory - Released: October 20, 2006
- Label: BMG
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28 — 88 — 2008 VI - Released: April 22, 2008
- Label: GUN
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13 74 — — 2009 Most Wanted (Best Of) - Released: July 21, 2009
- Label: Columbia
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51 — — 35 2010 Red Box - Released: September 28, 2010
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- Format: CD
30 — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart Singles
Year Title Chart positions Album GER 2000 "Supersonic SpeedJam" — Supersonic Speed 2001 "One Million Times" — "Like A Flower" — 2002 "Not That Kind Of Girl" — Beautiful Morning "Goodbye" 63 "Cry For More" — 2003 "Everyday's A Weekend" 96 Weight of the Circumstances "Big Boy" 63 2004 "Slow Day" — 2005 "I Am" 75 Bitter To Better "Big Big Trouble" 41 "Blood Cell Traffic" — 2006 "The Ordinary Song" — No Nuts No Glory "Wanna Be Your Girl" 80 2008 "Still Love You" — VI "Peaches" — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
DVDs:- The Weight of the Circumstances (2003)
- 10 - Live and Alive (2004)
References
- ^ Tourdates 2010
- ^ GER chart positions
- ^ AUT chart positions
- ^ SWI chart positions
- ^ Czech chart positions (IFPI ČR)
External links
- Official band site (English and German versions available)
- Official German Fanclub
- Die Happy Russian club
Categories:- German alternative rock groups
- Alternative metal musical groups
- Musical groups established in 1993
- Participants in the Bundesvision Song Contest
- German musical group stubs
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