Höhner
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De Höhner is a band from Cologne
, Germany
. They sing in the local dialect of Cologne
, Kölsch
.
The group was founded in 1972 by Peter Werner and Janus Fröhlich. During their first year, the band wore chicken
costumes, and threw real feathers into the audience.
They are particularly successful in the area around Cologne, although they are popular nationwide. The band is famous for performing at the Cologne carnival
. Their most popular carnival songs are Echte Fründe, Pizza wunderbar, Die Karawane zieht weiter and Viva Colonia
.
Their song Wenn nicht jetzt, wann dann? (If not now, then when?) reached number one in Germany
in February 2007. They performed it during the 2007 World Men's Handball Championship
finals, held in Cologne.
Their album Da Simmer Dabei! Die Grössten Partyhits was on the German top 50 albums chart for 8 weeks in 2007, peaking at number 9. The title is a reference to the chorus
of the song Viva Colonia
.
Cologne
Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. They sing in the local dialect of Cologne
Cologne
Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
, Kölsch
Kölsch language
Kölsch is a very closely related small set of dialects, or variants, of the Ripuarian Central German group of languages. Kölsch is spoken in and partially around Cologne in the area covered by the Archdiocese and former Electorate of Cologne reaching from Neuss in the north to just south of Bonn,...
.
The group was founded in 1972 by Peter Werner and Janus Fröhlich. During their first year, the band wore chicken
Chicken
The chicken is a domesticated fowl, a subspecies of the Red Junglefowl. As one of the most common and widespread domestic animals, and with a population of more than 24 billion in 2003, there are more chickens in the world than any other species of bird...
costumes, and threw real feathers into the audience.
They are particularly successful in the area around Cologne, although they are popular nationwide. The band is famous for performing at the Cologne carnival
Cologne carnival
The Cologne Carnival is a carnival that takes place every year in Cologne, Germany. Traditionally, the "fifth season" is declared open at 11 minutes past 11 on the 11th of November. The Carnival spirit is then temporarily suspended during the Advent and Christmas period, and picks up again in...
. Their most popular carnival songs are Echte Fründe, Pizza wunderbar, Die Karawane zieht weiter and Viva Colonia
Viva Colonia
Viva Colonia is a 2003 song and album by the German band De Höhner. The song is sung in a language which resembles the local dialect of Cologne, Kölsch, but differs in that the lyrics do not have many particularly Kölsch words, and thus are relatively easily understood by all German-language...
.
Their song Wenn nicht jetzt, wann dann? (If not now, then when?) reached number one in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
in February 2007. They performed it during the 2007 World Men's Handball Championship
2007 World Men's Handball Championship
The 20th World Men's Handball Championship took place from January 19 to February 4, 2007 in Germany. 24 national teams played in 12 German cities.The tournament was won by Germany.-Stadiums:...
finals, held in Cologne.
Their album Da Simmer Dabei! Die Grössten Partyhits was on the German top 50 albums chart for 8 weeks in 2007, peaking at number 9. The title is a reference to the chorus
Refrain
A refrain is the line or lines that are repeated in music or in verse; the "chorus" of a song...
of the song Viva Colonia
Viva Colonia
Viva Colonia is a 2003 song and album by the German band De Höhner. The song is sung in a language which resembles the local dialect of Cologne, Kölsch, but differs in that the lyrics do not have many particularly Kölsch words, and thus are relatively easily understood by all German-language...
.