Rosenstolz
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Rosenstolz (ˈʁoːzənʃtɔlts) is a German music band from Berlin
. Their music combines several styles including rock
, pop
and ballads. AnNa R. and Peter Plate form the duo. They had their breakthrough in 1998 with the song Herzensschöner (Heart's Desire). Other successful hits include Amo vitam (I Love Life), Es könnt ein Anfang sein (It Could be a Beginning), Liebe ist alles (Love is Everything), Willkommen (Welcome), Ich bin ich [Wir sind wir] (I am me [We are us]).
Their records Kassengift (Box-Office Poison, 2000), Herz (Heart, 2004) and Das große Leben (The Big Life, 2006) and the live DVD
Das große Leben - live (The Big Life - Live) all went straight to #1 on the official German album charts
as compiled by Media Control; Das große Leben also reached #1 in Austria
and #10 in Switzerland
.
Peter Plate was born on the 1st July 1967 in New Delhi
, where his grandfather was working as a diplomat. Before he moved to Berlin in 1990 he lived in Goslar
and Braunschweig
, among other places. Today he lives in Berlin-Charlottenburg. Before the founding of Rosenstolz he was active as a musician, writing a musical with friends during his youth and producing several tapes, albeit without wide distribution.
Since 1990 Plate has lived with Ulf Leo Sommer, who acts as producer, composer and lyricist for Rosenstolz. Since the 1st June 2002 they have been in a registered partnership.
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
. Their music combines several styles including rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
, pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
and ballads. AnNa R. and Peter Plate form the duo. They had their breakthrough in 1998 with the song Herzensschöner (Heart's Desire). Other successful hits include Amo vitam (I Love Life), Es könnt ein Anfang sein (It Could be a Beginning), Liebe ist alles (Love is Everything), Willkommen (Welcome), Ich bin ich [Wir sind wir] (I am me [We are us]).
Their records Kassengift (Box-Office Poison, 2000), Herz (Heart, 2004) and Das große Leben (The Big Life, 2006) and the live DVD
DVD
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Das große Leben - live (The Big Life - Live) all went straight to #1 on the official German album charts
Media Control Charts
The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie...
as compiled by Media Control; Das große Leben also reached #1 in Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
and #10 in Switzerland
Switzerland
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.
Members
AnNa R. (Real name: Andrea Natalie Neuenhofen, née Rosenbaum) was born on the 25th December 1969 in Berlin-Friedrichshain and grew up in East-Berlin. She still lives in Berlin-Friedrichshain. She failed the entrance examination to the Friedrichshain Music School, and before her breakthrough as a singer she worked as an assistant in a laboratory and a music seller to finance her musial training. She has been married since November 2002 to Nilo Neuenhofen.Peter Plate was born on the 1st July 1967 in New Delhi
New Delhi
New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...
, where his grandfather was working as a diplomat. Before he moved to Berlin in 1990 he lived in Goslar
Goslar
Goslar is a historic town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the administrative centre of the district of Goslar and located on the northwestern slopes of the Harz mountain range. The Old Town of Goslar and the Mines of Rammelsberg are UNESCO World Heritage Sites.-Geography:Goslar is situated at the...
and Braunschweig
Braunschweig
Braunschweig , is a city of 247,400 people, located in the federal-state of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located north of the Harz mountains at the farthest navigable point of the Oker river, which connects to the North Sea via the rivers Aller and Weser....
, among other places. Today he lives in Berlin-Charlottenburg. Before the founding of Rosenstolz he was active as a musician, writing a musical with friends during his youth and producing several tapes, albeit without wide distribution.
Since 1990 Plate has lived with Ulf Leo Sommer, who acts as producer, composer and lyricist for Rosenstolz. Since the 1st June 2002 they have been in a registered partnership.
Albums
| Year | Album | Chart placing | Certifications | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | A | CH | |||
| 1992 | Soubrette werd' ich nie Soubrette werd' ich nie Soubrette werd' ich nie is a 1992 album by Rosenstolz. It was the band's first album.The album was re-released in 1993, 1996, 2002 and 2007.-Track listing:All songs written by Peter Plate and AnNa R..... |
93 | -- | -- | |
| 1994 | Nur einmal noch | -- | -- | -- | |
| 1994 | Sanfte Verführer | -- | -- | -- | |
| 1995 | Mittwoch is' er fällig | -- | -- | -- | |
| 1996 | Objekt der Begierde | -- | -- | -- | |
| 1997 | Die Schlampen sind müde | 31 | -- | -- | |
| 1997 | Raritäten | -- | -- | -- | |
| 1998 | Alles Gute — Das Beste von 1992–1998 | 10 | -- | -- |
|
| 1999 | Raritäten 2 | -- | -- | -- | |
| 1999 | Zucker | 2 | -- | -- | |
| 1999 | Zuckerschlampen Live | 5 | -- | -- | |
| 2000 | Kassengift | 1 | -- | -- | |
| 2000 | Stolz der Rose- Das Beste und mehr | -- | -- | -- | |
| 2002 | Macht Liebe Macht Liebe Macht Liebe is the eighth studio album by Rosenstolz, released in 2002.The album entered the German top 100 album charts at #3, and it reached #51 in Austria.... |
3 | 51 | -- | |
| 2003 | Live aus Berlin | 5 | -- | -- | |
| 2004 | Herz | 1 | 22 | 55 |
|
| 2006 | Das große Leben | 1 | 1 | 10 |
|
| 2006 | Das große Leben Live | 1 | 19 | -- | |
| 2008 | Die Suche geht weiter | 1 | 1 | 2 |
|
| 2009 | Die Suche geht weiter - Live | 3 | 30 | -- | |
| 2011 | Wir sind am Leben | 1 | 1 | 3 |
|
Further releases
Besides several re-releases as digitally remastered and Digipack, further unauthorized collections of older recordings have been released by Tom Müller, Rosenstolz’s first producer, who possesses the rights:- 2003 Ohne Worte — Die Karaoke-CD [only available on the band’s Website]
- 2003 Kuss der Diebe — Producers Master Cut, CD mit DTS-5.1-Tracks, Musik für Erwachsene / DA Music (# 80)
- 2004 Erwarten se nix — Producers Master Cut, CD mit DTS-5.1-Tracks, Musik für Erwachsene / DA Music (# 47)
- 2005 Wenn du aufwachst — Producers Master Cut, CD mit DTS-5.1-Track, Musik für Erwachsene / DA Music (# 68)
- 2006 Mondkuss — Producers Master Cut, Double-CD und -LP (coloured vinylGramophone recordA gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...
, limitited to 1.000 Stück), Musik für Erwachsene / DA Music (# 16) - 2007 Soubrette werd' ich nie - The 15th Anniversary Deluxe Edition.
- 2007 Die Singles 92-07 - all 44 previously released singles contained in one box
- 2008 Traum Vom Fliegen - [Double-CD]
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart placing | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | A | CH | |||
| 1992 | "Ich geh auf Glas" | -- | -- | -- | Soubrette werd' ich nie |
| 1993 | "Schlampenfieber" | -- | -- | -- | Soubrette werd' ich nie |
| 1994 | "Kuss der Diebe" | -- | -- | -- | Nur einmal noch |
| 1994 | "Nur einmal noch" | -- | -- | -- | Nur einmal noch |
| 1995 | "Lachen" | -- | -- | -- | Mittwoch is' er fällig |
| 1995 | "Mittwoch is' er fällig" | -- | -- | -- | Mittwoch is' er fällig |
| 1996 | "Der Moment" | -- | -- | -- | Objekt der Begierde |
| 1996 | "Sex im Hotel" | -- | -- | -- | Objekt der Begierde |
| 1997 | "Ich stell mich an die nächste Wand (Monotonie)" / "Die Schlampen sind müde" | -- | -- | -- | Die Schlampen sind müde |
| 1997 | "Objekt der Begierde" / "Lass es regnen" | -- | -- | -- | Objekt der Begierde |
| 1998 | "Königin" / "Herzensschöner" | -- | -- | -- | Alles Gute |
| 1998 | "Herzensschöner" / "Königin" | 34 | -- | -- | Alles Gute |
| 1998 | "Lachen" | -- | -- | -- | Alles Gute |
| 1998 | "Nur einmal noch '98" / "Herzensschöner" | 75 | -- | -- | Alles Gute |
| 1999 | "Perlentaucher" | 40 | -- | -- | Zucker |
| 1999 | "Fütter deine Angst" / "Ja, ich will" (with Hella von Sinnen Hella von Sinnen Hella Kemper known by her stage name Hella von Sinnen is a German entertainer. She had several TV shows on German private channels... ) |
52 | -- | -- | Zucker |
| 1999 | "Zucker III" | -- | -- | -- | Zucker |
| 1999 | "Ein anderes Gefühl von Schmerz" | -- | -- | -- | Zucker |
| 2000 | "Amo Vitam" | 19 | -- | -- | Kassengift |
| 2000 | "Kinder der Nacht" | 63 | -- | -- | Kassengift |
| 2001 | "Total Eclipse" (with Marc Almond Marc Almond Marc Almond is an English singer-songwriter and musician, who originally found fame as half of the seminal synthpop/New Wave duo Soft Cell... ) / "Die schwarze Witwe" (with Nina Hagen Nina Hagen Nina Hagen is a German singer and actress.-Early years:Hagen was born as Catharina Hagen in the former East Berlin, East Germany, the daughter of Hans Hagen , a scriptwriter, and Eva-Maria Hagen, an actress and singer... ) |
22 | -- | -- | Kassengift |
| 2001 | "Es könnt' ein Anfang sein" | 8 | -- | -- | Alles Gute (Re-release) |
| 2002 | "Sternraketen" / "Macht Liebe" | 11 | -- | -- | Macht Liebe |
| 2002 | "Es tut immer noch weh" | 21 | -- | -- | Macht Liebe |
| 2003 | "Was kann ich für eure Welt" | 12 | -- | -- | Live aus Berlin |
| 2004 | "Liebe ist alles" | 6 | 47 | -- | Herz |
| 2004 | "Ich will mich verlieben" | 8 | 64 | -- | Herz |
| 2004 | "Willkommen" (from "Summer Storm Summer Storm Summer Storm is a 2004 German coming-of-age film directed by Marco Kreuzpaintner, starring Robert Stadlober, Kostja Ullmann, Alicja Bachleda-Curuś, and Marlon Kittel... ") / "Der größte Trick" |
8 | 44 | -- | Herz |
| 2004 | "Ich komm an dir nicht weiter" | 14 | 69 | -- | Herz |
| 2006 | "Ich bin ich [Wir sind wir]" | 2 | 5 | 16 | Das große Leben |
| 2006 | "Nichts von alledem [tut mir leid]" | 11 | 47 | 59 | Das große Leben |
| 2006 | "Ich geh' in Flammen auf" / "Das Glück liegt auf der Straße" | 7 | 12 | 87 | Das große Leben |
| 2006 | "Auch im Regen" / "Mein Sex" | 8 | 35 | -- | Das große Leben |
| 2007 | "Aus Liebe wollt ich alles wissen" | 15 | 45 | 66 | Das große Leben |
| 2008 | "Gib mir Sonne" | 1 | 3 | 13 | Die Suche geht weiter |
| 2008 | "Wie weit ist vorbei" | 8 | 37 | -- | Die Suche geht weiter |
| 2009 | "Blaue Flecken" | 10 | 42 | -- | Die Suche geht weiter |
| 2009 | "Ich bin mein Haus" | 29 | -- | -- | Die Suche geht weiter |
| 2011 | "Wir sind am Leben" | 3 | 17 | 43 | Wir sind am Leben |
Videos & DVDs
| Year | Title | Chart placing D | Annotation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Die Videos 1995–2001 | -- | DVD & VHS [only available on the band’s Website] |
| 2003 | Live aus Berlin | -- | DVD |
| 2004 | Herz | -- | DVD [Jewel-Case] |
| 2004 | Willkommen in unserer Welt live & draußen 04 | 27 | DVD [Jewel-Case] |
| 2006 | Das große Leben - Live | 1 | DVD [Digipack, Jewel-Case] |
| 2009 | Die Suche geht weiter - Live | 3 | CD/DVD [Hardcover Book] |
Literature
- Rosenstolz: Lieb mich, wenn du kannst, nimm mich, nimm mich ganz. Dtv, München 1998; ISBN 3-423-20058-8
External links
- Official Site (German)
- Official Shop Delivers worldwide (German)
- Russian Site (Russian)
- Schlampenseiten German fansite.
- Last.fm profile
- Laut.de profile Rosenstolz profile in Laut.de (German)