Sash!
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SASH! is a German
DJ
/ producer
team, fronted by Sascha Lappessen (born 10 June 1970, Nettetal
, Germany
), who works in the recording studio
with Ralf Kappmeier and Thomas "Alisson" Lüdke. They have sold over 18 million albums worldwide and earned more than 65 Gold and Platinum awards.
as the singer, Sash! released "Encore Une Fois
". Described on Sash's biography as "the big break", it reached #2 in the UK Singles Chart
, as well as reaching the top 10 of five countries' singles charts, and the top 20 of seven countries' singles charts.
In the same year, Sash! produced "Ecuador"
, and "Stay", which both also reached #2 in the UK Singles Chart. In 1998, Sash! released the first single from his second album album "La Primavera", which reached #3, "Mysterious Times", which reached #2, and "Move Mania", which reached #8. The following year, "Colour The World" was sold, and it reached #15. In 2000, "Adelante" was released from the new album "Trilenium", and it reached #2. "Just Around The Hill", and "With My Own Eyes", were also released in that year, reaching #8 and #10 respectively. "With My Own Eyes" became the last single released by Sash! in the United Kingdom for around 8 years. "Together Again" was the last single from the album, but was only released in Spain
and Denmark
.
In 2002, Sash! released his 4th album 'S4 Sash!'. It produced three singles. "Ganbareh", which was sung in Japanese (Ganbareh roughly translating as 'Go for it') reached number 3 in the Spanish charts. "Run" featured Boy George
) and "I Believe" featured the vocals of TJ Davis
. In 2007, Sash! released an album called '10th Anniversary', which was first sold in South Africa
. In October 2008, the album was released in the United Kingdom, and attained #9 in the UK Album Chart. On June 20, 2008, Sash! was ranked #168 on the DJ List.
In 2008 Sash! produced "Raindrops (Encore Une Fois)", in a collaboration with Stunt, and it reached #9 in the UK Singles Chart.
Sash! are the only act to have UK Singles Chart
Hits in four different languages. These are "Encore Une Fois
" (which was sung in French
), "Ecuador
" (which was sung in Spanish
), "La Primavera" (which was sung in Italian
) and many others including "Stay" and "Mysterious Times" (which were sung in English
).
Sash! also tie with English singers Frankie Sandford
and Rochelle Wiseman
of The Saturdays
and formerly of S Club 8
for the record of having more tracks (5) than any other artist reaching Number 2, without any of their tracks reaching number 1 in the UK music charts. (Encore Une Fois, Ecuador, Stay, Adelante and Mysterious Times)
Sash! are putting the finishing touches to their next studio album "Life is a beach" due for release in late summer/autumn 2011 - the first single from the album was "All is Love" featuring vocals by Jessy which was released in Spring 2010, an instrumental version of the track could be heard before, when entering the Sash! website after the initial "Raindrops" page. Now a loop of Sash!'s new single "Mirror Mirror" can be heard when entering the website.
In June 2010, they released 2 cd singles with Swedish-Nigerian pop-star Dr. Alban
.
and "Stay"; the voice came from the singer La Trec. Both singles were released in 1997. In the same year the first album of the group has been released. It is called "It's My Life - The Album".
) and "Move Mania" (Sung by Shannon
). All 3 singles were released in the year 1998. The second album of the group "Life Goes On" was released in the same year. In 1999, "Colour the World" (rapped by Dr. Alban
and sung by Inka Auhagen) was released as the final single from the album "Life Goes On".
", which again featured the voice of Tina Cousins. In the same year the album itself was released. "With My Own Eyes" was released as the third and final single from "Trilenium".
) asks Kevin (Harry Enfield
), what style of music he prefers, Acid House
or Balearic Beat
, Kevin says "Acid", then Eyeball asks him, Sash! or Chicane
, to which Kevin replies, "Sash!". "Ecuador" is played in the loading station of Riddler's Revenge at Six Flags Magic Mountain
.
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...
DJ
Disc jockey
A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...
/ producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
team, fronted by Sascha Lappessen (born 10 June 1970, Nettetal
Nettetal
Nettetal is a municipality in the district of Viersen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.-Geography:Nettetal is not a town itself, but a federation of villages that have developed around the river Nette, and the worked-out gravel pits that now form five lakes. It is situated on the border with 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...
), who works in the recording studio
Recording studio
A recording studio is a facility for sound recording and mixing. Ideally both the recording and monitoring spaces are specially designed by an acoustician to achieve optimum acoustic properties...
with Ralf Kappmeier and Thomas "Alisson" Lüdke. They have sold over 18 million albums worldwide and earned more than 65 Gold and Platinum awards.
History
Sascha Lappessen, Thomas "Alisson" Lüdke, and Ralf Kappmeier, created Sash! in 1995. The previous year, the three had worked together, under the name of Careca, to produce a piece called "Indian Rave", which was a mildy successful song. In 1996, Sash! released "It's My Life", which became a European club hit. In 1997, with Sabine OhmesEncore (musician)
Encore is the stage name of German singer, Sabine Ohmes. She performs only in French. Ohmes adopted her moniker after her debut as the vocalist on the Sash! track, "Encore Une Fois", which reached #2 in the UK Singles Chart....
as the singer, Sash! released "Encore Une Fois
Encore Une Fois
"Encore Une Fois" is a Trance song created by international DJ team Sash! in 1997. It found huge success in clubs throughout the world and is considered one of Sash!'s biggest hits to date...
". Described on Sash's biography as "the big break", it reached #2 in the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
, as well as reaching the top 10 of five countries' singles charts, and the top 20 of seven countries' singles charts.
In the same year, Sash! produced "Ecuador"
Ecuador (Sash! song)
"Ecuador" is a single produced by German DJ/Production team Sash!, and also features Adrian Rodriguez. It was released three months after the hugely successful "Encore Une Fois", and lived up to its predecessor's success, becoming an international hit and reaching the top 20 in more than ten...
, and "Stay", which both also reached #2 in the UK Singles Chart. In 1998, Sash! released the first single from his second album album "La Primavera", which reached #3, "Mysterious Times", which reached #2, and "Move Mania", which reached #8. The following year, "Colour The World" was sold, and it reached #15. In 2000, "Adelante" was released from the new album "Trilenium", and it reached #2. "Just Around The Hill", and "With My Own Eyes", were also released in that year, reaching #8 and #10 respectively. "With My Own Eyes" became the last single released by Sash! in the United Kingdom for around 8 years. "Together Again" was the last single from the album, but was only released in Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
and Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
.
In 2002, Sash! released his 4th album 'S4 Sash!'. It produced three singles. "Ganbareh", which was sung in Japanese (Ganbareh roughly translating as 'Go for it') reached number 3 in the Spanish charts. "Run" featured Boy George
Boy George
Boy George is a British singer-songwriter who was part of the English New Romantic movement which emerged in the early 1980s. He helped give androgyny an international stage with the success of Culture Club during the 1980s. His music is often classified as blue-eyed soul, which is influenced by...
) and "I Believe" featured the vocals of TJ Davis
TJ Davis
TJ Davis is a British singer. She started as a backing vocalist for Gary Numan, D:Ream, and Blur, and quickly developed a career of her own. She is known among video game music aficionados for working with award-winning composer Richard Jacques on the soundtracks of Sonic R and Metropolis Street...
. In 2007, Sash! released an album called '10th Anniversary', which was first sold in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. In October 2008, the album was released in the United Kingdom, and attained #9 in the UK Album Chart. On June 20, 2008, Sash! was ranked #168 on the DJ List.
In 2008 Sash! produced "Raindrops (Encore Une Fois)", in a collaboration with Stunt, and it reached #9 in the UK Singles Chart.
Sash! are the only act to have UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
Hits in four different languages. These are "Encore Une Fois
Encore Une Fois
"Encore Une Fois" is a Trance song created by international DJ team Sash! in 1997. It found huge success in clubs throughout the world and is considered one of Sash!'s biggest hits to date...
" (which was sung in French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
), "Ecuador
Ecuador (Sash! song)
"Ecuador" is a single produced by German DJ/Production team Sash!, and also features Adrian Rodriguez. It was released three months after the hugely successful "Encore Une Fois", and lived up to its predecessor's success, becoming an international hit and reaching the top 20 in more than ten...
" (which was sung in Spanish
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
), "La Primavera" (which was sung in Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
) and many others including "Stay" and "Mysterious Times" (which were sung in English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
).
Sash! also tie with English singers Frankie Sandford
Frankie Sandford
Francesca "Frankie" Sandford is an English pop and R&B singer-songwriter and currently a member of girl group The Saturdays; under the record label of Fascination Records and Polydor Records. The band have had huge success, releasing eleven singles of which ten have charted inside the top 10 on...
and Rochelle Wiseman
Rochelle Wiseman
Rochelle Eulah Eileen Wiseman is an English singer, actress and television presenter. She is best known for her work in pop groups S Club 8 and The Saturdays...
of The Saturdays
The Saturdays
The Saturdays are a British and Irish pop girl group based in London, United Kingdom. The group consists of five members Una Healy, Mollie King, Frankie Sandford, Vanessa White and Rochelle Wiseman. In 2007 the band were formed through Fascination Records which gave them an instant record deal with...
and formerly of S Club 8
S Club 8
S Club 8, previously known as S Club Juniors, was a spin-off of the UK pop group S Club 7. The group's members, Jay Asforis, Daisy Evans, Calvin Goldspink, Stacey McClean, Aaron Renfree, Hannah Richings, Rochelle Wiseman and Frankie Sandford, were all in their early teens or younger when they were...
for the record of having more tracks (5) than any other artist reaching Number 2, without any of their tracks reaching number 1 in the UK music charts. (Encore Une Fois, Ecuador, Stay, Adelante and Mysterious Times)
Sash! are putting the finishing touches to their next studio album "Life is a beach" due for release in late summer/autumn 2011 - the first single from the album was "All is Love" featuring vocals by Jessy which was released in Spring 2010, an instrumental version of the track could be heard before, when entering the Sash! website after the initial "Raindrops" page. Now a loop of Sash!'s new single "Mirror Mirror" can be heard when entering the website.
In June 2010, they released 2 cd singles with Swedish-Nigerian pop-star Dr. Alban
Dr. Alban
Alban Uzoma Nwapa , known by his stage name Dr. Alban, is a Nigerian, Sweden-based musician and producer with his own record label dr-records. His music can best be described as a Eurodance/hip-hop reggae with a dancehall style. He is most famous for his worldwide 1992 hit "It's My...
.
It's My Life – The Album
The first single of the group was "It's My Life". It was released in 1996 and was a successful club hit, but there was no video for it. The real break through came with the Single "Encore une Fois", which was released in 1997. The voice in this track came from Sabine Ohmes. After the break through, Sash! produced the hits "Ecuador"; the voice came from Adrian RodriguezAdrian Rodriguez
Adrian Rodriguez is a trance producer and DJ from Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany who debuted in 1994, pairing with Sash! to create hits such as "Ecuador" and "Adelante".-Biography:...
and "Stay"; the voice came from the singer La Trec. Both singles were released in 1997. In the same year the first album of the group has been released. It is called "It's My Life - The Album".
Life Goes On
In the next years, Sash! released the singles "La Primavera" (sung by Patrizia Salvatore), "Mysterious Times" (sung by Tina CousinsTina Cousins
Tina Cousins is an English singer-songwriter and former fashion model. She has had five singles in the Top 20 of the UK Singles Chart, both as a solo artist and in collaboration with others. She has also achieved popularity in Australia. She started her career as a model...
) and "Move Mania" (Sung by Shannon
Shannon (singer)
Shannon is an American singer. She is best known for her 1983 million-selling record, "Let the Music Play". The record re-defined the electro funk sound that would eventually be called freestyle music.-Biography:...
). All 3 singles were released in the year 1998. The second album of the group "Life Goes On" was released in the same year. In 1999, "Colour the World" (rapped by Dr. Alban
Dr. Alban
Alban Uzoma Nwapa , known by his stage name Dr. Alban, is a Nigerian, Sweden-based musician and producer with his own record label dr-records. His music can best be described as a Eurodance/hip-hop reggae with a dancehall style. He is most famous for his worldwide 1992 hit "It's My...
and sung by Inka Auhagen) was released as the final single from the album "Life Goes On".
Trilenium
In 1999 Sash! released "Adelante". The first single from Sash!'s then new and upcoming album "Trilenium". It reached very good chart positions in Europe. The following single from "Trilenium", released in 2000, was the ballad "Just Around The HillJust Around the Hill
"Just Around The Hill" is a dance music song by German production group Sash! from their 3rd album Trilenium. It's the second Sash! song featuring British singer Tina Cousins. It reached 8th position in UK chart.-Track listing:German version-Charts:...
", which again featured the voice of Tina Cousins. In the same year the album itself was released. "With My Own Eyes" was released as the third and final single from "Trilenium".
S4! SASH!
After almost 2 years of silence, Sash! released the song "Ganbareh", which means "go for it". After the first single of the new album "S4Sash!" the song "Run" with Boy George was released as the second single. The new album was released after the second single "Run". All 3 cds were released in the year 2002. The third single from the album "S4Sash! was "I Believe". It featured TJ Davis, and it was released in 2003.The Best Of
After now just fifteen years of big success and 18 million international sold CD`s are all the hits together on one album. SASH!- Best Of . All the songs entered the charts around the World almost everywhere in the top ten positions. And it contains with two unreleased songs. And a new song called "Raindrops" it get the 9# position in the charts of the UK.Life is a Beach
In 2010 "All is Love" was released as the first single from the new album Life Is a Beach. It was only released as a digital download. In 2011 "Mirror Mirror" was chosen as the second single of the new album, it will be released in August. A music video to the song was made, and was officially released on July 13th. It is unpopular with his older fans but still charted at number 25 on the German charts.In popular culture
They are mentioned in the first segment of the movie, Kevin and Perry Go Large, when Eyeball Paul (played by Rhys IfansRhys Ifans
Rhys Ifans is a Welsh actor and musician. He is known for his portrayal of characters such as Spike in Notting Hill and Jed Parry in Enduring Love and as a member of the Welsh rock groups Super Furry Animals and The Peth. Ifans also appeared as Xenophilius Lovegood in Harry Potter and the Deathly...
) asks Kevin (Harry Enfield
Harry Enfield
Henry Richard "Harry" Enfield is a BAFTA-winning English comedian, actor, writer and director.-Early life:...
), what style of music he prefers, Acid House
Acid house
Acid house is a sub-genre of house music that emphasizes a repetitive, hypnotic and trance-like style, often with samples or spoken lines rather than sung lyrics. Acid house's core electronic squelch sounds were developed around the mid-1980s, particularly by DJs from Chicago who experimented with...
or Balearic Beat
Balearic Beat
Balearic Beat or either Balearic House and Balearic Trance is an eclectic blend of DJed dance music that originally emerged in the mid-1980s. It later became the name of a more specific style of electronic dance music that was popular into the mid-1990s...
, Kevin says "Acid", then Eyeball asks him, Sash! or Chicane
Chicane (recording artist)
Chicane is a British electronic dance music act, and the guise of British musician, composer, songwriter and record producer, Nicholas Bracegirdle....
, to which Kevin replies, "Sash!". "Ecuador" is played in the loading station of Riddler's Revenge at Six Flags Magic Mountain
Six Flags Magic Mountain
Six Flags Magic Mountain is a theme park located in Valencia, California north of Los Angeles. It opened on Memorial Day weekend on May 30, 1971 as Magic Mountain, by the Newhall Land and Farming Company. In 1979, Six Flags purchased the park and added the name Six Flags to the park's title. In...
.
Awards
| Year | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | BRIT Award: Best International Male |
| Award |
|---|
| 3 Billboard Hot Dance Music Awards |
| Club Music Award: Dance Record Artist of the Year |
| 2 The International Disco Awards: Dance Recording Artist of the Year |
| Techno D'Or Cannes |