Silbermond
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Silbermond is a German
rock
band from Bautzen
, Saxony
. The band consists of Stefanie Kloß, Andreas Nowak, Johannes and Thomas Stolle.
. Two years later, they decided to form their own group, and as a result they began performing locally under the name Jast (composed by the initial letters of band members.). In 2001, they changed their name to Silbermond, simultaneously concentrating on songs in German language
for the first time.
In January 2004 the group got the chance to perform as opening act for singer Jeanette Biedermann
. Afterwards they released their first single "Mach's Dir Selbst", followed-up by their debut album Verschwende deine Zeit
, which was eventually certified double platinum in Germany and Austria and spawned three further singles, including top 5 hit "Symphonie
". At the end of 2004 the band went on tour, and in April 2005 they published their first concert DVD Verschwende Deine Zeit - Live, which reached gold status. Silbermond participated in the Berlin installment of Live 8
. They performed "Zeit für Optimisten" after Green Day
's set and before Chris De Burgh
in the concert lineup.
In April 2006, Silbermond released their second album Laut Gedacht
. The album debuted at #1 on the German and Austrian album charts and spawned another top 10 hit with its lead single "Unendlich". While the album's second single, "Meer Sein" failed to enter the top 30, its third single, "Das Beste", released in October 2006, became the group's first number one single. The Premium/Maxi-CD includes five songs, including a collaboration with the Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg
under the direction of Scott Lawton. The last single of the album "Das Ende vom Kreis" entered the top 30.
On 7 July 2007 they performed at the German leg
of Live Earth
in Hamburg
.
Sarah Brightman
's song Symphonie
is a cover version of the Silbermond song.
Their third Album Nichts Passiert
was released on 20 March 2009. It debuted at #1 on both the German, the Swiss and the Austrian album charts. The first single "Irgendwas bleibt" also became a #1 hit, whereas their second single "Ich bereue nichts" only made it into the top 20. With the third single "Krieger des Lichts" the album spawned yet another top 10 hit.
In 2009, they won the award of Best German Act in the MTV Europe Music Awards.
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...
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...
band from Bautzen
Bautzen
Bautzen is a hill-top town in eastern Saxony, Germany, and administrative centre of the eponymous district. It is located on the Spree River. As of 2008, its population is 41,161...
, Saxony
Saxony
The Free State of Saxony is a landlocked state of Germany, contingent with Brandenburg, Saxony Anhalt, Thuringia, Bavaria, the Czech Republic and Poland. It is the tenth-largest German state in area, with of Germany's sixteen states....
. The band consists of Stefanie Kloß, Andreas Nowak, Johannes and Thomas Stolle.
Biography
Silbermond's band members originally met in 1998 when they participated in the music project Ten SingTen Sing
TEN SING is a youth work method within the YWCA and YMCA.It organizes groups of young people from 11 years and up , ranging in size from a handful to several tens of members...
. Two years later, they decided to form their own group, and as a result they began performing locally under the name Jast (composed by the initial letters of band members.). In 2001, they changed their name to Silbermond, simultaneously concentrating on songs in German language
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
for the first time.
In January 2004 the group got the chance to perform as opening act for singer Jeanette Biedermann
Jeanette Biedermann
Jeanette Biedermann , also known by her stage name Jeanette, is a German recording artist, actress and television personality. Born and raised in Berlin, Biedermann began performing as a member of a troupe of acrobats in a children's circus at the age of six...
. Afterwards they released their first single "Mach's Dir Selbst", followed-up by their debut album Verschwende deine Zeit
Verschwende deine Zeit
-Album:-Singles:...
, which was eventually certified double platinum in Germany and Austria and spawned three further singles, including top 5 hit "Symphonie
Symphonie (song)
"Symphonie" is a single released by the German band, Silbermond in 2004 -Cover versions:Soprano singer Sarah Brightman covered the song in English, with the title "Symphony" in 2008. Brightman also used it for the title of the respective album, Symphony...
". At the end of 2004 the band went on tour, and in April 2005 they published their first concert DVD Verschwende Deine Zeit - Live, which reached gold status. Silbermond participated in the Berlin installment of Live 8
Live 8
Live 8 was a string of benefit concerts that took place on 2 July 2005, in the G8 states and in South Africa. They were timed to precede the G8 Conference and summit held at the Gleneagles Hotel in Auchterarder, Scotland from 6–8 July 2005; they also coincided with the 20th anniversary of Live Aid...
. They performed "Zeit für Optimisten" after Green Day
Green Day
Green Day is an American punk rock band formed in 1987. The band consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong, bassist and backing vocalist Mike Dirnt, and drummer Tre Cool...
's set and before Chris De Burgh
Chris de Burgh
Chris de Burgh is a British/Irish singer-songwriter. He is most famous for his 1986 love song "The Lady in Red".-Early life:...
in the concert lineup.
In April 2006, Silbermond released their second album Laut Gedacht
Laut gedacht
Laut Gedacht is the second studio album by German rock band Silbermond, released on April 21, 2006. Primarily produced by Ingo Politz and Bernd Wendlandt, the album peaked at #1 on the German and Austrian albums chart, and at #3 in Switzerland...
. The album debuted at #1 on the German and Austrian album charts and spawned another top 10 hit with its lead single "Unendlich". While the album's second single, "Meer Sein" failed to enter the top 30, its third single, "Das Beste", released in October 2006, became the group's first number one single. The Premium/Maxi-CD includes five songs, including a collaboration with the Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg
Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg
The German Film Orchestra Babelsberg is a symphony orchestra based in Potsdam, Germany. It was founded in 1993 by Klaus Peter Beyer. The orchestra derives its name from the legendary Babelsberg Studios in Potsdam-Babelsberg, a city part of Potsdam today, where notable films such as Metropolis, Dr...
under the direction of Scott Lawton. The last single of the album "Das Ende vom Kreis" entered the top 30.
On 7 July 2007 they performed at the German leg
Live Earth concert, Hamburg
The Live Earth concert in Germany was held at HSH Nordbank Arena, Hamburg on 7 July 2007.-Running order:In order of appearance:*Shakira - "Don't Bother", "Inevitable", "Dia Especial" with Gustavo Cerati, "Hips Don't Lie"...
of Live Earth
Live Earth
-Background:Founded by Emmy-winning producer Kevin Wall, in partnership with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, Live Earth was built upon the belief that entertainment has the power to transcend social and cultural barriers to move the world community to action...
in Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
.
Sarah Brightman
Sarah Brightman
Sarah Brightman is an English classical crossover soprano, actress, songwriter and dancer. She is famous for possessing a vocal range of over 3 octaves and singing in the whistle register...
's song Symphonie
Symphony (album)
Symphony is an album from the English Soprano singer Sarah Brightman, released in January 2008 . This classical crossover album is a contrast to her previous collaboration with producer Frank Peterson, 2003's Harem; using more Gothic influences instead of Eastern."Running" was the IAAF's Green...
is a cover version of the Silbermond song.
Their third Album Nichts Passiert
Nichts Passiert
- Album :- Year-end charts :-Singles:"Irgendwas Bleibt" reached #1 in Germany and Switzerland, becoming the band's second number-one single in Germany and the first in Switzerland. In the year-end charts the single peaked at #7 in Germany, #10 in Austria and #25 in Switzerland....
was released on 20 March 2009. It debuted at #1 on both the German, the Swiss and the Austrian album charts. The first single "Irgendwas bleibt" also became a #1 hit, whereas their second single "Ich bereue nichts" only made it into the top 20. With the third single "Krieger des Lichts" the album spawned yet another top 10 hit.
In 2009, they won the award of Best German Act in the MTV Europe Music Awards.
Studio albums
| Year | Album | Chart positions | Certifications Music recording sales certification Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,... |
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AUT 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... |
SWI Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition.... |
EU Europe Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting... |
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| 2004 | Verschwende Deine Zeit Verschwende deine Zeit -Album:-Singles:...
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3 | 4 | 18 | 28 | AUT: Platinum (20,000) GER: 2x Platinum (400,000) SWI: Gold (15,000) |
| 2006 | Laut Gedacht Laut gedacht Laut Gedacht is the second studio album by German rock band Silbermond, released on April 21, 2006. Primarily produced by Ingo Politz and Bernd Wendlandt, the album peaked at #1 on the German and Austrian albums chart, and at #3 in Switzerland... Compact Disc The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,... , digital download Music download A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment... |
1 | 1 | 3 | - | AUT: Platinum (20,000) GER: 2x Platinum (400,000) SWI: Platinum (30,000) |
| 2009 | Nichts Passiert Nichts Passiert - Album :- Year-end charts :-Singles:"Irgendwas Bleibt" reached #1 in Germany and Switzerland, becoming the band's second number-one single in Germany and the first in Switzerland. In the year-end charts the single peaked at #7 in Germany, #10 in Austria and #25 in Switzerland.... Compact Disc The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,... , digital download Music download A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment... , LP LP album The LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry... |
1 | 1 | 1 | 98 | AUT: Platinum (20,000+)GER: Platinum (200,000+)SWI: Gold (15,000+) |
Singles
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AUT 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... |
SUI Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition.... |
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Laut Gedacht Laut gedacht Laut Gedacht is the second studio album by German rock band Silbermond, released on April 21, 2006. Primarily produced by Ingo Politz and Bernd Wendlandt, the album peaked at #1 on the German and Austrian albums chart, and at #3 in Switzerland... |
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| 2007 | "Das Ende vom Kreis" | |
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| 2008 | "Bis zum Schluss" (with Curse Curse (rapper) Michael Kurth , better known as Curse, is a former hip hop artist from Minden, Germany.- Biography :Curse has had a long musical past. In his youth, he played songs like "Zwei Mal In Den Kopf" in his former band Phat Kicks... ) |
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| 2009 | "Irgendwas bleibt" | |
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Nichts Passiert Nichts Passiert - Album :- Year-end charts :-Singles:"Irgendwas Bleibt" reached #1 in Germany and Switzerland, becoming the band's second number-one single in Germany and the first in Switzerland. In the year-end charts the single peaked at #7 in Germany, #10 in Austria and #25 in Switzerland.... |
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| 2010 | "Here we go again / Unendlich - Silbermond trifft Jenix" | |
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Other charted songs
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| GER 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... |
AUT 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... |
SWI Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition.... |
LUX Luxembourg Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south... |
RUS Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects... |
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Nichts Passiert Nichts Passiert - Album :- Year-end charts :-Singles:"Irgendwas Bleibt" reached #1 in Germany and Switzerland, becoming the band's second number-one single in Germany and the first in Switzerland. In the year-end charts the single peaked at #7 in Germany, #10 in Austria and #25 in Switzerland.... |
2005
- ECHO - "National Newcomer"
- Bravo Otto - "Superband"
- Comet - "Best Live Act"
- Eins Live Krone - "Best Band"
2007
- ECHO - Song of the year "Das Beste"
- ECHO - Best Live Act
- Comet - Best Live Act
- Comet- Best Download Song
2010
- ECHO - Best National Act
- ECHO - Best Live Act
- Comet - Best National Act
- Comet - Best Video (Krieger des Lichts)
2011
- ECHO - Radio-ECHO (Krieger des Lichts)
- ECHO - Ehren-Preis (For their charity work [Fans Helfen])
- Drums.de Musik-Fach-Award - Best Music Act 2011