Yasmin Knock
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Yasmin K. is a German pop singer, who also performs using the name Y-ass. She is most known for appearing in 2001 on the second season of Popstars
.
Knoch is the daughter of Oliver Bendt, founder of Goombay Dance Band
. Her mother is from the Caribbean
island of St. Lucia. Knoch grew up in Hamburg
. After completing her abitur
, she took lessons in singing, piano, and guitar. She began performing in shows with her father's band. In the year 2000, she played a major role in the musical Buddy
.
In the autumn of 2001 she auditioned for the television show Popstars
. Knoch did not make it into the finals and was eliminated from the show. Alex Christensen
, a judge on Popstars began collaborating with her on numerous projects. In the summer of 2002 they released the single "Rhythm of the Night
", a cover version of a hit by the Italian band Corona.
In 2003, Yasmin K. and Alex C. released the song "Angel of Darkness, as a promotion single for Eidos Interactive
for the video game Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness.
After a four-year break, she reappeared with the song "Du hast den schönsten Arsch der Welt" ("You have the greatest ass in the world") and a cover version of the 1996 hit "Run Away" by The Soundlovers.
Popstars (Germany)
Popstars is a German reality television series that began its first installment on the RTL2 network on November 14, 2000. Part of the international Popstars franchise, it originated from the same-titled New Zealand reality program....
.
Knoch is the daughter of Oliver Bendt, founder of Goombay Dance Band
Goombay Dance Band
The Goombay Dance Band is a German based band of the 1970s created by Oliver Bendt. The band is named after a small bay on the Caribbean island of St...
. Her mother is from the Caribbean
Caribbean
The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...
island of St. Lucia. Knoch grew up 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...
. After completing her abitur
Abitur
Abitur is a designation used in Germany, Finland and Estonia for final exams that pupils take at the end of their secondary education, usually after 12 or 13 years of schooling, see also for Germany Abitur after twelve years.The Zeugnis der Allgemeinen Hochschulreife, often referred to as...
, she took lessons in singing, piano, and guitar. She began performing in shows with her father's band. In the year 2000, she played a major role in the musical Buddy
Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story
Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story is a jukebox musical in two acts with a book written by Alan Janes, and music and lyrics by a variety of songwriters. Based on the life and career of early rock and roller Buddy Holly, the musical hews closer to Holly's actual life story than the 1978 film version...
.
In the autumn of 2001 she auditioned for the television show Popstars
Popstars (Germany)
Popstars is a German reality television series that began its first installment on the RTL2 network on November 14, 2000. Part of the international Popstars franchise, it originated from the same-titled New Zealand reality program....
. Knoch did not make it into the finals and was eliminated from the show. Alex Christensen
Alex Christensen
Alex Christensen , Jasper Forks or Alex C. as he is known, is a German dance music composer, producer, and DJ, generally known as the face, and one of the founding members, of U96...
, a judge on Popstars began collaborating with her on numerous projects. In the summer of 2002 they released the single "Rhythm of the Night
The Rhythm of the Night (song)
"The Rhythm of the Night" is the debut single by the Italian band Corona. It was released in 1994.This song is inspired from an english pop song called "Save me" performed by the Say When!, released in 1987....
", a cover version of a hit by the Italian band Corona.
In 2003, Yasmin K. and Alex C. released the song "Angel of Darkness, as a promotion single for Eidos Interactive
Eidos Interactive
Eidos Interactive Ltd. is a British video game publisher and is a label of Square Enix Europe. As an independent company Eidos plc was headquartered in the Wimbledon Bridge House in Wimbledon, London Borough of Merton....
for the video game Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness.
After a four-year break, she reappeared with the song "Du hast den schönsten Arsch der Welt" ("You have the greatest ass in the world") and a cover version of the 1996 hit "Run Away" by The Soundlovers.
Albums
| Year | Title | Chart Position | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE 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... |
AT Ö3 Austria Top 40 Ö3 Austria Top 40 is the name of the official Austrian singles chart, as well as the radio show which presents it, aired Fridays on Hitradio Ö3. The show presents the Austrian singles, ringtones and downloads chart. It premiered on 26 November 1968 as Disc Parade and was presented by Ernst Grissemann... |
CH Swiss Music Charts The Swiss Music Charts are Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.The Swiss Charts include:* Singles Top 75... |
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| 2008 | Euphorie (Alex C. Alex Christensen Alex Christensen , Jasper Forks or Alex C. as he is known, is a German dance music composer, producer, and DJ, generally known as the face, and one of the founding members, of U96... feat. Y-ass) |
20 | 19 | - |
| 2010 | Tabu (Alex C. Alex Christensen Alex Christensen , Jasper Forks or Alex C. as he is known, is a German dance music composer, producer, and DJ, generally known as the face, and one of the founding members, of U96... feat. Y-ass) |
TBA | TBA | TBA |
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart Position | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE 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... |
AT Ö3 Austria Top 40 Ö3 Austria Top 40 is the name of the official Austrian singles chart, as well as the radio show which presents it, aired Fridays on Hitradio Ö3. The show presents the Austrian singles, ringtones and downloads chart. It premiered on 26 November 1968 as Disc Parade and was presented by Ernst Grissemann... |
CH Swiss Music Charts The Swiss Music Charts are Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.The Swiss Charts include:* Singles Top 75... |
BE | SE | NL | ||
| 2002 | "Rhythm of the Night" (Alex C. feat. Yasmin K.) |
28 | 28 | 81 | - | - | - |
| 2002 | "Amigos Forever" (Alex C. feat. Yasmin K.) |
35 | − | 86 | - | - | - |
| 2003 | "Angel of Darkness Angel of Darkness is a 4 part hentai anime series released in 1994 by Pink Pineapple in Japan. The series focuses on tentacle rape and S&M and was adapted into a live action series. The animated series is released in North America by ADV Films under their SoftCel Pictures label... " (Alex C. feat. Yasmin K.) |
21 | 39 | − | - | - | - |
| 2007 | "Du hast den schönsten Arsch der Welt Du hast den schönsten Arsch der Welt "Du hast den schönsten Arsch der Welt" is a 2007 German language song by the German dance music composer, producer, and DJ Alex C. . The song "Du hast den schönsten Arsch der Welt" was recorded in co-operation with and featuring Y-ass. It sampled from The Soundlovers' song "Run Away"... " (Alex C. feat. Y-ass) |
1 | 1 | 50 | 27 | 57 | 38 |
| 2008 | "Doktorspiele" (Alex C. feat. Y-ass) |
4 | 3 | − | - | - | - |
| 2008 | "Du bist so porno" (Alex C. feat. Y-ass) |
21 | 12 | − | - | - | - |
| 2008 | "Liebe zu dritt" (Alex C. feat. Y-ass) |
29 | 28 | − | - | - | - |
| 2009 | "Dancing is like heaven" (Alex C. feat. Y-ass) |
41 | 41 | − | - | - | 98 |