1、Lied #1 : Tokio HotelTokio Hotel is a pop rock band from Germany, founded in 2001 by singer Bill Kaulitz, guitarist Tom Kaulitz, drummer Gustav Schfer and bassist Georg Listing.The quartet have had four number one singles and have released three number one albums in Germany, selling nearly 5 million
2、 CDs and DVDs there.The band released their first German-language album “Schrei” in 2005. Schrei sold more than half a million copies worldwide.In 2007, the band released their second German album “Zimmer 483” and their first English album “Scream” which helped win the band their first MTV Europe Mu
3、sic Award for Best InterAct. They have gone on to win many awards in America and Europe including the Award for Best World Stage Performance on November 7, 2010 at the MTV Europe Music Awards in Madrid.The band is currently one of the biggest modern acts from Germany and the biggest in 20 yearsTrivi
4、a - On August 4, 2010, Tom Kaulitz got his own Reebok shoe commercial. Reebok signed the 20-year-old Tokio Hotel guitarist/sneakerhead to model shoes for the company. “At home, I created a little room like a little storage room,“ he said of his sneakers. He also said that he gets 10 new pairs a week
5、. Thats 520 sneakers a year.Lied #2 : Wir sind HeldenWir sind Helden (German for “We are heroes“) is a German Alternative Rock band from Berlin, first established in 2001, in Hamburg. The quartet is composed of lead singer Judith Holofernes and musicians Pola Roy, Mark Tavassol, and Jean-Michel Tour
6、ette. The groups name is partly inspired by the German version of David Bowies “Heroes“.Wir sind Helden played at three sold-out concerts in London, United Kingdom in October 2006, November 2006 and September 2007, which is considered a great feat for a band with non-English lyrics. However, Wir sin
7、d Helden remains largely unknown in the English speaking world.Trivia - In 2007, their song “Endlich ein Grund zur Panik“ (= Finally a reason to panic”) was featured in the soundtrack to the EA Sports video game, FIFA 08, and another song “Guten Tag“ featured in “FIFA Football 2004“.Lied#3 : Ich how
8、ever, that has become his own special signature.Lied #5 : SeeedSeeed is a German reggae/dancehall band from Berlin. Founded in 1998, they have become very well known in Germany and its neighboring countries. They are the most popular German reggae act. Even though their lyrics are often in German, i
9、nternational audiences still enjoy their chill sound.Seeed consists of eleven band members, including three singers, a horn section and a DJ.Seeed is notable for their unusual use of horns. many well known Jamaican horn players, artists and producers. Seeeds lyrics are in German, English and Jamaica
10、n Patois. Their biggest hits in the German speaking world are “Dickes B“, “Aufstehn“, “Ding“ and “Music Monks“. Although their lyrics are in English and German, most of the German songs were completely translated into English for the international release of the Albums Next! and Music Monks.Trivia -
11、 Their first smash hit, “Dickes B“ is an ode to Berlin. Lied #6 : MiaMIA. (alternate spelling: Mia.) is a German rock/pop band from Berlin.MIA. originally formed in 1997 when TV host Sarah Kuttner introduced schoolmates Mieze and Andy Ross to Robert Schtze and Ingo Puls and one year later the band,
12、then called “Me in Affairs” signed a contract with independent music label R.O.T. - Respect or Tolerate. They soon abbreviated their band name to MIA., but now claim the letters do no longer stand just for Me in Affairs, but also for things like “Musik ist Alles” (“Music is everything”) and that the
13、re is no such thing as a “correct” translation of their name.In 1999 the band released its first single “Sugar My Skin” on major label BMG, Afterwards MIA. released their debut album “Hieb und Stichfest”, which saw moderate success in Germany.2003 saw the band being heavily criticized for their song “Was es ist”. The lyrics featured romantic references to Germany and the colors of the German flag, topics that due to Germanys violent history, many political leftists are uncomfortable with. MIA. claim the song meant to provoke a discussion about Germany.
