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藝人資料
樂團核心人物DJ Novus,在1995年(19歲)受到Rave Party于全球引起風(fēng)潮的影響,而促使Novus立志當(dāng)位出色DJ。憑借自己的天賦并經(jīng)過一番努力之后,在當(dāng)?shù)馗鞔笮【銟凡恳约拔钑?dāng)中,迅速成為知名度頗高之DJ、銳舞樂壇的風(fēng)云人物,無數(shù)樂迷和朋友都 更多>
藝人資料
樂團核心人物DJ Novus,在1995年(19歲)受到Rave Party于全球引起風(fēng)潮的影響,而促使Novus立志當(dāng)位出色DJ。憑借自己的天賦并經(jīng)過一番努力之后,在當(dāng)?shù)馗鞔笮【銟凡恳约拔钑?dāng)中,迅速成為知名度頗高之DJ、銳舞樂壇的風(fēng)云人物,無數(shù)樂迷和朋友都跟隨著他的音樂奔走在德國各地的舞會上。2001年的夏天,他與好朋友Axel Konrad成立了舞動精靈王族Groove Coverage樂隊,他們的首支單曲 “Are You Ready”一經(jīng)推出便立即登上德國DJ Chart前10位。在當(dāng)時,包括Novus自己都沒有想到這支樂隊在未來幾年內(nèi)便成為了德國舞曲界的佼佼者與風(fēng)向標(biāo)。
2002年,一首翻唱自Mike Oldfields的經(jīng)典作《Moonlight Shadow》,從此換上鮮亮電子彩衣,從德國單曲榜第8名攀升至第3名,贏得14周盤旋德國榜Top20紀(jì)錄,并在德國取得了金唱片銷量,累積銷售25萬張,并獲取Echo音樂獎提名。
緊接著推出的單曲 《God Is A Girl》憑借著勾魂女聲加上猛烈撞擊碎拍魔力的再現(xiàn)而奠定了G.C在德國舞曲界如日中天的地位,不僅問鼎冠軍之作,還開始在國際上走紅。
2002年底推出首張專輯『CoverGirl』,其中幫腔助陣的幕后演唱大功臣Verena以及Mell,都為歌曲增添更迷人聲線。在專輯《Covergirl》中,單曲《God Is A Girl》(上帝是女孩)以最快的速度登上了德國DJ榜單的第一名,并且問鼎2003年歐陸舞曲榜,成為該年度最強勁的“黑馬”;并且創(chuàng)造了在中國地區(qū)海外歌曲網(wǎng)絡(luò)下載量最高、擁有超過數(shù)千萬次下載的紀(jì)錄,在中國網(wǎng)絡(luò)下載量曾達(dá)到1000萬多次。另一熱門歌曲《She》僅在中國網(wǎng)絡(luò)的下載量就達(dá)到600萬多次。動感十足的《Far Away From Home》則被眾多知名DJ譽為當(dāng)今舞曲最為精華的傳世之作。在中國網(wǎng)絡(luò)下載量也達(dá)到600萬多次,同時還被評為全球最好聽500首歌之一。Groove Coverage還曾被譽為德國舞曲界的新風(fēng)向標(biāo)。
2003年《The End》的推出使樂隊又上了一個新的臺階,在德國單曲排行榜前十五的榜單上停留了10周之久,樂隊已經(jīng)被越來越多的國家的歌迷所知。之后樂隊再推出的《Poison》在全球許許多多的國家的排行榜上名列前茅,在德國電臺排名榜上最好成績是第2名,在奧地利第3名,英國單曲排名榜第32名。
于是2004年Mell在歇完產(chǎn)假后又回到了前臺,Groove Coverage陸續(xù)推出了若干單曲,幾乎每首都非常成功。其中就包括這首著名的,此曲一經(jīng)推出便以迅雷之勢紅遍全球,并且進入了德國電臺排名榜的前二十名、奧地利電臺排名榜前十五名。但在該歌曲發(fā)表之前,為了給3月即將登場的第二張新專輯『7 Years And 50 Days』造勢,《She》《Runaway》都被提前收錄在該專輯里,直到該專輯發(fā)行的幾個月后才開始發(fā)出單曲EP。該專輯的完美成績成功的讓樂隊走在國際道路上——在2005年,該專輯在亞洲達(dá)到白金銷量,在中國市場上熱賣兩百萬張,以及在印度尼西亞獲得巨大成功。
之后的兩年內(nèi),Groove Coverage推出了《Holy Virgin》,和有著動感節(jié)奏的《On The Radio》,該單曲成為了舞動精靈舞曲風(fēng)格充分成熟之后的又一飽滿力作,在中國各地也非常受歡迎,時常能聽到這首歌。5月發(fā)行了搖滾風(fēng)格的新單曲——《21st Century Digital Girl》,并且在第二年發(fā)行了第三張專輯『21st Century』。之后由于中國網(wǎng)絡(luò)音樂市場開始發(fā)展,《God is A Girl》卷土重來,開始走遍中國每一條大街小巷,創(chuàng)造中國海外音樂最高下載量的記錄,擁有超過數(shù)百萬次下載量。趁熱打鐵,G.C在11月末在多個國家同步發(fā)行了精選專輯『Greatest Hits』(炫舞王國),該精選新增了一首新單《Because I Love You》和兩首新歌曲《Living On A Prayer》和《Nothing Lasts Forever》。
經(jīng)過七首Top20單曲后,Groove Coverage已成為歐洲最具代表舞曲團體之一。
G.C的成功還要歸因于主音Mell與DJ Novus每個周末都在全球各地成千上萬的舞曲樂迷面前進行現(xiàn)場表演。幾乎沒有其他舞曲藝人會如此長期且頻繁的與全球歌迷近距離接觸。此外,許多歌迷喜歡Groove Coverage的原因是他們雖然都是德國籍藝人,但是卻堅持使用英文創(chuàng)作和演繹,并且不斷努力致力于做出更加國際化的音樂以奉獻(xiàn)給全球歌迷。
2007年-2010年Groove Coverage進入休整期,這段時間G.C沒有發(fā)表任何單曲,被邀請到世界各地演唱。在很多人以為G.C隱退或解散了的時候,2010年10月01日,G.C發(fā)行了第一次嘗試House風(fēng)格的新單曲——《Innocent》。該單曲最高成績是在德國DJ單曲排行榜排名第三,德國榜第38名,(以前他們走的路線是舞曲風(fēng)格,2010年之后開始轉(zhuǎn)型。)
2010年,在Groove Coverage被德國媒體評為過去十年德國最成功的個體藝術(shù)家時,2011年圍繞音樂媒體混音前10強的DJ Novus為中心的舞動精靈王族登上世界綜合實力榜第77名的位置并不是一件驚訝的事情。實力榜云集了所有風(fēng)格流派的藝術(shù)家,G.C還被稱為能和世界其他頂級藝術(shù)家平起平坐的樂隊。
2011年4月12號,G.C再次強悍推出新單《Angeline》。這首新單也獲得了非常好的成績,在德國單曲榜上更是霸占德國單曲榜17周之久,為新專輯《Riot on the Dancefloor》造勢。 而在 德國音樂下載量排行榜、DJ國際100強排行榜、舞曲50排行榜 各個排名榜上都名列榜首持久,而在iTunes音樂排行榜上也曾經(jīng)登上第一,再次為G.C展開了新道路。
2012年之后繼續(xù)發(fā)表新單:Think About the Way、Riot on the Dancefloor。雖然沒有取得明顯的成績,但還是受到眾多粉絲的喜愛。并且推出了同名新專輯——『Riot on the Dancefloor』。
時隔兩年后的2014年,歌名為《Tell Me》的新單曲發(fā)布了。DJ Novus聲稱這是Groove Coverage有史以來最“瘋狂”的MV?!綧V里出現(xiàn)了多位嘉賓:當(dāng)過GC主唱并且在后臺參加創(chuàng)作的Verena,一起合作創(chuàng)作
的Rameez,DJ Novus的女徒弟DJane HouseKat,還有美國艷星女模特Micaela Schaefer和男DJ Shaun Baker等】
2014年尾G.C出其不意發(fā)行了 ,而MV是在單曲釋放的前兩天就已經(jīng)公布在YouTuBe。半年后2015年5月29日重新混音了多個版本并以單曲形式發(fā)行,但并沒有拍攝MV。該歌曲最初出現(xiàn)在首張專輯『Covergirl』里,由Mell演唱。
Groove Coverage是德國最成功的舞曲藝術(shù)家之一。樂隊曾有12首單曲進入德國前50強,其中3首單曲更進入前10。4張獨立專輯發(fā)行量超過500萬張(僅在中國發(fā)行量就超過200萬張)。G.C立志成為德國最成功的舞曲音樂家。
在2015年5月9日,樂隊發(fā)行他們第18首單曲“Million Tears”。
Band History
Covergirl (2001-2002)
Groove Coverage released a few dance singles, most notably "Are U Ready" and "Hit Me" before going on to release the breakthrough single "Moonlight Shadow" (a cover of the Mike Oldfield song) peaking at #3 in the German media control charts in June 2002.At the end of 2002, the band released their debut album Covergirl, with the follow up single "God is a Girl".
7 Years and 50 Days and international breakthrough (2003-04)
After the success of the singles "Moonlight Shadow" and "God Is A Girl", Groove Coverage went on to release a new single titled "The End", which was released in April 2003, peaking at #14 in the German Media Control Charts.In late 2003 came the next top 10 hit single, a cover of Alice Cooper's hit "Poison", followed by the second studio album 7 Years and 50 Days in March 2004, which spawned out five top 20 singles in Germany: "The End", "Poison", "7 Years and 50 Days", "She" and "Runaway".
21st Century and Greatest Hits (2005-2007)
In 2005, 7 Years and 50 Days reached platinum sales in Asia, as well as being hugely successful in Indonesia. In the UK and Ireland, the band's "Poison" became a top 40 hit, peaking at #32 in the Official UK Singles Chart which helped the band reach to new territories such as Spain and China, where "God Is a Girl" became the most successful song of 2007, having been downloaded more than 1.5 million times.
In July 2006, the band released their third studio album 21st Century, which included their recent singles "Holy Virgin", "On the Radio" and "21st Century Digital Girl".
With only moderate success with their third album, Groove Coverage did not release any more music until late 2007, where they released the single "Because I Love You" to promote their first Greatest Hits compilation. Again the band only experienced moderate success with the new single and album, and were dropped by their label Universal Music Germany.
Riot on the Dancefloor (2010-12)
In 2010, Groove Coverage celebrated their new music contract with Sony Music / Columbia. For this, they released the highly anticipated new single "Innocent", another Mike Oldfield cover. The single became the highest new entry in the German Media Control Charts, peaking at #38.
In Spring 2011, the single "Angeline" was released, peaking at #22 in the German Media Control Charts; the single proved to be a massive success for the band, staying in the German top 50 Charts for over 16 weeks, as well as peaking at #1 in both the DJ Top 100 International charts,and the MusicLoad digital charts.
In March 2012, the highly anticipated fourth studio album Riot On The Dancefloor was released.
"Tell Me", "Wait", and "Million Tears" (2013-Present)
On December 1, 2013, the band launched their new website, where they announced that they had finished work on the new single and that it would be out soon. "Tell Me" was released on 31 Jan 2014.The music video premiered a few days before its release and features many guest appearances including Rameez, DJane HouseKat, Verena Rehm, Micaela Schaefer and Shaun Baker.
On December 19, 2014, Groove Coverage surprised fans with the release of their single "Wait".A music video for the release was published on December 17, 2014.
On May 29, 2015, the band released their eighteenth single, "Million Tears". The track was originally featured on their 2002 album Covergirl, but it was never released as a single for it. The single version has been re-recorded with a new production.