BeFour
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beFour is a German
pop group founded in Cologne
. The members were cast for the television show beFour: Das Star-Tagebuch ("The Star Diary"), which has been broadcast daily at 14:20 for three months. The first single "Magic Melody" is a cover version of the song "Around The World
" by ATC, that is a cover of the song "Pesenka", originally sung by the Russian band Ruki Vverh! in 1998. The single "No Limit" is a remake of the same song by 2 Unlimited
.
, Switzerland
) had her first stage experience when she was 18. In New York
, she studied dance, acting and music.
) took piano lessons from the age of 6 and is an actress-in-training.
) is a German actor. Before joining beFour he was a competitive athlete.
) is a German dancer and trained banker. He had several appearances in music videos, for example Jessica Wahls
(known from No Angels
) - "Du bist wie Ich" ("You are Like Me").
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...
pop group founded in Cologne
Cologne
Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
. The members were cast for the television show beFour: Das Star-Tagebuch ("The Star Diary"), which has been broadcast daily at 14:20 for three months. The first single "Magic Melody" is a cover version of the song "Around The World
Around the World (La La La La La)
In 2007, the song was covered by beFour, a German pop group founded in Cologne, under the title "Magic Melody". This song was released as first single from their debut album All 4 One, on June 14, 2007...
" by ATC, that is a cover of the song "Pesenka", originally sung by the Russian band Ruki Vverh! in 1998. The single "No Limit" is a remake of the same song by 2 Unlimited
2 Unlimited
2 Unlimited is a Dutch Eurodance/Hi-NRG act formed in 1991. The project was the brainchild of Belgian producers Jean-Paul DeCoster and Phil Wilde, and was fronted by a Dutch duo, rapper Ray Slijngaard and singer Anita Doth. During five years of enormous worldwide popularity, the act scored 16 chart...
.
Manou
Manou (born February 18, 1984 in Wil (Aargau)Wil, Aargau
Wil was a municipality in the district of Laufenburg in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. The municipality is located in the north-east of the Fricktal region, about 3 km from the border to Germany...
, Switzerland
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....
) had her first stage experience when she was 18. In New York
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, she studied dance, acting and music.
Alina B.
Alina (born November 2, 1984 in GeilenkirchenGeilenkirchen
Geilenkirchen is a town in the district Heinsberg, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated near the border with the Netherlands, on the river Wurm, approx. 15 km north-east of Heerlen and 20 km north of Aachen....
) took piano lessons from the age of 6 and is an actress-in-training.
Dan M.
Dan (born December 17, 1987 in BerlinBerlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
) is a German actor. Before joining beFour he was a competitive athlete.
Angel
Angel (born February 21, 1982 in VelbertVelbert
Velbert is a town in the district of Mettmann, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Langenberg, a district of Velbert, is well known as the location of the Sender Langenberg transmitter site.-Geography:...
) is a German dancer and trained banker. He had several appearances in music videos, for example Jessica Wahls
Jessica Wahls
Jessica Martina Wahls , also known under her nickname Jess, is a German pop singer, songwriter and television host, who rose to fame as one of the founding members of the successful all-female pop band No Angels, the "biggest-selling German girlband to date," according to the German media.-Early...
(known from No Angels
No Angels
The No Angels are an all-female pop trio from Germany, consisting of band members Lucy Diakovska, Sandy Mölling, and Jessica Wahls. Critically acclaimed, the band has won dozen of awards and prizes since their establishment in the early 2000s, including three ECHOs, a World Music Awards, a NRJ...
) - "Du bist wie Ich" ("You are Like Me").
Albums
| Year | Title | Chart ranking | Comment | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 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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| 2007 | All 4 One All 4 One (beFour album) "All 4 One" is the debut album by the German group beFour.- Track listing :# "Magic Melody" – 3:37# "Come Fly With Me" – 3:35# "Little, Little Love" – 3:09# "All 4 One" – 3:41# "Cosmic Ride" – 3:50# "Zero Gravity" – 2:59# "A New Generation" – 3:30... |
1 | 2 | 1 | Release date: July 13, 2007 Sales: +200,000 (Platinum record) |
| 2007 | Hand In Hand (The Winter Album) Hand in Hand (The Winter album) Hand in Hand is the second studio album by pop group beFour via Universal Records. It was released on November 11, 2007 in German-speaking Europe. The lead single from the album, "Hand in Hand" was officially released on November 9, 2007.-Track listing:... |
10 | 3 | 13 | Release date: November 16, 2007 Sales: +100,000 (Golden record) |
| 2008 | We Stand United We Stand United We Stand United is the third studio album by pop group beFour via Universal Records. It was released on April 18, 2008 in German speaking Europe.The lead single from the album, "Live Your Dream" was officially released on March, 2008.-Track listing:... |
10 | 4 | 10 | Release date: April 18, 2008 Sales: +100.000 (Golden record) |
| 2009 | Friends 4 Ever Friends 4 Ever Friends 4 Ever is the fourth studio album by pop group beFour via Universal Records. It was released on February 6, 2009. The lead single from the album, "No Limit" was officially released on January, 2009. The second single was Ding-A-Dong.... |
7 | 6 | 9 | Release date: February 6, 2009 Sales: |
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart ranking | Comment | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 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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| 2007 | Magic Melody All 4 One |
16 | 11 | 14 | 49 | Release date: June 14, 2007 |
| 2007 | How Do You Do? How Do You Do? (beFour song) "How Do You Do?" is the second single taken from beFour's debut album All 4 One, it was released as a double A-side single with "All 4 One", in Germany, Austria and Switzerland... / All 4 One All 4 One (beFour song) "All 4 One" is the second single taken from beFour's second album All 4 One. It was released as a double A-side single with How Do You Do? in Germany, Austria and Switzerland... All 4 One |
12 | 5 | 11 | 30 | Release date: August 10, 2007 |
| 2007 | Little, Little Love Little, Little Love "Little, Little Love" is the third and final single taken from beFour's second debut album All 4 One,in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. As of September 30, the song has officially entered the German Singles Chart.-Formats and track listings:... All 4 One |
27 | 30 | 27 | 176 | Release date: September 14, 2007 |
| 2007 | Hand In Hand Hand in Hand (beFour song) "Hand In Hand" is the first single taken from beFour's second studio album "Hand In Hand," in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. As of December 22, 2007 the song had officially entered the German Singles Chart.-Formats and track listings:... Hand in Hand (The Winter Album) |
27 | 8 | 73 | 152 | Release date: November 9, 2007 |
| 2008 | Live Your Dream Live Your Dream "Live Your Dream" is the first single taken from beFour's third studio album We Stand United ,in Germany, Austria and Switzerland . As of March 28, the song has officially entered the German Singles Chart... We Stand United |
16 | 17 | 29 | - | Release date: March 14, 2008 |
| 2009 | No Limit Friends 4 Ever |
21 | 13 | 29 | 72 | Release date: January 16, 2009 |
| 2009 | Ding-A-Dong Ding-A-Dong (beFour Song) Ding-A-Dong is a 2009 cover of the winning 1975 Eurovision song performed by Teach-In performed by German band beFour on their fourth studio album Friends 4 Ever, as the second single in Germany, Austria and Switzerland... Friends 4 Ever |
61 | - | - | - | Release date: April 17, 2009 |
Awards
- Platinum recordMusic recording sales certificationMusic 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,...
for the album All 4 OneAll 4 One (beFour album)"All 4 One" is the debut album by the German group beFour.- Track listing :# "Magic Melody" – 3:37# "Come Fly With Me" – 3:35# "Little, Little Love" – 3:09# "All 4 One" – 3:41# "Cosmic Ride" – 3:50# "Zero Gravity" – 2:59# "A New Generation" – 3:30... - Golden record for the album Hand In Hand (The Winter Album)Hand in Hand (The Winter album)Hand in Hand is the second studio album by pop group beFour via Universal Records. It was released on November 11, 2007 in German-speaking Europe. The lead single from the album, "Hand in Hand" was officially released on November 9, 2007.-Track listing:...
- Golden record for the album We Stand UnitedWe Stand UnitedWe Stand United is the third studio album by pop group beFour via Universal Records. It was released on April 18, 2008 in German speaking Europe.The lead single from the album, "Live Your Dream" was officially released on March, 2008.-Track listing:...
External links
- Official website (German)
- An interview with the band (German)