Bosse (band)
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Bosse is a German
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 rock band from Braunschweig
Braunschweig
Braunschweig , is a city of 247,400 people, located in the federal-state of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located north of the Harz mountains at the farthest navigable point of the Oker river, which connects to the North Sea via the rivers Aller and Weser....

. The band's name comes from the lead singer, Axel Bosse.

Members

Axel Bosse Vocals, Björn Krüger Drums, Thorsten Sala Guitar
Guitar
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, and Theofilos Fotiades Bass (instrument)
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History

In 2005, the band released their first single Kraft. They soon after performed in a farewell tour for Such A Surge. After the tour ended in April 2005, they released their first album Kamikazeherz. This album achieved considerable success in the period with the revival of German rock.

On July 28, 2006, the band released their second album, Guten Morgen Spinner with the accompanying single, Die Irritierten.

On February 6, 2009, saw the release of their 3rd album Taxi. Before the album, the band left their label, EMI
EMI
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. In collaboration with Jochen Naaf, the band produced the album themselves. The single 3 Millionen was released in early 2009, and has received much airplay. Axel Bosse was also recently a featured artist on Deutsche Welle's
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On September 29, 2011, Bosse came in third place in the annual Bundesvision Song Contest, out of 16 contestants, one from each of the German states. Bosse represented Lower Saxony, and sang Frankfurt Oder, from their latest album, Wartesaal.

Bosse has been nominated as Best Artist by the 1Live Krone 2011 awards. The awards will air on December 6, 2011.

Albums

  • 2005 : Kamikazeherz
  • 2006 : Guten Morgen Spinner
  • 2009 : Taxi
  • 2011 : Wartesaal

Singles

  • 2005 : Kraft (Power)
  • 2005 : Keine Panik (No Panic)
  • 2005 : Niemand vermisst uns (Nobody misses us)
  • 2006 : Die Irritierten (The Confused)
  • 2009 : 3 Millionen (Three Millions)
  • 2009 : Liebe ist leise (Love is quiet)
  • 2011 : Weit weg (Far away)
  • 2011 : Wartesaal (Waiting room)

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