Boytronic
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Boytronic is a German
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 music group that plays electropop. It was founded in 1983 by Holger Wobker and Peter Sawatzki in Hamburg
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, Germany
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 as Kapitän Sehnsucht (Captain Desire). The original Boytronic released two synthpop albums: "The Working Model" (1983) and "The Continental" (1985). The record company, claiming rights to the band name, put together a completely different line-up in 1986. It was headed by Hayo Lewerentz (Hayo Panarinfo) (U96
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/Major Records
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) and continued to record under the Boytronic name until the mid-90's. In 2002, Boytronic was revived by Wobker from the original group and Panarinfo from the second incarnation.

The band had three charting singles in Germany.

1982–1985

  • Bryllyant Berger (aka Holger Wobker)
  • Peter Sawatzki
  • Klaus Stockhausen
  • Charly Schöppner (had his own band as well: "Electric Theatre")
  • (Klaus Dufke)

1987–1993

  • Marc Wade
  • Alberto Hauss (Ingo Hauss, also known as Bela Lagonda)
  • Hayo Lewerentz

Discography

Albums
  • The Working Model (1983)
  • Continental (1985)
  • Godspell (unreleased) (1986)
  • Love for Sale (1988)
  • Boyzclub Remixes (1991)
  • The Heart And The Machine (1992)
  • A Feather on the Breath of God (unreleased) (1995)
  • Autotunes (2002)
  • The Working Model - Reverse (2003)
  • Maxi (2004)
  • The Continental (The Replace) (2005)
  • Dependence (Nov-2006)


Kamerata: (Holger Wobker, Ralf Martens)
  • "Lovers & other strangers" - Singles: Heroin / Charlotte / Horseback (1988)

Beachhead (Holger Wobker\Hans Johm)
  • "Drowning Tonight" (2006)

Singles

  • You (1983) GER #10
  • Diamonds And Loving Arms (1984)
  • You (US release) (1984)
  • Man In A Uniform (1984)
  • Hold On (1984)
  • Late Night Satellite (1985)
  • Hurts (1986)
  • You ('86 release) (1986)
  • Bryllyant (1988)
  • I Will Survive (1988)
  • Tears (1988)
  • Don't Let me Down (1988) GER #45
  • Trigger Track '89 (1989)
  • Hold On ('91 release) (1991)
  • You ('91 release) (1991)
  • Pictures Of You (1992)
  • My Baby Lost Her Way (1992)
  • Send Me An Angel (1994) GER #95
  • Blue Velvet (1995)
  • Living Without You 1 (2002)
  • Living Without You 2 (2002)

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