Novaspace
Encyclopedia
Novaspace is a German
Eurodance
project which, between 2002 and 2004, covered
several 1980s hits
, such as "Time After Time
", "Guardian Angel" and "Beds Are Burning
". They have reached the Top 20 in Germany
, Austria
and Australia
.
Novaspace, which was originated in 2002 by the record producer
Felix Gauder, was first fronted by the singer Jessica Boehrs
, who was later replaced by Jenny Marsala.
. Boehrs started her filming career in 1993. She played in many German TV-films including Die Wagenfelds and the German soap opera
Marienhof. She became the frontwoman of the Novaspace in 2002. In 2004, Boehrs starred in a movie Eurotrip
released by DreamWorks
. Boehrs left Novaspace in 2006, and since December 2006 has played the part for Nina Waldgruber in the German television program Schloss Einstein
.
's dance producer Felix Gauder and they formed Novaspace. Their first single "Time After Time" (a cover version of Cyndi Lauper
's 1984 hit-single "Time After Time") released in the first half of 2002 reached number 6 on the German single chart. After gaining enough success with the single at home, Novaspace also entered the Top-20 single charts in Austria (number 7) as well as in Australia (number 15). "Time After Time" charted moderately in Switzerland
peaking at only number 67 and number 28 in the Netherlands. Almost a year later, the single even appeared on the single chart of UK which eventually peaked at 29. Their second single "To France", a cover version of Mike Oldfield
's 1984 hit single "To France" (featuring Maggie Reilly
) was released not long after the first single and reached number 27 in Germany and number 23 in Austria.They separated themselves from one-hit-wonders; however, when their third single "Guardian Angel" hit the stores in December 2002, which was a cover version of Masquerade
's 1983 number 1 hit single "Guardian Angel". The single reached number 9 in Germany in January 2003 and peaked at number 11 in Austria. Their full length material entitled Supernova was released in January 2003. The album which comprised cover versions of hit-singles originally done earlier by numerous acts from the 1980s managed to reach number 28 at their home and 39 in Austria. Novaspace released one more single off their album Supernova called "Paradise" which only managed to reach number 48 in Germany and 41 in Austria.
". This single from their second album entitled Cubes charted moderately peaking at number 38 both in Germany and Austria. The album "Cubes" which contained cover versions of earlier hit-singles originally performed by different artists reached number 27 in Germany and number 24 in Austria. The second single "Beds Are Burning" released a few months prior to the release of the album was a cover version of Midnight Oil
's 1988 hit Beds Are Burning
, it climbed as high as number 7 at their home and peaked at number 2 in Austria but only managed to peak at number 42 in Switzerland. The third single "So Lonely" entered the Top-20 single chart in Germany peaking at number 15 and number 10 in Austria, the single did quite poorly in Switzerland peaking at only number 87. The fourth single "Dancing with Tears in My Eyes", a cover version of an Ultravox
's hit single "Dancing with Tears in My Eyes
" charted well in the home of Novaspace eventually reaching number 11 on the single chart but was quite unsuccessful elsewhere charting only at number 98 in Switzerland.
's hit single). The album which managed to chart only in Germany peaking at number 68 in the German album chart saw a release of only one single "All Through the Night", a redone version of a track previously featured on the album "Cubes". The single peaked at number 50 in Germany but failed to enter the charts elsewhere. The album also featured a DVD containing the videos of all the singles: "Time After Time", "To France", "Guardian Angel", "Paradise", "Run To You", "Beds Are Burning", "So Lonely" and "Dancing With Tears In My Eyes".
'Jenny Marsala'
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...
Eurodance
Eurodance
Eurodance is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in the late 1980s or early 1990s primarily in Europe. It combines many elements from House, Techno, Hi-NRG and especially Italo-Disco...
project which, between 2002 and 2004, covered
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
several 1980s hits
Hit record
A hit record is a sound recording, usually in the form of a single or album, that sells a large number of copies or otherwise becomes broadly popular or well-known, through airplay, club play, inclusion in a film or stage play soundtrack, causing it to have "hit" one of the popular chart listings...
, such as "Time After Time
Time after Time (Cyndi Lauper song)
"Time After Time" is a song by American singer Cyndi Lauper, released as the second single from her album She's So Unusual. It reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart on June 9, 1984, and remained there for two weeks...
", "Guardian Angel" and "Beds Are Burning
Beds Are Burning
"Beds Are Burning" is a 1987/1988 worldwide hit single by Australian rock band Midnight Oil, the first track from their album Diesel and Dust. This song was the second from the album to be released as a single, and is among the band's best-known songs outside Australia.It reached No. 1 in the New...
". They have reached the Top 20 in Germany
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...
, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
and Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.
Novaspace, which was originated in 2002 by the record producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
Felix Gauder, was first fronted by the singer Jessica Boehrs
Jessica Boehrs
Jessica Boehrs is a German singer and actress. Boehrs started her singing career in 1996 in the band JessVaness, and produced vocals for a Hands Up project Novaspace, which performed a few Top-10 hit-singles including "Time After Time", "Guardian Angel", and "Beds Are Burning"...
, who was later replaced by Jenny Marsala.
Jenny Marsala
In 2008, Marsala joined Novaspace replacing Boehrs. The first single "Dancing Into Danger" was released in early January 2009. This song is available on Novaspace's Myspace page, along with the 2009 versions of "Run To You", "Dancing With Tears In My Eyes" and "So Lonely". The second single "Time After Time Rebirth", was released on 22 May 2009. The third single release was "Love Changes Everything".Jessica Boehrs
Boehrs was born on March 5, 1980 in MagdeburgMagdeburg
Magdeburg , is the largest city and the capital city of the Bundesland of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Magdeburg is situated on the Elbe River and was one of the most important medieval cities of Europe....
. Boehrs started her filming career in 1993. She played in many German TV-films including Die Wagenfelds and the German soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
Marienhof. She became the frontwoman of the Novaspace in 2002. In 2004, Boehrs starred in a movie Eurotrip
EuroTrip
EuroTrip is a 2004 teen comedy film directed by Jeff Schaffer and written by Alec Berg, David Mandel and Schaffer. The main plot follows Scotty "Scott" Thomas from Hudson, Ohio who travels across Europe to search for his German pen pal Mieke , whom he initially mistakes for a man named Mike...
released by DreamWorks
DreamWorks
DreamWorks Pictures, also known as DreamWorks, LLC, DreamWorks SKG, DreamWorks II Distribution Co., LLC, DreamWorks Studios or DW Studios, LLC, is an American film studio which develops, produces, and distributes films, video games and television programming...
. Boehrs left Novaspace in 2006, and since December 2006 has played the part for Nina Waldgruber in the German television program Schloss Einstein
Schloss Einstein
Schloss Einstein is a is a long-running, popular German television program, designed as a teenage soap opera, which describes the life of teenagers in the fictional boarding school Schloss Einstein...
.
Supernova
In 2002, Jessica met StuttgartStuttgart
Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million ....
's dance producer Felix Gauder and they formed Novaspace. Their first single "Time After Time" (a cover version of Cyndi Lauper
Cyndi Lauper
Cynthia Ann Stephanie "Cyndi" Lauper is an American singer, songwriter, actress and LGBT rights activist. She achieved success in the mid-1980s with the release of the album She's So Unusual and became the first female singer to have four top-five singles released from one album...
's 1984 hit-single "Time After Time") released in the first half of 2002 reached number 6 on the German single chart. After gaining enough success with the single at home, Novaspace also entered the Top-20 single charts in Austria (number 7) as well as in Australia (number 15). "Time After Time" charted moderately in 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....
peaking at only number 67 and number 28 in the Netherlands. Almost a year later, the single even appeared on the single chart of UK which eventually peaked at 29. Their second single "To France", a cover version of Mike Oldfield
Mike Oldfield
Michael Gordon Oldfield is an English multi-instrumentalist musician and composer, working a style that blends progressive rock, folk, ethnic or world music, classical music, electronic music, New Age, and more recently, dance. His music is often elaborate and complex in nature...
's 1984 hit single "To France" (featuring Maggie Reilly
Maggie Reilly
Maggie Reilly is a Scottish singer best known for her collaborations with the composer and instrumentalist Mike Oldfield...
) was released not long after the first single and reached number 27 in Germany and number 23 in Austria.They separated themselves from one-hit-wonders; however, when their third single "Guardian Angel" hit the stores in December 2002, which was a cover version of Masquerade
Drafi Deutscher
Drafi Deutscher was a German singer and composer of Sinti origin.-Biography:He was born Drafi Franz Richard Deutscher in Berlin. His best known song was the 1965 Schlager "Marmor, Stein und Eisen bricht" which sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc...
's 1983 number 1 hit single "Guardian Angel". The single reached number 9 in Germany in January 2003 and peaked at number 11 in Austria. Their full length material entitled Supernova was released in January 2003. The album which comprised cover versions of hit-singles originally done earlier by numerous acts from the 1980s managed to reach number 28 at their home and 39 in Austria. Novaspace released one more single off their album Supernova called "Paradise" which only managed to reach number 48 in Germany and 41 in Austria.
Cubes
In 2003, Novaspace started things off with the single called "Run to You", a cover version of Bryan Adams' 1984 song "Run to YouRun to You (Bryan Adams song)
"Run to You" is a rock song written by Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance for Adams' fourth studio album, Reckless. It was the first single released from the album and is still one of Adams' most recognizable and popular songs. The song topped the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and peaked at...
". This single from their second album entitled Cubes charted moderately peaking at number 38 both in Germany and Austria. The album "Cubes" which contained cover versions of earlier hit-singles originally performed by different artists reached number 27 in Germany and number 24 in Austria. The second single "Beds Are Burning" released a few months prior to the release of the album was a cover version of Midnight Oil
Midnight Oil
Midnight Oil , were an Australian rock band from Sydney originally performing as Farm from 1972 with drummer Rob Hirst, bass guitarist Andrew James and keyboard player/lead guitarist Jim Moginie...
's 1988 hit Beds Are Burning
Beds Are Burning
"Beds Are Burning" is a 1987/1988 worldwide hit single by Australian rock band Midnight Oil, the first track from their album Diesel and Dust. This song was the second from the album to be released as a single, and is among the band's best-known songs outside Australia.It reached No. 1 in the New...
, it climbed as high as number 7 at their home and peaked at number 2 in Austria but only managed to peak at number 42 in Switzerland. The third single "So Lonely" entered the Top-20 single chart in Germany peaking at number 15 and number 10 in Austria, the single did quite poorly in Switzerland peaking at only number 87. The fourth single "Dancing with Tears in My Eyes", a cover version of an Ultravox
Ultravox
Ultravox is a British New Wave rock band. They were one of the primary exponents of the British electronic pop music movement of the late 1970s/early 1980s. The band was particularly associated with the New Romantic and New Wave movements....
's hit single "Dancing with Tears in My Eyes
Dancing with Tears in My Eyes
-12" vinyl :* UK: Chrysalis - UVX 1* Germany: Chrysalis - 601 322-12" vinyl :* US: Chrysalis - 4V9 42783* Canada: Chrysalis - CS 42783-Cover versions:...
" charted well in the home of Novaspace eventually reaching number 11 on the single chart but was quite unsuccessful elsewhere charting only at number 98 in Switzerland.
DJ Edition
In 2006, Novaspace released their third album called DJ Edition which was a collection of their previous singles in a reworked format including one new track called "Send Me an Angel" (cover version of Real LifeReal Life
Real Life may refer to:*Real life, the state of existence outside of online or artificial interactionsIn music:* Real Life * Real Life * Real Life * Real Life...
's hit single). The album which managed to chart only in Germany peaking at number 68 in the German album chart saw a release of only one single "All Through the Night", a redone version of a track previously featured on the album "Cubes". The single peaked at number 50 in Germany but failed to enter the charts elsewhere. The album also featured a DVD containing the videos of all the singles: "Time After Time", "To France", "Guardian Angel", "Paradise", "Run To You", "Beds Are Burning", "So Lonely" and "Dancing With Tears In My Eyes".
Singles discography
'Jessica Boehrs'- "Time After Time" (Originally by Cyndi LauperCyndi LauperCynthia Ann Stephanie "Cyndi" Lauper is an American singer, songwriter, actress and LGBT rights activist. She achieved success in the mid-1980s with the release of the album She's So Unusual and became the first female singer to have four top-five singles released from one album...
), 2002 - "To France" (Originally by Mike OldfieldMike OldfieldMichael Gordon Oldfield is an English multi-instrumentalist musician and composer, working a style that blends progressive rock, folk, ethnic or world music, classical music, electronic music, New Age, and more recently, dance. His music is often elaborate and complex in nature...
), 2002 - "Guardian Angel" (Originally by Masquerade), 2002
- "Paradise", 2003
- "Run To You" (Originally by Bryan AdamsBryan AdamsBryan Adams, is a Canadian rock singer-songwriter, guitarist, bassist, producer, actor and photographer. Adams has won dozens of awards and nominations, including 20 Juno Awards among 56 nominations. He has also received 15 Grammy Award nominations including a win for Best Song Written...
), 2003 - "Beds Are Burning" (Originally by Midnight OilMidnight OilMidnight Oil , were an Australian rock band from Sydney originally performing as Farm from 1972 with drummer Rob Hirst, bass guitarist Andrew James and keyboard player/lead guitarist Jim Moginie...
), 2004 - "So Lonely" (Originally by The PoliceThe PoliceThe Police were an English rock band formed in London in 1977. For the vast majority of their history, the band consisted of Sting , Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland...
), 2004 - "Dancing With Tears In My Eyes" (Originally by UltravoxUltravoxUltravox is a British New Wave rock band. They were one of the primary exponents of the British electronic pop music movement of the late 1970s/early 1980s. The band was particularly associated with the New Romantic and New Wave movements....
), 2004 - "All Through The Night" (Originally by Cyndi LauperCyndi LauperCynthia Ann Stephanie "Cyndi" Lauper is an American singer, songwriter, actress and LGBT rights activist. She achieved success in the mid-1980s with the release of the album She's So Unusual and became the first female singer to have four top-five singles released from one album...
), 2006
'Jenny Marsala'
- "Dancing Into Danger" (Written by Michael CretuMichael CretuMichael Cretu is a Romanian musician. He is known also as Curly, MC or Curly M.C. because of his fair curled hair . His peak musical activity was with the Enigma project, which was mainly based in Germany....
for "inker & hamilton" and then reproduced for Maggie ReillyMaggie ReillyMaggie Reilly is a Scottish singer best known for her collaborations with the composer and instrumentalist Mike Oldfield...
), 2009 - "Time After Time Rebirth", 2009
- "Love Changes Everything" (Originally by Climie FisherClimie FisherClimie Fisher were a UK pop duo formed by vocalist Simon Climie and former Naked Eyes keyboardist Rob Fisher...
), 2010 - "Close Your Eyes", 2010
- "Don't Look Back", 2011
Charts
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER | Aust | UK UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
AUS | NED | SWISS | |||
| 2002 | "Time After Time Time after Time (Cyndi Lauper song) "Time After Time" is a song by American singer Cyndi Lauper, released as the second single from her album She's So Unusual. It reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart on June 9, 1984, and remained there for two weeks... " |
6 | 15 | 29 | 7 | 28 | 67 | Supernova |
| 2002 | "To France To France "To France" is a single by musician Mike Oldfield, released in 1984. It is from the album Discovery and features Maggie Reilly on vocals.It references Mary Stuart in its chorus... " |
27 | N/A | N/A | 23 | 40 | N/A | |
| 2002 | "Guardian Angel Guardian Angel (Drafi Deutscher song) - History :In describing the treatment of the song the protagonist's feelings for his beloved.The song was released under the Pseudonym Masquerade. After the release, the song not only reached the charts of the country to Germany, but also outside Europe, it was announced. After Marmor, Stein und... " |
9 | N/A | N/A | 11 | N/A | N/A | |
| 2003 | "Paradise" | 48 | N/A | N/A | 41 | N/A | N/A | |
| 2003 | "Run to You Run to You (Bryan Adams song) "Run to You" is a rock song written by Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance for Adams' fourth studio album, Reckless. It was the first single released from the album and is still one of Adams' most recognizable and popular songs. The song topped the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and peaked at... " |
38 | N/A | N/A | 38 | N/A | N/A | Cubes |
| 2004 | "Beds Are Burning Beds Are Burning "Beds Are Burning" is a 1987/1988 worldwide hit single by Australian rock band Midnight Oil, the first track from their album Diesel and Dust. This song was the second from the album to be released as a single, and is among the band's best-known songs outside Australia.It reached No. 1 in the New... " |
7 | N/A | N/A | 2 | N/A | 42 | |
| 2004 | "So Lonely So Lonely "So Lonely" is a song written and produced by American singer Mariah Carey and producer Rodney Jerkins. It is a duet between rapper Twista and Carey, featured on his album The Day After and Carey's The Emancipation of Mimi . Officially released in 2006 as the third single from The Day After... " |
15 | N/A | N/A | 10 | N/A | 87 | |
| 2004 | "Dancing with Tears in My Eyes Dancing with Tears in My Eyes -12" vinyl :* UK: Chrysalis - UVX 1* Germany: Chrysalis - 601 322-12" vinyl :* US: Chrysalis - 4V9 42783* Canada: Chrysalis - CS 42783-Cover versions:... " |
11 | N/A | N/A | 6 | 83 | 98 | |
| 2006 | "All Through the Night All Through the Night (Cyndi Lauper song) "All Through the Night" is a song performed by American singer-songwriter Cyndi Lauper from her debut album She's So Unusual. It was written by Jules Shear for his album Watch Dog, as a mid-tempo folk-rock song. After The Cars recorded their own version, which they did not use on any of their... " |
50 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| 2009 | "Dancing Into Danger" | 79 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Next Generation |
| 2009 | "Time After Time Rebirth" | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| 2010 | "Love Changes Everything" | TBR | TBR | TBR | TBR | TBR | TBR | |
| 2010 | "Close Your Eyes" | TBR | TBR | TBR | TBR | TBR | TBR | |
| 2011 | "Don't Look Back" | TBR | TBR | TBR | TBR | TBR | TBR |