Verena Rehm
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Verena Carmen Rehm born in Neuburg
Neuburg an der Donau
Neuburg an der Donau, literally Neuburg on the Danube River, is a town which is the capital of the Neuburg-Schrobenhausen district in the state of Bavaria in Germany.-Divisions:The municipality has 16 divisions:-History:...

, Bavaria
Bavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...

, is best known as the backing vocalist and pianist of the Euro-Trance dance group Groove Coverage
Groove Coverage
Groove Coverage is a German Euro-dance band. The Groove Coverage project consists of Axel Konrad, DJ Novus, Melanie Munch, better known as Mell , and Verena Rehm . The band has had hits around the world, especially in Germany, and have had radio play in North America, notably with the song, "Poison"...

. She has many song writing credits both within and outside the group and also sings for many other German dance acts.

Early life

After attending kindergarten, Verena discovered her passion for music. In her autobiography on the Suprime Records website Verena states that her interest began with her father's old piano, which lead Verena to begin piano lessons. At 14 Verena joined the cover band Querbeet. She spent 4 years with them as their lead singer, also playing the keyboard.

Suprime Records and Groove Coverage

At the age of 18 Verena was approached by Axel Konrad and Ole Wierk, who asked her to join the team at Suprime Records. After debating against herself for a while she accepted. Verena, along with Markus Shaffarzyk (aka DJ Novus) was one of the faces for Groove Coverage
Groove Coverage
Groove Coverage is a German Euro-dance band. The Groove Coverage project consists of Axel Konrad, DJ Novus, Melanie Munch, better known as Mell , and Verena Rehm . The band has had hits around the world, especially in Germany, and have had radio play in North America, notably with the song, "Poison"...

 when they first started, even though she was not the lead singer. This was because Mell
Melanie Munch
Melanie Münch, , better known by the stage name Mell, is a German singer, best known for being the lead singer of trance group Groove Coverage.- Early life :...

 was pregnant and could not travel to the locations of live gigs, photo shoots, and music video sets.

Verena has sung lead on a number of songs done by the group including, Lullaby for Love and Rock, and has had solos during the bridge of songs such as Only Love and Because I Love You. She appeared in two of the group's music videos, God is a Girl
God is a Girl
"God is a Girl" is the third and final single from German trance group Groove Coverage's debut album, Covergirl.-Plagiarism:The melody of the song came from "Jefferson", a Roxette song from their Room Service album...

 and The End, although in both of these songs Mell sings the lead while Verena provides backing vocals. Verena was the stage performer miming the lyrics to their hit songs while lead vocalist Mell was pregnant.
Since then Verena has taken on a more behind the scenes or back seat role in the group, while she continues to write songs and record backing vocals she has been absent from video and photo shoots as well as live performances. Verena was one of the coproducers for the group's 21st Century album.

Other projects

Verena sings lead for the song Face 2 Face by Future Trace United, which is a group formed by the most successful DJs in Germany, including Axel Konrad and Special D, both of whom Verena has worked with separately. Working with Special D
Special D
Special D. is a German DJ and dance music artist who is particularly popular in the Netherlands, where he won the 'Best Dance International' award at the 2004 TMF NL awards. He is also popular among the Euro-Trance scene in North America...

 on his album Reckless
Reckless (Special D. album)
-Track listing:# Nothing I Won't Do – #* Vocals - Terri Bjerre#* Written by - Jake Williams# Reckless – #* Vocals - Dennis Bohn# Come with Me – #* Vocals - Laura Nori#* Written by - Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen, Nena Kerner# You –...

, Verena wrote and provided lead vocals for the song Keep The Faith. Verena also works frequently with fellow Groove Coverage producer and Suprime Records label owner Axel Konrad. Axel operates under many different aliases for his music including: Age Pee, Renegade Masterz and Spring Break.

Age Pee

Verena provides vocals for the songs:
Hymn, Out of the Dark, When the Rain Begins to Fall, Because of You

Fashion Music

Verena runs a music school called Fashion Music, where she teaches students singing, piano and the art of music composition.

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