Band with no name

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Band with no name
General information
origin Berlin , Germany
Genre (s) pop
founding 1995
resolution 2003

The band with no name (short: BON ) was a German pop - band from Berlin . It was founded in 1995 under the name Die Allianz by Guy Gross and Claus Capek.

Band history

Guy Gross (born January 7, 1977) and Claus Capek (born November 22, 1976) were born in Berlin. Both left the city at a young age; Gross went to Oglesby, Illinois ( USA ), and Capek to Mahlow in Brandenburg .

Both came back to Berlin after a few years. At the age of 18, both were commissioned to work on the production of a video presentation about Berlin. They quickly realized that they were on the same wavelength and decided to make music together.

First tracks were in Capek's "mini home recording added to the parental home -Studio". Then the demo tapes were sent.

A live band was put together with the help of Capek's fellow students at the Berlin University of Music. Several prizes have been won: EVP Band Award (1997), Rio Reiser Prize (1997) and Brandenburg Rock Competition (1997). Meanwhile, the band without a name can look back on two successful albums and gold awards (including two golden tuning forks , one golden single) at home and abroad.

The band name was previously "The Alliance". However, the insurance company of the same name, Allianz , sued and was right. As a result, the band lost its name. The music broadcaster VIVA had meanwhile switched to writing only “band without a name” for music videos of the group. The fans and the group liked this name so much that they soon officially called themselves “Band without a Name”.

In 2003 the band ended. The two separated from their label and worked on solo projects. Claus Capek works as a producer and has his own record label, MCR . In 2010 he also founded the band duo Keule together with the rapper Sera Finale . The band's first release was the EP I saw you last night on Youporn , which was only available as a download.

Guy Gross released two records, but they were unsuccessful. He holds a doctorate and is a lawyer specializing in music, film, copyright and licensing law.

Members

  • Claus Capek (guitar)
  • Guy Gross (vocals)
  • Frank Jauernick (guitar)
  • Jan "Stix" Pfennig (drums)
  • Torsten Punkt (keyboard)
  • Sebastian Bertram (keyboard)
  • Alice Leschik (background vocals)
  • Klaus Perreth (Tour Management)
  • Annette Humpe (producer)

Discography

Studio albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK
2000 No. 1 DE31 (24 weeks)
DE 		- CH60 (15 weeks)
CH 		-
First published: March 6, 2000
2002 See My Life DE17 (12 weeks)
DE 		- - -
First published: May 21, 2002

More albums

  • 2000: bon in the USA

Singles

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK
1999 Knockin '
No. 1 		DE71 (4 weeks)
DE 		- - -
First published: July 6, 1999
Boys
No. 1 		DE14 (17 weeks)
DE 		- CH21 (10 weeks)
CH 		UK15 (8 weeks)
UK
First published: October 10, 1999
2000 Sex Control
No. 1 		DE34 (7 weeks)
DE 		- CH53 (6 weeks)
CH 		-
First published: February 7, 2000
Take My Heart
No. 1 		DE7th
gold
gold

(20 weeks)DE 		AT15 (13 weeks)
AT 		CH12 (21 weeks)
CH 		-
First published: April 25, 2000
Nobody
No. 1 		DE65 (4 weeks)
DE 		- - -
First published: October 23, 2000
2001 Slipping into You
See my Life 		DE21 (13 weeks)
DE 		- - -
First published: September 10, 2001
2002 Missing you
see my life 		DE21 (10 weeks)
DE 		- CH81 (3 weeks)
CH 		-
First published: April 22, 2002
Girl 4 a Day
See my Life 		DE16 (11 weeks)
DE 		- - -
First published: August 19, 2002
(vs. Milka )
Free as a Bird
See my Life 		DE64 (5 weeks)
DE 		- - -
First published: November 25, 2002

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Chart sources: DE AT CH UK

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