Monrose

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This article is about the German pop group. For the French actor by the same name, see Claude Louis Séraphin Barizain.

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Monrose is an ECHO Award-nominated all-female pop trio from Germany. The band originated in fall 2006 on the fifth installment of the German version of the international television talent show Popstars and has since enjoyed a great deal of success throughout Central Europe with their debut album Temptation (2006) and its number-one singles "Shame" and "Hot Summer."

History

Formation

Under the motto "Neue Engel braucht das Land" ("The country needs new angels") Popstars returned with a fifth installment in August 2006, this time searching for the legal successors of the show's first and most successful formation, the No Angels. More than 5,100 hopeful female singers attended open television auditions in Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Hanover, Munich and Dortmund, judged by choreographer and dancer Detlef "D!" Soost, music producer Dieter Falk and singer Nina Hagen. Over the course of several recalls and re-recalls the three judges reduced the contestants to a group of 20 who immediately travelled to Ischgl, Tyrol to get trained in singing, dancing, and fitness. In the end eleven girls remained who again moved into a mansion in Pullach, Munich to start working on their performance and publicity skills. While Soost, Falk, and Hagen continued eliminating one or two girls each week, the six remaining finalists went on with the recordings of alternative versions of their debut album Temptation and the video shoot for their first single "Shame."

On the season's finale on Thursday, November 23, 2006, three of the six were chosen to make the band: Mandy Capristo, Senna Guemmour, and Bahar Kızıl beat out Arjeta Zuta, Katarzyna Zinkiewicz and Romina Reinhardt - and eventually formed the trio Monrose.

Temptation

Temptation (2006)

On December 1, 2006, Monrose released their debut single "Shame". The Jiant & Snowflakers produced pop song became an instant success and reached number-one in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland, making it one of the most successful debuts of the year.[1] Outselling 3/4 of the German Top 100's singles sales combined, the song also emerged as the fastest selling CD single of 2006 and the biggest downloaded song since the introduction of the legal digital download charts in 2004.[1] The band's debut album, Temptation was released on December 8 in Europe. Popstars judge Dieter Falk, Toni Cottura, Marc Mozart, and J Remy consulted on the album, which debuted on top of the Austrian, German and Swiss albums charts and was certified platinum by the IFPI for more than 200,000 copies sold within its first two weeks of release.[2] So far, the album has sold more than 400,000 copies domestically.[3] Critics rated Temptation generally positively, with LAUT's Stefan Johannesberg praising Monrose and their team for wisely finding a very "British and catchy" musical middle ground between the Pussycat Dolls and Destiny's Child.[4]

In January 2007 it was announced that the trio had qualified for the German national pre-selection of the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, orangized and broadcasted by the ARD.[5] Following several weeks of promotional appearances, Monrose entered the competition on March 8, 2007 with their second single "Even Heaven Cries", and although considered as early favourites by the media,[5] the band received 20 per cent of all 900,000 phone votes only and eventually finished second,[6] falling against swing singer Roger Cicero and his song "Frauen regier'n die Welt." Meanwhile "Even Heaven Cries" peaked at number 6 on the German Singles Chart and within the top 20 in Austria and Switzerland. Following this, the band announced their Venus Temptation Tour with seventeen dates, beginning with a concert in the Hanover Capitol on April 29, 2007.

Strictly Physical

Strictly Physical (2007)

In the meantime the band recorded their second studio album Strictly Physical, which is scheduled for a September 21, 2007 release.[7] The album's first single, "Hot Summer," co-produced by Remee and Thomas Troelsen, was released on June 29, 2007 and became the band's second number-one hit in Austria, Germany and Switzerland. Follow-up single, "Strictly Physical," was released on September 14, 2007.[8]

On September 1, Monrose contested in the Sopot Song Festival 2007 in Poland, representing Germany with their debut single "Shame." Rivaled by other international artists such as Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Thierry Amiel, The Cloud Room and September, the trio eventually lost to Polish rock band Feel and their song "A gdy już jest ciemno."

Discography

Albums

Album information
Temptation
  • Released: December 8, 2006
  • Chart Positions: #1 GER, #1 AUT, #1 SWI
  • Sales: 400,000 [3]
  • IFPI Certifications:
    • Germany: 1,5x Platinum [9]
    • Austria: Platinum [10]
    • Switzerland: Platinum [11]
Album information
Strictly Physical

Singles

Year Title Chart Positions Album
GER AUT SWI POL FIN EU UWC
2006 "Shame" 1 1 1 10 - 10 36 Temptation
2007 "Even Heaven Cries" 6 17 19 49 - 16 116
"Hot Summer" 1 1 1 58 19 10 12 Strictly Physical
"Strictly Physical"

Tours

Notes

  1. ^ a b ""Monrose mit Verkaufsrekord"". Media Control. Retrieved 2006-12-08.
  2. ^ ""Monrose"". Etain Me. Retrieved 2007-05-15.
  3. ^ a b ""Singen und tanzen"". N-TV.de. Retrieved 2007-06-15.
  4. ^ "Temptation review". LAUT. Retrieved 2006-03-10.
  5. ^ a b ""Grand Prix Vorentscheid 2007"". LetMeEntertainYou. Retrieved 2007-05-27.
  6. ^ ""Sieg für die Manufactum-Generation"". Spiegel. Retrieved 2007-05-27.
  7. ^ a b ""Monrose - News"". monrose.de. Retrieved 2007-08-29.
  8. ^ ""Strictly Physical"". CEDE. Retrieved 2007-08-23.
  9. ^ "German Certification". Ifpi.de. Retrieved 2006-02-14.
  10. ^ "Austrian Certification". Ifpi.at. Retrieved 2006-02-14.
  11. ^ "Swiss Certification". HitParade.ch. Retrieved 2006-02-14.

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