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{{About||the Christian metal band|Die Happy (band)}}
{{Short description|German rock band}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}}
{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
{{About||the American Christian metal band|Die Happy (band)}}
| name = Die Happy
{{Infobox musical artist
| image = RockAmRingDieHappy.jpg
| background = group_or_band
| name = Die Happy
| origin = [[Ulm]], Baden-Württemberg, Germany
| image = Die Happy - Grünspan Hamburg 2018 05.jpg
| image_upright = 1.2
| genre = [[Alternative metal]]
| years_active = 1993&ndash;present
| caption = The band performing in 2018
| label = [[Gun records|Gun Records]]/[[Sony BMG Music Entertainment|Sony BMG]]
| origin = [[Ulm]], Germany
| website = {{URL|http://www.diehappy.de}}
| genre = {{ubl|[[Alternative rock]]|[[alternative metal]]}}
| years_active = 1993–present
| current_members = Marta Jandová<br/>Thorsten Mewes<br/>Ralph Rieker<br />Jürgen Stiehle
| label = [[Gun records|Gun Records]]/[[Sony BMG Music Entertainment|Sony BMG]]
| past_members = Frede Ferber<br />Holger Fiesel
| website = {{URL|diehappy.de}}
| current_members = {{plainlist|
* [[Marta Jandová]]
* Thorsten Mewes
* Ralph Rieker
* Jürgen Stiehle
}}
}}
| past_members = {{plainlist|
'''Die Happy''' is a [[Germany|German]] [[alternative metal]] band from [[Ulm]].
* Frede Ferber
* Holger Fiesel
* Marcus Heinzmann
* Julian Rosenthal
}}
}}
'''Die Happy''' is a German [[alternative rock]] band from [[Ulm]]. The group was founded in 1993 by Czech singer [[Marta Jandová]] and Thorsten Mewes. Even though the band is based in Germany, their songs are written and performed almost exclusively in English.


==History==
== Band members ==
* [[Marta Jandová]] (vocals)
The group was founded in 1993 by [[Czech Republic|Czech]] singer Marta Jandová and Thorsten Mewes. Even though the band is based in Germany, their songs are written and performed almost exclusively in [[English language|English]].
* Thorsten Mewes (guitar)

* Ralph Rieker (bass)
Jandová provides additional vocals on the song "Undivided" from [[Dog Eat Dog (band)|Dog Eat Dog]]'s 2006 release, ''Walk With Me'', "Horizont" from [[In Extremo]]'s album ''Mein Rasend Herz'', "[[Wie weit/How far/En Vie|Wie weit/How far]]" from [[Apocalyptica]]'s [[Apocalyptica (album)|self-titled album]] and the 2010 single "Halt dich an mir fest" with [[Revolverheld]] from the album ''[[In Farbe]]''. She is also featured on "[[Träumst Du?]]" from [[Oomph!]]'s album ''[[GlaubeLiebeTod]]'', the winning entry for the 2007 [[Bundesvision Song Contest]]. Jandová was a foreign exchange student in the USA before joining Die Happy.
* Jürgen Stiehle (drums)

==Band members==
* Marta Jandová ([[Singing|vocals]])
* Thorsten Mewes ([[Guitar]])
* Ralph Rieker ([[Bass guitar|Bass]])
* Jürgen Stiehle ([[Drum kit|drums]])


== Discography ==
== Discography ==
=== Albums ===

===Albums===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="2"|Year
! rowspan="2"|Year
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! colspan="4"|Chart positions
! colspan="4"|Chart positions
|-
|-
!style="width:3em;font-size:80%"| [[Germany|GER]]<br><ref>[http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/DIE+HAPPY/?type=longplay GER chart positions]</ref>
!style="width:3em;font-size:80%"| [[GfK Entertainment Charts|GER]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/suche?artistId=Die+Happy|title=Discographie von Die Happy|publisher=GfK Entertainment|accessdate=15 April 2020}}</ref>
!style="width:3em;font-size:80%"| [[Austria|AUT]]<br><ref>[http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Die+Happy&titel=Genuine+Venus&cat=s AUT chart positions]</ref>
!style="width:3em;font-size:80%"| [[Austria|AUT]]<br /><ref>[http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Die+Happy&titel=Genuine+Venus&cat=s AUT chart positions]</ref>
!style="width:3em;font-size:80%"| [[Switzerland|SWI]]<br><ref>[http://swisscharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Die+Happy SWI chart positions]</ref>
!style="width:3em;font-size:80%"| [[Switzerland|SWI]]<br /><ref>[http://swisscharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Die+Happy SWI chart positions]</ref>
!style="width:3em;font-size:80%"| [[Czechia|CZ]]<br><ref>[http://www.ifpicr.cz/hitparada/index.php?a=titul&hitparada=14&titul=147577&sec=0360e78979b09293d2484e172e5c305a Czech chart positions (IFPI ČR)]</ref>
!style="width:3em;font-size:80%"| [[Czech Republic|CZ]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ifpicr.cz/hitparada/index.php?a=titul&hitparada=14&titul=147577&sec=0360e78979b09293d2484e172e5c305a|title=ÈNS IFPI|work=ifpicr.cz}}</ref>
|-
|-
|1994
|1994
|''Better Than Nothing''
|''Better Than Nothing''
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|2001
|2001
|''Supersonic Speed''
|''Supersonic Speed''
*Released: February 3, 2001
*Released: 3 February 2001
*Label: [[Ariola Records|Ariola]]
*Label: [[Ariola Records|Ariola]]
*Format: [[Compact Disc|CD]], [[Cassette single|CS]]
*Format: [[Compact Disc|CD]], [[Cassette single|CS]]
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|2002
|2002
|''Beautiful Morning''
|''Beautiful Morning''
*Released: April 1, 2002
*Released: 1 April 2002
*Label: [[BMG]]
*Label: [[Bertelsmann Music Group|BMG]]
*Format: CD
*Format: CD
|align="center"|15
|align="center"|15
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|2003
|2003
|''The Weight of the Circumstances''
|''The Weight of the Circumstances''
*Released: August 8, 2003
*Released: 8 August 2003
*Label: Firestarter
*Label: Firestarter
*Format: CD, [[LP record|LP]]
*Format: CD, [[LP record|LP]]
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|-
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2005
| rowspan="2" | 2005
|''Bitter To Better''
|''Bitter to Better''
*Released:
*Released:
*Label: [[GUN Records|GUN]]
*Label: [[GUN Records|GUN]]
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|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
|-
|-
|''Four And More (Unplugged)''
|''Four and More (Unplugged)''
*Released: November 11, 2005
*Released: 11 November 2005
*Label: GUN
*Label: GUN
*Format: CD
*Format: CD
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|2006
|2006
|''No Nuts No Glory''
|''No Nuts No Glory''
*Released: October 20, 2006
*Released: 20 October 2006
*Label: BMG
*Label: BMG
*Format:
*Format:
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|2008
|2008
|''VI''
|''VI''
*Released: April 22, 2008
*Released: 22 April 2008
*Label: GUN
*Label: GUN
*Format:
*Format:
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|2009
|2009
|''Most Wanted (Best Of)''
|''Most Wanted (Best Of)''
*Released: July 21, 2009
*Released: 21 July 2009
*Label: [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
*Label: [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
*Format:
*Format:
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|2010
|2010
|''Red Box''
|''Red Box''
*Released: September 28, 2010
*Released: 28 September 2010
*Label:
*Label: F.A.M.E.
*Format: CD
*Format: CD
|align="center"|30
|align="center"|30
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|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
|-
|-
|2014
| align="center" colspan="14" style="font-size:90%"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart
|''Ever Love''
*Released: 28 February 2014
*Label: F.A.M.E.
*Format: CD
|align="center"| 35
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
|-
|2020
|''Guess What''
*Released: 10 April 2020
*Label: Bullet Records
*Format: CD, DD
|align="center"| 39
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
|-
| align="center" colspan="6" style="font-size:90%"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart
|}
|}


===Singles===
=== Singles ===

{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
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| align="center" | —
| align="center" | —
|-
|-
| "Like A Flower"
| "Like a Flower"
| align="center" | —
| align="center" | —
|-
|-
| rowspan="3"| 2002
| rowspan="3"| 2002
| "Not That Kind Of Girl"
| "Not That Kind of Girl"
| align="center" | —
| align="center" | 99
| rowspan="3"| ''Beautiful Morning''
| rowspan="3"| ''Beautiful Morning''
|-
|-
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| align="center" | 63
| align="center" | 63
|-
|-
| "Cry For More"
| "Cry for More"
| align="center" | —
| align="center" | —
|-
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2003
| rowspan="2"| 2003
| "Everyday's A Weekend"
| "Everyday's a Weekend"
| align="center" | 96
| align="center" | 96
| rowspan="3"| ''Weight of the Circumstances''
| rowspan="3"| ''Weight of the Circumstances''
|-
|-
| "Big Boy"
| "Big Boy"
| align="center" | 63
| align="center" | 63
|-
|-
| 2004
| 2004
| "Slow Day"
| "Slow Day"
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| "I Am"
| "I Am"
| align="center" | 75
| align="center" | 75
| rowspan="3"| ''Bitter To Better''
| rowspan="3"| ''Bitter to Better''
|-
|-
| "Big Big Trouble"
| "Big Big Trouble"
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| align="center" | 80
| align="center" | 80
|-
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2008
| rowspan="2"| 2008
| "Still Love You"
| "Still Love You"
| align="center" | —
| align="center" | —
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| align="center" | —
| align="center" | —
|-
|-
| 2010
| align="center" colspan="14" style="font-size:90%"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart
| "Dance for You Tonight"
| align="center" | —
| rowspan="2"| ''Red Box''
|-
| 2011
| "Anytime"
| align="center" | —
|-
| 2014
| "I Could Die Happy"
| align="center" | —
| ''Ever Love''
|-
| 2019
| "Love Suicide"
| align="center" | —
| rowspan="3"| ''Guess What''
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2020
| "Guess What"
| align="center" | —
|-
| "Here I Am"
| align="center" | —
|-
| align="center" colspan="6" style="font-size:90%"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart
|}
|}


'''DVDs:'''
'''DVDs'''
* ''The Weight of the Circumstances'' (2003)
* ''The Weight of the Circumstances'' (2003)
* ''10 - Live and Alive'' (2004)
* ''10 – Live and Alive'' (2004)


==References==
== References ==
{{reflist}}
<references/>


==External links==
== External links ==
{{Commons category}}
* [http://www.diehappy.de Official band site (English and German versions available)]
* [http://www.diehappyfanclub.de/ Official German Fanclub]
* {{Official website|http://www.diehappy.de}} {{in lang|de|en}}
* [http://www.diehappy.ru Die Happy Russian club]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090120062648/http://www.diehappyfanclub.de/ Official German fan club]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20111004075216/http://www.diehappy.ru/ Die Happy Russian club]

{{Authority control}}


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[[Category:Alternative metal musical groups]]
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[[Category:Musical groups established in 1993]]
[[Category:Participants in the Bundesvision Song Contest]]
[[Category:Participants in the Bundesvision Song Contest]]
[[Category:1993 establishments in Germany]]
[[Category:English-language musical groups from Germany]]
[[Category:GUN Records artists]]




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Latest revision as of 19:26, 7 February 2024

For the American Christian metal band, see Die Happy (band).
Die Happy
The band performing in 2018
The band performing in 2018
Background information
OriginUlm, Germany
Genres
Years active1993–present
LabelsGun Records/Sony BMG
Members
Past members
  • Frede Ferber
  • Holger Fiesel
  • Marcus Heinzmann
  • Julian Rosenthal
Websitediehappy.de

Die Happy is a German alternative rock band from Ulm. The group was founded in 1993 by Czech singer Marta Jandová and Thorsten Mewes. Even though the band is based in Germany, their songs are written and performed almost exclusively in English.

Band members[edit]

  • Marta Jandová (vocals)
  • Thorsten Mewes (guitar)
  • Ralph Rieker (bass)
  • Jürgen Stiehle (drums)

Discography[edit]

Albums[edit]

Year Album Chart positions
GER
[1] 		AUT
[2] 		SWI
[3] 		CZ
[4]
1994 Better Than Nothing
  • Released:
  • Label:
  • Format:
 — — — —
1996 Dirty Flowers
  • Released:
  • Label:
  • Format:
 — — — —
1997 Promotion
  • Released:
  • Label:
  • Format:
 — — — —
2001 Supersonic Speed
  • Released: 3 February 2001
  • Label: Ariola
  • Format: CD, CS
 43 — — —
2002 Beautiful Morning
  • Released: 1 April 2002
  • Label: BMG
  • Format: CD
 15 51 — —
2003 The Weight of the Circumstances
  • Released: 8 August 2003
  • Label: Firestarter
  • Format: CD, LP
 6 16 53 —
2005 Bitter to Better
  • Released:
  • Label: GUN
  • Format: CD, LP
 9 40 51 —
Four and More (Unplugged)
  • Released: 11 November 2005
  • Label: GUN
  • Format: CD
 — — — —
2006 No Nuts No Glory
  • Released: 20 October 2006
  • Label: BMG
  • Format:
 28 — 88 —
2008 VI
  • Released: 22 April 2008
  • Label: GUN
  • Format:
 13 74 — —
2009 Most Wanted (Best Of)
  • Released: 21 July 2009
  • Label: Columbia
  • Format:
 51 — — 35
2010 Red Box
  • Released: 28 September 2010
  • Label: F.A.M.E.
  • Format: CD
 30 — — —
2014 Ever Love
  • Released: 28 February 2014
  • Label: F.A.M.E.
  • Format: CD
 35 — — —
2020 Guess What
  • Released: 10 April 2020
  • Label: Bullet Records
  • Format: CD, DD
 39 — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles[edit]

Year Title Chart positions Album
GER
2000 "Supersonic SpeedJam" — Supersonic Speed
2001 "One Million Times" —
"Like a Flower" —
2002 "Not That Kind of Girl" 99 Beautiful Morning
"Goodbye" 63
"Cry for More" —
2003 "Everyday's a Weekend" 96 Weight of the Circumstances
"Big Boy" 63
2004 "Slow Day" —
2005 "I Am" 75 Bitter to Better
"Big Big Trouble" 41
"Blood Cell Traffic" —
2006 "The Ordinary Song" — No Nuts No Glory
"Wanna Be Your Girl" 80
2008 "Still Love You" — VI
"Peaches" —
2010 "Dance for You Tonight" — Red Box
2011 "Anytime" —
2014 "I Could Die Happy" — Ever Love
2019 "Love Suicide" — Guess What
2020 "Guess What" —
"Here I Am" —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

DVDs

  • The Weight of the Circumstances (2003)
  • 10 – Live and Alive (2004)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Discographie von Die Happy". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  2. ^ AUT chart positions
  3. ^ SWI chart positions
  4. ^ "ÈNS IFPI". ifpicr.cz.

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