BeFour
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 V. l. To the right: Angel, Alina, Manou and Dan |
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| General information | |
| Genre (s) | pop |
| founding | 2007 |
| resolution | December 8, 2010 |
| Last occupation | |
| Manuela "Manou" Oeschger | |
singing |
Alina Bock |
singing |
Daniel "Dan" Möllermann |
singing |
Angel Garcia Arjona |
beFour was a four-piece German pop group . She became known in early 2007 through the docu-soap beFour: Das Star-Tagebuch of the TV channel Super RTL and her first single Magic Melody . The group sold over a million records and received ten gold and one platinum records. In 2010 the group disbanded.
Band history
In 2007, music producer Christian Geller was looking for a pop group for the German television station Super RTL . By winning a hip-hop championship, he became aware of Angel Garcia Arjona and introduced him to the concept. Shortly afterwards, he and his friends Manou, Alina and Dan introduced themselves to Christian Geller's studio, and after a dance demonstration the band was put together in this formation. In May 2007 the four moved into a shared apartment in Cologne .
The first three months after the founding were documented in the star diary on Super RTL, ten minutes from the life of the band were shown daily. In addition to sound recordings for the first album, there were photo shoots , dance lessons and video shoots . After the release of the album All 4 One and the single Magic Melody , a cover version of Ruki wwerchs Pesenka , produced by Christian Geller and Adam Bernau, promo appearances followed. Other singles were released, including How Do You Do? and Little, Little Love . BeFour's first big appearance was on August 31, 2007 at The Dome 43 in Hamburg. As part of the RTL program Die Ultimative Chartshow , the band was awarded the gold record for All 4 One . In addition, the DVD beFour - The Film! released.
In September 2007 the production of the second studio album, Hand in Hand - The Winter Album began . It was released on November 17th, coupled. The music video for the only single Hand in Hand was shot in Phantasialand near Cologne. In March 2008, We Stand United , the band's third studio album, was released. The single Live Your Dream was also the German theme song for the film Horton Hears a Who! . In the summer, a second season of the Star Diary was broadcast, which, like the first, consisted of over 90 episodes. The group started a concert tour in June. Christian Petru appeared in the opening act. At the end of October 2008 the album Hand in Hand - The Winter Album was released in a new edition.
On January 16, 2009 the single No Limit , a cover version of the title of the same name by 2 Unlimited , was released. The fourth album Friends 4 Ever was released on February 6th. The single Ding-A-Dong , released on April 17, 2009, climbed to number 61 in Germany in its first week. On December 8, 2010, the group announced the breakup.
Band members
Manuela "Manou" Oeschger (born February 18, 1984 in Wil AG , Switzerland ) stood on stage for the first time at the age of 18. She trained in dance, acting, and singing in New York .
Alina Bock (born November 2, 1984 in Geilenkirchen ) spent her youth in Brachelen . Outside of the beFour project, she also recorded a song with singer Christian Petru .
Daniel "Dan" Möllermann (born December 17, 1987 in Berlin ) is a German actor . Until his acting and singing career he was a competitive athlete and attended a sports school. He made his film debut in the movie My First Wonder . His father is the owner of the Berlin restaurant chain “Andy's Diner & Bar”. In 2016 he had a guest appearance in Berlin - Day & Night , where he played a real estate seller. Since 2018 he has been in front of the camera at Berlin Day & Night again , this time playing Chris, Paula's friend.
Angel Garcia Arjona (born February 21, 1982 in Velbert ) is a German dancer . The trained banker has already appeared as a dancer in several video clips, including Jessica Wahls ' ( No Angels ) You are like me and Esperanza from Attencion.
Alina
fishing rod
Dan
Manou
criticism
In 2009 the band was criticized for hidden and allegedly forbidden advertising appearances in schools. This happened for the company ASPECTA , a subsidiary of the insurance group Talanx . The flyer distributed at the event stated that there was a “hit and unique Befour gift that cannot be bought anywhere: a CD with unreleased songs and a video message from your stars, as well as a great key ring” . For this purpose, the parents must provide their address and sign their consent to be contacted by an insurance broker of ASPECTA Lebensversicherung AG to make an appointment for a consultation.
The principals of the schools were only told that they were "lucky" that the band's tour route would lead past them and that the band would therefore be happy to perform. Afterwards, packages with advertising flyers were sent to the schools to be distributed to the children. In the case of school principals who objected to the distribution, the appearance was canceled at short notice due to "lack of support". It is particularly criticized that children are being abused as “door openers”. Parents would have to refuse the children the "gifts" if they do not want to hold sales talks with employees of the insurance company.
Discography
Studio albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 2007 | All 4 One |
DE1  (25 weeks)DE |
AT2  (17 weeks)AT |
CH1 (16 weeks)CH |
First published: July 13, 2007
Sales: + 225,000 |
| 2008 | We Stand United |
DE10 (23 weeks)DE |
AT4 (20 weeks) AT |
CH10 (21 weeks) CH |
First published: April 18, 2008
Sales: + 100,000 |
| 2009 | Friends 4 Ever |
DE7 (11 weeks) DE |
AT6 (9 weeks) AT |
CH9 (11 weeks) CH |
First published: February 6, 2009
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Web links
- Interview from October 4, 2008
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sales figures of the band beFour ( Memento from February 23, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Awards for Music Sales
- ^ Dissolution of beFour
- ^ ARD Ratgeber Geld, contribution "Review: Obscure insurance advertising in the schoolyard" ( Memento from September 7, 2009 in the Internet Archive ), broadcast on August 1, 2009.