Dada (ante portas)
Dada Ante Portas | |
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General information | |
origin | Horw / Lucerne |
Genre (s) | Rock , pop rock |
founding | 1997 |
Website | www.dada-ante-portas.com |
Founding members | |
Pirmin "Pee" Wirz | |
Guitar , vocals |
Lukas "Luc le Bo" Bachmann |
Guitar , vocals |
Lukas Schaller |
Thomas "Thommy" Lauper | |
Micha "Mitch" Perst (until 2006) | |
Current occupation | |
Vocals, piano , acoustic guitar
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Pirmin "Pee" Wirz |
Guitar , vocals |
Lukas "Luc le Bo" Bachmann |
Guitar , vocals |
Lukas Schaller |
Simon Ryf (since 2009) | |
former members | |
Thomas "Thommy" Lauper |
Dada ante portas is a Swiss rock band from Lucerne that was founded in 1997 .
history
The band consists of the singer Pirmin "Pee" Wirz, the guitarists Luc "Luc le Bo" Bachmann and Lukas Schaller as well as the drummer Thommy Lauper and the bassist Simon Ryf. The original bassist Mitch Perst announced that he was leaving the group in 2006. The name of the band ( Dada in front of the doors , see also " Hannibal ante portas ", when Hannibal besieged Rome) is derived from a study by the singer on Dadaism .
Dada ante portas are best known in Switzerland, Germany and Denmark .
The album The Theory of Everything (2008) was the band's most successful to date. It has sold over 25,000 copies and earned the band their first gold record . It was the third album in a row that reached the top 5 of the Swiss album charts and with the single Taking Your Love they had their most successful song to date in 2008.
Discography
Albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
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CH | |||
2001 | Playin 'hooky |
CH44 (4 weeks) CH |
Warner Music Switzerland
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2002 | Bound for Nowhere |
CH15 (9 weeks) CH |
Warner Music Switzerland
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2004 | Seasons change |
CH3 (20 weeks) CH |
Warner Music Switzerland
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2006 | Superbixen |
CH4 (24 weeks) CH |
Gadget Records / phonac
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2008 | The Theory of Everything |
CH2
gold
(19 weeks)CH |
Gadget Records
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2010 | The Classics |
CH2 (23 weeks) CH |
Gadget Records
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2013 | Bad Weeds Grow Tall |
CH7 (7 weeks) CH |
Gadget Records
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2017 | When Gravity Fails |
CH3 (6 weeks) CH |
Universal Music Switzerland
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2019 | Hush! |
CH1 (4 weeks) CH |
6003 records
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Singles
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
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CH | |||
2001 | Dance Beside the Moon Playin 'Hooky |
CH91 (1 week) CH |
Warner Music Switzerland
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2004 | She Cries for Someone Else Seasons Change |
CH36 (7 weeks) CH |
Warner Music Switzerland
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2008 | Taking Your Love The Theory of Everything |
CH20 (20 weeks) CH |
Gadget Records
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Another Promise The Theory of Everything |
CH51 (3 weeks) CH |
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2009 | I Would Give You My Love The Classics |
CH47 (4 weeks) CH |
Gadget Records
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More singles
- 2002: Want You So Badly (Warner Music Switzerland)
- 2010: Hey Father (Gadget Records)