The happy
The happy | |
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The Happy at the 25th Anniversary Acoustic Tour 2018 in Gruenspan |
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General information | |
origin | Ulm , Germany |
Genre (s) | Alternative metal , alternative rock , nu metal , crossover , post-grunge |
founding | 1993 |
Website | www.diehappy.de |
Founding members | |
Marta Jandová | |
Thorsten Mewes | |
Marcus Heinzmann (until 1996) | |
Julian Rosenthal (until 1994) | |
Current occupation | |
singing |
Marta Jandová |
guitar |
Thorsten Mewes |
bass |
Ralph Rieker (since 1999) |
Drums |
Jürgen Stiehle (since 1999) |
former members | |
bass |
Frede Ferber (1994-1999) |
Drums |
Holger Fiesel (1996–1999) |
Happy is a German band from Ulm . The English name ("die happy") is a slang variant of the broken neck and leg .
history
The band was founded at the end of 1993 by the guitarist Thorsten Mewes, the bassist Julian Rosenthal, the drummer Marcus Heinzmann and the singer Marta Jandová . Mewes and Heinzmann knew each other from a band that had split up shortly before. In the course of time they came across Julian and Marta, who had immigrated from the Czech Republic only a few days earlier .
The Happy 1998 was one of the first bands to the tape pool from the predecessor of today's Pop Academy were supported. In the same year Die Happy won the young talent competition Baden-Württemberg rocks .
The band experienced a big career boost in 2001 with their single Supersonic Speed from the album of the same name, which made it into the top 50 of the German single charts. Since then, Die Happy has been able to build a broad fan base through regular music albums and numerous concerts. The released records have had different chart successes, at least the studio albums from Supersonic Speed onwards all made it into the German album Top 100 .
With their album Four & More Unplugged , which was released on November 11, 2005, Die Happy fulfilled their dream of recording many of the rock songs as acoustic versions . In addition to the rock shows, the band also repeatedly completed tours with acoustic shows.
When Marta announced that she would be represented as a juror on the talent show Popstars in 2010 , this engagement sparked violent protests among fans. The band then made the statement that Marta's work on television had nothing to do with Die Happy and that the music would not suffer as a result.
The Happy performed their 1000th concert on February 11, 2012 in the Roxy in Ulm .
Discography
Studio albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||
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DE | AT | CH | |||
1994 | Better Than Nothing | - | - | - |
In-house production
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1996 | Dirty Flowers | - | - | - |
In-house production
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1997 | promotion | - | - | - |
In-house production
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2001 | Supersonic speed |
DE43 (7 weeks) DE |
- | - |
First published: February 19, 2001
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2002 | Beautiful morning |
DE15 (8 weeks) DE |
AT51 (6 weeks) AT |
- |
First published: April 15, 2002
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2003 | The Weight of the Circumstances |
DE6 (10 weeks) DE |
AT16 (6 weeks) AT |
CH53 (4 weeks) CH |
First published: August 25, 2003
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2004 | Bitter to Better |
DE9 (5 weeks) DE |
AT40 (3 weeks) AT |
CH51 (3 weeks) CH |
First published: September 12, 2005
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2006 | No nuts, no glory |
DE28 (2 weeks) DE |
- | - |
First published: November 13, 2006
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2008 | VI |
DE13 (3 weeks) DE |
AT74 (1 week) AT |
- |
First published: May 5, 2008
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2010 | Red box |
DE30 (2 weeks) DE |
- | - |
First published: October 8, 2010
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2014 | Everlove |
DE35 (1 week) DE |
- | - |
First published: February 28, 2014
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2020 | Guess What |
DE39 (1 week) DE |
- | - |
First published: April 10, 2020
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Live albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||
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DE | AT | CH | |||
2005 | Four and More Unplugged | - | - | - |
First published: November 11, 2005
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2012 | 1000th Show Live | - | - | - |
First published: November 23, 2012
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Compilations
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||
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DE | AT | CH | |||
2009 | Most Wanted |
DE51 (1 week) DE |
- | - |
First published: August 3, 2009
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Singles
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||
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DE | AT | CH | |||
2002 | Goodbye beautiful morning |
DE63 (7 weeks) DE |
- | - |
First published: March 4, 2002
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Not That Kind of Girl Beautiful Morning |
DE99 (1 week) DE |
- | - |
First published: June 17, 2002
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2003 | Everyday's a Weekend The Weight of the Circumstances |
DE96 (1 week) DE |
- | - |
First published: September 15, 2003
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2005 | Big Big Trouble Bitter to Better |
DE41 (7 weeks) DE |
- | - |
First published: August 15, 2005
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I am bitter to better |
DE75 (6 weeks) DE |
- | - |
First published: October 28, 2005
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2006 | Wanna Be Your Girl No Nuts No Glory |
DE80 (1 week) DE |
- | - |
First published: October 13, 2006
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More singles
- 2000: Supersonic Speed
- 2001: Like a Flower
- 2001: One Million Times (Promo only)
- 2002: Cry for More
- 2003: Big Boy
- 2004: Slow Day
- 2006: The Ordinary Song
- 2008: Peaches
- 2008: Still Love You
- 2010: Dance for You Tonight
- 2011: Anytime
- 2014: I Could Die Happy
- 2019: Love Suicide
Video albums
- 2003: The Weight of the Circumstances (October 6, 2003)
- 2004: 10 - Live and Alive (July 5, 2004)
- 2008: VI (Limited-Edition) (April 18, 2008)
swell
- ↑ Alternative Metal. (No longer available online.) MusicMight, archived from the original on January 7, 2014 ; Retrieved August 23, 2009 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ diehappy.de: Biography ( Memento from March 26, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ http://www.dwdl.de/story/25826/popstarsjury_prosieben_wirbt_bei_rtl_und_zdfneo_ab/
- ↑ a b c d Chart sources: DE AT CH
Web links
- Literature by and about Die Happy in the catalog of the German National Library
- Official website
- The Happy 2007 LIVE IN CONCERT at rockpalast.de
- Official Die Happy fan club
- The Happy at laut.de.
- The Happy at Discogs (English)