Anita & Alexandra Hofmann
Anita & Alexandra Hofmann are a singing duo and multi-instrumentalists in the field of German hits . The sisters Alexandra Geiger (born Hofmann, born February 11, 1974 in Sigmaringen ) and Anita Hofmann (born April 13, 1977 in Sigmaringen) come from Jungnau and have been living in the Igelswies district of Messkirchen since 1988 . Until 2012 they appeared under the name Geschwister Hofmann .
Instruments
Alexandra and Anita each play several instruments, for example trumpet (Anita), alphorn , horns, xylophone (Anita) as well as piano, accordion and Styrian harmonica, guitar, harp, dulcimer and lyre , saxophone and flutes (Alexandra).
Career
Girls were drawn to the stage at the age of six and nine. The two sisters presented their first own stage program (a two-hour musical show) on May 19, 1988 on the occasion of the 40th birthday of their father Josef (Sepp) Hofmann, who came from St. Magdalena in the Puster Valley in South Tyrol . Anita played Elvis Presley and Alexandra played the keyboard. The sisters had their first appearance in the same year in a marquee at the Gögginger beer festival with the Täle Buam .
From 1989 the two of them performed their own music show, a mixture of rock'n'roll, folk music, hit songs and pop at festivals and events in the region. For example, also on the regional radio station Radio RT 4 in the series with timpani and trumpets . Through these events, the Hofmann siblings achieved a high level of awareness in the Baden-Württemberg region. From 1990 various albums with popular hits were released ; later their repertoire developed into modern hits. The two sisters had their first television appearance in the same year on the ARD program Musikanten sind da . In 1992 they were finally discovered for television by Marianne and Michael . Since then, the duo has featured frequently in relevant television programs.
In 2005 they completed their first solo tour without borders across Germany (with the MDR television ballet and the Edelweiss Express). A sequel followed in 2006. There are TV tapes and a DVD of some of the performances. In 2006 and 2007, two TV shows were broadcast on SWR (the Hofmann siblings summer party on August 25, 2006 and the Hofmann siblings party time - a bit of fun must be on January 26, 2007). The premiere of the solo tour 20 Years Geschwister Hofmann took place on January 12th, 2008 in the Messkircher Stadthalle , with tour stops in almost 70 cities in Germany, Austria, Belgium and France.
In 2010, the singing duo ended their long-term collaboration with producer Jean Frankfurter and switched to Jack White , with whom the Hofmann siblings recorded their first CD together in 2011, We fly . Its title track And we fly is an adaptation of the song You and Me , which White produced for Ireen Sheer in 2006 .
They have been called Anita & Alexandra Hofmann since 2012 . The first release under the new name was the DVD “We fly tour”.
In 2013, Anita & Alexandra Hofmann celebrated their 25th stage anniversary with a fan weekend (anniversary gala & fan festival) on November 30, 2013 and December 1, 2013 in Europa-Park , an anniversary tour from January 30 to April 13, 2014, an album released on October 11, 2013, and a book published November 21, 2013. The whole thing was under the motto "We". In addition, the anniversary gala was recorded and broadcast on December 8, 2013 on SWR as a compilation. There is also a DVD from the anniversary gala.
Prizes and competitions
The Hofmann siblings won the Herbert Roth Festival in 1992 .
In 1993, both took the title All colors of the earth at the Grand Prix of Folk Music in 1993 in part and were second. With Der Junge von San Angelo they took part in the German preliminary decision for the 1995 Grand Prix of Folk Music , but narrowly failed with 6th place. In 1997, they reached 3rd place at the 1997 Grand Prix of Folk Music with It Was Once a Dream .
In 2003, Mayor Arne Zwick made her home town of Meßkirch an honorary citizen at a gala on the occasion of 15 years of stage work .
The Hofmann siblings won the folk music crown (2004 and 2006), the golden tuning fork (2003 and 2005) and the folk music parade several times .
In October 2008 they received the Hohensalzburg Bull in White .
At the 14th Hohenloher Wine Festival in July 2009 they were awarded the Öhringer Wine Key .
Private
On July 28, 2001, Alexandra married Dietmar Geiger in her hometown of Messkirch. The couple has two sons (* 2007 and * 2009).
Most successful songs
- All colors of this earth 1993
- When the cranes move 1993
- The boy from San Angelo 1995
- Happiness on Earth 1996
- Once upon a time there was a dream in 1997
- The island of Romantica 1998
- Ramba Zamba and Tequila 2001
- You are my Robinson 2002
- The Power of Feelings 2003
- In the middle of the volcano 2004
- Take me to the stars 2005
- Dreams That Are Like Fire 2005
- Defenseless 2005
- It was only the 2006 Sirtaki to blame
- In the fire of the night 2006/2007
- Welcome, little miracle 2007
- Heartquake 2008
- Yesterday, tomorrow and forever 2009
- Touch the sun once in 2009
- Weightless 2009
- Talisman 2010
- And we're flying in 2011
- We sing Bella Musica 2011
- Limbo in Jamaica 2011
- Eviva Espana 2012
- I snap summer 2015 again
- 100,000 volts 2015
- Then you came in 2018
Discography
Albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||
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 CH
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| 2001 | love does not need words |
DE96 (1 week) DE |
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| 2002 | Your most successful songs |
DE87 (1 week) DE |
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| 2003 | The power of feelings |
DE76 (2 weeks) DE |
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| 2004 | Limitless |
DE47 (2 weeks) DE |
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| 2005 | Magical moments - your most beautiful love songs |
DE84 (1 week) DE |
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| 2006 | In the fire of the night |
DE61 (1 week) DE |
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| 2007 | Herzbeben - the anniversary album |
DE92 (1 week) DE |
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| 2009 | Yesterday, tomorrow and forever |
DE83 (1 week) DE |
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| 2011 | We fly |
DE92 (1 week) DE |
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| 2012 | Summer night |
DE90 (1 week) DE |
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| 2015 | 100,000 volts |
DE55 (1 week) DE |
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| 2017 | Skin contact |
DE35 (2 weeks) DE |
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| 2018 | Madness - 30 years of passion |
DE29 (1 week) DE |
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| 2020 | Wild times |
DE29 (... weeks) DE |
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CH79 (2 weeks) CH |
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More albums
- 1990 Heimat hits
- 1991 Out of the blue
- 1992 Give away a smile
- 1993 All the colors of this earth (August 2nd, 1993)
- 1995 The Boy from San Angelo (May 2, 1995)
- 1996 Happiness on Earth (June 23, 1997)
- 1997 But He Has To Be Funny (August 20, 1997)
- 1998 The island of Romantica (August 17, 1998)
- 1999 Peace in All Hearts (November 6, 2000)
- 2000 Give away a smile (March 6, 2000)
- 2000 Wonderland (March 20, 2000)
- 2003 The World Sings Hallelujah (October 6, 2003)
- 2006 Whenever I Dance With You (March 3, 2006)
- 2008 One heart and one soul (March 14, 2008) (3-CD box)
- 2010 Fantasy (October 15, 2010)
- 2013 We (October 11, 2013)
- 2014 cozy moments (November 28, 2014)
Video albums
- 2000 Wunderland (June 5, 2000) (as VHS cassette)
- 2006 Grenzlos live (February 3, 2006) (for the first solo tour of the same name)
- 2008 Experience Herzbeben live (December 5, 2008) (for the solo tour of the same name)
- 2010 One heart and one soul (April 16, 2010) (compilation of their appearances)
- 2012 We fly tour live (May 4, 2012) (from their 2011 tour of the same name)
- 2014 25 years we (February 28, 2014) (for the 2014 anniversary tour of the same name)
Books
- 2003 Picture book of a musical career (June 1, 2003) (with many unpublished pictures)
- 2013 25 years we (November 21, 2013) (with many pictures from her career)
Awards
- 1992 “Herbert Roth Prize” for the best young female singer
- 1993 Anita wins the "Jugend musiziert" competition
- 1994 "Hermann Löns Medal"
- 1999 "Golden One" with the song "You always do me good"
- 2003 honorary citizens of the city of Meßkirch
- 2003 "Golden Tuning Fork"
- 2004 "Crown of Folk Music"
- 2005 "Golden Tuning Fork"
- 2006 "Crown of Folk Music"
- 2011 "Goldener Enzian" of the magazine "Meine Melodie"
- 2012 "Goldener Enzian" of the magazine "Meine Melodie"
- 2013 “Golden Citizen Medal” of the Sigmaringen district
- 2014 “ smago! Award "for the cover version of the year:" Mein Engel "(" Angel "by Lionel Richie)
- 2017 “ smago! Award "for the best touring in-house production of the year:" 100,000 volts "
literature
- Jochen Schmid, Gunter Haug (Red.): Siblings Hofmann. Picture book of a musical career . Gmeiner, Meßkirch 2003, ISBN 3-89977-502-3 .
- Manfred Dieterle-Jöchle (dim): Premiere of the solo tour “20 Years of the Hofmann Siblings” in the Messkirch town hall. 15 instruments and fashion show . In: Südkurier from January 12, 2008.
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- ↑ [1] Information about the cover version
- ^ Manfred Dieterle-Jöchle: The Hofmann siblings in baby luck . In: Südkurier from June 25, 2007
- ^ Offspring with the Hofmann siblings: It's a boy . In. Südkurier from December 7, 2009
- ↑ Hofmann siblings Anita & Alexandra Hofmann in the German charts
Web links
- Website
- Sound carriers by Anita & Alexandra Hofmann in the catalog of the German National Library