Moti Special

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Moti Special
General information
Genre (s) Synth pop
founding 1981
resolution 1990
Founding members
Vocals, bass
 Manfred "Tissy" Thiers
Keyboard
 Michael Cretu
Drums
 Reinhard "Dicky" Tarrach
guitar
 Nils Tuxen
Last occupation
Drums
 Reinhard "Dicky" Tarrach
guitar
 Nils Tuxen
bass
 Mossberg is different
Vocals, keyboard
 Frank Ardahl (Ådahl)
former members
Vocals, bass
 Manfred "Tissy" Thiers
Keyboard
 Michael Cretu

Moti Special was a multinational synth-pop band that formed in Hamburg in 1981 . Founding members were Manfred "Tissy" Thiers (singer / bassist), Michael Cretu (keyboardist), Reinhard "Dicky" Tarrach (drummer) and the Dane Nils Tuxen (guitarist). All members were already experienced professional musicians who also worked on other projects at the same time; but also together, like in 1980 for Peter Cornelius ' album Zwei .

The name “Moti Special” goes back to a spicy Indian dish that singer Manfred “Tissy” Thiers had eaten in a London restaurant.

history

Although founded in 1981, the group did not achieve commercial success until the mid-1980s. Her greatest successes were the songs Cold Days, Hot Nights and Don't Be So Shy , which became top 10 hits in Germany in 1985. The first album Motivation was released to match . It was produced in the Data Alpha Studios in Munich and hit the charts in 1985. The producers were Michael Cretu & Armand Volker . This team also worked for other German pop musicians in the 1980s, e. B. Sandra or Hubert Kah .

Michael Cretu and Manfred "Tissy" Thiers founded the project " Cretu & Thiers " a short time later and have not appeared under the name "Moti Special" since then.

Nevertheless, the band released a second album in 1990. Dicky Tarrach and Nils Tuxen had teamed up with the new bassist Anders Mossberg and the new singer / keyboardist Frank Ardahl (Ådahl). However, there was no commercial success.

Discography

Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
motivation
  DE 20th 08/19/1985 (10 weeks)
  CH 11 08/25/1985 (8 weeks)
Singles
Cold days, hot nights
  DE 3 03/25/1985 (20 weeks)
  CH 4th April 28, 1985 (11 weeks)
Don't be so shy
  DE 9 06/17/1985 (16 weeks)
  CH 10 07/07/1985 (10 weeks)
Stop! Girls go crazy
  DE 53 11/18/1985 (5 weeks)
Fete hits - Mega Mix '98
  DE 66 11/02/1998 (3 weeks)

Albums

  • Motivation (1985)
  • Dancing for Victory (1989)

Singles and EPs

  • Cold Days, Hot Nights (1984)
  • Don't Be So Shy (1985)
  • Stop! Girls Go Crazy (1985)
  • Cold Days, Hot Nights (1986, EP , Amiga )
  • In Love We Stand (1989)
  • Behind Closed Doors (1990)
  • Dancing for Victory (1990)
  • Cold Days, Hot Nights (1995) ( BA feat.Moti Special)
  • Mega-Mix '98 (1998) (feat. Rod D.)
  • Cold Days (2006) (Arnold Palmer vs. Moti Special)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Moti Special in the German charts
  2. ↑ Moti Special in the Swiss charts