Pink Martini

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Pink Martini (2016)

Pink Martini is a twelve-piece American band from Portland , Oregon .

history

Pink Martini appearance with lead singer China Forbes (2012)
Pink Martini appearance with lead singer Storm Large (2014)

The musicians were brought together in 1994 by Thomas M. Lauderdale . In 1997 her first album Sympathique was released on her own label Heinz Records . Over 650,000 units were sold worldwide, individual pieces were decoupled and found their place on various compilations such as Buddha Bar . The album is very much based on the music of the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s, but fits well into the modern easy-listening and bar music scene. The best-known track on this album is Sympathique (“je ne veux pas travailler…”). After their European debut at the Cannes Film Festival , the band went on an extensive tour around the world.

Her second album Hang On Little Tomato was released in October 2004. The concert with the presentation of the new CD sold out in no time and Pink Martini decided to play a second presentation show.

In contrast to the first album, where singer China Forbes only sang on a few numbers, she is the main voice in the second album. In addition, Sympathique consists mostly of covered pieces, while Hang On Little Tomato consists entirely of original compositions by Lauderdale and Forbes. China Forbes paused for about a year from mid-2011 because of vocal cord surgery.

After her return, she reduced her appearances with Pink Martini and shared the role of lead singer with Storm Large , who had represented her during her illness break. In 2013, Large's singing was enthusiastically received by the audience during a tour in Germany .

The group's drummer, Derek Rieth, committed in August 2014 suicide .

Pink Martini pieces can also be heard more often in films and series such as The Sopranos .

“Pink Martini is a boisterous, once-around-the-world adventure. […] If the United Nations had had a house band in 1962, we would hopefully have been that band. "

- Thomas M. Lauderdale

Discography

Albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
CH CH UK UK US US
1997 Sympathetic CH56 (19 weeks)
CH 		- -
in CH only placed in 2000
2004 Hang on Little Tomato CH25 (17 weeks)
CH 		- US122 (4 weeks)
US
2007 Hey Eugene! CH15 (9 weeks)
CH 		UK47 (4 weeks)
UK 		US30 (7 weeks)
US
2009 Splendor in the Grass CH50 (4 weeks)
CH 		UK80 (1 week)
UK 		US45 (3 weeks)
US
2010 Joy to the World - - US35 (12 weeks)
US
2011 A retrospective CH77 (3 weeks)
CH 		- -
1969 - - -
with Saori Yuki
2013 Get happy CH67 (3 weeks)
CH 		UK76 (1 week)
UK 		US48 (2 weeks)
US
2014 Dream a Little Dream - - US115 (1 week)
US
2016 Je dis oui! CH76 (1 week)
CH 		- US193 (1 week)
US

Singles

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
CH CH
2007 Hey Eugene!
Hey Eugene! 		CH53 (6 weeks)
CH

more publishments

  • 1999: Amado mio
  • 1999: Sympathique
  • 2004: Lilly
  • 2004: Una Notte a Napoli
  • 2010: Joy to the World Pt. 1
  • 2011: Joy to the World Pt. 2
  • 2012: Joy to the World Pt. 3

Web links

Commons : Pink Martini  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

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  1. ↑ Ulrich Bassenge : Pink Martini: The house band of the United Nations. Concert on October 9, 2013. (No longer available online.) Bayerischer Rundfunk, December 17, 2013, archived from the original on April 4, 2014 ; accessed on December 23, 2015 .
  2. ↑ Pink Martini perd son batteur, Derek Rieth, qui s'est donné la mort Radio Canada, August 26, 2014, accessed on May 8, 2016 (French)
  3. ↑ pnn.de
  4. ↑ a b Chart sources: CH UK US1 US2
  5. ↑ Gold / platinum database of the Federal Association of the Music Industry, accessed June 11, 2016
  6. ↑ Babayigit, Gokalp: Pink Martini - Get Happy. Record Cabinet. sueddeutsche.de, September 28, 2013, accessed on March 28, 2014 .