Reamonn
| Reamonn | |
|---|---|
 Reamonn (2008) |
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| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Pop rock , alternative rock |
| founding | 1998 |
| resolution | 2010 |
| Website | www.reamonn.com |
| Last occupation | |
| Rea Garvey | |
| Uwe Bossert | |
| Mike "Gomezz" Gommeringer | |
| Philipp Rauenbusch | |
| Sebastian Padotzke | |
Reamonn was a German rock band that became known for their hit Supergirl in the spring of 2000 .
Band history
In 1998, the former singer and guitarist who came Reckless Pedestrians , Rea Garvey , from Ireland to Germany. He only got by as a t-shirt seller at festivals and played as a solo entertainer in pubs. He then moved to the countryside near Wilhelmsdorf ( district of Ravensburg ) and placed a newspaper advertisement ( “Singer is looking for a band for record and tour” ) in the “Stockacher Anzeiger”, whereupon first Mike Gommeringer , then Sebastian Padotzke , Uwe Bossert and Philipp Rauenbusch reported. They officially merged in November 1998. The band's name comes from the Irish form of Garvey's given name ( Réamonn ). On New Year's Eve 1998/99 they played together in Stockach for the first time .
In April 1999 the band played a showcase , whereupon they received offers from several record labels. In June 1999 Reamonn signed a contract with Virgin Records and in November the first album was recorded. The band wrote their songs together.
In May 2000 her debut album Tuesday was released , which reached number 5 in the German charts. The first single Supergirl released from it rose to number 4 in the German single charts. Reamonn appeared in the opening act of Guano Apes as well as HIM , a-ha and Robbie Williams . In 2000 the band gave over 200 sold-out concerts, some of them abroad. The two subsequent albums Dream No. 7 and Beautiful Sky achieved gold and platinum status.
In 2001 Reamonn had a guest appearance in the German film Mondscheintarif based on the bestseller by Ildikó von Kürthy , to which they contributed the single Weep . The band worked with Jam & Spoon and Xavier Naidoo in the same year and appeared in its opening act. In the following year Reamonn contributed the theme music to the ProSieben television production Fort Boyard with a cover version of In Zaire - Place of No Return . In addition, the guitarist Uwe Bossert composed the opening anthem for the Nürnberg Ice Tigers playing in the DEL , which was played for the first time on November 21, 2008, at the home game against Adler Mannheim .
In February 2006 Reamonn changed the record company and were now under contract with Universal Music . In April 2006 the fifth album Wish was released . Due to health problems of Rea Garvey, who had to undergo an operation on his vocal cords, the Wish tour planned for 2006 was postponed to early 2007.
In May 2007 a live recording of the concert in Oberhausen was released on CD and DVD under the title Wish Live . On September 6, 2008, the band performed in the village of Walkersbach, a village of 120 in Bavaria . The village won the band in a competition organized by the radio station Bayern 3 . Around 15,000 visitors came to the free concert.
In November 2008 the sixth album Reamonn was released . The first single Through the Eyes of a Child reached number 6 in the German charts.
In January 2009 they organized an action with the radio station SWR3 . 80 SWR3 listeners were able to win a trip to Ireland together with the band.
At the end of August 2010 it was announced that Reamonn would split up after eleven years of band history. The best-of album " Eleven ", which also includes three new songs, would be the last release. Rea Garvey said shortly afterwards that the members "want to go their separate ways for an indefinite period" and spoke of a "creative break". In March 2012, however, Garvey added: “At some point the air was out and routine returned. [...] I'm definitely out of the band for now. Of course you always keep a door open. Who knows today what will be tomorrow? But at the moment I am fully focusing on my solo career. "
Reamonn gave their last concert to date on November 6th, 2010 at the PV LIVE !, the 9th PV exhibition for the automotive trade on November 6th and 7th, in Hall 9 at the Hanover Exhibition Center.
In the meantime, the remaining band members have founded the group Stereolove with the former singer of the band Vivid , Thomas Hanreich .
Rea Garvey has since focused on his solo career and released his first solo album Can't Stand The Silence in 2011 .
social commitment
Reamonn was involved in various projects. In February 2001 Garvey, Rauenbusch and Bossert traveled to Minsk with the UNESCO special ambassador Ute-Henriette Ohoven and there presented the Children's Cancer Hospital with a check for over DM 120,000 .
In the same year a cover version of Falcos Jeanny was released , which Reamonn recorded together with Xavier Naidoo . All proceeds from this version will go to the Saving an Angel foundation founded by Reamonn to help abused children. In July 2007 the group donated 20,000 euros to Kindernothilfe in Duisburg.
In addition, Reamonn performed regularly at benefit concerts; they were there at Alive and Swinging as well as at Live 8 . Furthermore, they support various campaigns against right-wing violence and would like to help young up-and-coming bands with their record label CMC and their experiences. On July 7, 2007, they performed for climate protection at Al Gore's Live Earth concert in Hamburg.
On October 24, 2008, Reamonn appeared in front of 200,000 people in the run-up to Barack Obama's speech at the Berlin Victory Column . Rea Garvey gave the presidential candidate his band ring, making him an honorary member of Reamonn.
Discography
Studio albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||
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 DE
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 AT
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 CH
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| 2000 | Tuesday |
DE5  (39 weeks)DE |
AT10 (17 weeks) AT |
- |
First published: May 26, 2000
Sales: + 150,000 |
| 2001 | Dream No.7 |
DE6 (13 weeks) DE |
AT37 (4 weeks) AT |
CH26 (7 weeks) CH |
First published: November 19, 2001
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| 2003 | Beautiful sky |
DE3  (65 weeks)DE |
AT39 (25 weeks) AT |
CH16 (55 weeks) CH |
First published: May 23, 2003
Sales: + 200,000 |
| 2006 | Wish |
DE2 (55 weeks)DE |
AT13 (15 weeks) AT |
CH2 (33 weeks) CH |
First published: April 21, 2006
Sales: + 200,000 |
| 2008 | Reamonn |
DE2 × 3
(43 weeks)DE |
AT9 (15 weeks) AT |
CH7th (23 weeks)CH |
First published: November 7th, 2008
Sales: + 315,000 |
Tours
- 2000: Tuesday tour
- 2001: Life-Is-a-Dream-Tour
- 2003: Guinness Irish Pub Tour
- 2004: Beautiful Sky Tour
- 2007: Wish tour
- 2009: The Million Miles Tour
- 2010: Eleven tour
Awards
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1 live crown
- 2000: Best Newcomer
- 2001: Best band
- 2003: Best Album ( Beautiful Sky )
literature
- 2002: Reamonn.the Songs (music book)
- 2006: Reamonn.songs and Specials (music book)
Web links
- Official website
- Reamonn at laut.de
- Reamonn at Discogs (English)
- Reamonn at Rate Your Music (English)
- chartsurfer.de
- officialcharts.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ welt.de
- ↑ Singer Rea: Reamonn will soon be over. In: tz.de. August 25, 2010, accessed May 23, 2016 .
- ↑ Rea Garvey: "I'm definitely out with Reamonn" - Interview. In: laut.de. Retrieved May 23, 2016 .
- ↑ stereolove-music.de ( Memento of the original from November 2, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) 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.
- ↑ Mark Schieritz,: "It was something very special" - An interview with Philipp Rauenbusch about the appearance and the encounter with Obama. Die Zeit , December 11, 2008; Retrieved June 14, 2011
- ↑ "Very easy" - An interview with Rea Garvey. Report in: Frankfurter Rundschau of October 31, 2008, by Steven Geyer, accessed on June 14, 2011
- ↑ Chart positions: DE AT CH
