Riviera (pop group)

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Riviera
General information
Genre (s) In the
founding 1998
Website homeofriviera.com
Current occupation
Julia Wolff
Roland Wolff

The pop group Riviera consists of the German siblings Julia and Roland Wolff. They have had considerable success in Japan and Korea . Her song Autumn Leaves made it into the top ten of the CRJ-Tokyo charts in 2003 . The musicians from the north of Aachen located Hückelhoven originate, but are there almost unknown.

Riviera has already released six CDs. Their songs are accompanied by commercials from major companies such as LG Telecom , Kia Motors and Ssang Yong Motors in Asia . Their music was remixed by artists such as Fantastic Plastic Machine, Shuya Okino and Konishi Yasuharu.

Riviera recently had success in Korea, where their song Hello Sunshine was used by the cosmetics company Faceshop for an advertising campaign about Korean superstar Kwon Sang-woo .

Julia Wolff is married to Probyn Gregory and lives in Los Angeles . Gregory plays guitar with Brian Wilson and the Wondermints , he can also be heard on countless records by Badly Drawn Boy , Eels and the Charlatans, among others .

Discography

Label Philter Inc./Japan

  • Julia + Roland / CD (2001)
  • Alaska / CD (2001)
  • Mood Bazaar / CD (2002)
  • Wake Up Wonderland / CD (2003)
  • 5 remixes / vinyl (2003)
  • Riviera Remixes / CD (2004)
  • Us, Together, Now! / CD (2005)

Label Fried Rice Inc./Japan

  • Belletree Session / CD (2008)

Compilations with songs by Riviera (excerpt)

  • Fantastic Plastic Machine: Sound Concierge / Cutting Edge CD (2005)
  • Recording condition 2 / ZYX CD (2003)
  • german connection / edel music CD (2003)
  • monokini / monochrome CD (2001)

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