Xanadu (band)

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Xanadu was a four-piece German hit formation that released several singles between 1989 and 1992.

Career

The band became known for their two-fold participation in the German preliminary decision for the Grand Prix Eurovision de la Chanson (today Eurovision Song Contest). In 1989 it took second place with the title A Dream for this World , and in 1990 it repeated this placement with the title Paloma Blue . The tracks co-composed by Tony Hendrik are included on the 1990 album Paloma Blue .

The line-up of the band changed several times. The original line-up included David Brandes and Lyane Leigh , who both released solo records after leaving Xanadu, and Uwe Haselsteiner . A few years later, Brandes produced the dance act E-Rotic , which Lyane Leigh also lent her voice.

For the 30th anniversary in 2020, then front woman Lyane Leigh has re-recorded the single Ein Tag, Eine Nacht, Eine Hour . She first presented this song in May 2020 and released it as a single in August 2020.

Discography

Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Singles
A dream for this world
  DE 75 05/08/1989 (1 week)
A day, a night, an hour
  DE 81 08/05/1991 (6 weeks)

Studio albums

  • 1990: Paloma Blue
  • 1991: One day, one night ...

Singles

  • 1989: A dream for this world
  • 1989: if you want
  • 1989: Island behind the horizon
  • 1990: Paloma Blue
  • 1991: One day, one night, one hour
  • 1991: Burning heart
  • 1992: Charline
  • 1992: love lives
  • 2003: Vaya Con Dios
  • 2015: Charlene 2.0
  • 2020: All Power to Dream 2020

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Participant in the German preliminary decision in 1989. At ndr.de
  2. ↑ Participant of the German preliminary decision 1990. At ndr.de
  3. ↑ XANADU Is there a "Xanadu" comeback with Lyane Hegemann? - SMAGO.DE. Accessed June 6, 2020 (German).
  4. ↑ Chart sources: DE