Yanou
Yanou (real name Yann Peifer ; * 1974 in Bad Kreuznach ) is a German DJ and music producer .
Music career
In the second half of the 1990s, Peifer first attracted attention when he and Michael Urgacz as Beam & Yanou landed several hits in Germany and Switzerland.
In 2001, the collaboration came with DJ Sammy and the Dutch singer Thu . Together they recorded the hit Heaven by Bryan Adams from the 1980s in a dance version. They had a number 1 hit in Great Britain and reached the top 10 in Germany and the USA, among others.
In the Netherlands, he then worked as a producer for the Idols candidates.
He also founded the Cascada project as a singer with DJ Manian and Natalie Horler . In 2004 the trio had their first international hit with Miracle and the following year they had their worldwide breakthrough with Everytime We Touch , which was as successful as Heaven .
Manian and Yanou founded their own label Zooland Records in 2005 , with which they not only market Cascada and other projects of their own, but also other dance artists.
Other artists with whom Yanou worked and released singles are Liz Kay , Yves Larock and the rapper Tony T, with whom he started the RIO project together with Manian in 2007 .
Discography
Chart successes in the single charts
year | Title project |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, project , placements, weeks, awards, notes) |
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DE | AT | CH | UK | US | ||||
1997 | On y va with Michael Urgacz as " Beam & Yanou " |
DE72 (8 weeks) DE |
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First published: August 8, 1997
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1998 | Paraíso with Michael Urgacz as "Beam & Yanou" |
DE74 (4 weeks) DE |
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First published: September 21, 1998
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2000 | Rainbow of Mine with Michael Urgacz as "Beam & Yanou" |
DE30 (6 weeks) DE |
- |
CH84 (1 week) CH |
- | - |
First published: January 17, 2000
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Sound of Love with Michael Urgacz as "Beam & Yanou" |
DE64 (5 weeks) DE |
- |
CH90 (2 weeks) CH |
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First published: July 17, 2000
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2001 | The Free Fall with Michael Urgacz as "Beam & Yanou" |
DE74 (2 weeks) DE |
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First published: March 5, 2001
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Heaven DJ Sammy & Yanou feat. do |
DE10 (13 weeks) DE |
AT16 (14 weeks) AT |
CH39 (12 weeks) CH |
UK1
platinum
(31 weeks)UK |
US8th
gold
(27 weeks)US |
First published: November 3, 2001
Sales: + 1,435,000 |
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2002 | On and On Yanou presents Thu |
DE68 (3 weeks) DE |
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First published: August 18, 2002
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Number one singles | DE-DE | AT-AT | CH-CH | UK1UK | US-US | |||
Top 10 singles | DE1DE | AT-AT | CH-CH | UK1UK | US1US | |||
Singles in the charts | DE7thDE | AT1AT | CH3CH | UK1UK | US1US |
Web links
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Yanou |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Peifer, Yann (real name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German DJ and music producer |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1974 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Bad Kreuznach |