Yasmin K.

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Alex Christensen and Yass (right)

Yasmin K. , actually Yasmin Knoch ; also known as Yass (born September 27, 1986 in Soufriere on St. Lucia ) is a German pop singer. She became known through her participation in the second season of the talent show Popstars , which was broadcast in autumn 2001 by the German TV station RTL II .

Life

Yasmin Knoch is the daughter of the singer Oliver Bendt , famous from the 1980s and 1990s , founder and owner of the pop combo Goombay Dance Band . Her mother Alicia was also born on the Caribbean island of St. Lucia. Knoch grew up in Hamburg . After graduating from high school, she began to take singing lessons as well as piano and guitar lessons. First appearances with his own band followed. In 2000/01 she played a leading role in the musical Buddy performed in Hamburg .

She became known to a wider audience in autumn 2001 through her participation in pop stars . After several qualifying rounds, she first penetrated the final broadcasts, but then could not recommend herself for the band Bro'Sis formed in the broadcast . After she left, she signed the music producer Alex Christensen , who had worked on pop stars as a jury member , and produced the single Rhythm of the Night , a cover version of the Corona song , with her in the summer of 2002 . This and the following two hit singles were released under Alex C. feat. Yasmin K.

After a four year break succeeded Knoch (which now Y-ass called) together with Christensen and the single Sweetest ass in the world , a cover version of the hit Run A Way of the band The Sound Lovers of 1996, the biggest success of their Career. The song reached number one in the German single charts for a week in November 2007 . This was followed by other, not quite as successful singles with similarly clearly sexual topics.

In the following time under the name Whykay feat. Yasmin K. the songs Love is a stranger and Hate me curse me have been published.

In the 2012 movie Fraktus , Yasmin K. made a guest appearance as a singer. In the film, she sings the song Affe sucht Liebe , which was also released.

In March 2017, Heinz Strunk released the album Die Gläserne Milf , on which she participated with vocals. Strunk had recorded an EP called Retro with her as Polka Team in 2014 . It contained the song Smartest Girl Alive , which can be heard as a remix in the film Toni Erdmann . In autumn 2017, Yass contributed her voice to the song Infinty on the album Alex Christensen & The Berlin Orchestra.

In 2018 Knoch worked again with Alex Christensen for his album Alex Christensen & The Berlin Orchestra 2. There she sang the song Feels like in Heaven , a modified cover of the song Time after Time by Cindy Lauper.

Discography

Studio albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)
Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH
2008 euphoria DE20 (12 weeks)
DE
AT19 (10 weeks)
AT
-
First published: February 8, 2008
(with Alex Christensen)

Singles

year Title
album
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)
Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH
2002 Rhythm of the Night DE28 (9 weeks)
DE
AT28 (12 weeks)
AT
CH81 (6 weeks)
CH
First published: June 13, 2002
(with Alex Christensen)
(Original: Corona - The Rhythm of the Night (1993))
Amigos Forever DE35 (7 weeks)
DE
- CH86 (3 weeks)
CH
First published: November 14, 2002
(with Alex Christensen)
2003 Angel of Darkness DE21 (9 weeks)
DE
AT39 (8 weeks)
AT
-
First published: July 14, 2003
(with Alex Christensen)
2007 You have the most beautiful ass in the world
euphoria
DE1
gold
gold

(23 weeks)DE
AT1 (26 weeks)
AT
CH50 (10 weeks)
CH
First published: October 19, 2007
(with Alex Christensen); Sales: + 150,000
2008 Doctor plays
euphoria
DE4 (15 weeks)
DE
AT3 (21 weeks)
AT
-
First published: January 25, 2008
(with Alex Christensen)
You're so porn
euphoria
DE21 (9 weeks)
DE
AT12 (12 weeks)
AT
-
First published: April 25, 2008
(with Alex Christensen)
Love for threesome
euphoria
DE28 (9 weeks)
DE
AT29 (9 weeks)
AT
-
First published: November 28, 2008
(with Alex Christensen)
2009 Dancing Is Like Heaven DE41 (7 weeks)
DE
AT41 (3 weeks)
AT
-
First published: December 4th, 2009
(with Alex Christensen)
(Original: Derb - Derb (2001))
2012 L'amour toujours - AT43 (2 weeks)
AT
CH40 (1 week)
CH
First published: December 7, 2012
(with Alex Christensen vs. Ski)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Article in the morning post about the film Fraktus , February 8, 2013.
  2. Popshot: Heinz Strunk - The Glass Milf (Soundtrack to 'Jürgen') - Popshot . In: Popshot . ( over-blog.de [accessed on May 14, 2017]).
  3. a b Sources: DE AT CH
  4. Awards for music sales DE