Zoo Army
| Zoo Army | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| origin | Munich , Germany |
| Genre (s) | Alternative rock |
| founding | 2005 |
| Website | www.zooarmy.com |
| Current occupation | |
| Gil Ofarim | |
Vocals, bass
|
Valley Ofarim |
Vocals, guitar |
Roland Söns (since 2005) |
| former members | |
guitar |
Uli Gollick (until 2005) |
| Dominik Scholz (until 2008) | |
Zoo Army (English for "Zoo Army") is a German alternative rock group from Munich , whose lead singers are the brothers Gil Ofarim and Tal Ofarim (sons of the Israeli singer Abi Ofarim ). The band's song I'm Alive was featured in the 2006 two-part TV series Die Sturmflut . The band name is an allusion to the drawers in which the artists feel temporarily stuck and locked.
history
Zoo Army was founded on May 24, 2005 by Gil Ofarim ( vocals / guitar ), Tal Ofarim (vocals / bass ), Uli Gollick (guitar) and Dominik Scholz (drums). The members all come from the Munich rock scene.
Gil Ofarim has been a musician for over 20 years and has already sold over five million records worldwide. He is an actor , musical actor and voice actor and also works as a model and testimonial . In 2010 he founded his own label with Neuzeitstürmer in order to bring out the songs he wrote himself exactly as he had composed them and thus to prove his talent as a songwriter and composer.
Tal Ofarim, who in 2013 - like Gil Ofarim last year - took part in the TV show The Voice of Germany , had already made music with his brother before joining Zoo Army. At that time he was still performing solo as Gil Ofarim.
At the end of 2005, Roland Söns joined the band as guitarist in place of Uli Gollick.
Zoo Army performed on December 8, 2005 in Cologne as part of the WDR broadcast Rockpalast before their first album, 507 , was released on March 10, 2006 . The band's single I'm Alive , released in the same year, was featured in the two-part TV series Die Sturmflut . In March 2006 Zoo Army went on tour. Further appearances took place at festivals such as Bochum Total . Zoo Army also appeared several times as the opening act for the Swiss band Gotthard .
Dominik Scholz, who has already played as a drummer in the band of German rocker Joachim Deutschland , left the band in July 2008 for personal reasons.
Discography
Albums
- 507 (2006; Rockin 'Nation Music, Fastball Music), recorded at the 507 studio
- 507 - Limited Edition (2006; Rockin 'Nation Music), two new songs and interview material included
Singles
- I'm Alive (2006; Fastball Music, Rockin 'Nation Music), maxi CD with Broken
- Change (2006; Rockin 'Nation Music)
- My Breath Has Been Taken (2012; with Jerome Isma-Ae)
Web links
- Zoo Army at Discogs (English)
- Official website
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Oliver Schneider: ZOO ARMY: Interview with Tal and Gil Ofarim. powermetal.de, March 8, 2006, accessed October 24, 2017 .
- ↑ IT TAKES 2: Gil Ofarim is a musician with body and soul. rtl.de, February 1, 2017, accessed October 24, 2017 .
- ↑ Heiko Portale: “I don't know why me. . . “ Lausitzer Rundschau, November 1, 2010, accessed on October 24, 2017 .
- ↑ Gil as accompaniment to the show. prosieben.de, October 31, 2013, accessed on October 24, 2017 .
- ^ Zoo Army. last.fm, accessed October 24, 2017 .
- ↑ Fabian Riedner: Gil Ofarim releases album with Zoo Army. Quota meter, March 6, 2006, accessed October 24, 2017 .
- ↑ Bochum Total in Bochum from Thursday, July 13th, 2006 to Sunday, July 16th, 2006. Beer ham, accessed October 24, 2017 .
- ^ Zoo Army as a support act for Gotthard. Events and Trends, archived from the original on October 24, 2017 ; accessed on October 24, 2017 .
- ↑ Joachim Germany. laut.de, accessed on October 24, 2017 .
- ↑ ZOO ARMY. Vampster, July 25, 2008; Retrieved October 24, 2017 .