beFour
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Cologne, Germany |
| Genres | Pop, Bubblegum Dance |
| Years active | 2007–2010 |
| Labels | edel music |
| Website | beFour.de |
| Members | |
| Manou Alina B. Dan M. Angel |
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beFour is a German pop group founded in Cologne. The members were cast for the television show beFour: Das Star-Tagebuch ("The Star Diary"), which has been broadcast daily at 14:20 for three months. The first single "Magic Melody" is a cover version of the song "Around The World" by ATC, that is a cover of the song "Pesenka", originally sung by the Russian band Ruki Vverh! in 1998. The single "No Limit" is a remake of the same song by 2 Unlimited.[1][2]
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[edit] Band members
[edit] Manou
Manou (born February 18, 1984 in Wil (Aargau), Switzerland) had her first stage experience when she was 18. In New York, she studied dance, acting and music.[3]
[edit] Alina B.
Alina (born November 2, 1984 in Geilenkirchen) took piano lessons from the age of 6 and is an actress-in-training.[4]
[edit] Dan M.
Dan (born December 17, 1987 in Berlin) is a German actor. Before joining beFour he was a competitive athlete.[5]
[edit] Angel
Angel (born February 21, 1982 in Velbert) is a German dancer and trained banker. He had several appearances in music videos, for example Jessica Wahls (known from No Angels) - "Du bist wie Ich" ("You are Like Me").[6]
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
| Year | Title | Chart ranking[7] | Comment | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE | AT | CH | |||
| 2007 | All 4 One | 1 | 2 | 1 | Release date: July 13, 2007 Sales: +200,000 (Platinum record)[8] |
| 2007 | Hand In Hand (The Winter Album) | 10 | 3 | 13 | Release date: November 16, 2007 Sales: +100,000 (Golden record)[9] |
| 2008 | We Stand United | 10 | 4 | 10 | Release date: April 18, 2008 Sales: +100.000 (Golden record) [10] |
| 2009 | Friends 4 Ever | 7 | 6 | 9 | Release date: February 6, 2009 Sales: |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Title | Chart ranking[11] | Comment | |||
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| DE | AT | CH | EU | |||
| 2007 | Magic Melody All 4 One |
16 | 11 | 14 | 49 | Release date: June 14, 2007[12] |
| 2007 | How Do You Do? / All 4 One All 4 One |
12 | 5 | 11 | 30 | Release date: August 10, 2007 |
| 2007 | Little, Little Love All 4 One |
27 | 30 | 27 | 176 | Release date: September 14, 2007 |
| 2007 | Hand In Hand Hand in Hand (The Winter Album) |
27 | 8 | 73 | 152 | Release date: November 9, 2007 |
| 2008 | Live Your Dream We Stand United |
16 | 17 | 29 | - | Release date: March 14, 2008 |
| 2009 | No Limit Friends 4 Ever |
21 | 13 | 29 | 72 | Release date: January 16, 2009 |
| 2009 | Ding-A-Dong Friends 4 Ever |
61 | - | - | - | Release date: April 17, 2009 |
[edit] DVDs
- beFour: der Film! (Release date: September 28, 2007)[12]
[edit] Awards
- Platinum record for the album All 4 One[8]
- Golden record for the album Hand In Hand (The Winter Album)[9]
- Golden record for the album We Stand United[10]
[edit] References
- ^ beFor Magic Melody first single
- ^ No Limit remake of 2 Unlimited
- ^ Manou biography
- ^ Alina biography
- ^ Dan biography
- ^ Angel biography
- ^ beFour Albums Charts
- ^ a b beFour : All 4 One Platinum record
- ^ a b Hand In Hand Golden Record
- ^ a b We Stand United Golden Record
- ^ beFour Singles Charts
- ^ a b beFour : CDs & DVDs
[edit] External links
- Official website (German)
- An interview with the band (German)
