Groove Coverage

Groove Coverage
Mell & DJ Novus
Background information
Origin	Germany
Genres	Euro-trance, Eurodance, Dance-pop, Pop/Rock
Years active	1999–present
Labels	Zeitgeist (Universal) Sony Music / Columbia Suprime:Music
Website	Official Website
Members
DJ Novus Melanie Munch Verena Rehm

Groove Coverage is a German dance band, which consists of Axel Konrad, DJ Novus, Melanie Munch, better known as Mell (lead singer), and Verena Rehm (former stage performer, backing singer, occasional lead singer). Producers of the band are Ole Wierk and Lou Bega, who, however contributed only to a few songs lyrically. The project was founded in the Summer of 2001 by DJ Novus, in cooperation with Suprime Music (Axel Konrad). With eleven singles in the German Top 50, and over five million albums sold worldwide, Groove Coverage are one of the most successful German Dance Artists.

Band History

Covergirl (1999-2002)

Groove Coverage released a few dance singles, most notably Are You Ready and Hit Me before going on to release the breakthrough single Moonlight Shadow (a cover of the famous Mike Oldfield track) which became a massive hit in Germany, peaking at #3 in the German media control charts. At the end of 2002, the band released their debut album Covergirl proceeded by the top ten single God Is A Girl.

7 Years And 50 Days (2003-2004)

With a top ten debut album under their belt, and two smash hit singles, Groove Coverage began work on their second album. The first single, ironically titled The End was released in April 2003, peaking at #13 in the German Media Control Charts, proving to be another top hit for the band. In late 2003, the band went on to release the next top 10 hit single Poison (a cover of Alice Cooper's hit), before going on to release the second studio album 7 Years and 50 Days in March 2004, which spawned out 5 top 20 singles in Germany.

International Breakthrough

In 2005, the album 7 Years and 50 Days reached platinum sales in Asia, as well as being hugely successful in Indonesia. In the UK and Ireland, the band's single Poison became a top 40 hit peaking at #32 in the Official UK Singles Chart which helped the band reach to new territories such as Spain, and in 2007, China where their single God Is A Girl became the most successful song of the year, having been downloaded more that 1.5 Million times.

21st Century and Greatest Hits (2005-2007)

In August 2005, the band released their next single Holy Virgin which became a top 30 hit in Germany, and top 15 hit in Austria peaking at #12. The following Summer, the band released their third studio album 21st Century proceeded by the more pop-sounding singles On The Radio and 21st Century Digital Girl.

With only moderate success with their third album, Groove Coverage went on to release their first Greatest Hits compilation in Germany, proceeded by the single "Because I love You". Again the band only experienced moderate success, so were dropped by their label Universal Music Germany.

Riot On The Dancefloor (2010-2012)

In 2010, Groove Coverage celebrated their new music contract with Sony Music / Columbia. For this, the band released the new single "Innocent" which was a cover of the famous Mike Oldfield track. The comeback proved a success, with the single being the highest new entry in the German Media Control Charts peaking at #38. In 2011, came the next single "Angeline" which became an instant hit peaking at #22 in the German Media Control Charts, (and staying in the German top 50 for over 16 weeks) as well as peaking at #1 in the DJ Top 100 International charts, and the MusicLoad digital charts. Groove Coverage toured for most of 2011, as well as completing work on the next album. In January 2012, it was announced that the new album will be titled "Riot On The Dancefloor" and will be released in Germany on March 30th 2012. The lead single will be titled "Think About The Way" and will be released on March 16th.

Discography

Albums

• Covergirl (2002)
• 7 Years and 50 Days (2004)
• 21st Century (2006)
• Riot on the Dancefloor (2012)

Compilations

• Best Of (CD + DVD) (2005)
• Best Of Groove Coverage: The Ultimate Collection (3 CD) (2005) (Hong Kong)
• Greatest Hits (2006) (U.S.)
• Greatest Hits (2 CD) (2007)
• Poison (The Best Of Groove Coverage) (Rare Japan CD)
• The Definitive Greatest Hits & Videos (Singapore) (2008)

Singles

• "Hit Me" (1999)
• "Are U Ready" (2000)
• "Moonlight Shadow" (2001)
• "God is a Girl" (2002)
• "The End" (2003)
• "Poison" (2003) - UK No. 32
• "7 Years and 50 Days" (2004)
• "She" (2004)
• "Runaway" (2004)
• "Holy Virgin" (2005)
• "On the Radio" (2006)
• "21st Century Digital Girl" (2006)
• "Because I Love You" (2007)
• "Innocent" (2010)
• "Angeline" (2011)
• "Think About The Way" (2012)

Remixes

• Chupa - "Arriba" (2001)
• DJ Valium - "Bring the Beat Back" (2002)
• X-Perience - "It's a Sin" (2002)
• Special D - "Come with Me" (2002)
• Silicon Bros - "Million Miles from Home" (2002)
• Seven - "Spaceman Came Traveling" (2003)
• DJ Cosmo - "Lovesong" (2003)
• Sylver - "Livin' My Life" (2003)
• Mandaryna - "Here I Go Again" (2004)
• Sylver - "Love Is an Angel" (2004)
• Baracuda - "Ass Up!" (2005)
• Melanie Flash - "Halfway to Heaven" (2006)
• N-Euro - "Lover on the Line" (2006)
• Max Deejay vs. DJ Miko - "What's Up" (2006)
• Baracuda - "La Di Da" (2007)
• DJ Goldfinger - "Love Journey Deluxe" (2008)
• Arnie B - "Another Story" (2008)
• Arsenium - "Rumadai" (2008)
• Master Blaster - "Everywhere" (2008)
• N.I.N.A - "No More Tears" (2008)
• Ayumi Hamasaki - "Vogue" (2011)
• Kim Wilde - "It's alright" (2011)
• Within Temptation - "Sinéad" (2011)

External links

• Official website