C. C. Catch

C. C. Catch

Caroline Catharina Müller (born 31 July 1964), known as C. C. Catch, is a Dutch-German pop singer–songwriter.

Biography

Caroline Müller was born in Oss (the Netherlands). She moved with her family to Germany in 1979. In 1980 she was a member of the girl quartet Optimal. After that (starting in 1985) she collaborated with Dieter Bohlen under the name C.C.Catch.

Dieter Bohlen was the driving force behind her records, writing and producing all the songs. This partnership led to a string of major Top 10 and #1 Pop chart hits beginning with "I Can Lose My Heart Tonight"in 1985, "Cause You Are Young" and "Strangers By Night" released in 1986 proved to be major hits in mainland Europe. Müller went on to have Gold and Platinum selling albums and gain a sizable fanbase, particularly in Spain where most of her singles went to Number 1. The Caroline Müller and Dieter Bohlen partnership began to wane by the late 1980s. Müller wanted to participate in the creative process by contributing her own material, but Bohlen did not agree. This led to the split between singer and producer in 1989. The same year she recorded in England an album Hear What I Say, partially produced by Andy Taylor of Duran Duran.

In 1993 she wrote the song "Harmonix" which is released on the JAM NATION (a project by Peter Gabriel) Album "Way Down Below Buffalo Hell". The backing vocals were sung by C. C. Catch. After this, she took time off from the music industry for much of the 1990s, instead focusing on spiritual growth. She made her return in 1999 with regular successful concerts and touring. In 2003 C.C.Catch covered Was (Not Was) (with Ozzy Osbourne and Kim Basinger) song "Shake Your Head", which was #34 hit on UK Dance Charts. She finally released her new single, "Silence", written by Müller herself, in 2004. "Silence" became a moderate hit. It just missed the Top 40 of the German Pop chart, peaking at #47. She has continued her career, but with moderate success.

By now C.C.Catch, cooperating with Russian electronic music producer Dmitri Frolov, is working on her new album. First song, which will be released on a single is "Believe in Love". Its first version was presented on a Caro's Forbes Club performance in Russia.

Discography

Albums

Year	Album	Chart positions
		GER	BEL	SUI	YUG	NOR	AUT	CZR	EST	GRC	HUG	SWE
1986	Catch the Catch	6	7	8	2	6	24	-	-	24	-	25
1987	Welcome to the Heartbreak Hotel	28	15	-	14	21	-	-	-	25	-	44
	Like a Hurricane	30	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	30	-	-
1988	Diamonds	43	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Big Fun	53	40	-	22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1989	Hear What I Say	75	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1998	Best of '98	76	-	-	-	-	-	25	6	35	30	-

Singles

Year	Title	Chart positions
		GER	BEL	YUG	SUI	NOR	UK	ESP	AUT	GRC	LAT	PER
1985	I Can Lose My Heart Tonight	13	-	-	19	-	-	7	24	-	-	-
1986	Cause You Are Young	9	2	1	8	-	-	6	28	3	-	-
	Strangers by Night	9	-	3	11	-	-	10	15	6	-	-
	Heartbreak Hotel	8	-	7	13	-	-	3	22	9	-	-
	Heaven and Hell	13	47	2	19	35	-	2	-	3	-	-
1987	Are You Man Enough	20	-	9	28	-	-	-	-	20	-	-
	Soul Survivor	17	-	3	-	-	96	1	-	20	-	-
1988	House of Mystic Lights	22	-	1	-	-	-	7	-	-	-	-
	Backseat Of Your Cadillac	10	-	12	-	-	-	6	-	-	-	-
	Summer Kisses	-	-	30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1989	Nothing But a Heartache	39	-	22	-	-	-	14	-	-	-	-
	Baby I Need Your Love	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Good Guys Only Win In Movies	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Big Time	26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Midnight Hour	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1990	The 7-Inch Decade Remix (only in Spain)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1998	C.C. Catch Megamix '98	33	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	17
	Soul Survivor '98	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	-	-	1
1999	I Can Lose My Heart Tonight '99	72	-	-	-	-	-	12	-	-	18	-
2003	Shake Your Head	-	19	-	-	8	34	12	-	-	-	-
2004	Silence (feat Leela)	47	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Compilations

• 1989 C.C. Catch: Super 20 (Hansa)
• 1989 Classics (Hansa) #15 Germany
• 1989 Super Disco Hits (Hansa)
• 1990 The Deacde Remix (Hansa)
• 1998 Best Of '98 (BMG Berlin Musik GMBH)
• 2000 The Best Of x3CD (BMG Ariola Miller GmbH)
• 2005 Catch The Hits - The Ultimate Collection (CD+DVD)
• 2007 Ultimate C.C. Catch

See also

• Dieter Bohlen
• Euro Disco
• Italo Disco

External links

• CC Catch Official UK site
• C.C.Catch at MusicMoz
• big section about C.C.Catch
• C.C.Catch discography at MusicBrainz
• Official German site Template:De