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 |
| Members | Ole Wierk Axel Konrad DJ Novus Mell Verena Rehm |
| Website | Official website |
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 co-operation with Suprime Music (Konrad).[1] With eleven singles in the German Top 50[2] 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 U 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.[3] At the end of 2002, the band released their debut album Covergirl, followed by the top ten single "God is a Girl".
7 Years and 50 Days (2003-04) and international breakthrough
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.[3] In late 2003, the band went on to release the next top 10 hit single, a cover of Alice Cooper's hit "Poison", before going on to release the second studio album 7 Years and 50 Days in March 2004, which spawned out five top 20 singles in Germany.[3]
In 2005, 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[3] which helped the band reach to new territories such as Spain, and China, where, in 2007, 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.[3] The following Summer, the band released their third studio album 21st Century preceded 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, preceded 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 (2010-12)
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 single became the highest new entry in the German Media Control Charts peaking at #38. In 2011, the next single "Angeline" was stayed in the German Media Control Charts Top 50 for 16 weeks and peaked at #22, as well as peaking at #1 in the DJ Top 100 International charts,[4] and the MusicLoad digital charts. Groove Coverage toured for most of 2011, as well as completing work on the next album. The album, "Riot On The Dancefloor", wase released in Germany on March 30, 2012,[5] and the lead single, "Think About The Way", was released on March 16.[6]
Discography
Albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUT | GER | ||
| Covergirl |
|
43 | — |
| 7 Years and 50 Days |
|
12 | 15 |
| 21st Century |
|
24 | 39 |
| Riot on the Dancefloor |
|
— | — |
Compilations
- Best of Groove Coverage (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
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS | AUT | BEL (Vl) |
GER [7] |
IRE [8] |
NED | SUI | UK [9] | |||||||
| 1999 | "Hit Me" | — | 75 | — | 88 | — | — | — | — | Single only | ||||
| 2000 | "Are U Ready" | — | 70 | — | 80 | — | — | — | — | Covergirl | ||||
| 2001 | "Moonlight Shadow" | 20 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 50 | 68 | 34 | 88 | |||||
| 2002 | "God Is a Girl" | 50 | 5 | 10 | 8 | — | — | 45 | — | |||||
| 2003 | "The End" | — | 16 | 24 | 14 | — | — | 78 | — | 7 Years and 50 Days | ||||
| "Poison" | 15 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 23 | 57 | 32 | ||||||
| 2004 | "7 Years and 50 Days" | 67 | 6 | 29 | 16 | — | 67 | 90 | — | |||||
| "She" | — | 14 | 10 | 18 | 43 | — | 30 | — | ||||||
| "Runaway" | 78 | 10 | 15 | 20 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 2005 | "Holy Virgin" | — | 12 | 40 | 30 | — | — | — | — | 21st Century | ||||
| 2006 | "On the Radio" | — | 23 | 48 | 21 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "21st Century Digital Girl" | — | 32 | — | 41 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 2007 | "Because I Love You" | — | 56 | 50 | 72 | — | — | — | — | Greatest Hits | ||||
| 2010 | "Innocent" | — | 48 | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | Riot on the Dancefloor | ||||
| 2011 | "Angeline" | — | 26 | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 2012 | "Think About the Way" | — | — | — | 54 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Riot on The Dancefloor" | - | 72 | - | 91 | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||||||||
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)
- Alice Cooper - "Poison" (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[disambiguation needed]" (2011)
- Within Temptation - "Sinéad" (2011)
- DJane Housekat feat. Rameez - "My Party" (2012)
Current members
- Axel Konrad (Producer)
- Ole Wierk (Producer)
- DJ Novus- DJ (1999_Present)
- Melanie Munch(Mell) - Lead Singer (2002–Present)
- Verena Rehm- Backup Singer (2002 – present)
Past members
References
- ^ http://groove-coverage.de/index.php/en/artists/novus.html
- ^ http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/GROOVE+COVERAGE/?type=single
- ^ a b c d e http://groove-coverage.de/index.php/en/music/discography.html
- ^ http://www.djtop100.de/charts/current/international?week=16&year=2011&submitSelect=Go
- ^ http://www.amazon.de/Riot-Dancefloor-Groove-Coverage/dp/B006Z10BSY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1329067606&sr=8-1
- ^ http://www.amazon.de/Think-About-Way-Groove-Coverage/dp/B0077KU7WW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1329067669&sr=8-1
- ^ German peaks
- ^ Search for Irish peaks
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 237. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.