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About||the Christian metal band|Die Happy (band)Infobox musical artist | name = Die Happy| image = RockAmRingDieHappy.jpg| background = group_or_band| origin = Ulm , Baden-Württemberg, Germany| genre = Alternative metal | years_active = 1993& ndash;present| label = Gun records|Gun Records / Sony BMG Music Entertainment|Sony BMG | website = URL| http://www.diehappy.de| current_members = Marta Jandová
Thorsten Mewes
Ralph Rieker
Jürgen Stiehle| past_members = Frede Ferber
Holger Fiesel Die Happy is a Germany|German alternative metal band from Ulm .

History


The group was founded in 1993 by Czech Republic|Czech singer Marta Jandová and Thorsten Mewes. Even though the band is based in Germany, their songs are written and performed almost exclusively in English language|English .

Jandová provides additional vocals on the song "Undivided" from Dog Eat Dog (band)|Dog Eat Dog 's 2006 release, Walk With Me , "Horizont" from In Extremo 's album Mein Rasend Herz , " Wie weit/How far/En Vie|Wie weit/How far " from Apocalyptica 's Apocalyptica (album)|self-titled album and the 2010 single "Halt dich an mir fest" with Revolverheld from the album In Farbe . She is also featured on " Träumst Du? " from Oomph! 's album GlaubeLiebeTod , the winning entry for the 2007 Bundesvision Song Contest . Jandová was a foreign exchange student in the USA before joining Die Happy.

Band members


  • Marta Jandová ( Singing|vocals )

  • Thorsten Mewes ( Guitar )

  • Ralph Rieker ( Bass guitar|Bass )

  • Jürgen Stiehle ( Drum kit|drums )


    • Discography


    Albums


    YearAlbumChart positions
    GER
    http:/ / www.musicline.de/ de/ chartverfolgung_summary/ artist/ DIE+HAPPY/ ? type=longplay GER chart positions    		AUT
    http:/ / austriancharts.at/ showitem.asp? interpret=Die+Happy& titel=Genuine+Venus& cat=s AUT chart positions    		SWI
    http:/ / swisscharts.com/ showinterpret.asp? interpret=Die+Happy SWI chart positions    		CZ
    http:/ / www.ifpicr.cz/ hitparada/ index.php? a=titul& hitparada=14& titul=147577& sec=0360e78979b09293d2484e172e5c305a Czech chart positions (IFPI CR)
    1994 Better Than Nothing
  • Released:
  • Label:
  • Format:
    		•  — — — —
    1996 Dirty Flowers
  • Released:
  • Label:
  • Format:
    		•  — — — —
    1997 Promotion
  • Released:
  • Label:
  • Format:
    		•  — — — —
    2001 Supersonic Speed
  • Released: February 3, 2001
  • Label: Ariola Records|Ariola
  • Format: Compact Disc|CD , Cassette single|CS
    		• 43 — — —
    2002 Beautiful Morning
  • Released: April 1, 2002
  • Label: BMG
  • Format: CD
    		• 1551 — —
    2003 The Weight of the Circumstances
  • Released: August 8, 2003
  • Label: Firestarter
  • Format: CD, LP record|LP
    		• 61653 —
    2005 Bitter To Better
  • Released:
  • Label: GUN Records|GUN
  • Format: CD, LP
    		• 94051 —
    Four And More (Unplugged)
  • Released: November 11, 2005
  • Label: GUN
  • Format: CD
    		•  — — — —
    2006 No Nuts No Glory
  • Released: October 20, 2006
  • Label: BMG
  • Format:
    		• 28 —88 —
    2008 VI
  • Released: April 22, 2008
  • Label: GUN
  • Format:
    		• 1374 — —
    2009 Most Wanted (Best Of)
  • Released: July 21, 2009
  • Label: Columbia Records|Columbia
  • Format:
    		• 51 — —35
    2010 Red Box
  • Released: September 28, 2010
  • Label:
  • Format: CD
    		• 30 — — —
    "—" denotes releases that did not chart


    Singles



    Year Title Chart positions Album
    GER
    2000 "Supersonic SpeedJam" — Supersonic Speed
    2001 "One Million Times" —
    "Like A Flower" —
    2002 "Not That Kind Of Girl" — Beautiful Morning
    "Goodbye" 63
    "Cry For More" —
    2003 "Everyday's A Weekend" 96 Weight of the Circumstances
    "Big Boy" 63
    2004 "Slow Day" —
    2005 "I Am" 75 Bitter To Better
    "Big Big Trouble" 41
    "Blood Cell Traffic" —
    2006 "The Ordinary Song" — No Nuts No Glory
    "Wanna Be Your Girl" 80
    2008 "Still Love You" — VI
    "Peaches" —
    "—" denotes releases that did not chart



    DVDs:
  • The Weight of the Circumstances (2003)

  • 10 - Live and Alive (2004)


    • References




    External links


  • http://www.diehappy.de Official band site (English and German versions available)

  • http://www.diehappyfanclub.de/ Official German Fanclub

  • http://www.diehappy.ru Die Happy Russian club


    • Category:German alternative rock groups
    Category:Alternative metal musical groups
    Category:Musical groups established in 1993
    Category:Participants in the Bundesvision Song Contest


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