Groove Coverage is a Germany|German dance musical ensemble|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 Axel Konrad. The project was founded in the Summer of 2001 by DJ Novus, in co-operation with Suprime Music (Konrad). http://groove-coverage.de/index.php/en/artists/novus.html With eleven singles in the German Top 50 http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/GROOVE+COVERAGE/?type=single and over five million albums sold worldwide, Groove Coverage is one of the most successful German dance artists.
Band history
Covergirl (2001-2002)
Groove Coverage released a few dance singles, most notably " Are U Ready " and " Hit Me (song)|Hit Me " before going on to release the breakthrough single Moonlight Shadow#Groove Coverage version|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 in June 2002. http://groove-coverage.de/index.php/en/music/discography.html At the end of 2002, the band released their debut album Covergirl (album)|Covergirl, which included the new single " God is a Girl ".
7 Years and 50 Days (2003-04) and international breakthrough
After the success of the singles Moonlight Shadow#Groove Coverage version|Moonlight Shadow and God Is A Girl, Groove Coverage went on to release a new single ironically titled " The End (Groove Coverage song)|The End ", which was released in April 2003, peaking at #14 in the German Media Control Charts, proving it was not the end - but the start of the next album. In late 2003, the band released the next top 10 hit single, a cover of Alice Cooper 's hit " Poison (Alice Cooper song)#Cover versions|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 including The End (Groove Coverage song)|The End, Poison (Alice Cooper song)#Cover versions|Poison, 7 Years and 50 Days (song)|7 Years and 50 Days, She (Groove Coverage song)|She and Runaway (Groove Coverage song)|Runaway.
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 which helped the band reach to new territories such as Spain, and in 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. The following Summer, the band released their third studio album 21st Century (Groove Coverage album)|21st Century preceded by the more pop-sounding singles On The Radio (Groove Coverage song)|On The Radio and 21st Century Digital Girl.
With only moderate success with their third album, Groove Coverage did not release any more music until late 2007, where they released the new single "Because I Love You" to promote their first Greatest Hits compilation. Again the band only experienced moderate success with the new single and album, 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 highly anticipated 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 Spring 2011, the next single "Angeline" was released, peaking at #22 in the German Media Control Charts, the single proved to be a massive success for the band - staying in the German top 50 Charts for over 16 weeks, as well as peaking at #1 in both the DJ Top 100 International charts, http://www.djtop100.de/charts/current/international?week=16&year=2011&submitSelect=Go and the MusicLoad digital charts.
In March 2012, Groove Coverage released their highly anticipated fourth studio album "Riot On The Dancefloor" http://www.amazon.de/Riot-Dancefloor-Groove-Coverage/dp/B006Z10BSY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1329067606&sr=8-1 which includes the previous two singles "Innocent and "Angeline", as well as the new singles "Think About The Way" and "Riot On The Dancefloor".
New Single (2013)
The band has announced via Facebook https://www.facebook.com/GrooveCoverage/posts/454897121229010 that a new single is planned for 2013.
Discography
Albums
Title
Album details
Peak chart positions
AUT
GER
Covergirl
Released: 2002
Label: Zeitgeist ( Universal Records|Universal ), Suprime Music
Formats: Compact Disc|CD, Music download|digital download
7 Years and 50 Days
Released: 2004
Label: Zeitgeist ( Universal Records|Universal ), Suprime Music
Formats: Compact Disc|CD, Music download|digital download
21st Century
Released: July 7, 2006
Label: Zeitgeist ( Universal Records|Universal ), Suprime Music
Formats: Compact Disc|CD, Music download|digital download
Riot on the Dancefloor
Released: March 30, 2012
Label: Suprime Music, Sony Music Entertainment
Formats: Compact Disc|CD, Music download|digital download
Compilations
Best of Groove Coverage ( Compact disc|CD + DVD ) (2005)
Best of Groove Coverage: The Ultimate Collection (3 CD) (2005) ( Hong Kong )
