Silbermond
(German for "Silver Moon") is a German rock band from Bautzen, Saxony. The band consists of Stefanie Kloß, Andreas Nowak, Johannes and Thomas Stolle.
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Biography
Silbermond's band members originally met in 1998 when they participated in the music project
Ten Sing
. Two years later, they decided to form their own group, and as a result they began performing locally under the name
Jast
(composed by the initial letters of band members.). In 2001, they changed their name to Silbermond, simultaneously concentrating on songs in
German language for the first time.
In January 2004 the group got the chance to perform as opening act for singer
Jeanette Biedermann. Afterwards they released their first single "Mach's Dir Selbst", followed-up by their debut album
Verschwende deine Zeit
, which was eventually certified double platinum in Germany and Austria and spawned three further singles, including top 5 hit "
Symphonie". At the end of 2004 the band went on tour, and in April 2005 they published their first concert DVD
Verschwende Deine Zeit - Live
, which reached gold status. Silbermond participated in the Berlin installment of Live8. They performed "Zeit für Optimisten" after Green Day's set and before Chris De Burgh in the concert lineup.
In April 2006, Silbermond released their second album
Laut Gedacht
. The album debuted at #1 on the German and Austrian albums chart and spawned another top 10 hit with its lead single "Unendlich". While the album's second single, "Meer Sein" failed to enter the top 30, its third single, "Das Beste", released in October 2006, became the group's first number one single. The Premium/Maxi-CD includes five songs, including a collaboration with the
Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg under the direction of
Scott Lawton.
On
7 July,
2007 they performed at the
German leg of
Live Earth in
Hamburg.
In 2008 they recorded 'Stuttgart für immer' (Stuttgart Forever), which has become the official anthem of football club VfB Stuttgart. Stuttgart's reserve goalkeeper,
Alexander Stolz, an accomplished musician, plays drums on the single.
Sarah Brightman´s song
Symphonie is a cover version of the Silbermond song.
Their third Album
Nichts Passiert
was released on
20 March 2009.
Discography
Studio Albums
| Year
| Album
| Chart positions
| Certifications
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| GER
| AUT
| SWI
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| 2004
| Verschwende deine Zeit
- Released: July 12, 2004
- Label: Valicon Songs
- Formats: CD
| 3
| 4
| 18
| AUT: Platinum (20,000) [1] GER: 2x Platinum (400,000) [2] SWI: Gold (15,000) [3]
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| 2006
| Laut Gedacht
- Released: April 21, 2006
- Label: Valicon Songs
- Formats: CD, digital download
| 1
| 1
| 3
| AUT: Platinum (20,000) [1] GER: 2x Platinum (400,000) [2] SWI: Platinum (30,000) [6]
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| 2009
| Nichts Passiert
- Released: March 20, 2009
- Label: Valicon Songs
- Formats: CD, digital download
| 1
| 1
| 1
| AUT: GER: Platinum (200,000)SWI: Gold (15,000) [7]
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Singles
| Year
| Title
| Chart Positions
| Album
|
| GER
| AUT
| SWI
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| 2004
| "Mach's dir selbst"
| 56
| --
| --
| Verschwende deine Zeit
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| "Durch die Nacht"
| 20
| 53
| --
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| "Symphonie"
| 5
| 4
| 56
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| 2005
| "Zeit für Optimisten"
| 18
| 30
| 42
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| 2006
| "Unendlich"
| 10
| 14
| 23
| Laut Gedacht
|
| "Meer sein"
| 32
| 36
| 69
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| "Das Beste"
| 1
| 1
| 3
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| 2007
| "Das Ende vom Kreis"
| 27
| --
| --
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| 2008
| "Bis zum Schluss" (with Curse)
| 7
| 21
| 49
| Freiheit
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| 2009
| "Irgendwas bleibt"
| 1
| 2
| 1
| Nichts passiert
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| "Ich bereue nichts"
| 20
| 30
| 79
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Other charted songs
| Year
| Title
| Chart Positions
| Album
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| GER
| AUT
| SWI
| LUX
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| 2009
| "Nicht mein Problem"
| -
| -
| -
| 20
| Nichts passiert
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Awards
2004
- New Faces Award
- Eins Live Krone - National Act
2005
- ECHO - "National Newcomer"
- Bravo Otto - "Superband"
- Comet - "Best Live Act"
- Eins Live Krone - "Best Band"
2007
- ECHO - Song of the year "Das Beste"
- ECHO - Best Live Act
- Comet - Best Live Act
- Comet- Best Download Song
References
- http://www.ifpi.at/?section=goldplatin
- http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank0.html
- http://www.swisscharts.com/awards.asp?year=2005
- http://www.ifpi.at/?section=goldplatin
- http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank0.html
- http://www.swisscharts.com/awards.asp?year=2007
- http://www.swisscharts.com/awards.asp?year=2009