German Music:
Echt
Music style: PopBand members: Kim Alexander Frank (vocals), Kai Klaus Fischer (Jonathan Löwenherz) (guitar), Florian "Flo" Sump(drums), Andreas "Puffi" Puffpaff (bass), Gunnar Astrup (keyboard)
Name means: "Authentic" or "Real(ly)"
The music group from Flensburg started out as a school band. It was during a foreign exchange year in Carlisle, England in 1994 that they inspired their first fans. Over the next few years they financed the production of their own CD and sold over 1000 copies at performances they gave. Unlike other boy groups, Echt often composed and wrote their own music and they were truly friends who made music together. The band gained the attention of the Hamburg label Laughing Horse Music, who signed them and produced their debut single "Alles wird sich ändern" which appeared in 1998. In October, their debut album Echt (listen to outtake


2001 marked the end of Echt's popularity. Contrary to the success of the first 2 albums, the band's 2001 album Recorder was sharply criticized. The tour had to be cancelled due to lack of ticket sales. The band had grown up, but apparently not everyone concurred that it was a positive change.
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Recorder (2001) |![]() ![]() Buy CD at AMAZON ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Freischwimmer (1999) | LISTEN![]() Buy CD at AMAZON ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Echt (1998) |![]() ![]() TRACKS: 1.Alles wird sich ändern ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Buy CD at AMAZON ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |




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