Monrose 3085657 226027424 2008-07-16T14:32:57Z 86.20.224.114 /* I Am */ {{otheruses4|the German girl group|the French actor with the same name|Claude Louis Séraphin Barizain}} {{Infobox Musical artist | Name = Monrose | Img = Cover me 2007 - 0195 (Monrose).jpg | Img_capt = From left to right: [[Bahar Kızıl]], [[Senna Guemmour]], and [[Mandy Capristo]] at a charity concert in [[Cologne]], [[North Rhine-Westphalia]], [[Germany]] in November 2007 | Background = group_or_band | Alias = | Origin = [[Germany]] | Genre = [[pop music|Pop]], [[dance-pop]], [[contemporary R&B|R&B]] | Years_active = 2006–present | Label = [[Warner Music Group|Starwatch/Warner]] | URL = [http://www.monrose.de www.monrose.de] | Current_members = [[Mandy Capristo]]<br>[[Senna Guemmour]]<br>[[Bahar Kızıl]] }} '''Monrose''' is an [[ECHO (music award)|ECHO Award]]-nominated [[Germany|German]] [[girl group|all-female]] [[pop music|pop]] band, first established in [[2006 in music|2006]]. Formed on the fifth installment of the German version of the international television talent show ''[[Popstars (Germany)|Popstars]]'', the [[trio (music)|trio]] is comprised of singers and songwriters [[Mandy Capristo]], [[Senna Guemmour]], and [[Bahar Kızıl]]. They have sold more than 1 million records worldwide.<ref>www.prosieben.de</ref> The band's [[debut album]] ''[[Temptation (Monrose album)|Temptation]]'' was released in December 2006 and achieved major success throughout [[Central Europe]], selling more than a 400,000 copies combined,<ref name="sales"/> while spawning two singles with number-one hit "[[Shame (Monrose song)|Shame]]" and the ballad "[[Even Heaven Cries]]." Monrose's second studio album, ''[[Strictly Physical (album)|Strictly Physical]]'', was released in September 2007 following the release of their second chart topper "[[Hot Summer (song)|Hot Summer]]," and has since been certified [[IFPI|double gold]].<ref name="one">{{cite web |url=http://www.ifpi.at/u_frame.php3?seite=search.php3&a_id=9 |title=Austrian Certification |work=IFPI |accessdate=2006-02-14}}</ref> ==History== ===Formation=== Under the motto "Neue Engel braucht das Land" ("The country needs new angels") ''[[Popstars (Germany)|Popstars]]'' returned with a fifth installment in August 2006, this time searching for the legal successors of the show's first and most successful formation, the [[No Angels]]. More than 5,100 hopeful female singers attended open television auditions in [[Frankfurt]], [[Stuttgart]], [[Hanover]], [[Munich]] and [[Dortmund]], judged by choreographer and dancer [[Detlef Soost|Detlef "D!" Soost]], [[music producer]] Dieter Falk and singer [[Nina Hagen]]. Over the course of several recalls and re-recalls the three judges reduced the contestants to a group of 20 who immediately travelled to [[Ischgl]], [[Tyrol (state)|Tyrol]] to get trained in singing, dancing, and fitness. In the end eleven girls remained who again moved into a mansion in [[Munich|Pullach, Munich]] to start working on their performance and publicity skills. While Soost, Falk, and Hagen continued eliminating one or two girls each week, the six remaining finalists went on with the recordings of alternative versions of their debut album ''[[Temptation (Monrose album)|Temptation]]'' and the video shoot for their first single "[[Shame (Monrose song)|Shame]]." On the season's finale on Thursday, [[November 23]], [[2006]], three of the six were chosen to make the band: Mandy Capristo, Senna Guemmour, and Bahar Kızıl beat out Arjeta Zuta, Katarzyna Zinkiewicz and Romina Reinhardt - and eventually formed the trio ''Monrose''. ===''Temptation''=== {{main|Temptation (Monrose album)}} On [[December 1]], [[2006]], Monrose released their debut single "Shame". The Jiant & Snowflakers-produced pop song became an instant success and reached number one in [[Austria]], Germany, and [[Switzerland]], making it one of the most successful debuts of the year.<ref name="Verkaufsrekord">{{cite web|title="Monrose mit Verkaufsrekord"|work=Media Control|url=http://www.media-control.de/pressemitteilungen/monrose-mit-verkaufsrekord.html|accessdate=2006-12-08}}</ref> Outselling 3/4 of the German Top 100's singles sales combined, the song also emerged as the fastest selling [[CD single]] of 2006 and the biggest-downloaded song since the introduction of the legal [[digital download]] charts in Germany in 2004.<ref name="Verkaufsrekord">{{cite web|title="Monrose mit Verkaufsrekord"|work=Media Control|url=http://www.media-control.de/pressemitteilungen/monrose-mit-verkaufsrekord.html|accessdate=2006-12-08}}</ref> The band's debut album, ''Temptation'' was released on [[December 8]] in all German-speaking countries. ''Popstars'' judge Dieter Falk, [[Toni Cottura]], [[Marc Mozart]], and [[Marcus Brosch]] consulted on the album which debuted on top of the Austrian, German and Swiss albums charts and was certified [[Music recording sales certification|platinum]] by the [[IFPI]] for more than 200,000 copies sold within its first two weeks of release.<ref name="Ticket">{{cite web|title="Monrose"|work=Etain Me|url=http://www.etainme.de/?partner=1&art_id=4399&eve_id=8204|accessdate=2007-05-15}}</ref> It eventually sold more than 400,000 copies domestically.<ref name="sales">{{cite web|title="Singen und tanzen"|work=N-TV.de|url=http://www.n-tv.de/814048.html|accessdate=2007-06-15}}</ref> Critics rated ''Temptation'' generally positively, with ''laut.de'''s Stefan Johannesburg praising Monrose and their team for wisely finding a very "British and catchy" musical middle ground between the [[Pussycat Dolls]] and [[Destiny's Child]].<ref name="LAUT">{{cite web|author=Stefan Johannesburg|title=''Temptation'' review|work=LAUT|url=http://www.laut.de/lautstark/cd-reviews/m/monrose/temptation/index.htm|accessdate=2006-03-10}}</ref> In January 2007, it was announced that the trio had qualified for the German national pre-selection of the [[Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007|Eurovision Song Contest 2007]], organized and broadcasted by the [[ARD (broadcaster)|ARD]].<ref name="LetMe">{{cite web|title="Grand Prix Vorentscheid 2007"|work=LetMeEntertainYou|url=http://www.letmeentertainyou.de/artikel_1864.html|accessdate=2007-05-27}}</ref> Following several weeks of promotional appearances, Monrose entered the competition on [[March 8]], [[2007]] with their second single "[[Even Heaven Cries]]," and although considered as early favourites by the media,<ref name="LetMe">{{cite web|title="Grand Prix Vorentscheid 2007"|work=LetMeEntertainYou|url=http://www.letmeentertainyou.de/artikel_1864.html|accessdate=2007-05-27}}</ref> the band received 20 per cent of all 900,000 phone votes only and eventually finished second,<ref name="Spiegel">{{cite web|author=Folker Kramer|title="Sieg für die Manufactum-Generation"|work=Spiegel|url=http://www.spiegel.de/kultur/musik/0,1518,470787,00.html|accessdate=2007-05-27}}</ref> falling against swing singer [[Roger Cicero]] and his song "[[Frauen regier'n die Welt]]." Meanwhile "Even Heaven Cries" peaked at number 6 on the [[German Singles Chart]] and within the top 20 in Austria and Switzerland. Following this, the band announced their ''Venus Temptation Tour'' with twenty dates, beginning at the [[Hanover]] [[Capitol]] on [[April 29]], [[2007]]. Sponsored by [[Global Gillette]], the [[concert tour]] was accompanied by intense media coverage since it failed to produce any sold-out show, and thus four concerts had to be cancelled due to low ticket sales.<ref name="twenty-one">{{cite web|author=Nicole Pohl|title="Schon wieder alles aus?"|work=Bild-Zeitung|url=http://www.bild.de/BTO/leute/2007/04/29/monrose-trennung/musik-aus.html|accessdate=2008-03-28}}</ref><ref name="twenty-two">{{cite web|author=Sven Kuschel|title="Von Popstars zu Flopstars"|work=Bild-Zeitung|url=http://www.bild.de/BTO/leute/2007/06/02/monrose/popstars-flopstars.html|accessdate=2008-03-28}}</ref> ===''Strictly Physical''=== {{main|Strictly Physical (album)}} While touring Monrose began preparing work on their second studio album, ''[[Strictly Physical (album)|Strictly Physical]]'' which was preceded by "[[Hot Summer (song)|Hot Summer]]," the band's second number-one hit in Austria, Germany and Switzerland and one of the biggest-selling songs of the year on German [[online music store]]s.<ref name="Zuwachs">{{cite web|title="37 Prozent mehr legale Musikdownloads"|work=Media Control|url=http://www.macwelt.de/news/ipod/349709/|accessdate=2007-10-08}}</ref> Obtaining international success in [[Scandinavia]], [[Eastern Europe]] and the [[Benelux|Benelux states]], the single confirmed the trio's intentions to expand their career on foreign language markets and as a result ''Strictly Physical'' received a simultaneous release in most of [[Continental Europe]] on [[September 21]], [[2007]].<ref name="SWI">{{cite web|title=Chart History|work=Swisscharts|url=http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Monrose&titel=Hot+Summer&cat=s|accessdate=2007-07-11|language=German}}</ref> Featuring main production by Danish producers [[Remee]] and [[Thomas Troelsen]], the album earned mixed reviews, with most professional critics calling the longplayer a "more mature and individual" but "well-snitched" output in comparison with band's debut album.<ref name=laut2">{{cite web|author=Julian Stetter|title=''Strictly Physical'' review|work=laut.de|url=http://www.laut.de/lautstark/cd-reviews/m/monrose/strictly_physical/index.htm|accessdate=2007-08-23}}</ref> With "[[Strictly Physical (song)|Strictly Physical]]" and the [[Billymann]]-penned ballad "[[What You Don't Know]]" the album spawned another two top 10 entries. On [[September 1]], Monrose contested in the [[Sopot International Song Festival|Sopot Song Festival 2007]] in [[Poland]], representing Germany with their debut single "Shame." Rivaled by other international artists such as [[Sophie Ellis-Bextor]], [[Thierry Amiel]], [[The Cloud Room]] and [[September (singer)|September]], the trio eventually lost to Polish rock band [[Feel (band)|Feel]] and their song "A gdy już jest ciemno." ===''I Am''=== {{main|I Am (Monrose album)}} On [[March 20]], [[2008]], Monrose' non-album song "[[We Love]]," a promotional song for German-based network [[ProSieben]], was released as a digital download single. As recently confirmed, the trio has finished work on their third studio album entitled ''[[I Am (Monrose album)|I Am]]'', which is expected for release on [[September 5]], [[2008]], involving procution by [[Ryan Tedder]], Jiant, and Snowflakers among others.<ref name=bild1">{{cite web|title="Ryan Tedder: Konkurrenz für Top-Produzent Timbaland?"|work=Bild-Zeitung|url=http://www.bild.de/BILD/entertainment/musik/2008/03/27/ryan-tedder/schreibt-jetzt-hits-fuer-deutsche-musikkuenstler,geo=4114118.html|accessdate=2008-03-28}}</ref> The album's lead single, "[[Strike the Match]]," was released on [[June 6]], [[2008]]. == Discography == {{further|[[Monrose discography]]}} === Studio albums === * ''[[Temptation (Monrose album)|Temptation]]'' ([[2006]]) * ''[[Strictly Physical (album)|Strictly Physical]]'' ([[2007]]) * ''[[I Am (Monrose album)|I Am]]'' ([[2008]]) == Tours == * ''Venus Temptation Tour'' ([[April 29]] – [[June 5]], [[2007]]) == References == {{reflist}} == External links == {{Commons}} <!-- Please don't add forums or fansites or forums here! 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