Sash!
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{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians -->
| Name = Sash!
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| Img_capt = Sascha Lappessen on the cover of his album "S4 Sash"
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| Origin = [[Germany]]
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| Genre = [[Euro house]]
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| Years_active = 1995-present
| Label = X-IT Records, [[Polygram|Mighty]]
| Associated_acts = Tokapi, [[Encore (musician)|Encore!]]
| URL = [http://www.sashworld.com/ www.sashworld.com]
| Current_members = Sascha Lappessen<br />Ralf Kappmeier<br />Thomas Lüdke
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'''Sash!''' is a [[Germany|German]] [[Disc jockey|DJ]] / [[Record producer|producer]] team, fronted by '''Sascha Lappessen''' (born [[10 June]] [[1970]], [[Nettetal]], [[Germany]]), who works in the [[recording studio]] with Ralf Kappmeier and Thomas "Alisson" Lüdke. They have sold over 17 million albums worldwide and earned more than 65 Gold and Platinum awards.
==History==
Sascha Lappessen, Thomas "Alisson" Lüdke, and Ralf Kappmeier, created Sash! in 1995. The previous year, the three had worked together, under the name of Careca, to produce a piece called "Indian Rave", which was a midly successful song. In 1995, Sash! released "It's My Life", which became a European club hit. In 1997, with [[Sabine Ohmes]] as the singer, Sash! released "Encore Une Fois". Described on Sash's biography as "the big break", it reached #2 in the [[UK Singles Chart]], as well as reaching the top 10 of five countries' singles charts, and the top 20 of seven countries' singles charts.<ref name="SWebsite">{{cite web| last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Sash's official website (Please note that specific areas of the website cannot be linked to)| work = | publisher = | date = | url = http://www.sashworld.com/| format = | doi = | accessdate = }}</ref>
In the same year, Sash! produced "Ecuador", and "Stay", which both also reached #2 in the UK Singles Chart. In 1998, Sash! released "La Primavera", which reached #3, "Mysterious Times", which reached #2, and "Move Mania", which reached #8. In 1999, "Colour The World" was sold, and it reached #15. The following year, "Adelante" was released, and it reached #2. "Just Around The Hill", and "With My Own Eyes", were also released in that year, reaching #8 and #10 respectively. "With My Own Eyes" became the last single released by Sash! in the United Kingdom for at least 8 years.<ref name="SWebsite"/>
In 2007, Sash! released an album called '10th Anniversary', which was first sold in [[South Africa]].<ref name="SWebsite"/> The album was scheduled to be released in the [[United Kingdom]] by the end of May 2008,<ref name="SWebsite"/> although this release has apparently been delayed. On June 20 2008, Sash! was ranked #168 on the DJ List.<ref name="DJList">{{cite web| last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = The DJ List: Sash!|work = | publisher = | date = | url = http://www.thedjlist.com/djs/SASH!/| format = | doi = | accessdate = 20/06/08}}</ref>
==Other projects==
Besides Sash!, the trio have also produced tracks for some of their collaborators, including [[Sabine Ohmes]] in the project Encore!, and Peter Faulhammer as Martillo Vago (a Spanish transliteration of Faulhammer's last name). Lappessen is also a member of project Careca, while Kappmeier and Lüdke work as the production duo Tokapi, producing tracks for other projects such as Lacara, Poetry 'N' Motion and Magnificent 4 (alongside Bossi of [[Cosmic Gate]] and Jaspa Jones of [[Blank & Jones]]). Tokapi also work under the alias Ricardo de Tornato.
Sash! helped to create "Too Much Rain", a song released by United Deejays in 1998. Lappessen was one of the composers and lyricists behind "The Sun is Burning", which was released by Gisami in 1999. That year, Sash! also created a remix of "MA Baker" under the name of Boney M. Vs. Sash!. In 2000, Sash! helped produce "Le Soleil Noir", and the three also wrote the lyrics and composed the music. The song was released by Encore!. In 2003, Sash! helped produce Las Cosas I, when they were collaborating with La Isla (Isla San Juan). Lappessen, Lüdke, and Kappmeier, wrote the lyrics for "Abeja Maya", which was created in 2005 as part of a collaboration with Latinovela. That year, Sash! also worked on "Everytime we Touch", which was released by Lacara.<ref name="SWebsite"/>
==Discography==
=== Albums ===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Title
!colspan="5"| Chart positions
|- style="font-size:90%;"
!style="width:3em;"| [[United Kingdom]]<ref name="SWebsite"/>
!style="width:3em;"| [[Germany]]<ref name="SWebsite"/>
|-
| 1997
| ''[[It's My Life - The Album]]''
|align="center"| 6
|align="center"| 38
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Life Goes On (Sash! album)|Life Goes On]]''
|align="center"| 5
|align="center"| 31
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Trilenium]]''
|align="center"| 13
|align="center"| 43
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Encore Une Fois - The Greatest Hits]]''
|align="center"| 33
|align="center"| 62
|-
| 2002
| ''[[S4!Sash!]]''
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
|-
| 2007
| ''[[10th Anniversary (Sash! album)|10th Anniversary]]''
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
|-
|}
===Singles===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Title
!colspan="3"| Chart positions
!rowspan="2"| Performer
|- style="font-size:90%;"
| [[United Kingdom]]<ref name="SWebsite"/>
|<center>[[United States]]<br>[[Hot Dance Club Play]]<ref name="Billboard">{{cite web| last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play: Sash!| work = | publisher = | date = | url = http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=195751&model.vnuAlbumId=560528| format = | doi = | accessdate = }}</ref>
| [[Germany]]<ref name="SWebsite"/>
|-
| 1996
| "It's My Life"
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
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|-
| 1997
|"Encore Une Fois"
|align="center"| 2
|align="center"| 1
|align="center"| 16
|[[Sabine Ohmes]]
|-
| 1997
|"Ecuador"
|align="center"| 2
|align="center"| 1
|align="center"| 7
|[[Adrian Rodriguez|Rodriguez]]
|-
| 1997
|"Stay"
|align="center"| 2
|align="center"| 1
|align="center"| 12
|[[La Trec]]
|-
| 1998
|"La Primavera"
|align="center"| 3
|align="center"| 1
|align="center"| —
|Patrizia Salvatore
|-
| 1998
|"[[Mysterious Times]]"
|align="center"| 2
|align="center"| 12
|align="center"| 17
|[[Tina Cousins]]
|-
| 1998
|"Move Mania"
|align="center"| 8
|align="center"| 25
|align="center"| 56
|[[Shannon (singer)|Shannon]]
|-
| 1999
|"Colour The World"
|align="center"| 15
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| 39
|[[Dr Alban]]
|-
| 2000
|"Adelante"
|align="center"| 2
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| 17
|Rodriguez & Peter Faulhammer
|-
| 2000
|"Just Around The Hill"
|align="center"| 8
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| 64
|Tina Cousins
|-
| 2000
|"With My Own Eyes"
|align="center"| 10
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| 46
|Inka
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| 2002
|"Ganbareh!"
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| 43
|Mikio
|-
| 2002
|"Run"
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| 48
|[[Boy George]]
|-
| 2002
|"I Believe"
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| 67
|[[TJ Davis]]
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| 2007
|"Ecuador Reloaded"
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
|Rodriguez
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| 2007
|"The Secret"
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
|Sarah Brightman
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| 2008
|"Mysterious Times '08"
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
|Tina Cousins
|}
==Awards==
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! Year
! Award
! Result
|-
|rowspan="2"| [[1998]]
| BRIT Award: Best International Male
|{{award-nom}}<ref name="SWebsite"/>
|}
{| class="wikitable"
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! Award
|-3 Billboard Hot Dance Music Awards
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| Club Music Award: Dance Record Artist of the Year
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| 2 The International Disco Awards: Dance Recording Artist of the Year
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| Techno D'Or Cannes<ref name="SWebsite"/>
|}
==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.sashworld.com/ Official Website]
* [http://raph3000.skyrock.com/ French Site]
[[Category:German electronic music groups]]
[[Category:German house music groups]]
[[Category:Eurodance groups]]
[[Category:German trance music groups]]
[[Category:German dance music groups]]
[[Category:1990s music groups]]
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