Jennifer Rostock
Jennifer Rostock | |
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Background information | |
Origin | Berlin, Germany |
Genres | Rock, alternative rock, punk rock, electropop |
Years active | 2007–present |
Labels | Warner Music |
Members | Jennifer Weist Johannes "Joe" Walter Alex Voigt Christoph Deckert Christopher "Baku" Kohl |
Website | http://www.jenniferrostock.de |
Jennifer Rostock is a German rock band. They formed in 2007 out of Berlin and first rose to fame in 2008 for their performance in the German talent competition "The Bundesvision Song Contest"
History
Jennifer Weist (born 3 December 1986)
They met Werner Krumme, who later became their record producer, during a songwriting workshop in Rostock.[2] After both finished high school (Gymnasium) in the summer of 2006, they moved to Berlin to pursue a career in music. There they also met their future band members Alex, Christoph, and Baku.[3]
The band's name was originally based on a misunderstanding. Employees at the Planet Roc recording studios in Berlin repeatedly addressed notes for them to "Jennifer Rostock".[4] Weist later explained: "Jennifer was directed at me, and Rostock, because they remembered we are from the coast, and Rostock was probably the only town the studio guys knew up there." This working title was eventually embraced by the band and became their official name.[3]
In 2007, the group gave their first concerts as Jennifer Rostock and they signed a recording contract with
They released two additional singles from their debut album, "Feuer" and "Himalaya". In June, Jennifer Rostock performed at MTV Campus Invasion in Jena, which was broadcast live by MTV, and they played at music festivals and concerts throughout Germany; they also had several shows in Austria and Switzerland. In October, they performed their song "Himalaya" at the tour premiere of German rock musician Udo Lindenberg in Rostock.[7]
On 15 November 2017, the band announced via Facebook to go on hiatus after their planned tour for 2018.[8] On 13 May 2018, they played their last show in the sold out Columbiahalle in Berlin.[9]
Music
Jennifer Rostock's line-up consists of
Discography
Albums
Year | Title | Peak positions | ||
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GER
[6] |
AUT [12] |
SWI [13] | ||
2008 | Ins Offene Messer
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31 | — | — |
Ins Offene Messer - Jetzt Noch Besser
|
— | — | — | |
2009 | Der Film
|
13 | 18 | 63 |
2011 | Mit Haut und Haar
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4 | 7 | 58 |
2012 | Live in Berlin
|
3 | 13 | — |
2014 | Schlaflos
|
2 | 5 | 40 |
2016 | Genau in diesem Ton[14]
|
2 | 4 | 31 |
2017 | Worst of Jennifer Rostock
|
6 | 11 | 69 |
2018 | Jennifer Rostock bleibt. (Live 2018)
|
2 | 11 | — |
Singles
Year | Single | Peak positions | Album | ||
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GER
[15] |
AUT [12] |
SWI
[13] | |||
2008 | "Kopf oder Zahl" | 48 | 69 | — | Ins offene Messer |
"Feuer" | — | 24 | — | ||
"Himalaya" | 85 | — | — | ||
2009 | "Du willst mir an die Wäsche" | 34 | 70 | — | Der Film |
"Es tut wieder weh" | 48 | — | — | New Moon (Soundtrack)
| |
2010 | "Irgendwo anders" | — | — | — | Der Film |
2011 | "Mein Mikrofon" | 49 | — | — | Mit Haut und Haar |
"Ich kann nicht mehr" | 60 | — | — | ||
2011 | "Du willst mir an die Wäsche (feat. Sido)" | — | — | — | Live in Berlin |
2013 | "Ein Schmerz und eine Kehle" | — | — | — | Schlaflos |
"Phantombild" | — | — | — | ||
2014 | "K.B.A.G." | — | — | — | |
"Du nimmst mir die Angst" | — | — | — | ||
"Schlaflos" | — | — | — | ||
"Kaleidoskop" | 66 | — | — | Kaleidoskop EP | |
2016 | "Irgendwas ist immer" | — | — | — | Genau in diesem Ton |
"Wir sind alle nicht von hier" | — | — | — | ||
"Uns gehört die Nacht" | — | — | — | ||
"Wir waren hier" | — | — | — | ||
"Hengstin" | — | — | — | ||
2017 | "Deiche" | — | — | — | |
"Alles cool" | — | — | — | Worst of Jennifer Rostock | |
"Haarspray" | — | — | — | ||
"Die guten alten Zeiten" | — | — | — |
EPs
- 2007: Ich Will Hier Raus
- 2014: Kaleidoskop
References
- ^ a b c Jennifer Rostock. FanLexikon.de. Accessed 10 December 2008. (in German)
- ^ a b Jennifer Rostock (Biographie). laut.de. Accessed 10 December 2008. (in German)
- ^ a b c d Usedomer Band rockt beim Bundesvision Song Contest für M-V Archived 26 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine. MVregio. 12 December 2007. Accessed 10 December 2008. (in German)
- ^ Jennifer Rostock Bandinfo & Biographie. booni.de. Accessed 10 December 2008. (in German)
- ^ Die Sieger des BuViSoCo: Subway To Sally Archived 18 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine. MTV.de. 15 February 2008. Accessed 10 December 2008. (in German)
- ^ a b Chartverfolgung / Jennifer Rostock / Longplay Archived 21 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Musicline.de. Accessed 10 December 2008. (in German)
- ^ dpa. Udo Lindenberg begeistert in Rostock. DerWesten. 7 October 2007. Accessed 10 December 2008. (in German)
- ^ "Jennifer Rostock - Beiträge". Facebook. 15 November 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ^ "Jennifer Rostock in Berlin 2018 - Was Fans wissen müssen - Berlin Aktuell - Berliner Morgenpost". Berliner Morgenpost. 13 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ Mecklenburg-Vorpommern - Jennifer Rostock. die tageszeitung. 17 December 2007. Accessed 10 December 2008. (in German)
- ^ "Jennifer Rostock rock on". Deutsche Welle (DW). 10 September 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ a b Discographie Jennifer Rostock. austriancharts.at. Accessed 10 December 2008. (in German)
- ^ a b Discographie Jennifer Rostock. hitparade.ch. Accessed 12 December 2008. (in German)
- ^ "News | Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH". www.sonymusic.de. Archived from the original on 22 August 2016.
- ^ Chartverfolgung / Jennifer Rostock / Single Archived 21 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Musicline.de. Accessed 10 December 2008. (in German)
External links
- Official website (in German)
- Official MySpace page
- Profile at Warner Music Germany (in German)
- Jennifer Rostock discography at MusicBrainz