Papermoon (duo)
Papermoon | |
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 Papermoon in Sankt Pölten (2008) | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Vienna, Austria |
| Genres | Austropop, folk, pop |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Labels | Universal Music Austria |
| Members | Christof Straub Edina Thalhammer |
| Past members | Roumina Straub Barbara Pichler |
| Website | www |
Papermoon is a guitar and vocals duo based in Vienna, Austria, that has released nine albums.
History
Papermoon was started in 1991 by Christof Straub (guitar) and Edina Thalhammer (vocals). They had a successful career with acoustic music (guitar and vocals), during the 1990s, predominantly in Austria. After their song "Night After Night" received frequent airplay on the Austrian radio station
Edina Thalhammer left the group in 1996, for a period of almost seven years, during which she was replaced by Roumina Straub and later, for a short time, by Barbara Pichler. During this time, Papermoon released a maxi-single and a "Best Of" album (with three new titles). Edina Thalhammer embarked on a solo career in 2002 with her project "Tau." In 2004, the original members of Papermoon reunited.
In 2006, Papermoon was awarded the Amadeus Austrian Music Award in the "Pop/Rock Group" category for the album "True Love.”
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Edina Thalhammer -
Christof Straub
Members
Current members
- Christof Straub – guitar
- Edina Thalhammer – vocals
Former members
- Roumina Straub – vocals
- Barbara Pichler – vocals
Discography
Albums
- 1993 – Tell Me a Poem
- 1994 – The World in Lucy's Eyes
- 1996 – Papermoon
- 2004 – Come Closer
- 2005 – True Love
- 2006 – Christmas Unplugged
- 2007 – Verzaubert
- 2008 – When the Lights Go Down
- 2011 – Wake!
Compilations
- 2002 – Past and Present
- 2005 – Austropop Kult
Singles
- 1992: Night After Night
- 1992: Tell Me a Poem
- 1993: Dancing Again
- 1994: Lucy's Eyes
- 1995: Catch Me
- 1996: The Blue Sky of Mine
- 1997: Sleep
- 1998: Come Dance With Me
- 2002: Doop Doop
- 2002: Doop Doop X-Mas
- 2004: I Was Blind
- 2004: On the Day Before Christmas
- 2007: Verzaubert (digital only)
- 2007: The Time Is Now
- 2008: The Fields of Summer
- 2011: Wake
- 2012: Vater, Father, mon pêre
References
- ^ a b "IFPI-Auszeichnungen für Papermoon" (in German). Ifpi.at. Archived from the original on 2013-01-15. Retrieved 2012-02-09.
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