beFour
| beFour | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Cologne, Germany |
| Genres | Pop, bubblegum dance |
| Years active | 2007–2010 |
| Labels | edel music |
| Website | beFour.de |
| Members |
Manou Alina B. Dan M. Angel |
beFour was a German pop group founded in Cologne. The members were cast for the television show beFour: Das Star-Tagebuch ("The Star Diary"), which has been broadcast daily at 14:20 for three months. The first single "Magic Melody" is a cover version of the song "Around The World" by ATC, whose have some different lyrics, and based in the song "Pesenka", originally performed by the Russian band Ruki Vverh! in 1998. The single "No Limit" is a remake of the same song by 2 Unlimited.[1][2]
Band members
Manou
Manuela "Manou" Oeschger (born February 18, 1984 in Wil (Aargau), Switzerland) had her first stage experience when she was 18. In New York, she studied dance, acting and music.[3]
Alina
Alina Bock (born November 2, 1984 in Geilenkirchen) took piano lessons from the age of 6 and is an actress-in-training.[4]
Dan
Daniel "Dan" Mollermann (born December 17, 1987 in Berlin) is a German actor. Before joining beFour he was a competitive athlete.[5]
Angel
Angel Garcia Arjona (born February 21, 1982 in Velbert) is a German dancer and trained banker. He had several appearances in music videos, for example Jessica Wahls (known from No Angels) - "Du bist wie Ich" ("You are Like Me").[6]
Discography
Albums
| Year | Title | Chart ranking[7] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER | AUT | SWI | ||
| 2007 | All 4 One
|
1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2007 | Hand In Hand (The Winter Album)
|
10 | 3 | 13 |
| 2008 | We Stand United
|
10 | 4 | 10 |
| 2009 | Friends 4 Ever
|
7 | 6 | 9 |
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart ranking[11] | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER | AUT | SWI | EUR | |||
| 2007 | "Magic Melody" | 16 | 11 | 14 | 49 | All 4 One |
| 2007 | "How Do You Do?" / "All 4 One" | 12 | 5 | 11 | 30 | |
| 2007 | "Little, Little Love" | 27 | 30 | 27 | 176 | |
| 2007 | "Hand In Hand" | 27 | 8 | 73 | 152 | Hand in Hand (The Winter Album) |
| 2008 | "Live Your Dream" | 16 | 17 | 29 | - | We Stand United |
| 2009 | "No Limit" | 21 | 13 | 29 | 72 | Friends 4 Ever |
| 2009 | "Ding-A-Dong" | 61 | - | - | - | |
DVDs
- beFour: der Film! (Release date: September 28, 2007)[12]
Awards
- Platinum record for the album All 4 One[8]
- Golden record for the album Hand In Hand (The Winter Album)[9]
- Golden record for the album We Stand United[10]
References
- ↑ beFour Magic Melody first single Archived May 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Welcome chartreporter.org - BlueHost.com".
- ↑ Manou biography Archived April 29, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Alina biography Archived May 29, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Dan biography Archived December 19, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Angel biography Archived March 4, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Befour".
- 1 2 "Google".
- 1 2 "Elektronik, Autos, Mode, Sammlerstücke, Gutscheine und mehr Online-Shopping - eBay".
- 1 2 "newsgo".
- ↑ "Befour".
- ↑ "befour.de".
External links
- Official website (German)
- An interview with the band (German)
- www.bubblegumdancer.com - Fansite with discography, photos and information.
- Manou's official website