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There are at least two artists that go by the name of Alphaville:

1) Alphaville is a German synthpop/-rock music group which gained popularity in the 1980s. The founding members were Marian Gold (real name Hartwig Schierbaum, born May 26, 1954 in Herford), Bernhard Lloyd (real name Bernhard Gößling, born June 6th, 1960 in Enger, Bielefeld) and Frank Mertens (real name Frank Sorgatz, born October 26, 1961 in Enger, Bielefeld). The band was at first named Forever Young. The band is best known for its two biggest hits, “Big In Japan” and “Forever Young”, which was the theme for many high school proms in the 1980s.

In 1984 the re-named Alphaville released their debut single “Big in Japan”, followed by “Sounds Like A Melody” and “Forever Young”, quickly followed by the album Forever Young. Despite its success Frank Mertens left the band in the same year and was replaced by Ricky Echolette (born Wolfgang Neuhaus, in Cologne, August 6, 1960) in January 1985.

“Big In Japan” was their biggest U.S. success, shooting to #1 on Billboard’s Dance chart. While they never again had a Top 20 U.S. Dance hit, several of their releases went Top 40 and Top 30 on the Dance charts. They were less successful at mainstream U.S. radio, reflected by their showing on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles charts, where “Big” only reached #66. The first U.S. release of “Forever Young” failed to scale the charts. In 1985, amid reports pop star Laura Branigan was featuring the song on her next album, Hold Me, Alphaville’s “Forever Young” was re-released as a single in the U.S.
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  • DonMetod

    Big in Japan, Sounds like a melody, Dance with me - super !!!!!!!!!!

    1 hour ago
  • DJSMusicfactory

    "Dance with me" ... I love this SONG!!! :-)

    yesterday evening
  • ogaarnij

    Sounds like a melody ♥

    Monday afternoon
  • pviguris

    Summer in Berlin... Qué ha pasado con los vestigios de Alphaville en su último disco... ya no son ellos. Una pena.

    Sunday morning
  • brandao_alfredo

    Big in japan *-----------*

    Saturday morning
  • maizwei74

    Friday afternoon
  • TheWerewolf88

    ...yeah!!!

    12 days ago
  • Luuzii

    Gold's voice... ♥♥♥

    14 days ago
  • nathfn

    Sounds Like A Melody!

    18 days ago
  • Roland-Korg

    http://www.laut.fm/panorama80

    last month
  • abfdrumz

    If you're a child of the eighties, and all you know is Forever Young (the song or the album), you're missing out, I tell ya. Catching Rays on Giant is brilliant.

    last month
  • Nov_Rain

    The Mysteries of Love ♥

    December 2011
  • malfoyevich

    Forever Young *____________* для меня - это гимн "Queer As Folk"

    December 2011
  • Edurox

    The last album is AMAZING!

    December 2011
  • Germanottagirl1

    Foreeeeeeever Young ♫

    December 2011
  • naldo6

    Catching Rays On Giant ♥

    December 2011
  • ElvenGarden

    Sounds Like A Melody отличная песня!!

    November 2011
  • coffee_au_lait

    new album is sooo good

    November 2011
  • tuhde

    Big In Japan *_* [2]

    November 2011
  • Lorelei_94

    Big In Japan *_*

    November 2011
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