Polarkreis 18

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Polarkreis 18

Concert Huxley's Neue Welt in Berlin 6 March 2009
Background information
Origin Dresden, Saxony, Germany
Genres Pop, Synthpop, Indietronic
Years active 1998–present
Labels Motor
Associated acts Jack of all Trades
Website Official Website
Members Felix Räuber
Christian Grochau
Ludwig Bauer
Philipp Makolies
Uwe Pasora
Past members Silvester Wenzel

Polarkreis 18 is a German pop band from Dresden, Saxony. The bandmembers met at school where they formed the band Jack of all Trades in 1998. In 2004 they renamed their band Polarkreis 18. The musical style of the band can be described as pop, synthpop and indietronic. Their albums include: Polarkreis 18 and more recently The Colour Of Snow with the single "Allein Allein" (Alone Alone) which scored number one on the German Media Control Top100 Singles from 31 October 2008 to 4 December 2008.

Discography

Albums

Year Title Peak chart positions
DE AT CH
2007 Polarkreis 18 96 - -
2008 The Colour of Snow 14 - 62
2010 Frei 73 - -

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
DE AT CH DK BE NL EU ISR
2008 Allein, Allein1, 2 1 2 7 3 5 61 11 2 The Colour of Snow
2009 The Colour of Snow 5 38 – – – – 34 –
Happy Go Lucky 72 – – – – – – –
2010 Unendliche Sinfonie 32 – – – – – – – Frei

1 In Denmark, the Danish band Nephew remixed the song, it was called "Allein, Alene". ("Alone" in German and Danish)

2 in Germany, the song was the 13th best-selling of 2008 and the 15th best-selling single of 2009.[1][2] In the decade 2000–2009, it was even more successful, making it the fifth best-selling song of that decade.[3]

References

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  3. ↑ "Die ultimative Chart Show | Hits des neuen Jahrtausends | Download". RTL.de. Retrieved 2012-03-30. 

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