Laing (band)

Laing

Laing performing in 2013
Background information
Origin Berlin, Germany
Genres
Years active 2007–present
Labels Universal Music Germany
Members Nicola Rost
Larissa Pesch
Johanna Marshall
Marisa Akeny
Past members Susanna Berivan
Atina Tabé

Laing is a German girl group. The group currently consists of Nicola Rost, Larissa Pesch, Johanna Marshall, and Marisa Akeny.

Career

Laing was founded in 2007 by lead vocalist, songwriter, and producer Nicola Rost, vocalists Johanna Marshall and Susanna Berivan, and dancer Marisa Akeny. The group's name comes from the surname of Rost's adoptive mother.[1] Their breakthrough came in 2012 when they represented Saxony in the 2012 Bundesvision Song Contest with the song "Morgens immer müde". They placed second and the song went on to reach the Top 10 and Top 50 in the German and Austrian charts, respectively. They competed in Unser song für Österreich with the songs "Zeig deine Muskeln" and "Wechselt die Beleuchtung".[2] The group qualified to the Top 4, but did not make it to the Top 2 and were eliminated.

Members

The founding members of Laing consist of lead vocalist Nicola Rost, vocalists Johanna Marshall and Susanna Berivan, and dancer Marisa Akeny. In 2012, Berivan left the group in favour of a solo career and was replaced by Atina Tabé. Tabé later left the group as well in 2014 and was replaced by Larissa Pesch.[3]

Discography

Studio Albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions
DE
[4]		 AT
[5]
Paradies Naiv 13 75
Wechselt die Beleuchtung 27 —

EPs

Singles

List of singles as main artist, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications
DE
[4]		 AT
[5]
"Neue Liebe" 2011 — —
"Sehnsucht" — —
"Morgens immer müde" 2012 9 49
"Nacht für nacht" — —
"Paradies Naiv" 2013 — —
"Mit Zucker" — —
"Safari" 2014 — —
"Zeig deine Muskeln" 2015 — —

References

  1. ↑ "Morgens immer müde" (in German). Berliner Zeitung. 2011-10-18. Retrieved 2015-02-23.
  2. ↑ "Sieben Vorentscheid-Acts stehen fest". eurovision.de. 2015-01-14. Retrieved 2015-02-20.
  3. ↑ "Laing – die Bundesvision Song Contest 2012–Teilnehmer und ihre zwiebelige Vergangenheit" (in German). pagewizz.com. 2012-09-25. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Laing". GfK Entertainment. GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Laing". Ö3 Austria Top 40. Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 5 March 2015.