Blue System was a German pop group that was founded by Dieter Bohlen in 1987 after the break-up of Modern Talking.
Career The group consisted of Dieter Bohlen (mastermind creator, composer, writer, producer, mixer, arranger and verse main vocals), and hired backstage musicians Rolf Köhler (chorus main vocals), Michael Scholz (background vocals), Detlef Wiedeke (background vocals) and other background and/or front female voices Tuti Kanta ("Laila", "Only with You"), Marion Schwaiger ("Déjà vu", etc.), Audrey Mountang and Madeleine Lang.
On stage: Joachim Vogel (rhythm guitar), Jeanne Dupuy and Frank Otto (drums), Nadja Abd el Farrag (vocals). In 1988 Frank Otto was replaced by Michel Rollin. After that in 1991 a new keyboardist joined for live shows – Achim Strieben. In TV shows and videos he was replaced by Friedrich Graner (Sir Fritz), who remained a part of the group until the break-up in 1998. In 1992 Dirk Sauer, Rene Engelman and Wolfgang Fritsch joined the group, while Joachim Vogel left.
Some of the group's singles such as "Sorry, Little Sarah" or "My Bed Is Too Big" achieved moderate success in Europe. The group released 22 video clips from their album repertoire and most of these were aired in Europe, especially on German TV shows. Blue System also had several concert performances in Russia during the late 80s and early 90s.
List of band members
Dieter Bohlen – lead vocals, guitar, keyboards (1987–1998) Frank Otto – drums (1987–1989) Joachim Vogel – rhythm guitar (1987–1990) Husnu Baylav (Snoopy) – drums (1989) Michel Rollin – drums (1989–1998) Joachim Strieben – keyboards (1989–1998) Lutz Krüger – vocals (1990–1991) Wolfgang Fritsch – rhythm guitar (1990–1996) Fritz Graner – keyboards (1991–1998) Dirk Sauer – vocals (1992–1994) Thorsten Feller – vocals (1994–1996) Lars Illmer – vocals (1997–1998)
Timeline
Discography Studio albums
1987 Walking on a Rainbow (Hansa Records) 1988 Body Heat (Hansa Records) [No. 23 Austria, No. 20 Germany] 1989 Twilight [No. 30 Austria, No. 26 Switzerland, No. 11 Germany] 1990 Obsession [No. 18 Austria, No. 14 Germany] 1991 Seeds of Heaven [No. 12 Austria, No. 11 Germany] 1991 Déjà vu [No. 18 Germany, No. 27 Austria] 1992 Hello America [No. 29 Germany, No. 21 Austria] 1993 Backstreet Dreams [No. 5 Germany, No. 22 Austria] 1994 21st Century [No. 11 Germany] 1994 X – Ten [No. 24 Germany] 1995 Forever Blue [No. 18 Germany] 1996 Body to Body [No. 29 Germany] 1997 Here I Am [No. 38 Germany]
Singles Title Year Peak chart positions Album GER AUTAustrian peaks SPA SWISwiss peaks "Sorry, Little Sarah" 1987 14 10 6 — Walking on a Rainbow "Big Boys Don't Cry" 1988 — — — — "She's a Lady" — — 14 — "My Bed Is Too Big" 10 4 — — Body Heat "Under My Skin" 6 12 — 18 "Silent Water" 1989 13 16 — — "Love Suite" (remix '89) 14 — — — "Magic Symphony" 10 23 — 21 Twilight "Love Me on the Rocks" — — — — "48 Hours" 1990 29 28 — — Obsession "Love Is Such a Lonely Sword" 16 13 — — "When Sarah Smiles" 63 — — — "Lucifer" 1991 25 8 — — Seeds of Heaven "Testamente d'Amelia" 34 — — — "Déjà vu" 12 16 — — Déjà vu "It's All Over" 60 — — — "Romeo and Juliet" 1992 25 22 — — Hello America "I Will Survive" — 30 — — "History" 1993 26 — — — Backstreet Dreams "Operator" 87 — — — "6 Years – 6 Nights" 1994 47 — — — 21st Century "That's Love" — — — — "Dr. Mabuse" — — — — X–Ten "Laila" 1995 29 — — — Forever Blue "Only with You" 1996 58 — — — Body to Body "For the Children" 67 — — — "Body to Body" — — — — "Anything" 1997 79 — — — Here I Am "Love Will Drive Me Crazy" 1998 — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
See also Modern Talking Euro disco Systems in Blue
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