- Auletta (band)
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Auletta Origin Mainz, Germany Genres Indie-Rock Years active 2005– Labels EMI Associated acts The Kinks, Franz Ferdinand[1] Website auletta.de Members Alexander Zwick
Martin Kloos
Johannes Juschzak
Daniel JuschzakAuletta is an Indie-Rock band from Mainz, Germany. The band named itself after the town Auletta in Italy, where they went on holiday to in 2006.[2][3]
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History
The band was founded in 2005.[4] In 2007 the band got their break by performing at the Emergenza European festival[5] and later that same year they won the 'Rockbuster' competition.[6] The following year, they appeared with Art Brut and Kilians.[1] At the end of 2008, Auletta signed a record deal with EMI.[7] On 26 June 2009, the band released their first album "Pöbelei & Poesie" (literally translated as Vulgarity and poetry). "Meine Stadt" (My Town), one of the songs on the album, was included in the FIFA 10 video game. On 1 October 2010, the band represented Rheinland-Pfalz at the Bundesvision Song Contest 2010 and finished 14th place out of 16 performing "Sommerdiebe" (Summer thieves).[8]
Discography
Release date Type of release Title Relevant German chart peak 2007 EP Heimatmelodien – 8 May 2009 Single Meine Stadt – 19 June 2009 Single Ein Engel Kein König – 26 June 2009 Album Pöbelei & Poesie 93 8 February 2010 Single Pöbelei & Poesie – 24 September 2010 Single Sommerdiebe 80 12 August 2011 Album Make Love Work 36 2011 Single Make Love Work 54 References
- ^ a b "Auletta show review" (in German). Ringrocker. 2008. http://www.ringrocker.com/lineup.php?op=showrrtalents&menu=82&luid=1013. Retrieved 20 August 2009.
- ^ "Auletta Biography" (in German). Laut.de. http://www.laut.de/wortlaut/artists/a/auletta/biographie/index.htm. Retrieved 17 August 2009.
- ^ "INTERVIEW:"Der Schlager hat uns einiges versaut"" (in German). Laut.de. http://www.laut.de/vorlaut/feature/22697/. Retrieved 17 August 2009.
- ^ "Auletta Band-info" (in German). Rockbuster Contest. http://www.rockbuster.de/band_info.php?cat=3&id=716. Retrieved 17 August 2009.
- ^ "Auletta" (in German). Web-ritz. http://www.web-ritz.com/a/band/auletta. Retrieved 17 August 2009.
- ^ "AULETTA gewinnen ROCKBUSTER 2007, THE CURLS und KILLING GLANCE sind ebenfalls Preisträger!" (in German). Rockbuster contest. 4 November 2007. http://www.rockbuster.de/article.php?cat=1&id=241. Retrieved 17 August 2009.
- ^ "Mainz wie es singt und lacht: Auletta unterschreiben bei EMI" (in German). Regioactive. 28 November 2008. http://www.regioactive.de/story/7614/mainz_wie_es_singt_und_lacht_auletta_unterschreiben_bei_emi.html. Retrieved 17 August 2009.
- ^ "Bundesvision Song Contest results" (in German). TV Total. http://tvtotal.prosieben.de/tvtotal/specials/bundesvision2010/06854.html. Retrieved 24 December 2010.
External links
- Official website (in German)
- Auletta profile on Laut.de (in German)
- Auletta on Myspace
- Auletta discography at MusicBrainz
Categories:- German indie rock groups
- Participants in the Bundesvision Song Contest
- EMI Records artists
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