Lassie Singers

Lassie Singers
OriginBerlin, Germany
GenresIndiepop, Hamburger Schule, Neue Deutsche Welle
Years active1988–1998
LabelsColumbia Records, Dragnet Records, Flittchen Records
MembersChristiane Rösinger (vocals, guitar),[1]
Almut Klotz (vocals),[2]
Funny van Dannen (guitar),
Kathrin von Witzleben (vocals),
Heiner Weiß
Past membersBritta Neander (drums)
Herman Herrmann (guitar)

The Lassie Singers are an indie-pop band from Berlin-Kreuzberg that was active from 1988 to 1998. Their musical style was in between the Hamburger Schule and Neue Deutsche Welle.[3] The Lassie Singers have been called the first German girl-band.[4] The band's lyrics often use bitter humor to describe clichéd romantic relationships from a feminist perspective. For example, popular songs of written by the Lassie singers include: Die Pärchenlüge (English translation: the couple-lie), Mein zukünftiger Exfreund (English translation: My future ex-boyfriend), and Liebe wird oft überbewertet (English translation: Love is over valued).

The Lassie Singers’ largest commercial success came with the 1994 single Es ist so schade (English translation: It is too bad), peaking at number 24 in the Austrian Charts.[5] They released four studio albums, the first of which was released on Columbia Records; their final three studio albums were released on Dragnet Records, a sub-label of Sony Music Germany.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "LIVE CONCERT WITH BERLIN SINGER SONGWRITER CHRISTIANE RÖSINGER IN THE COURTYARD "THE MOST IMPORTANT CONTEMPORARY GERMAN SONGWRITER"". NYU. 2012-09-13. Archived from the original on 2023-12-02. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
  2. ^ "Lassie-Singers-Mitbegründerin Almut Klotz ist tot" (in German). Rolling Stone. 2013-08-19. Archived from the original on 2023-12-02. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
  3. ^ Jenny Bergner (2007-05-15). "Lassie Singers" (in German). Munzinger-Archiv. Archived from the original on 2021-04-17.
  4. ^ "LAUT.DE-BIOGRAPHIE Lassie Singers" (in German). LAUT.DE. Archived from the original on 2023-09-05.
  5. ^ "Lassie Singers" (in German). Austrian Charts. Archived from the original on 2021-04-13. Retrieved 2021-04-13.