Pink Cream 69

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Pink Cream 69
Pink Cream 69 in 2003
Background information
Origin	Karlsruhe, Germany
Genres	Hard rock heavy metal power metal glam metal post-grunge (1995–1997)
Years active	1987–present
Labels	Epic Massacre Frontiers
Members	Alfred Koffler David Readman Chris Schmidt Roman Beselt Marco Wriedt
Past members	Dennis Ward Kosta Zafiriou Andi Deris Uwe Reitenauer
Website	pinkcream69.com

Pink Cream 69 is a German hard rock/heavy metal band founded in 1987 in Karlsruhe by Andi Deris, Dennis Ward, Kosta Zafiriou and Alfred Koffler. The band gained their first contract by winning music magazine Metal Hammer's newcomer competition in Ludwigsburg one year after forming. In 1994, Andi Deris left the band to join German power metal band Helloween. He was replaced by British singer David Readman in August 1994.

The band, often referred to as The Pinkies, became a five-piece in 2003, when Uwe Reitenauer was hired to support neuropathic guitar player Alfred Koffler.

On 5 March 2012 it was announced that drummer Kosta Zafiriou had left the band, due to his various activities as a manager at the company Bottom Row and as the drummer and manager of the new band Unisonic. He was replaced by Chris Schmidt.^[1]

In 2019 and 2020, respectively, bassist Dennis Ward and guitarist Uwe Reitenauer announced their departure from the band. They were replaced by Roman Beselt (from the band Sons of Sounds) and Marco Wriedt (from the bands 21 Octayne, Arc of Light, Axxis).^[2]