Alphaville (band)

Alphaville
Alphaville performing in 2005
Alphaville performing in 2005
Background information
Also known asForever Young
OriginMünster, West Germany
Genres
Years active1982–present
Labels
Members
  • Marian Gold
  • David Goodes
  • Jakob Kiersch
  • Carsten Brocker
  • Alexandra Merl
Past members
Websitealphaville.info

Alphaville is a German synth-pop band formed in Münster in 1982. They gained popularity in the 1980s. The group was founded by singers Marian Gold, Bernhard Lloyd, and Frank Mertens. They achieved chart success with the singles "Forever Young", "Big in Japan", "Sounds Like a Melody", "The Jet Set", and "Dance with Me".[1][2][3] Gold remains the only continuous original member of Alphaville. They took their name from Jean-Luc Godard's film Alphaville.[4]

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  4. ^ "Alphaville Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 April 2023.