Die Happy
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Country	Ulm, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Years active	1993–present
Genre(s)	Rock/Pop
Label(s)	Sony BMG
Members	Marta Jandová Thorsten Mewes Ralph Rieker Jürgen Stiehle
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Website(s)	{{{website}}}

Die Happy is a German-based rock/pop band from Ulm. It was established in 1993 by Czech singer Marta Jandová and Thorsten Mewes. Even though the band is based out of Germany, their songs are written and performed almost exclusively in English. Ulm is a city in the German Bundesland of Baden-Württemberg (about 100 km south-east of Stuttgart). ... Baden-Württemberg is a federal state in south-western Germany to the east of the Upper Rhine. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Genres of Cuban music and other popular music A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Rock is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars, and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... Depending on context, pop music is either an abbreviation of popular music or, more recently, a term for a sub-genre of it. ... A record label is a brand created by companies that specialize in producing, manufacturing, distributing and promoting audio and sometimes video recordings (especially music videos), on various formats including compact discs, LPs, DVD-Audio, SACDs, and cassettes. ... Sony BMG Music Entertainment is the result of a 50/50 joint venture between Sony Music Entertainment (part of Sony) and BMG Entertainment (part of Bertelsmann) completed on August 5, 2004. ... Rock is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars, and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... Depending on context, pop music is either an abbreviation of popular music or, more recently, a term for a sub-genre of it. ... Ulm is a city in the German Bundesland of Baden-Württemberg (about 100 km south-east of Stuttgart). ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...

Band

• Marta Jandová (Singer)
• Thorsten Mewes (Electric Guitar)
• Ralph Rieker (Bass)
• Jürgen Stiehle (Drums)

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Discography

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External Links

• Official band site (English and German versions available)