Sash!
Template:Short description {{#invoke:other uses|otheruses}} Template:Use dmy dates Template:BLP sources Template:Infobox musical artist Sash! ({{#invoke:IPA|main}}; stylised as SASH!) is a German DJ/production team, fronted by Sascha Lappessen (born 10 June 1970) who works in the recording studio with Ralf Kappmeier, Karl Xander, and Thomas "Alisson" Lüdke.<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">Template:Cite book</ref> They have sold over 22 million albums worldwide and earned more than 65 gold and platinum awards.Template:Citation needed In the UK, their first four hit singles incorporated vocals in different languages (French, Spanish, English and Italian).<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/>
Musical careerEdit
1995–1997: Formation and It's My Life – The AlbumEdit
{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Sascha Lappessen, Thomas "Alisson" Lüdke, and Ralf Kappmeier founded SASH! in 1995.<ref name="Larkin90">Template:Cite book</ref> The previous year, the three had worked together, under the name of 'Careca', to produce a piece called "Indian Rave."Template:Citation needed In 1996, SASH! released "It's My Life", which became a European club hit.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 1997, with Sabine Ohmes as the singer, SASH! released "Encore une fois". It reached number 2 in the UK Singles Chart,<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/> as well as reaching the top 10 of five countries' singles charts and the top 20 of seven countries' singles charts.Template:Citation needed
In the same year, SASH! produced "Ecuador", and "Stay", which both also reached No. 2 in the UK Singles Chart.<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/>
1998–1999: Life Goes OnEdit
{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} In 1998, SASH! released the first single from his second album, "La Primavera", which reached No. 3 in the UK, "Mysterious Times" which became their fourth UK No.2,<ref name="Larkin90"/> (No. 2), and "Move Mania", (No. 8). The following year, "Colour the World" peaked at No. 15 in the UK.<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/>
2000-2003: Trilenium and S4! SASH!Edit
{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} In 1999, SASH! released "Adelante", the first single from album Trilenium.<ref name="Larkin90"/> It peaked at No. 2 in the UK Singles Chart in January 2000, their fifth single to reach that position.<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/>
Encore Une Fois – The Greatest Hits is the group's fourth album and was released on 30 October 2000.
In 2002, SASH! released the song "Ganbareh", which means "go for it". The song "Run" with Boy George was the next single release, with the new album released thereafter. The third single from the album S4!Sash! was "I Believe", which featured TJ Davis, and was released in 2003.
2007: 10th AnniversaryEdit
{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} 10th Anniversary is the sixth album by German DJ SASH!. It includes 16 singles, a reloaded version of Ecuador, previously unreleased songs, plus a bonus DVD including videoclips to all the songs from the album.
{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} After fifteen years, all singles were released on one album, The Best Of. A new song called "Raindrops" reached No. 9 in the UK chart.
2010-presentEdit
On 28 April 2023, Sash! released the single "Rock My Body", in collaboration with Dutch-Moroccan DJ and producer R3hab and Romanian singer Inna.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The single interpolates "Ecuador".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
DiscographyEdit
{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Studio albums
- It's My Life (1997)
- Life Goes On (1998)
- Trilenium (2000)
- S4!Sash! (2002)
- Life Is a Beach (2012)
- Life Changes (2013)