Glasperlenspiel is a German electropop duo from Stockach, consisting of vocalist Carolin Niemczyk, and keyboardist Daniel Grunenberg.
History
Carolin Niemczyk and Daniel Grunenberg were previously members of the Stockach-based band Crazy Flowers.Jörg Braun: “Crazy Flowers” feiern erste 5 Jahre . In: Südkurier vom 11. November 2005 The two later formed the duo Glasperlenspiel, and named themselves after the novel of the same name. They first came to public attention in Germany for competing in the Bundesvision Song Contest 2011, representing Baden-Württemberg with the song "Echt". They placed fourth and their song went on to become a top ten hit in Germany. Their debut studio album Beweg dich mit mir was released in September 2011, and was certified gold in Germany.
In 2013, they released the single "Nie vergessen" which became their second top ten hit in their home country. Their second studio album Grenzenlos was released in May 2013, and was later rereleased as Grenzenlos in diesem Moment. In 2015, they participated in the Bundesvision Song Contest 2015, representing Baden-Württemberg again with the song "Geiles Leben". They placed sixth in the final, and the song went on to peak at number-two in Germany and Austria, and number-one in Switzerland. Their third studio album Tag X was later released in May 2015. In 2018, Niemczyk became a judge on the fifteenth season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar. Owing likely to Niemczyk's Polish heritage, the duo represented Poland at the Free European Song Contest 2020 (organized, like Bundesvision, by ProSieben) with the song "Immer da," which finished eleventh.
Members
Carolin Niemczyk — born , vocals Daniel Grunenberg — born , vocals, keyboard
Live members Bene Neuner — drums Markus Vieweg — bass, keyboard Nico Schliemann — guitar, keyboard
Discography Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications GER AUT SWI Beweg dich mit mir Released: 30 September 2011 Label: Polydor Format: CD, digital download 15 — — BVMI: Gold Grenzenlos / Grenzenlos in diesem Moment Released: 10 May 2013 Label: Polydor Format: CD, digital download 8 — 61 BVMI: Gold Tag X Released: 29 May 2015 Label: Polydor Format: CD, digital download 14 54 49 BVMI: Gold Licht & Schatten Released: 20 April 2018 Label: Polydor Format: CD, digital download 5 23 40
Singles Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album GER AUT SWI "Echt" 2011 9 54 — BVMI: Gold Beweg dich mit mir "Ich bin ich" 2012 32 — — "Freundschaft" 17 47 66 "Nie vergessen" 2013 9 43 — BVMI: Gold Grenzenlos "Grenzenlos" 90 — — "Moment" 2014 63 — — Grenzenlos in diesem Moment "Paris" 2015 — — — Tag X "Geiles Leben" 2 2 1 BVMI: Diamond AUT: Gold SWI: Gold "Für immer" 2016 — — — "Royals & Kings"(featuring Summer Cem) 2018 70 — — Licht & Schatten "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Featured singles Title Year Peak chart positions Album GER "I Dare You (Trau Dich)"(Kelly Clarkson featuring Glasperlenspiel) 2020 — "Another Day in Paradise"(Alex Christensen and the Berlin Orchestra featuring Glasperlenspiel) 2022 —Classical 80s Dance
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