Nu Pagadi
Nu Pagadi [ nu ː Pagadi ː ] was a German pop band with dark rock elements, which was compiled in late 2004 as part of the ProSieben reality format pop stars and almost a year existed. The band saw itself as a glam rock band.
History
From August to December 2004 on ProSieben and a fourth as " definitely last" announced Popstars Season with the appropriate subtitles now or never! emitted from the tape Nu Pagadi emerged. The jury assessed and decided producer Uwe Fahrenkrog- Petersen, singer and co- winner of the first season Sandy Mölling and songwriter Lukas Hilbert. In the final on December 8, 2004, Markus Grimm, Patrick Boinet, Kristina villages and Doreen Steinert prevailed in a telephone vote against their competitors Katrin Feist and Richard Mantarliev. The result was determined by a telephone voting by an internet poll and within the show before the show. When selecting band members and later the musical direction of the band is oriented towards the success of, among others, Oomph, HIM and Ruslana! ; Stefan Raab said in view of the carried outward image of a " mixture of Genghis Khan and Rammstein ."
After the jury was careful that all future members of the band to bring musical experiences, the group was finally out of the formerly hobby guitar playing Markus Grimm, who had three years enjoyed a musical education, Patrick " Pat" Boinet and Kristina " Kris " villages which had already been professionally active as a singer, together.
The fourth member of the band, Doreen Steinert left the band already five months after its foundation in May 2005, there were musical differences according to official figures, between her and the rest of the band members. After Nu Pagadis second single Dying Words could not meet the commercial expectations of the record company, the band lost shortly after their contract with Universal Music.
After nine months, the band announced on 23 September 2005 officially announced their separation. The reason were first musical, but called shortly thereafter and personal differences. While Boinet and Grimm want to do together rock music, wants to villages towards Soul orient after in Nu Pagadi she felt only as a " puppet " to "work" had "this stone-age costumes and leather clothes, as I Nu had to wear Pagadi, were never my style. Our Scream music is not. "
Band name
The name of the group Nu Pagadi is the phonetically accurate reproduction of the Russian exclamation Ну погоди, !, Which mutatis mutandis Just you wait! means (the correct transcription is Nu, pogodi ). Nu, pogodi! is the original title of Russian animated series rabbit and wolf. The name was given to the band by the production team at the end of Popstars season.
Members
- Patrick " Pat" Boinet ( born January 5, 1976 in Berlin )
- Kristina Villages ( born July 26, 1984 in Wurzen )
- Markus Grimm ( born May 5, 1979 in Moers )
- Doreen Steinert (* 4 November 1986 in Potsdam)