Alphaville was founded in the spring of 1983 by Marian Gold, Bernhard Lloyd and Frank Mertens. In 1984 they released their first single "Big In Japan", followed by "Sounds Like A Melody", "Forever Young" and the same-named debut album. With the following albums "Afternoons In Utopia", "The Breathtaking Blue" and "Prostitute", Alphaville moved further and further away from the simply structured pop songs of the early days and turned to more complex musical narratives. After a three-year break, during which two solo albums of Gold were made ("So Long Celeste" and "United"), Alphaville celebrated a comeback in 1997 with their fifth album „Salvation“ followed by "Dreamscapes“ in 1999. After their world tour in 2000, the concert album, "Stark Naked And Absolutely Live" was released. Between 2000-2002 Alphaville moved their entire production to the internet, this experiment resulted in the album "CrazyShow". In 2009, "Catching Rays On Giant" catapulted them back into the European Top 10. In 2019 and 2021, the first three Alphaville albums were re-released as remasters. In early 2020, Alphaville released the so-called "Corona Songs" for free: 17 works from remixes, demos and brand new songs. Alphaville has re-recorded many hits together with the Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg for the symphonic album "Eternally Yours“, released 23rd of September, 2022 and played a sold out Symphonic Tour. The recordings for the 11th studio album "Thunderbaby" are in full swing.
