Katharina Franck
Encyclopedia
Katharina Franck is German singer who became famous with her band Rainbirds
and has produced several solo albums.
, Germany, but spent her childhood in Portugal and Brazil before, at the age of 18, moving to Cologne
, Germany, and then (a couple of years later) to Berlin
.
In 1986, she founded Rainbirds
, which went through various iterations over the 13 years, until finally in 1999 the group dissolved. From 1990 to 1994, while still with Rainbirds, she was also a member of the group Stein (which included her Rainbirds band member, Ulrike Haage
), which produced three albums.
With Haage, she has worked on two radio plays focused on the life and work of Jane Bowles
, 1999's "Bei unserer Lebensweise ist es sehr angenehm, lange im voraus zu einer Party eingeladen zu werden" ("Living the Way We Do, It Is Delightful to Be Invited to a Party a Long Way Off") and 2005's "Ich war fischen" ("I Was Fishing").
Franck has also released several solo albums: "Hunger" ("spoken pop songs" set to music by Haage) (in English and in German) in 1997; "Zeitlupenkino" (2002) (in German); "First Take Second Skin" (2006) (in English); and "On the Verge of an Autobiography" (2008) (in English).
Rainbirds
The Rainbirds were a German Pop rock band established in 1986 around the singer Katharina Franck. Their greatest hit was "Blueprint".-History:...
and has produced several solo albums.
Biography
Franck was born in DüsseldorfDüsseldorf
Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and centre of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region.Düsseldorf is an important international business and financial centre and renowned for its fashion and trade fairs. Located centrally within the European Megalopolis, the...
, Germany, but spent her childhood in Portugal and Brazil before, at the age of 18, moving to Cologne
Cologne
Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
, Germany, and then (a couple of years later) to Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
.
In 1986, she founded Rainbirds
Rainbirds
The Rainbirds were a German Pop rock band established in 1986 around the singer Katharina Franck. Their greatest hit was "Blueprint".-History:...
, which went through various iterations over the 13 years, until finally in 1999 the group dissolved. From 1990 to 1994, while still with Rainbirds, she was also a member of the group Stein (which included her Rainbirds band member, Ulrike Haage
Ulrike Haage
Ulrike Haage is a German pianist and composer. She is also a producer for radio plays, for which she does the dramaturgy and the music composition. Last but not least, she is a sound artist.- The jazz years :...
), which produced three albums.
With Haage, she has worked on two radio plays focused on the life and work of Jane Bowles
Jane Bowles
Jane Bowles, born Jane Sydney Auer , was an American writer and playwright.-Early life:Born into a Jewish family in New York, Jane Bowles spent her childhood in Woodmere, New York, on Long Island. She developed tuberculous arthritis of the knee as a teenager and her mother took her to Switzerland...
, 1999's "Bei unserer Lebensweise ist es sehr angenehm, lange im voraus zu einer Party eingeladen zu werden" ("Living the Way We Do, It Is Delightful to Be Invited to a Party a Long Way Off") and 2005's "Ich war fischen" ("I Was Fishing").
Franck has also released several solo albums: "Hunger" ("spoken pop songs" set to music by Haage) (in English and in German) in 1997; "Zeitlupenkino" (2002) (in German); "First Take Second Skin" (2006) (in English); and "On the Verge of an Autobiography" (2008) (in English).
Rainbirds
- Rainbirds (1987)
- Call Me Easy, Say I'm Strong, Love Me My Way, It Ain't Wrong (1989)
- Two Faces (1991)
- In a Different Light (1993)
- The Mercury Years (1995)
- Making Memory(1996)
- Forever (1997)
- 3000.live(1999)
Katharina Franck (solo)
- Hunger (1997)
- Zeitlupenkino (2002), Mute RecordsMute RecordsMute is an independent record label based in the UK. It was founded in 1978 by Daniel Miller and featured several prominent musical acts on its roster such as Goldfrapp, Depeche Mode, Yazoo, Erasure and Fad Gadget.-Beginnings:...
- First Take Second Skin (2006)
- On the Verge of an Autobiography (2008)
Franck & Haage
- Bei unserer Lebensweise ist es sehr angenehm, lange im voraus zu einer Party eingeladen zu werden (1999)
Special Appearances
- Members of the Ocean Club (1996/2004)
- Seven Dances of the Holy Ghost (1998)
- Coisário (1999)
- Edgar Allan Poe - Visonen (2006)