History

In 2007 Studio 100 decided to make another version of K3 abroad, because of the big succes of K3 (band)

K3 (band)

K3 is a Flemish/Dutch girl band with a Dutch repertoire, mainly aimed at pre-adolescent children. The name of the group is derived from the names of the three original members: Karen Damen, Kristel Verbeke and Kathleen Aerts. Their music is produced by production company Studio 100 and is written...

 in The Netherlands and in Belgium

Belgium

Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

. Then they were the question which country they should chose and they decided to take Germany, because it's the most populous country in Europe and the German language is simiular to the Dutch one. But Germany also had just a different advantage, because there are a lot of countries, where people talk German in Europe (e.g.Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

, Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

, Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

, Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein

The Principality of Liechtenstein is a doubly landlocked alpine country in Central Europe, bordered by Switzerland to the west and south and by Austria to the east. Its area is just over , and it has an estimated population of 35,000. Its capital is Vaduz. The biggest town is Schaan...

, Luxembourg

Luxembourg

Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...

 and a little part of Belgium

Belgium

Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

).

Members

The members of the German version are like the squeezes of the Dutch members. There are three female members:

• a sandy woman Lina Sasnauskaite ,
• a black-haired one, named Linda Hesse and
• a blond-haired Vera Huebner.

Media

• since 2008: Die Welt von Wir 3 (aired on Super RTL
  Super RTL
  Super RTL is a Cologne-based German television network operated by RTL Disney Fernsehen GmbH & Co. KG. It was the second German television channel aimed mostly at children...
  
  , produced by Studio 100
  Studio 100
  Studio 100 is a Flemish company that produces popular children's television series and owns five amusement parks and four musical ensembles.-History:Studio 100 was founded in 1996 by Gert Verhulst, Danny Verbiest, and Hans Bourlon...
  
  )

Singles

Year	Title	Charts			Album
		GER Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie...	AUT Ö3 Austria Top 40 Ö3 Austria Top 40 is the name of the official Austrian singles chart, as well as the radio show which presents it, aired Fridays on Hitradio Ö3. The show presents the Austrian singles, ringtones and downloads chart. It premiered on 26 November 1968 as Disc Parade and was presented by Ernst Grissemann...	SWI
2007	Heyah Mama	46	38	62	Wir 3
2007	Kuma He	58	48	−	Wir 3
2008	Omi ist der Hit	42	7	−	Wir 3
2008	Liebeskapitän	81	44	−	Wir 3
2009	Regenbogenbunt	−	63	−	Regenbogenbunt

Albums

Year	Title	Charts
		GER Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie...	AUT Ö3 Austria Top 40 Ö3 Austria Top 40 is the name of the official Austrian singles chart, as well as the radio show which presents it, aired Fridays on Hitradio Ö3. The show presents the Austrian singles, ringtones and downloads chart. It premiered on 26 November 1968 as Disc Parade and was presented by Ernst Grissemann...	SWI
2008	Wir 3	45	2	52
2009	Regenbogenbunt	82	18	−

Sources

• http://studio100.info/2007/05/wir-3-de-duitse-k3/ (Dutch)
• http://www.nieuwsblad.be/article/detail.aspx?articleid=VK1CNQC5 (Dutch)
• http://www.wir3.com/ (German)
• http://www.vera-huebner-fanclub.de/ (German)
• http://www.unter-uns-fanclub.de/archiv/verahuebner/wir3.htm (German)
• http://www.nieuwsblad.be/Article/Detail.aspx?ArticleID=VK1CNQC3 (Dutch)
• http://www.nieuwsblad.be/Article/Detail.aspx?ArticleID=VK1CNQBV (Dutch)