Banaroo

Five weeks after the first episode came on May 23, 2005, the debut single Dubi Dam Dam on the market. In addition to a remix, also included the title song of the series: Make You See the Stars . The single was produced by Carsten Wegener and Timo Hohnholz, who were also responsible for essential parts of the following albums. And as with other casted bands before, the strategy at Banaroo was to use constantly available television presence as a marketing tool. The song immediately reached second place in Germany in the singles charts. He was similarly successful in Austria and Switzerland.

The debut album Banaroo's World released five weeks later on 20th June 2005, was also a great sales success. it debuted 5th and rose to number 1 in August 2005. In Austria, the album debuted at number 1 and stayed there for 7 weeks.

Shortly thereafter, the second single produced by Thorsten Brötzmann was decoupled from the album. Space Cowboy largely confirmed the success of the first single and reached the top five in Germany. It was certified platinum in Germany, and certified Gold in both Austria and Switzerland.

At the end of September 2005, Banaroo received a gold record in Germany for more than 150,000 singles sold and a platinum record for more than 200,000 albums sold. Also in Switzerland and in Austria single and album were each awarded gold.

For their success, Banaroo was nominated as best newcomer both for the pop music award Comet of the German music broadcaster VIVA and for the Echo.

After the expiry of the TV series came on August 8, 2005, the DVD Banaroo - The Movie! on the market. In addition to the three music videos for Dubi Dam Dam , Space Cowboy and Make You See the Stars and five other live recordings, the DVD contains three non-broadcast episodes of the Star Diary . They show a visit of the band in the studio of the production company and a joint trip to the Rhine. As bonus material Outtakes of the series were packed on the DVD.

Just five months after the debut, the follow-up album was released on 25 November 2005 under the title Christmas World , a compilation of well-known Christmas carols, which were re-recorded by Banaroo. The album was again produced by Carsten Wegener and Timo Hohnholz.

The only newly composed song on the album was Coming Home for Christmas , which was previously released as a single. Not least thanks to targeted marketing campaigns - the title was selected as the official song of the RTL charity campaign ChariTree - reached the single in all German-speaking countries again the top-10.

Banaroo returned on November 11, 2005 with their third single, "Coming Home For Christmas". It failed to do as well as previous singles, however it still made the top ten in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

On November 25th 2005, Banaroo released their second album, Christmas World. The album, despite its name, did not include just Christmas songs. The album debuted at #12 on the German charts on December 9, 2005.

In February 2006, Banaroo returned with their fourth single "Uh Mamma". It charted in the top ten in Germany and Austria. In Switzerland it reached #11.

Just in time for Super RTL to start Yoomiii 's next Star Diary band, Banaroo released another album on March 24, 2006, the third in nine months. Musically, it largely tied to the debut album. It charted at #2 in Austria and was certified Gold. It charted at #6 in Germany and #25 in Switzerland.

Five of the twelve songs came again from the producer team Wegener / Hohnholz, a track headed Dieter Bohlen . As an extra, the band re-recorded the title song of the cartoon series Kim Possible - originally by Christina Milian . The young fanbase remained loyal to Banaroo. Album and the pre-decoupled single Uh Mamma again climbed in the charts of all three German-speaking countries on the front seats. In Austria, the album reached gold status four weeks after its release.

"Sing and Move (La La La Laaaa)" was the second and last single from the album. It was released June 27, 2006. It failed to match the success of previous singles, not making the top twenty and only reaching a peak of #51.

on November 17th 2006 Banaroo' re-released the Christmas Album titled 'Christmas World' This has a varied track list. In addition, the two music videos are omitted. Another title is the bonus song Song of Joy.

Having been away from the music scene for nearly nine months, Banaroo returned with "Ba Yonga Wamba". It was released March 23, 2007, and also failed to match the success of previous singles, although it did chart higher than "Sing and Move (La La La Laaaa)". The song also managed to chart in the top thirty in Germany and Austria.

They released their seventh and last single "I'll Fly Away" on May 4, 2007. It only reached number 84 in Germany.

Banaroo released their fourth and last studio album Fly Away on July 4, 2007. Failing to do as well as previous albums, it still charted at #24 in Germany. It was promoted by the broadcaster Nickelodeon, In the period around the release date Banaroo was used as a jury in the Nick production Nick Talent . The winner of the show, Naomi Walz, was allowed to shoot the video clip for the single I'll Fly Away with Banaroo.

On October 19, 2007, Banaroo released their greatest hits album The Best of Banaroo featuring 18 songs from their four albums, plus two new songs. Because the album failed to chart the band lost their record deal.

Banaroo continued to tour until their final tour date on October 7. After completing their tour, Banaroo announced a new concert date, which took place on October 17. Following Banaroo's last Facebook update on October 24, things became quiet around Banaroo. On November 6, Laura Luppino announced on her official Facebook page that Banaroo would be disbanding a second time, as the members had different ideas for Banaroo's future and that it would be impossible for them to continue together. The other members, as well as their producer Oliver DeVille, have confirmed the disbandment. The management of Banaroo has yet to comment on the sudden disbandment publicly, however, their producer has mentioned the disbandment took place when Doro and Alvin decided to leave Banaroo and pursue other aspects in the entertainment industry. It was also confirmed that they were planning to release a Christmas single in December, however, it was never recorded.

Following the disbandment, former members Alvin and Doro confirmed that they would soon debut as a duo, however, they have yet to make a debut as a duo. Laura Luppino has moved forward as a soloist, still working under Villa Productions. In 2014, Laura competed in the pre-selections for Eurovision, representing Switzerland with "The Energy Of Love (In Your Eyes)". As part of a contest, she gave away a signed copy of Banaroo's "Bubblegum World" album.

Doro Farkas has since gone solo as well and has begun releasing solo material, meaning the duo project planned with Alvin Philipps may not be happening. Alvin Phillips has moved forward recently, continuing as a model and also as an actor. Daniel Langer, however, hasn't been active in the entertainment industry since Banaroo's disbandment. He has decided to continue with his personal life and it is unknown if he has any plans to return to music in the future, however, he has been pictured with Laura Luppino and Oliver DeVille since then.

• 2005: Banaroo – Der Film!