Claire (band)

Claire is an electropop band from Munich, Germany.

Claire
Claire at the Openin Festival 2014
Background information
OriginMunich, Germany
GenresElectropop
Years active2012–present
Websiteclaireofficial.com
Members
  • Josie-Claire Bürkle
  • Matthias Hauck
  • Nepomuk Heller
  • Florian Kiermaier
  • Fridolin Achten

History
Josie-Claire Bürkle at Oben Ohne Open Air 2014

In 2012, three musicians and producers Matthias Hauck, Heller Nepomuk and Florian Kiermaier found Josie-Claire Buerkle to sing for a film project with their shared recording studios. This was a result of her participation in the TV show The Voice of Germany the year before, and her subsequent search for a band. Out of their film project emerged the band. The fifth member of the band, drummer Fridolin Achten, joined shortly after.

They had immediate Internet success with their first volume, the EP Games, helping them to get a recording contract with Capitol Records, part of Universal Music Group.[1] In the summer of 2013, they had an initial moderate success with the title song of their EP in the German charts. At the end of September they released their debut LP, entitled The Great Escape, which debuted at number 38 on the album charts.

Band members
  • Josie-Claire Bürkle – vocals
  • Matthias Hauck – keyboards
  • Nepomuk Heller – keyboards
  • Florian Kiermaier – guitar
  • Fridolin Achten – drums

Discography

Studio albums
Title Details
The Great Escape
Tides
  • Released: 7 April 2017
  • Label: Island

Extended plays
Title Details
Games
  • Released: 28 June 2013[3]
  • Label: Island
Broken Promise Land
Raseiniai
  • Released: 30 October 2015[5]
  • Label: Island

Singles
  • "Pioneers" (2012)
  • "Games" (2013)
  • "The Next Ones to Come" (2013)[6]
  • "Overdrive" (2013)[7]

References
  1. Lester, Paul (18 December 2013). "Claire (New band of the day No 1,664)". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 2016-10-10. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  2. "The Great Escape". Universal Music Germany. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2016. (in German)
  3. "Games". Universal Music Germany. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2016. (in German)
  4. Houle, Zachary. "Claire: Broken Promise Land EP". PopMatters. Archived from the original on 2016-10-10. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  5. "Raseiniai". Universal Music Germany. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2016. (in German)
  6. "The Next Ones To Come". Universal Music Germany. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2016. (in German)
  7. "Overdrive". Universal Music Germany. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2016. (in German)


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