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Klee (German for "clover") is a German pop band from Cologne. Named after German painter Paul Klee, the band was formed in 2002 by singer Suzie Kerstgens and musicians Sten Servaes and Tom Deininger. Klee's brand of pop music incorporates electronic as well as acoustic sounds and, in more recent years, the band has embraced chanson and schlager. Four of Klee's albums have entered the top 30 of the German albums chart. == History == During the nineties, Tom Deininger, Sten Servaes and Suzie Kerstgens were members of German band Ralley and recorded the albums ''Ralley'' (1997) and ''1, 2, 3, 4'' (1999).〔("laut.de-Biographie - Klee" ) (in German). ''laut.de''. Retrieved 2 April 2015.〕 A serious traffic accident in 1999 forced them to take a three-year break so that Deininger and Servaes could fully cover from their injuries. The trio then reformed in 2002 as the band Klee.〔Krechting, Wiljo. ("Glücksfall für die Popmusik" ) (in German). ''RP ONLINE''. 12 August 2009.〕 According to Kerstgens, the new band name was inspired by the work of German painter Paul Klee, and also hints at the four-leaf clover as a good luck symbol. With the change in band name, there was also a change in style from guitar pop to electropop.〔Gauger, Joachim. (""Saudi Arabien wird Weltmeister!"" ) (in German). ''laut.de''. 1 July 2005.〕 In 2002, the single "Erinner dich" (Remember) from Klee's debut album, ''Unverwundbar'' (Invulnerable), was released. The single was in the top 100 of the German singles chart for one week at No. 94.〔("Chartverfolgung / Klee / Single" ) (in German). musicline.de. PHONONET GmbH. Retrieved 2 April 2015.〕 In July 2004, Klee's second album, ''Jelängerjelieber'' (The longer the better), was released.〔("Klee - Jelängerjelieber - Album" ) (in German). Offizielle Deutsche Charts. GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 6 September 2015.〕 The first single from it, "2 Fragen" (2 questions), brought the band to the attention of German radio and television stations. In November 2004, Klee gained further exposure by performing "Gold", another single from the album, on television show ''Sarah Kuttner – Die Show'' on MTV Germany.〔("Klee" ) (in German). ''AMPYA''. Retrieved 2 April 2015.〕 The band then represented the German state of Saarland in the Bundesvision Song Contest 2005 with "Gold", finishing in 10th place with 37 points.〔("Ein Lied für Stefan Raab - "Bundesvision Song Contest"" ) (in German). ''PRESSEPORTAL''. 11 February 2005.〕〔Gantzkow, Sven. ("Experten in Sachen Widerspruch" ) (in German). ''Westdeutsche Zeitung''. 31 July 2008.〕 "Gold" stayed in the German singles chart for nine weeks, where it reached number 54.〔 An American version of ''Jelängerjelieber'' titled ''Honeysuckle'' was released in July 2006 by US record label Minty Fresh. For this album, three songs were re-recorded in English: "Für alle, die", "Tausendfach" and "Gold", the respective official English titles being “This Is for Everyone”, “A Thousand Ways” and “Gold”.〔Reges, Margaret. ("Honeysuckle - Klee" ). ''AllMusic''. Retrieved 2 April 2015.〕〔Henson, Amber. ("Klee - "Honeysuckle" - Album Review" ). ''The Red Alert''. Retrieved 2 April 2015.〕 Klee's third album, ''Zwischen Himmel und Erde'' (Between heaven and earth), came out in August 2006 and became the band's first top 20 album in Germany, peaking at No. 17.〔("Klee - Zwischen Himmel und Erde - Album" ) (in German). Offizielle Deutsche Charts. GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 6 September 2015.〕 One song from the album, "Die Stadt" (The city), was released earlier in July 2006 as a single and reached No. 55 in the German charts.〔 ''Zwischen Himmel und Erde'' continued the trend started in ''Jelängerjelieber'' of Klee’s music becoming less reliant on electronic sounds and giving more prominence to guitar sounds.〔Cordas, Alexander. ("Sanft dahin gehauchte Songs rund um das Thema Liebe." ) (in German). ''laut.de''. 4 August 2006.〕〔Sülzer, Torsten. ("„Es hatte sich viel aufgestaut“" ) (in German). ''Kölnische Rundschau''. 8 August 2006.〕 In July 2008, Klee released the single "Zwei Herzen" (Two hearts), which became the band's first German top 30 single, peaking at No. 29.〔 The single came from Klee's fourth album, ''Berge versetzen'' (Moving mountains), which was released in August 2008 and went to No. 15 in the German albums chart.〔("Klee - Berge versetzen - Album" ) (in German). Offizielle Deutsche Charts. GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 6 September 2015.〕 The second single from the album, the title song "Berge versetzen", was released later in 2008 and reached No. 57 in the German singles chart.〔 In 2010, Deininger parted company with Kerstgens and Servaes, leaving the duo to record Klee’s fifth album, ''Aus lauter Liebe'' (Out of sheer love).〔Probst, Volker. ("Mit Klee auf dem Dach" ) (in German). ''n-tv''. 31 August 2011.〕 Released in August 2011, the album was the band’s most successful to date, peaking at No. 6 in the German albums chart.〔("Klee - Aus lauter Liebe - Album" ) (in German). Offizielle Deutsche Charts. GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 6 September 2015.〕 One single released from the album, "Willst du bei mir bleiben" (Do you want to stay with me), reached No. 29 in the German singles chart.〔 ''Aus lauter Liebe'' shows a further development in Klee's sound, with several songs having hints of chanson.〔〔("CD-Vorstellung in der Lieblingsbar" ) (in German). ''Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger''. 15 June 2011.〕 Klee's sixth album, ''Hello Again'', was released in August 2015, featuring bossa nova-influenced cover versions of schlager songs,〔Brandstetter, Markus. ("Sommer, Sonne, Schlager im Bossagewand." ) (in German). ''laut.de''. 17 August 2015.〕 such as "Hello Again" by Howard Carpendale and "Du bist nicht allein" by Roy Black.〔Lippert, Oliver. ("Klee veröffentlichen Boss Nova-Album „Hello Again"" ) (in German). ''The Huffington Post''. 7 August 2015.〕 The idea of doing the album came about by chance during the recording of Klee's next studio album, which is due to be released in 2016.〔 ''Hello Again'' charted at No. 23 in the German albums chart.〔("Klee - Hello Again - Album" ) (in German). Offizielle Deutsche Charts. GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 6 September 2015.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Klee (band)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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