Hubert Kah

Hubert Kah is a German synthpop band, led by Hubert Kemmler (born 22 March 1961 in Reutlingen). Kemmler is a German musician, composer, songwriter and producer.

Hubert Kah
Background information
OriginGermany
GenresSynthpop, new wave
Years active1982–present
LabelsPolydor, Blow Up, RCA, Da Music, Ariola, Curb Records, What's Up ?!
Website[1]
MembersHubert Kemmler
Past membersKlaus Hirschburger
Markus Löhr

Biography

Kemmler's career began as a member of a trio named Hubert Kah, consisting of Hubert Kemmler (vocals, keyboards), Markus Löhr (guitars, keyboards) and Klaus Hirschburger (bass). It emerged in 1982 at the time of the New German wave and achieved commercial success with the singles "Rosemarie," "Sternenhimmel" and "Einmal Nur Mit Erika... (Dieser Welt Entfliehn)," and with the albums Meine Höhepunkte and Ich Komme.[2] During this time, Kemmler caused quite a stir by his TV appearances, wearing a nightdress or straitjacket. Before Kemmler's music career, he studied law at the University of Tübingen.[3]

The band began working with producer Michael Cretu in 1984. After a German album Goldene Zeiten (1984), it recorded the English-language albums Tensongs (1986) and Sound of My Heart (1989), which were a minor success internationally. Together with Michael Cretu, Kemmler wrote and produced songs for other artists, including "Dancing into Danger" by Inker & Hamilton, "Liebe Auf Den Ersten Blick" by the band Münchener Freiheit and a number of tracks by Sandra such as "Maria Magdalena", "Heaven Can Wait". Hubert Kemmler also contributed backing vocals to most of Sandra's hit singles between 1985 and 1989.[4]

Kemmler was diagnosed with depression in the late 1980s and withdrew from music completely. After his recovery, he re-emerged with the self-titled Hubert Kah and the singles "C'est La Vie" and "Sailing." The production with classic elements was not as commercially successful as hoped for by Kemmler. In 1998, a new single "Love Chain" and a Best Of CD were released. Kemmler then became ill again and had to undergo medical treatment.[1]

In 2005, Kemmler began his second comeback with the album Seelentaucher ("Soul Diver"). The first single was called "No Rain". The album featured a mixture of English and German language tracks.[5]

In the spring of 2007, Kemmler went as Ice King Kini in the musical Princess Lillifee, on tour in Germany. On 26 May 2007, he was one of four guests of honor at the acoustic concert of the band ASP on the Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2007 in Leipzig.

Kemmler recorded new songs with Sandra for her new album Stay in Touch, which was released in late 2012.

Discography

Albums
  • 1982: Meine Höhepunkte
  • 1982: Ich komme
  • 1984: Goldene Zeiten
  • 1985: Angel 07 (Japan mini-album)
  • 1986: Tensongs
  • 1989: Sound of My Heart
  • 1990: Best of Dance Hits
  • 1996: Hubert Kah
  • 1998: Best of Hubert Kah
  • 2005: Seelentaucher
  • 2016: RockArt

Singles
  • 1982: "Rosemarie"
  • 1982: "Sternenhimmel"
  • 1983: "Scary Monster"
  • 1983: "Einmal nur mit Erika (...dieser Welt entflieh'n)"
  • 1984: "Engel 07"
  • 1984: "Wenn der Mond die Sonne berührt"
  • 1985: "Goldene Zeiten"
  • 1985: "Angel 07" (Japan and USA release)
  • June 1986: "Limousine"
  • October 1986: "Something I Should Know"
  • 1986: "Love Is So Sensible"
  • May 1987: "Military Drums"
  • February 1989: "Welcome, Machine Gun"
  • April 1989: "So Many People"
  • 1990: "Cathy"/"The Picture"
  • 1995: "C'est la vie"
  • 1996: "C'est la vie" (new version)
  • 1996: "Sailing (Away From Me)"
  • 1998: "Der NDW Kult Mix"
  • 1998: "Love Chain (...Maria)"/"Rosemarie '98"
  • 2005: "No Rain"
  • 2005: "Psycho Radio"
  • 2005: "Sekunden" (promo)
  • 2007: "Ich seh' den Stern am Himmel"
  • 2016: "Terrorist der Liebe" (with Joachim Witt)
  • 2016: "Parfum deiner Liebe"

Other appearances

EPs
  • 2016: Niemand ist wie Du
gollark: Don't give into the laziness! Do it for the people who will be thinking "NOT AGAIN" in two days!
gollark: Hopefully the result of this will be a stupid amount of one dragon, then another, then another, probably with weird mixes in it too.
gollark: Nearly 6pm here in GMT+0land.
gollark: I mean, YES!
gollark: Any common.

References
  1. Hubert Kemmler. "seelentaucher". hubert kah. Archived from the original on 25 June 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
  2. "Hubert Kah - Artist Profile". eventseeker.com. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  3. "Hubert KaH – Latest Information – NEWS". Sandranet.com. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
  4. "Hubert Kah Discography at Discogs". Discogs.com. 26 April 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
  5. "Hubert Kah – Seelentaucher (CD, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
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