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Lovebugs | |
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| Origin | Basel,Switzerland |
| Genres | Alternative rock |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Labels | BMG Ariola (1993–1999) Warner Music (2000–2003) Phonag Records (2006-present) |
| Members | Adrian Sieber Florian Senn Matthias Gusset Manuel Meisel Philipp Gut |
| Past members | Sebastian "Baschi" Hausmann Julie Lagger Thomas Rechberger Stefan Wagner Simon Ramseier |
| Website | lovebugs |
TheLovebugs are a Swissrock band fromBasel,Switzerland founded in 1992. They have had three number one albums in the Swiss charts.[1]
Lovebugs was founded in 1992 byAdrian Sieber, Sebastian "Baschi" Hausmann and Julie Lagger, after Adrian placed an advert in a music shop:Drummer Wanted. They won a local talent contest, which enabled them to record their first album. One year later, the drummer, Julie, left the band and was replaced by Simon Ramseier.
In 1994, their first album,Fluff, was released.
In 1995, they went on their first tour which included shows around Europe. Their second album,Tart, was released the same year.
In 1996, they got their first breakthrough when their single "Fantastic" reached number 40 in the Swiss charts. They signed toBMG Ariola.
In 1998, an additional guitarist, Thomas Riechberger, joined the band.
In 2000, their albumTransatlantic Flight reached number 3 in the Swiss album charts. It was their first release underWarner Music label. This was followed byAwaydays, which was the band's first number one album. The single "Music Makes My World Go Round" reached number 6. Bassist Sebastian left the band to dedicate himself to the glam-rock project 'Fucking Beautiful'. He was replaced by Florian Senn. At the same time, Stefan Wagner joined the band on keyboards.
After a short break, in 2003 they released the album13 Songs With A View which contained the singles "A Love Like Tides" and "'72". The album was not as successful as the two earlier albums and reached number 7 in the Swiss charts. The next album,Naked, was a live and unplugged album. It was their second number one album. It was produced by Chris von Rohr, former member of fellow Swiss bandKrokus.
In 2006, their albumIn Every Waking Moment reached the top of the Swiss charts. It containedThe Key andAvalon. The song "Avalon" featured the Norwegian singerLene Marlin and reached number 10 in the Swiss charts and number 27 in the Norwegian charts.
After 2006, Lovebugs took a break because the singerAdrian Sieber wanted to carry out a solo career under the nameAdrian Solo.
In 2009, Lovebugs were chosen to representSwitzerland at theEurovision Song Contest inMoscow,Russia. They presented the song "The Highest Heights", but did not qualify for the finals. They ended up 14th in the first semi-final held on 12 May 2009, out of 18 contestants.[2]
At the same time, a new album,The Highest Heights, was released. The album reached 2nd place in the Swiss charts. The first single "21st Century Man" reached number 55 in Switzerland. The second single and Eurovision entry, "The Highest Heights", reached 25th in Switzerland and 57th in Sweden.[3]
After a long hiatus, Adrian Sieber announced the return of the band with a new line-up and a new forthcoming albumHeartbreak City in 2024.
From 2001 to 2023, the line up consisted of:
| Preceded by | Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 | Succeeded by |
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