Texas Lightning | |
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 Jane Comerford and Jon Flemming Olsen | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Hamburg,Germany |
| Genres | Country pop |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Members | Jane Comerford Malte Pittner Markus Schmidt Uwe Frenzel Olli Dittrich |
| Past members | Chris Walther Little Mick Schulz Miss Susu Belle Stefan Hansch Larry Kils Jonny Olsen |
| Website | http://www.texaslightning.net |
Texas Lightning is a Germanquintet from Hamburg which fits in thecountry music genre and describes itself as old fashioned and hip. Their music is a mix of country andpop drawing from country classic stars likePatsy Cline,Loretta Lynn,Johnny Cash andTammy Wynette and pop stars such asABBA,Nancy Sinatra,Linda Ronstadt,Madonna,Michael Jackson and theBeatles, performed with some country humour. The band members areOlli Dittrich as Ringofire (drums and vocals),Jon Flemming Olsen as The Flame (vocals and guitar),Markus Schmidt as Fastfinger (electric guitar and banjo),Uwe Frenzel as Friendly (doublebass and vocals) and AustralianJane Comerford (vocals and ukulele). The band's first performance took place on December 23, 2000, in the music club "Knust" inHamburg, as Texas Lightning & The Rodeo Rockets, although there have been various changes in the lineup of the band since.
On March 9, 2006, Texas Lightning won the German heat for theEurovision Song Contest 2006 and represented Germany in the Finals on May 20, 2006, inAthens,Greece. The winning song was "No No Never", written and composed by Jane Comerford.[citation needed] They became the first country band to participate in the ESC. The song finished 14th place with 36 points.
"No No Never" was released as a single in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. It reached number 1 on the GermanMedia Control Charts, number 4 in Austria and number 6 in Switzerland.
Through a nomination by Steve Sivek ofBaytown, Texas and the submittal byTexas State SenatorTommy Williams, the members of Texas Lightning were, by Proclamation 603 before the Texas Senate, declared to be Honorary Texans. The proclamation was passed by the senate in June 2006.[1]
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