Wir sind Helden

A little bit NDW, a little bit Bowie! Keyboardist Jean-Michel Tourette, bassist Mark Tavassol, drummer Pola Roy and singer Judith Holofernes, better known as Wir Sind Helden, are an alternative pop group. Founded in 2000 - in Hamburg, based in Berlin - they released their first EP, Guten Tag, on their own in 2002. The title track - a fresh, punky number full of social commentary - captures the zeitgeist and arouses the interest of radio stations and labels alike. They sign with EMI's subsidiary Labels and release their debut album Die Reklamation (2003), which reaches number 2 in the German charts and sells over half a million copies. The single "Denkmal" reaches number 26 in the German charts; the band plays a sold-out club tour. Their second album Von Hier An Blind is released shortly afterwards in 2005. It is another success for the band, the album goes straight to number 1 in Germany and Austria. It contains the singles "Gekommen Um Zu Bleiben" (2005) and "Nur Ein Wort" (2005). Judith Holofernes and Pola Roy welcomed their first child in 2006, and the band returned in 2007 with the album Soundso (number 2 in the German and Austrian charts), followed by their fourth studio album Bring Mich Nach Hause in 2010 (number 1 in the German and Austrian charts) - both major chart successes. In 2011, Wir Sind Helden released the compilation Tausend Wirre Worte - Lieblingslieder 2002-2010 . In April 2012, the band split up amicably. However, the fans are not left completely empty-handed - singer Judith Holofernes releases two solo albums in 2014 and 2017.