Rainbirds

The Rainbirds is a German pop-rock band that was founded in Berlin in 1986. It was formed around singer and guitarist Katharina Franck (born July 28, 1963 in Düsseldorf), who formed the first line-up with Michael Beckmann (bass) and Wolfgang Glum (drums). Later, Rodrigo González (from 1988), Ulrike Haage (from 1990, piano and vocals) and, from 1994, drummer Tim Lorenz joined the band. Since 2014, Katharina Franck has re-formed the Rainbirds with Bela Brauckmann (drums/keyboards) and Gunter Papperitz (electronics). The Rainbirds play a genre mix of pop and rock with a clear singer-songwriter character. Shortly after forming in 1986, they won the Berlin Senate Rock Competition and were signed to Mercury Records. Well-known studio albums appear in chronological order: Rainbirds (1987), Call Me Easy, Say I'm Strong, Love Me My Way, It Ain't Wrong (1989), Two Faces (1991), In a Different Light (1993), Making Memory (1996), Forever (1997) as well as the live album rainbirds3000.live (1999) and the comeback album Yonder (2014). The albums Rainbirds and Call Me Easy... achieved gold status in Germany, as well as chart positions in Switzerland and Austria. The best-known singles chronologically include: " Blueprint" (1987), "Boy on the Beach" (1988), "Sea of Time" and "Not Exactly" (both 1989). "Blueprint" becomes a Europe-wide hit and an evergreen. Further single releases include "Devil's Dance" and "Jamais Jamais" (1993), "Absolutely Free" and "Give Me a Kiss" (1996), "Don't Cry a River for Me (Be Cool)" and "Shoot from the Hip" (1997) as well as "Seven Compartments" (2014).