Wanda (band)

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Wanda
Wanda (2016)
Wanda (2016)
Background information
OriginVienna, Austria
GenresIndie rock, pop, rock 'n' roll
Years active2012–present
Members
  • Michael Marco Fitzthum
  • Manuel Christoph Poppe
  • Reinhold Weber
  • Valentin „Vali“ Wegscheider
Past members
  • Lukas Hasitschka
  • Christian Hummer († 2022)
Websitewandamusik.com
Zelt-Musik-Festival 2016 in Freiburg, Germany
Wanda Live @ Free & Easy Festival 2015

Wanda is an Austrian indie pop band founded in Vienna in 2012.

Their debut album Amore was released in October 2014 at Problembär Records and debuted at number 13 on the Austrian Albums Chart on 31 October 2014. Their single "Bologna" (which features that Italian city) was released in early 2015 and peaked at number 42 on 10 April 2015. Wanda's first tour took place in late 2014, with a second tour in February 2015, with locations in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland (i.e. the German Sprachraum). On 2 October 2015 their second album Bussi was released. They made a deal with Universal Music Germany.[1]

Their indie pop style is influenced by rock 'n' roll, as well as Austropop (Austrian singer-songwriters). They label their music as "pop music with 'Amore'". Their songs are sung in German, with a noticeable Viennese accent.

In August of 2020 drummer Lukas Hasitschka left the band.[2] He was replaced by Valentin Wegscheider who was a founding member of the band, but left before major success.[3][4]

Keyboarder Christian Hummer died in September 26, 2022, after long and severe illness.[5]

Discography[edit]

Albums[edit]

Studio

Year Title Chart
AUT
[6]
GER
[7]
SWI
[8]
2014 Amore 2 53 29
2015 Bussi 1 5 8
2017 Niente 1 5 6
2019 Ciao! 1 4 20
2022 Wanda 2 3 22

Live

Year Title Chart
AUT
[6]
GER
SWI
[8]
2016 Amore meine Stadt 11 66

Singles[edit]

Year Title Chart Album
AUT
[6]
GER
SWI
[8]
2014 "Schickt mir die Post" Amore
"Auseinandergehen ist schwer" 70
2015 "Bologna" 34 67
"Stehengelassene Weinflaschen"
"Bussi Baby" 3 Bussi
"Meine beiden Schwestern" 28
"1,2,3,4" 61
2016 "Gib mir alles"
"Gib mir alles (Live)" Amore meine Stadt
2017 "0043" 63 Niente
"Columbo" 1
"Lascia mi fare" 68
2018 "Weiter, Weiter" 52
2019 "Ciao Baby" 46 Ciao!
"Nach Hause gehen"
2020 "Nix reparieren"
"Jurassic Park" 69 Wanda
2021 "Die Sterne von Alterlaa"
2022 "Rocking in Wien"
"Va bene"
"Wir sind verloren"
"Eine Gang"

References[edit]

  1. ^ Karl Fluch (26 September 2015). "Wandas zweites Album "Bussi": Der gelungene Banküberfall". Der Standard online. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
  2. ^ "Wanda trennt sich von Schlagzeuger Lukas Hasitschka". kurier.at. 29 August 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  3. ^ "SRA - Band-Details: Wanda". Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  4. ^ "Wanda: Eine Band punktet mit „Amore"". Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  5. ^ "Keyboarder von Wanda stirbt kurz vor Albumveröffentlichung". Süddeutsche Zeitung. 26 September 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  6. ^ a b c "Wanda discography". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  7. ^ "Suche: Wanda". offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  8. ^ a b c "Wanda discography". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 4 December 2017.

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