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Marian Gold (real name Hartwig Schierbaum), Bernhard Lloyd (real name Bernhard Gößling) and Frank Mertens (real name Frank Sorgatz). In 1984, the newly-renamed Alphaville released their debut single "Big in Japan", which topped the charts in Germany, Greece, Switzerland, Sweden and the U.S. Billboard Dance Chart (the group's only Top 10 on any Billboard chart), and reached the Top Five in Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Austria, Ireland and South Africa. It also became the group's only Top 20 single in the UK, peaking at #8. The band's next two singles, "Sounds Like a Melody" and "Forever Young", were also both European Top 5 successes, although the former track failed to make an impression on the American charts. The release of the album Forever Young was also a big European hit. In 1986, their second album, Afternoons in Utopia, was successfully released and its first single "Dance with Me" was a big international hit, reaching the Top 20 in Germany, France, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and South Africa, and number 25 in Austria. The LP was followed up in 1989 with The Breathtaking Blue, including the highly acclaimed singles "Romeos" and "Mysteries of Love," which underscored Alphaville's status as a top international draw.



Lineup changes would follow The Breathtaking Blue and the next album, Prostitute, was not released until 1994. Salvation, a back-to-the-root opus, followed in 1997. Stark Naked and Absolutely Live was released in 2000, followed by the remix album, Forever Pop the following year. A DVD - Little America - was released in 2001 documenting two concerts performed in Salt Lake City, Utah. Alphaville continues to tour and record with a new lineup consisting of Marian Gold (vocals), Martin Lister (keyboards), David Goodes (guitars) and Pierson Grange (drums). Fans remain enamored of a group that has brought passion and energy to their end of the musical spectrum.