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Ricky Echolette, eigentlich Wolfgang Neuhaus (* 6. August 1958 in Enger ), ist ein deutscher Musiker und ehemaliges Mitglied der deutschen Synthie-Pop -Band Alphaville, bei der er von 1985 bis zu seinem Ausstieg 1997 als Keyboarder, Pianist und Gitarrist tätig war.
Musician, keyboardist, composer. Instruments. Keyboards, piano, guitar. Years active. 1985–1997. Ricky Echolette (born Wolfgang Neuhaus) is a former member of the German synth-pop Alphaville. He played keyboard, piano, and guitar in the band from 1985 until his departure in 1997.
- Wolfgang Neuhaus
- 1985–1997
- Keyboards, piano, guitar
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Formation
Alphaville was formed after lead singer Marian Gold and Bernhard Lloyd met in Berlin in 1981. The pair were heavily influenced by UK indie acts like Tubeway Army, Gary Numan and Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD). Gold had written "Big in Japan" in 1979 after hearing the music of Holly Johnson's band Big in Japan. They first named their band "Forever Young" and subsequently changed it to "Alphaville" after the 1965 science fiction film.[citation needed] Together the three wrote Forever Y...
Forever Young
In autumn 1984, they released their debut album, Forever Young, produced by Colin Pearson, Wolfgang Loos and Andreas Budde. "Big in Japan" topped the charts in Germany, Greece, Switzerland, Sweden, Turkey, Venezuela, and the US Billboard Dance Chart(the group's only Top 10 on any Billboard chart). The single also reached the Top Five in the Netherlands, Norway, Austria, Ireland and South Africa. It became the group's only Top 20 single in the UK, peaking at No. 8. The band's next two singles,...
Afternoons in Utopia
In 1986, their second album, Afternoons in Utopia, was released and its first single "Dance With Me" was a Top 20 hit in Germany, France, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, South Africa and in remix form on the US Hot Maxi Singles chart. It reached the Top 30 in Austria, Italy and in the US Club Play chart. The album's second single was "Universal Daddy". For their third single, the band released "Jerusalem" in Germany only, while they went with "Sensations" for Austria, France, the Netherlands, an...
Gold has released two solo albums (So Long Celeste, 1992, and United, 1996, both mixing personal creations and covers), alongside his work in the band. Lloyd also worked on a project named Atlantic Popeswith singer Max Holler, releasing a 13-track CD. Alphaville participated in Night of the Proms in 2002, performing "Big in Japan" and "Forever Youn...
Alphaville's song "Forever Young" was featured in the movie Listen to Me (1989) featuring Kirk Cameron in one of his first film roles. "Forever Young" was played in a high school prom-related scene in the 2004 film Napoleon Dynamite. "Forever Young" was also featured in the Canadian movie 1987(2014). In 2006, Australian guitar band Youth Grouptook ...
Current members
1. Marian Gold - lead vocals (1982–present) 2. David Goodes - guitars (2003–present) 3. Jakob Kiersch - drums (2003–present) 4. Carsten Brocker - keyboards, drum programming (2014–present) 5. Alexandra Merl - bass guitar (2016–present)
Former members
1. Bernhard Lloyd - keyboards, guitars(1982–2003) 2. Frank Mertens - keyboards (1982–1984) 3. Ricky Echolette - keyboards, guitars (1985–1997) 4. Robbie France - drums (1993–1995; died 2012) 5. Rob Harris - guitars, backing vocals (1995–2003) 6. Shane Meehan - drums (1995–2003) 7. Martin Lister - keyboards, backing vocals (1995–2014; died 2014) 8. Maja Kim - bass guitar (2011–2016)
Studio albums
1. Forever Young(1984) 2. Afternoons in Utopia(1986) 3. The Breathtaking Blue(1989) 4. Prostitute(1994) 5. Salvation(1997) 6. Catching Rays on Giant(2010) 7. Strange Attractor(2017) 8. Eternally Yours(2022)
- 1982–present
- Marian Gold, David Goodes, Jakob Kiersch, Carsten Brocker, Alexandra Merl
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TitelKatalognummerJahrIn Your Collection, Wantlist, Or ...24 09481Alphaville - Afternoons In Utopia (LP, ...7-89292Alphaville - Red Rose (Maxi, Single) 8 ...244 855-6Alphaville - The Breathtaking Blue ...244 855-4Alphaville - The Breathtaking Blue ...German synth-pop multi-instrumentalist. Born 6 August 1960 in Cologne. Member of Alphaville from 1985 to 1997. Sites: Wikipedia. Aliases: Wolfgang Neuhaus. Variations: Viewing All | Ricky Echolette.
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