German-based No Angels, one of the most successful acts in German music history, [1] are an all-female pop band formed in 2000 on the debut season of the German adaption of the talent series Popstars. Originally a quintet, consisting of band members Nadja Benaissa, Lucy Diakovska, Sandy Mölling, Vanessa Petruo, and Jessica Wahls, they were one of the first television-cast acts to achieve continued success throughout Central Europe in the early 2000s. No Angels made their debut with Elle'ments (2001). Cheyenne Records consulted a small team of German-based musicians to work with the quintet on the album, including Thorsten Brötzmann, Peter Ries, Leslie Mándoki, and Peter Plate. [2] Most of them would become frequent collaborators on subsequent projects Now... Us! (2002) and Pure (2003). [3] [4] Beginning with their second album Now... Us!, the band took a wider role in contributing own lyrics and melodies to their music, with Petruo co-writing the number-one single " Something About Us." [3] At the same time, the group sourced songs from a growing number of international songwriters, particularly from Australia, Scandinavia, and the United Kingdom. [3]
Song | Writer(s) | Originating album | Year | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
"100% Emotional" |
Johan Aberg Paul Rein Winston Sela |
Elle'ments | 2001 | [2] |
"2 Get Over You" | Tim Brettschneider Alan Glass Sandi S. |
Now... Us! | 2002 | [3] |
"A New Day" | Nasri Atweh | 20 | 2021 | [7] |
"A Reason" | Derek Bramble Dana Glover Lindy Robbins |
Destiny | 2007 | [5] |
"Ain't Gonna Look the Other Way" |
Tracy Ackerman Peer Astrom Anders Bagge |
Destiny | 2007 | [5] |
" All Cried Out" |
Steve Jolley Alison Moyet Tony Swain |
Now... Us! / When the Angels Swing | 2002 | [8] |
" Amaze Me" |
Steve Mac Karen Poole |
Destiny | 2007 | [5] |
"Anchor Your Love" | Oliver Dommaschk Kaidy-Ann Morgan Marco Quast |
Now... Us! | 2002 | [3] |
"Angel of Mine" |
Stephan Browarczyk Christoph Brüx Alexandra Prince Mirko von Schlieffen |
Pure | 2003 | [4] |
"
Atlantis" (with Donovan) |
Donovan Leitch | Now... Us! | 2002 | [3] |
"Autumn Breeze" | D. Dowlut | Now... Us! | 2002 | [3] |
"Back Off" | Pelle Ankarberg David Jassy Niclas Molinder Joacim Persson |
Destiny | 2007 | [5] |
"Be My Man (The Plan)" | Laszlo Bencker Leslie Mándoki |
Elle'ments | 2001 | [2] |
"Been Here Before" | Mia Bergström Haakan Nils Ingvar Glante Tobias Gustafsson |
Destiny | 2007 | [5] |
"Cold as Ice" | David Brunner Christopher Cousins Marc Klammer |
Elle'ments | 2001 | [2] |
"Come Back" | Cal Abate Nadja Benaissa Daniel Troha |
Now... Us! | 2002 | [3] |
"Confession" | Lucy Diakovska | Pure | 2003 | [4] |
"Couldn't Care Less" | Franciz & LePont | Elle'ments | 2001 | [2] |
"Cry for You" |
Thomas Anders Christian Geller |
Elle'ments | 2001 | [2] |
"Dance-Aholic" |
Nasri Atweh Aaron Pearce |
Welcome to the Dance | 2009 | [6] |
" Daylight in Your Eyes" | Tony Bruno Tommy Byrnes |
Elle'ments | 2001 | [2] |
"Derailed" |
Nasri Atweh Bill Blast Nicolas Furlong Aaron Pearce |
Welcome to the Dance | 2009 | [6] |
" Disappear" |
Remee Hanne Sørvaag Thomas Troelsen |
Destiny | 2007 | [5] |
"
Do They Know It's Christmas?" (with TV-Allstars) |
Bob Geldof Midge Ure |
The Ultimate Christmas Album | 2003 | [9] |
"Don't Hesitate" | — | Magix Video Maker | 2001 | [10] |
"Down Boy" | Tiyon Mack Le'che Martin Chad Roper Aaron Pearce |
Welcome to the Dance | 2009 | [6] |
"Eleven Out of Ten" | Pelle Ankarberg Charlie Dore Niclas Molinder Joacim Persson |
Pure | 2003 | [4] |
"Faith Can Move a Mountain" | Julian Feifel | Elle'ments | 2001 | [2] |
" Feelgood Lies" | Pelle Ankarberg Charlie Dore Niclas Molinder Maryann Morgan Joacim Persson |
Pure | 2003 | [4] |
"Forever Yours" |
Fredrik Thomander Anders Wikström |
Pure | 2003 | [4] |
"Funky Dance" |
Thomas Anders Christian Geller Lucy Diakovska |
When the Angels Swing | 2002 | [8] |
" Goodbye to Yesterday" | Pelle Ankarberg Charlie Dore Niclas Molinder Joacim Persson |
Destiny | 2007 | [5] |
"How Can We Be Friends" | Dane Deviller Sean Hosein Pam Sheyne |
Pure | 2003 | [4] |
"I Believe in You" | Johan Ekhé Negin Djafari Ulf Lindström |
Destiny | 2007 | [5] |
"I Don't Wanna Talk About It" | David Clewett Negin Djafari Ivar Lisinski |
Destiny | 2007 | [5] |
"I Had a Feeling" |
Arnthor Birgisson Jörgen Elofsson |
Destiny | 2007 | [5] |
"In My Head" | Henrik Nielsen | Pure | 2003 | [4] |
"Let Me Be the One" | — | Magix Video Maker | 2001 | [10] |
"
Let's Go to Bed" (with Mousse T.) |
Errol Rennalls Mousse T. |
Now... Us! | 2002 | [3] |
" Life Is a Miracle" |
Michelle Leonard Frank Kurt Meyer Dieter Müller-Christ Claudio Pagonis |
Kleiner Dodo soundtrack | 2008 | [11] |
" Like Ice in the Sunshine" | Holger Julian Copp Hanno Harders |
Now... Us! | 2002 | [3] |
"Lost in You" | Tim Brettschneider Alan Glass Sandi S. |
Now... Us! | 2002 | [3] |
"Love You for Eternity" | Christoph Assmann Nasri Atweh Christian Geller Sandy Mölling |
20 | 2021 | [7] |
"Lovestory" | Par Åström Anders Bagge Reed Vertenley |
Now... Us! | 2002 | [3] |
"Mad Wild" | Flo August Sophie Alexandra Tweed-Sunnibs Andrew Tyler Ásdís María Viðarsdóttir |
20 | 2021 | [7] |
" Make a Change" | Peter Ibsen Christina Rumbley Sacha Skarbek |
Destiny | 2007 | [5] |
" Maybe" | Pelle Ankarberg Niclas Molinder Maryann Morgan Joacim Persson |
Destiny | 2007 | [5] |
"Minute by Minute" (featuring Nasri) |
Arnthor Birgisson Savan Kotecha |
Welcome to the Dance | 2009 | [6] |
"Misguided Heart" |
Hannah Robinson Steve Robson |
Destiny | 2007 | [5] |
"New Beginning" | Negin Djafari Thomas Who |
Pure | 2003 | [4] |
"Nitelife" | — | Magix Video Maker | 2001 | [10] |
" No Angel (It's All in Your Mind)" |
Tim Hawes Pete Kirtley Liz Winstanley |
Pure | 2003 | [4] |
"Now That We Found Love" |
Thorsten Brötzmann Ulrich Wehner |
Now... Us! | 2002 | [3] |
" One Life" |
Nasri Atweh Hakim Bell Nadja Benaissa Lucy Diakovska Akene Dunkley Adam Messinger Sandy Mölling Jessica Wahls |
Welcome to the Dance | 2009 | [6] |
"Promises Can Wait" | Dawn Faith Schönherz Peter Ries |
Elle'ments | 2001 | [2] |
"Push Me to the Limit" | Laszlo Bencker Leslie Mándoki |
Now... Us! | 2002 | [3] |
" Reason" |
Thorsten Brötzmann Alexander Geringas |
The Best of No Angels | 2003 | [12] |
"Rebel" | Bill Blast Alisha Brooks |
Welcome to the Dance | 2009 | [6] |
" Rivers of Joy" | Hans Andersson Niklas Pettersson |
Elle'ments | 2001 | [2] |
"Say Goodbye" | Velroy Baily Celetia Martin Sandy Mölling Ian Pitter |
Now... Us! | 2002 | [3] |
"Say Goodbye" |
Nasri Atweh Adam Messinger |
Welcome to the Dance | 2009 | [6] |
"Secret's Out" | Mats Berntoft Celetia Martin Magnus Wallbert |
Destiny | 2007 | [5] |
"Send Me Flowers" | Axel Breitung | Elle'ments | 2001 | [2] |
"Shield Against My Sorrow" | Laszlo Bencker Leslie Mándoki Nik Hafemann Jessica Wahls |
Now... Us! | 2002 | [3] |
"Shut Your Mouth" |
Evan "Kidd" Bogart Nadja Benaissa Lucy Diakovska David Quiñones Aaron Pearce |
Welcome to the Dance | 2009 | [6] |
"Sister" |
Thorsten Brötzmann Alexander Geringas Vanessa Petruo |
Pure | 2003 | [4] |
"So Wanna Be with You" | Ferdinand Bolland Peter Ries |
The History of Popstars | 2004 | [13] |
"So What" | Denise Adam Jane Dobbins Tim Hawes Pete Kirtley |
Pure | 2003 | [4] |
"Soft Place to Fall" | Allan Simpson | Pure | 2003 | [4] |
" Someday" | Niklas Hillbom Thomas Jansson |
Pure | 2003 | [4] |
" Something About Us" |
Thorsten Brötzmann Alexander Geringas Vanessa Petruo |
Now... Us! | 2002 | [3] |
" Still in Love with You" |
Figge Boström Johan Lindman |
Now... Us! | 2002 | [3] |
"Stop" | Bill Blast Alisha Brooks |
Welcome to the Dance | 2009 | [6] |
"Takes a Woman to Know" |
Charlie Dore Terry Britten |
Pure | 2003 | [4] |
" Teardrops" |
Cecil Womack Linda Womack |
Destiny Reloaded | 2008 | [5] |
"Ten Degrees" |
Thorsten Brötzmann Alexander Geringas Vanessa Petruo |
Pure | 2003 | [4] |
" That's the Reason" |
Thorsten Brötzmann Alexander Geringas |
Elle'ments | 2002 | [2] |
"The Rhythm of My Heart" | Alexah Carlton Andreas John Erik McHoll Mario Novack Hanne Sørvaag Adrian Zag |
Destiny | 2007 | [5] |
" There Must Be an Angel" |
Annie Lennox David A. Stewart |
Elle'ments | 2002 | [2] |
"Three Words" |
Josef Larossi Andreas Romdhane |
Now... Us! | 2002 | [3] |
"Thunderstorm" |
Arnthor Birgisson Bill Blast Lucy Diakovska Savan Kotecha Peter Patzer |
Welcome to the Dance | 2009 | [6] |
"Too Old" |
Nasri Atweh Lucy Diakovska Adam Messinger |
Welcome to the Dance | 2009 | [6] |
"Up Against the Wall" |
Evan "Kidd" Bogart Sandy Mölling David Quiñones Aaron Pearce Jessica Wahls |
Welcome to the Dance | 2009 | [6] |
" Venus" | Robbie van Leeuwen | Pure | 2003 | [4] |
"Washes Over Me" | Arlene Gold Brian Nash Mike Post |
Pure | 2003 | [4] |
"We Keep the Spirit Alive" | Christoph Assmann Christian Geller Sandy Mölling |
20 | 2021 | [7] |
"Welcome to the Dance" | Bill Blast Alisha Brooks |
Welcome to the Dance | 2009 | [6] |
"What Am I Supposed to Do" | Rob Hardt Senait Mehari Harry Zier |
Elle'ments | 2002 | [2] |
"What If" | Adrian Newman | Destiny | 2007 | [5] |
"Where Is Your Love" ( DJ Bobo featuring No Angels) |
Axel Breitung René Baumann |
Celebration | 2002 | [2] |
"Wherever You Go" | — | Magix Video Maker | 2001 | [10] |
" When the Angels Sing" |
Peter Ries Charlemaine Thomas-Schmidtmer |
Elle'ments | 2001 | [2] |
"You Could Be the First" | Ralf Lübke | Elle'ments | 2001 | [2] |
"You Lied" | Sandy Frederickson Kit Hain Suzanne Smith |
Pure | 2003 | [4] |
"Young Love" |
Nasri Atweh Adam Messinger Sandy Mölling Jessica Wahls |
Welcome to the Dance | 2009 | [6] |
These songs were recorded by No Angels but remain unreleased:
Song | Artist(s) | Writer(s) | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
"2 Get Over U" | No Angels & Hear'Say | Sandi S. Tim Brettschneider Alan Glass |
[14] |
"Boy It's You" | No Angels | Hermann Hinrich Behrens Terri Bjerre Piero Brunetti Ambrogio Crotti |
[15] |
"Chemicals React" | No Angels | Timothy Hawes Obi Mhondera Will Simms |
[16] |
"Copy And Paste" | No Angels |
Jens Gad LaMenga Kafi Erik Lewander |
[17] |
"Even If I Try" | No Angels |
Thomas Anders Lucy Diakovska Christian Geller |
[18] |
"Falling Up, Standing Down" | No Angels | Hiten Bharadia Iain Farquharson Blair MacKichan |
[19] |
"I Want to Be There" | No Angels |
Alexander Geringas Alan Glass Emma Owens |
[20] |
"Latino Mi Amor" | No Angels | Unknown | [21] |
"Since I Found You" | No Angels |
Thorsten Brötzmann Alexander Geringas Vanessa Petruo |
[22] |
"Tears That I Cry" | No Angels |
Thomas Anders Lucy Diakovska Christian Geller |
[23] |
"Under Your Sun" | No Angels |
Martin Briley Dana Calitry Jeffrey Franzel |
[24] |
"When I Found Love" | No Angels |
Thomas Anders Lucy Diakovska Christian Geller |
[25] |
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