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Natalie Horler
Natalie Horler was born on September 23, 1981. As the front line singer, she is often presented as Cascada, as opposed to the entire band. When she was 16, she worked for a number of various DJs. She provided vocals for dance act 2 Vibez with their song "Sometimes", which was released on October 8, 2004. Eventually, she met Yann Peifer and Manuel Reuter. Horler was born in Bonn, Germany. Horler's parents are English; therefore, she speaks fluent English without a noticeable German accent.
Manian
Manuel Reuter, known professionally as DJ Manian, is a German producer, trance DJ, label owner of Zooland Records. He works alongside fellow DJ Yanou to produce the music and create the sounds. DJ Manian has produced a number of singles under various pseudonyms, and maintains a number of different musical projects, including Tune Up! (with Yanou, now defunct), Spencer & Hill (with producer Manuel Schleis), Bulldozzer, M.Y.C., Ampire, Liz Kay. Manian's songs often feature on the infamous Clubland compilation CDs. He is well known for his track "Welcome To The Club". Manian stated on his twitter that he is working on his upcoming album and single "Ravers Fantasy" in the UKCitation needed date=February 2010.
Yanou
Yann Peifer, known professionally as Yanou, is a German producer. He collaborated with DJ Sammy on the chart-breaking hit "Heaven" with vocalist Do. He produces music for Cascada alongside DJ Manian and Horler. He is known for his 'Candlelight Mix" of 'What Hurts The Most' 'Everytime We Touch' and 'Draw The Line'. The arrangements consist of orchestral instruments; piano, strings, woodwinds and light percussion. It gives the original dance songs a completely different colour of laid back ballads. The tempo of the arrangements are slower, and Natalie Horler's vocals are sung in a more relaxing and emotional tone.
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''Everytime We Touch'' (2004–2007)
Cascada experienced mainstream success in the United Kingdom and the United States almost a year after releasing their second American single, "Everytime We Touch (Cascada song) Everytime We Touch", which interpolates the chorus of a 1992 Maggie Reilly song of the same name. In total, eight singles were released from the album. "Everytime We Touch" rose to the number one spot when it was released, in various countries, including the US Dance Chart. It remained at number one in Ireland for several weeks. "Everytime We Touch" became the best selling dance song of 2006. Despite receiving a number of negative reviews, the follow up single "Truly Madly Deeply" also fared well in the charts. The third release was "Miracle", which became another number one hit for the group in some areas of Europe and received mainstream chart success in the United Kingdom.Citation needed date=September 2009 the single articles for "Everytime We Touch", "Truly Madly Deeply", "Miracle" corrob none of these (the sales or reviews)
Cascada became the 4th best selling group of 2007, and were only beaten by global successes Leona Lewis, Amy Winehouse and KT Tunstall.Citation needed date=September 2009 I can't find the "4th" figure in the Billboard issues
''Perfect Day'' (2007–2009)
Horler first announced that Cascada was working on its second album during a Japanese interview in July 2006, which was posted on their blog on MySpace.<ref name="barks-2006">[http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=47157346&blogId=145911318 New Cascada Japanese Video Interview!!] Retrieved September 15, 2009. The interview is unavailable from the posted URL, http://www.barks.jp/watch/../meta/wm/video/1000015201/300k.asx. However, see: [http://www.barks.jp/watch/?id=1000015201 Cascada : Interview July_2006]. Barks.jp (ITMedia Ltd.). Retrieved September 15, 2009. The worldwide lead single, "What Hurts the Most", was released in late 2007 and early 2008, along with its B-side, a cover of Wham!'s "Last Christmas". It became Cascada's second best selling single in the United States, certifying gold. On June 30, 2008, it was announced that the second single for the United States and Canada was "Faded" which appeared only on the North American version of ''Perfect Day''. "Because the Night" became available as a digital download on this date as well in Europe, and received a physical release on August 4, 2008.
"Perfect Day" was released as last single from ''Perfect Day'' as a CD maxi single in North America on February 17, 2009.
In the United Kingdom, a platinum edition of ''Perfect Day'' was set to be released on October 20, 2008, which was to feature the American tracks and a DVD with live performances from Clubland Live 2008, Horler's favorite Cascada music videos, an exclusive interview with her, a photo gallery and an acoustic performance of "Another You" in the studio with Yanou on piano. There was no further word about the album being released, and it was later canceled.
''Evacuate the Dancefloor'' (2009)
On April 10, 2008, Horler announced that work on the third album would soon commence and that the album would be released in 2009. Jo Whiley announced on her Radio 1 show that Coldplay's Chris Martin would work with Cascada, but this was later denied by Horler. Producer Yanou confirmed that the single and album would be released around June and also stated there would be no cover versions on the album. ''Evacuate the Dancefloor (album) Evacuate the Dancefloor'' was released on July 6 in the United Kingdom and Germany. The lead single and title track of the album "Evacuate the Dancefloor" was released on June 29, 2009 in the United Kingdom, where it become the group's first number-one single. The single went on to achieve worldwide success. In the United States it was certified platinum with sales of over one million.
On May 28, an album launch party was held in London where Horler performed, previewing tracks off the new album: "Evacuate The Dancefloor", "Breathless", "Draw the Line" and "Dangerous".
The album was initially released in the United Kingdom on July 3, 2009, and was released in other countries across the world in the following months. Horler made appearances in nightclubs across the world to promote the release of the album. It has a greater variety of sounds than the previous two albums, introducing different basslines and new instrument sounds in contrast to the traditional "hands-up" style of Cascada which was the only styling used on previous albums.
On July 17, it was announced that Cascada would be the opening act for Britney Spears' The Circus Starring: Britney Spears tour, at the O2 World O<sub>2</sub> World in Berlin, Germany on July 26, 2009.http://www.berlinista.com/de/artikel/britney-spears-support-o2-world-berlin-cascada/8115 "Fever (Cascada song) Fever" became the second single from the album in most countries including Germany, Austria, and Switzerland and was released in early October. Cascada's United Kingdom label AATW decided to release "Dangerous (Cascada Song) Dangerous" in the UK and Ireland as the second single instead; it was released as a two track CD Single and digitally on October 12, 2009http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dangerous-Cascada/dp/B002P3JRUE/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1253106070&sr=8-3<br> "Fever" was released as a digital single in the UK on December 21, 2009, and released digitally in the US on January 26, 2010.http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/singlesreviews/
New single ''Pyromania'' (2010–present)
Cascada's new single "Pyromania" premiered on UK British Sky Broadcasting Sky television channel Clubland TV and YouTube on 17 February 2010.http://www.clubland.fm/news/news/149/cascada---pyromania-video-premier.html The song is not available on their Evacuate the Dancefloor (album) Evacuate the Dancefloor album, so it is not known whether a new album, or a ''special edition'' album is being produced. The song has a simular production to 'Evacuate The Dancefloor' rather than their previous dance anthems.
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Before Cascada's third album, Horler didn't receive much Mass media media attention. However, following the success of ''Evacuate The Dancefloor'', she has become, in the words of Digital Spy, a 'Star'.<ref name="digispy-star">[http://www.digitalspy.com/music/a164771/cascada-star-eyes-lady-gaga-duet.html Cascada star eyes Lady GaGa duet]. Digital Spy. Retrieved September 15, 2009. Her face has appeared in many daily newspapers such as 'The Sun' and the 'Daily Star'.
In the autumn of 2006, Horler made her first foray into television as the guest host of the viewer request show ''Back @ Ya'' on bpm:tv, a Toronto-based cable channel that broadcasts all across Canada and some parts of the United States. bpm:tv specializes in playing dance and electronica music videos. That same year, she appeared on ''Live with Regis and Kelly'' to promote ''Everytime We Touch''.
Horler has also presented 'The Clubland Top 50' on the UK music channel 4Music, as well as the 'MTV Dance Top 50'. She has performed on various television shows, mainly in Europe. Among them is UK Breakfast television breakfast show GMTV: in December 2007, she performed "Last Christmas" live there to promote the UK version of ''Perfect Day''; on July 28, 2008, she performed "Because the Night" live; and on July 3, 2009, she performed "Evacuate the Dancefloor" to promote its namesake album. On 18 September 2009 she appeared on the UK EuroMillions lottery performing "Dangerous".
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Main Cascada discography
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Albums
■ ''Everytime We Touch (album) Everytime We Touch'' (2006)
■ ''Perfect Day (Cascada album) Perfect Day'' (2007)
■ ''Evacuate the Dancefloor (album) Evacuate the Dancefloor'' (2009)
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2006
International Dance Music Awards
Best New Dance Artist Solo[http://www.energyarizonafm.com/wmc_energy_live/SunCascada.mp3 Interview with Energy Arizona FM]. Energy Arizona FM. Retrieved January 27, 2008.
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Best High Energy/Euro Track
“Everytime We Touch”
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Napster Awards
Most-Played Dance/Electronic Recording[http://top40-charts.com/news.php?nid=29337&string=Cascada Napster Awards Winners List]. Napster Awards. Retrieved January 27, 2008.
“Everytime We Touch”
won
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2007
World Music Awards
World's Best Selling Female Pop Artist[http://www.worldmusicawards.com/files/Final-Press-Release-WMA-2007.doc World Music Awards Press Release]. World Music Awards. Retrieved January 27, 2008.
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Best-Selling German Artist Award
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2008
European Border Breakers Awards
Best European Border Breaker- Germany[http://www.european-border-breakers.eu/2008_winners.html European Border Breakers Award Winner List]. European Border Breakers Awards. Retrieved January 15, 2008.
''Everytime We Touch''
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International Dance Music Awards
Best High Energy/ Euro Track[http://www.wintermusicconference.com/events/idmas/idmaballot.php Winter Music Conference Nominations Page]. Winter Music Conference. Retrieved March 1, 2008.
“Truly, Madly, Deeply”
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Best Dance Artist Solo[http://www.wintermusicconference.com/events/idmas/winners2008.php IDMA Winners]. Winter Music Conference. Retrieved March 29, 2008.
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2009
International Dance Music Awards
Best Dance Artist (Solo)[http://wintermusicconference.com/idmaballot/finalballot.php IDMA Nomination]. Winter Music Conference. Retrieved January 31, 2009.
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2010
International Dance Music Awards
Best High Energy/Euro Track[http://www.wmcon.com/idmaballot/finalballot/index.php Winter Music Conference Nominations Page]. Winter Music Conference.
“Evacuate The Dancefloor”
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Best Pop Dance Track[http://www.wmcon.com/idmaballot/finalballot/index.php Winter Music Conference Nominations Page]. Winter Music Conference.
“Evacuate The Dancefloor”
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Best Artist (Group)[http://www.wmcon.com/idmaballot/finalballot/index.php Winter Music Conference Nominations Page]. Winter Music Conference.
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Main List of Cascada UK Tours
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■ [http://www.cascadamusic.de Official Cascada Site]
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■ [http://cascadamusic.hu Official Hungarian Cascada Site]
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