Marquess (band)
German pop band
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Marquess is a German pop band established in 2006 in Hannover. The group predominantly sings songs in Spanish although with grammar and pronunciation mistakes.[1][2] Their song "Vayamos compañeros" became very popular in the summer of 2007 ranking #1 in Poland, Switzerland, and the Czech Republic.[3]
Christian Fleps
Dominik Decker
Marquess | |
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Marquess at ZDF Fernsehgarten in 2025 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Hannover, Germany |
| Genre | Latin pop |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Members | Sascha Pierro Christian Fleps Dominik Decker |
| Past members | Marco Heggen |
| Website | http://www.marquess.de |
History
Marquess' debut single El Temperamento is considered one of the summer hits of 2006, which first became popular in the vacation resorts of Central Europe and then reached the top 10 of the German singles charts. The song was originally written as an advertising soundtrack for Hanover Airport. In September 2006, the band released their debut album Marquess.
The success of Vayamos Compañeros led to lively interest from other European countries. Marquess made a live appearance on the Belgian television show Tien Om Te Zien in August 2007 and then went on a promotional tour in Belgium. Vayamos Compañeros was also released there as a single at the end of August, reaching number 60 in the charts.
On December 31, 2007, Marquess performed at the New Year's Eve celebrations at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin.
On March 6, 2008, the musicians took part in the German preliminary round of the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with La Histeria, but did not reach the final round of the selection.
Keyboardist Marco Heggen left the band in 2011. In June 2012, the band returned as a trio with their new album ¡bienvenido!, which now contains more electronics. In June 2014, the band released their sixth album Favoritas, which achieved gold status with over 100,000 units sold and on which the musicians interprete their favourite songs from Spain and Latin America. The Favoritas summer edition with seven newly produced bonus tracks was released in June 2015.
Members
Current
- Sascha Pierro – lead vocals (2006–present)
- Christian Fleps – keyboards (2006–present)
- Dominik Decker – guitar (2006–present), bass (2011–present)
Former
- Marco Heggen –bass, keyboards (2006–2011)
Discography
Albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER [4] |
AUT [5] |
SWI [6] | |||
| Marquess |
|
34 | — | 65 | |
| Frenética |
|
2 | 27 | 4 | |
| ¡Ya! |
|
7 | 29 | 8 | |
| Compañía del sol |
|
24 | 7 | 23 | |
| ¡bienvenido! |
|
14 | — | 6 | |
| Favoritas |
|
5 | 28 | 35 | |
| Sol y soul |
|
28 | — | 92 | |
| En movimiento |
|
11 | — | 35 | |
| Turbulento |
|
13 | — | 79 | |
| Energía |
|
90 | — | — | |
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER [4] |
AUT [5] |
SWI [6] |
FIN [9] |
CZ [10] |
SWE [11] |
EU [12] | |||
| "El temperamento" | 2006 | 10 | 53 | 16 | 10 | 79 | — | 35 | Marquess |
| "Sorry & Goodbye" | 2007 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Vayamos compañeros" | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 12 | Frenética | |
| "You and Not Tokio" | 66 | — | 80 | — | 48 | — | — | ||
| "La histeria" | 2008 | 15 | 74 | 41 | — | 59 | — | — | ¡YA! |
| "La vida es limonada" | 16 | 25 | 15 | — | 44 | — | 50 | ||
| "Lucia" | 2009 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Arriba" | 16 | 75 | 57 | 18 | — | — | — | Campania del sol | |
| "Chapoteo" | 2011 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "¡bienvenido!" | 2012 | 42 | 41 | 72 | — | — | — | — | ¡bienvenido! |
