Laing (band)

Laing
Laing
	Laing performing in 2013
Background information
Origin	Berlin, Germany
Genres	Electropop; Electroclash; soul; alternative dance;
Years active	2007–present
Labels	Universal Music Germany
Members	Nicola Rost; Larissa Pesch; Johanna Marshall; Marisa Akeny
Past members	Susanna Berivan; Atina Tabé; Ben Lauber

Laing is a German band currently consisting of Nicola Rost, Larissa Pesch, Johanna Marshall, and Marisa Akeny.

Career

Laing was founded in 2007 by lead vocalist, songwriter, and producer Nicola Rost, vocalists Johanna Marshall and Larissa Pesch, and dancer Marisa Akeny. The group's name comes from the surname of Rost's adoptive mother.^[1] Their breakthrough came in 2012 when they represented Saxony in the 2012 Bundesvision Song Contest with the song "Morgens immer müde". They placed second and the song went on to reach the Top 10 and Top 50 in the German and Austrian charts, respectively. They competed in Unser song für Österreich with the songs "Zeig deine Muskeln" and "Wechselt die Beleuchtung".^[2] The group qualified to the Top 4, but did not make it to the Top 2 and were eliminated.

Members

The founding members of Laing consist of lead vocalist Nicola Rost, vocalists Johanna Marshall and Susanna Berivan, and dancer Marisa Akeny. In 2012, Berivan left the group in favour of a solo career and was replaced by Atina Tabé. Tabé later left the group as well in 2014 and was replaced by Larissa Pesch.^[3]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
Title	Album details	AT ^[4]
Paradies Naiv	Released: 15 March 2013 Label: Universal Music Germany	75
Wechselt die Beleuchtung	Released: 12 September 2014 Label: Universal Music Germany	—
Fotogena	Released: 7 September 2018 Label: Universal Music Germany	—

EPs

030 / 577 07 886 (2011)
Sehnsucht (2011)
Morgens immer müde (2012)

Singles

List of singles as main artist, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Certifications
Title	Year	AT ^[4]	Certifications
"Neue Liebe"	2011	—
"Sehnsucht"	2011	—
"Morgens immer müde"	2012	49
"Nacht für nacht"	2012	—
"Paradies Naiv"	2013	—
"Mit Zucker"	2013	—
"Safari"	2014	—
"Zeig deine Muskeln"	2015	—

References

^ "Morgens immer müde" (in German). Berliner Zeitung. 2011-10-18. Retrieved 2015-02-23.
^ "Sieben Vorentscheid-Acts stehen fest". eurovision.de. 2015-01-14. Archived from the original on 2015-03-04. Retrieved 2015-02-20.
^ "Laing – die Bundesvision Song Contest 2012–Teilnehmer und ihre zwiebelige Vergangenheit" (in German). pagewizz.com. 2012-09-25. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
^ ^a ^b "Laing". Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 5 March 2015.

[1] "Morgens immer müde" (in German). Berliner Zeitung. 2011-10-18. Retrieved 2015-02-23.

[2] "Sieben Vorentscheid-Acts stehen fest". eurovision.de. 2015-01-14. Archived from the original on 2015-03-04. Retrieved 2015-02-20.

[3] "Laing – die Bundesvision Song Contest 2012–Teilnehmer und ihre zwiebelige Vergangenheit" (in German). pagewizz.com. 2012-09-25. Retrieved 2012-10-01.

[AustrianChart-4] "Laing". Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 5 March 2015.

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