Josephine Hiebel, known by the stage name Lian Ross (born December 8, 1962)[1] is a German Hi-NRG/Euro disco singer.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Josephine Hiebel |
| Also known as | Dana, Dana Harris, Jobel, Joelle, Josy |
| Born | December 8, 1962 |
| Origin | Hamburg, Germany |
| Genres | Hi-NRG, Euro disco, house |
| Occupation(s) | singer, songwriter-composer |
| Years active | 1979–present |
Career
editShe started her career by recording songs with producer Luis Rodriguez, whom she married later.[2]
She has recorded successful covers such as Sylvester's "Do You Wanna Funk"[3] and Modern Talking's "You're My Heart, You're My Soul." Her original hit songs include, "Say You'll Never", "Fantasy", and "Scratch My Name" among others. A compilation of her hit singles and choice tracks, "The Best of and More" was released in 2005.[4] One of her recent successful hit singles is, "Never Gonna Lose" released on ZYX Records in Germany on December 27, 2005, and her song "Young Hearts Run Free" was released on Blanco y Negro Music in Spain on September 9, 2009.[5]
She also provided vocals to many projects with her husband Luis Rodriguez, including Fun Factory, Creative Connection, Josy, Jobel, and Dana Harris.[2]
Discography
editAlbums
edit| Released | Title | Pseudonym | Label | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Enjoy | Tears n' Joy | Luiggi Records | Spain |
| 1998 | Oh La La La | 2 Eivissa | Control | Germany |
| 1998 | Neuer Kurs | Negakuss | Marlboro Music | Germany |
| 1999 | Next Generation | Fun Factory | Marlboro Music | Europe |
| 1999 | Next Generation (Japanese Deluxe Edition) | Fun Factory | Victor | Japan |
| 2002 | ABC of Music | Fun Factory | Victor | Japan |
| 2003 | Are You Ready? | 2 Eivissa | Blanco y Negro | Spain |
| 2004 | The Best Of...And More | Lian Ross | ZYX Music | Germany |
| 2008 | Maxi-Singles Collection Vol. 1 | Lian Ross | ESonCD | Russia |
| 2008 | Maxi-Singles Collection Vol. 2 | Lian Ross | ESonCD | Russia |
| 2013 | I Got the Beat | Lian Ross | Weiss Records | Spain |
| 2016 | Greatest Hits & Remixes | Lian Ross | ZYX Music | Germany |
| 2016 | And the Beat Goes On | Lian Ross | Team 33 Music | Spain |
| 2020 | 3L | Lian Ross | Team 33 Music | Spain |
| 2023 | 4You | Lian Ross | Team 33 Music | Spain |
Singles
edit| Released | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | "Fantasy"/"Saturday Night" | ZYX Records |
| 1985 | "Say You'll Never"/"I Need a Friend" | ZYX Records |
| 1986 | "It's Up to You" | Arrow Records |
| 1986 | "Neverending Love "Rap""/"Neverending Love "Song"" | Arrow Records |
| 1987 | "Do You Wanna Funk"/"Magic Moment" | Chic |
| 1987 | "Oh Won't You Tell Me"/"Reach Out" | Chic |
| 1988 | "Say Say Say" | Polydor |
| 1989 | "Feel So Good" | Polydor |
| 1993 | "Fantasy '93"/"Trying to Forget You" | Almighty Records |
| 1994 | "I Will Die for Love" | Unreleased track |
| 1994 | "Keep This Feeling" | Polydor |
| 1996 | "When I Look into Your Eyes" | Unreleased track |
| 1998 | "Fantasy '98" | ZYX Music |
| 1998 | "Fantasy (Remix)" | ZYX Music |
| 2004 | "Fantasy 2004" | Dance Street Records |
| 2005 | "I Wanna" | House Nation |
| 2005 | "Never Gonna Lose" | ZYX Music |
| 2007 | "On the Road Again" | Storm |
| 2009 | "Young Hearts Run Free" | Blanco y Negro |
| 2012 | "Minnie the Moocher" | Blanco y Negro |
| 2013 | "Say You'll Never 2013" (promo only) | Team 33 Music |
| 2014 | "Get Closer" (duet with David Tavaré) | Team 33 Music |
| 2014 | "All We Need Is Love" (feat. TQ) | ZYX Music |
| 2014 | "Good Feeling Power" (feat. Big Daddi) | Team 33 Music |
| 2015 | "You're My Heart, You're My Soul 2015" (feat. Big Daddi) | Team 33 Music |
| 2016 | "Everything Is Possible" | Team 33 Music |
| 2017 | "Dr. Mabuse" | Team 33 Music |
| 2017 | "Viva La Paz" | Team 33 Music |
| 2017 | "Amazing Grace" | Team 33 Music |
| 2018 | "I Still Love You" | Team 33 Music |
| 2018 | "Davai Davai" (feat. 2 Eivissa) | Team 33 Music |
| 2018 | "Viva La Paz" (feat. Pedro Marcelo) | Team 33 Music |
| 2019 | "Casanova" | Team 33 Music |
| 2019 | "Young Forever" | Team 33 Music |
| 2021 | "Summerwine" (feat. Fancy) | Team 33 Music |
| 2022 | "Moving On" (feat. Dr. Alban / Admiral C4C) | Team 33 Music |
| 2022 | "Can You Love Me" | Team 33 Music |
| 2023 | "Live Forever" | Team 33 Music |
| 2023 | "My Love" | Team 33 Music |
| 2023 | "Take My Hand" | Team 33 Music |
| 2023 | "Te Amo" | Team 33 Music |
| 2023 | "Freedom" | Team 33 Music |
| 2024 | "Fantasy" (Radio Edit) | Team 33 Music |
| 2024 | "Disco Queen" (Remix) | Team 33 Music |
Duets, featured performances, collaborations
edit| Released | Title | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | "König" | Matthias Reim feat. Lian Ross | Männer sind Krieger |
| 2008 | "A Chi Mi Dice" | Bino feat. Jobel | Emozioni |
| 2008 | "Solo Tú" | David Tavaré feat. Lian Ross | La Vida Viene Y Va |
| 2008 | "La Vita é Bella" | Oliver Lukas feat. Lian Ross | Für Dich |
| 2012 | "Liebe" | Oliver Lukas feat. Lian Ross | Seiltänzer |
| 2013 | "Am Fenster" | Matthias Reim | Unendlich |
| 2015 | "Dale Duro" | Tapo & Raya feat. 2 Eivissa | |
| 2015 | "Viernes Tarde" | Tanny Mas feat. Lian Ross | True Illusions |
| 2021 | "Summerwine" | Lian Ross feat. Fancy | |
Singles (under pseudonyms)
edit| Released | Title | Pseudonym | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | "I Know"/"Gimme More" | Josy | TELDEC |
| 1982 | "Do the Rock"/"What'd You Say" | Josy | TELDEC |
| 1983 | "Mama Say"/"Stop and Go" | Josy | TELDEC |
| 1984 | "Magic"/"Who Said You're the One" | Josy | Master Records |
| 1985 | "Tengo Tengo" | Chicano | TELDEC |
| 1985 | "Scratch My Name"/"Baby I'm on My Way" | Creative Connection | Chic |
| 1985 | "Call My Name"/"I'm on My Way" | Creative Connection | Chic |
| 1985 | "You're My Heart, You're My Soul"/"Dancing to the Beat" | Creative Connection | TELDEC |
| 1985 | "Mañana"/"Hey Mr. DJ" | Loco Loco | Constant |
| 1986 | "Don't You Go Away"/"That E-Motion" | Creative Connection | Arrow Records |
| 1988 | "Viva El Amor" | Don Luis Y Compania | WEA |
| 1990 | "My World Is Empty without You"/"I Need You by My Side" | Dana Harris | WEA Musik GmbH |
| 1991 | "Bacardi Feeling (Summer Dreaming)" | Divina | Control |
| 1992 | "Jimmy Mack"/"Is It Good to You" | Dana | RCA |
| 1992 | "Rhythm Is a Dancer" | Key Biscayne | Polystar |
| 1992 | "I Love Your Smile" | Shona | Control |
| 1992 | "Gimme Gimme Gimme"/"Summernight City" | Stockholm Underground | Control |
| 1993 | "All That She Wants" | Bass of Spades | Ultrapop |
| 1993 | "Wheel of Fortune" | Bass of Spades | Ultrapop |
| 1993 | "Teenage Revolution" | Divina | Ultrapop |
| 1993 | "Feel It" | Hi-Q | DJ's Delight |
| 1993 | "Go Before You Break My Heart"/"Brand New" | Tears n' Joy | RCA |
| 1993 | "I Will Always Love You"/"Let's Groove Tonight" | Tears n' Joy | RCA |
| 1994 | "You Got to Be Strong" | Avant Garde | DJ's Delight |
| 1994 | "Let's Go to Heaven" | Hi-Q | DJ's Delight |
| 1995 | "Can You Imagine?" | Exotica | Dance Pool |
| 1995 | "Upside Down" | Joelle | BMG |
| 1995 | "Take My Life" | Tears n' Joy | Luiggi Records |
| 1996 | "Boom Boom Boom" | Boom Boom Club | ROD Records |
| 1996 | "Another World" | DJ Pierro | Maad Records |
| 1996 | "I Want Your Sex" | Exotica | Dance Pool |
| 1996 | "Celebrate" | Happy House | ROD Records |
| 1996 | "How Deep Is Your Love"/"I Wanna Dance with Somebody" | Jay Jay | MCA Records |
| 1996 | "Let Me Dream Forever" | Joelle | unreleased track |
| 1996 | "We Got to Move" | Teeko X | Club Tools |
| 1996 | "Killing Me Softly" | Teeko X feat. Rod D. | Club Tools |
| 1997 | "I Fear" | Dreamscape | Eastwest Records GmbH |
| 1998 | "Move Your Body (Tu Tu Tu Tu Ta, Oh La)" | 2 Eivissa | Control |
| 1998 | "This Must Be Love" | Joelle | BMG |
| 1999 | "Bad Girl" | 2 Eivissa | Blanco y Negro |
| 1999 | "I Wanna Be Your Toy" | 2 Eivissa | Polydor |
| 1999 | "2 Funky" | 2 Funky | Marlboro Music |
| 1999 | "If You Believe" | Cherry | Marlboro Music |
| 1999 | "House of Love"/"Get the Rhythm"/"Next to You" | Fun Factory | Victor |
| 1999 | "Sha-La-La-La-La" | Fun Factory | Marlboro Music |
| 1999 | "Wish" | Fun Factory | Marlboro Music |
| 1999 | "Hambubas" | Negakuss | Marlboro Music |
| 1999 | "Das Leben Ist Nich Leicht" | Negakuss | Marlboro Music |
| 2000 | "Viva La Fiesta" | 2 Eivissa | Blanco y Negro |
| 2001 | "El Pelotón" | 2 Eivissa | Blanco y Negro |
| 2002 | "Meaning of My Life" | 2 Eivissa | Blanco y Negro |
| 2002 | "Suddenly" | Dana Harris | DA Records |
| 2002 | "I Need Your Love" | Pierro feat. Joelle | EMI |
| 2003 | "Boy Are You Ready" | 2 Eivissa | House Nation |
| 2003 | "Fire in the Sky" | 2 Eivissa | House Nation |
| 2003 | "I Would Die for Love" | Exotica | Limite Records / Bit Music |
| 2004 | "Hey Boy" | 2 Eivissa | House Nation |
| 2004 | "What Is Love?" | Exotica | Limite Records / Bit Music |
| 2005 | "Amigo" | 2 Eivissa | Blanco y Negro |
| 2016 | "Allez Allez! Je veux que vous dansez" | 2 Eivissa ft. El Tapo | Team 33 Music |
Videos
edit- 1984 – Magic
- 1984 – You Light Up My Life
- 1985 – Fantasy (Live at Formel Eins)
- 1986 – Neverending Love
- 1987 – Oh, Won't You Tell Me
- 1988 – Say, Say, Say
- 1989 – Say, Say, Say (Die Spielbude: Mic Mac)
- 1989 – Feel So Good (1st version)
- 1989 – Feel So Good (2nd version)
- 1990 – My World Is Empty Without You
- 1996 – Upside Down
- 1996 – Upside Down (Live at DanceHaus)
- 1999 – I Wanna Be Your Toy
- 2004 – Say You'll Never (Discoteka 80's)
- 2004 – Scratch My Name (Discoteka 80's)
- 2014 – All We Need Is Love (feat. TQ)
- 2015 – You're My Heart, You're My Soul (feat. Big Daddi)
- 2015 – Viernes Tarde (Tanny Mas feat. Lian Ross)
- 2015 – Dale Duro (Tapo & Raya feat. 2 Eivissa)
- 2016 – Allez Allez! Je veux que vous dansez (2 Eivissa feat. El Tapo)
- 2016 – Game Of Love (feat. Mode One)
References
edit- ^ "Lian Ross discography - RYM/Sonemic".
- ^ a b Exclusive Interview with Lian Ross & Luis Rodriguez, archived from the original on December 19, 2021, retrieved March 20, 2021
- ^ www.discogs.com.
- ^ www.discogs.com.
- ^ www.discogs.com.
External links
edit- Official Webpage
- SoundCloud
- Lian Ross discography at Discogs
