Wanda (band)

Wanda
Wanda
	Wanda (2016)
Background information
Origin	Vienna, Austria
Genres	Indie rock, pop, rock 'n' roll
Years active	2012–present
Members	Michael Marco Fitzthum; Manuel Christoph Poppe; Reinhold Weber;
Past members	Lukas Hasitschka; Christian Hummer († 2022); Valentin „Vali“ Wegscheider;
Website	wandamusik.com

Wanda is an Austrian indie pop band founded in Vienna in 2012.

Their debut album Amore was released in October 2014 at Problembär Records and debuted at number 13 on the Austrian Albums Chart on 31 October 2014. Their single "Bologna" (which features that Italian city) was released in early 2015 and peaked at number 42 on 10 April 2015. Wanda's first tour took place in late 2014, with a second tour in February 2015, with locations in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland (i.e. the German Sprachraum). On 2 October 2015 their second album Bussi was released. They made a deal with Universal Music Germany.^[1]

Their indie pop style is influenced by rock 'n' roll, as well as Austropop (Austrian singer-songwriters). They label their music as "pop music with 'Amore'". Their songs are sung in German, with a noticeable Viennese accent.

In August of 2020 drummer Lukas Hasitschka left the band.^[2] He was replaced by Valentin Wegscheider who was a founding member of the band, but left before major success.^[3]^[4] Valentin Wegscheider left the band in December, 2023.^[5]

Keyboarder Christian Hummer died on 26 September 2022, after a long and severe illness.^[6]

Discography

Albums

Studio

Year	Title	Chart
Year	Title	AUT ^[7]	GER ^[8]	SWI ^[9]
2014	Amore	2	53	29
2015	Bussi	1	5	8
2017	Niente	1	5	6
2019	Ciao!	1	4	20
2022	Wanda	2	3	22
2024	Ende nie	1	5	17

Live

Year	Title	Chart
Year	Title	AUT ^[7]	GER	SWI ^[9]
2016	Amore meine Stadt	11	66	—

Singles

Year	Title	Chart			Album
Year	Title	AUT ^[7]	GER	SWI ^[9]	Album
2014	"Schickt mir die Post"	—	—	—	Amore
2014	"Auseinandergehen ist schwer"	70	—	—
2015	"Bologna"	34	—	67
	"Stehengelassene Weinflaschen"	—	—	—
	"Bussi Baby"	3	—	—	Bussi
	"Meine beiden Schwestern"	28	—	—
	"1,2,3,4"	61	—	—
2016	"Gib mir alles"	—	—	—
2016	"Gib mir alles (Live)"	—	—	—	Amore meine Stadt
2017	"0043"	63	—	—	Niente
	"Columbo"	1	—	—
	"Lascia mi fare"	68	—	—
2018	"Weiter, Weiter"	52	—	—
2019	"Ciao Baby"	46	—	—	Ciao!
2019	"Nach Hause gehen"	—	—	—
2020	"Nix reparieren"	—	—	—
2020	"Jurassic Park"	69	—	—	Wanda
2021	"Die Sterne von Alterlaa"	—	—	—
2022	"Rocking in Wien"	—	—	—
	"Va bene"	—	—	—
	"Wir sind verloren"	—	—	—
	"Eine Gang"	—	—	—

References

^ Karl Fluch (26 September 2015). "Wandas zweites Album "Bussi": Der gelungene Banküberfall". Der Standard online. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
^ "Wanda trennt sich von Schlagzeuger Lukas Hasitschka". kurier.at. 29 August 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
^ "SRA - Band-Details: Wanda". Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ "Wanda: Eine Band punktet mit „Amore"". Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ "Wanda Schlagzeuger Valentin Wegscheider verlässt die Band" (in German). Retrieved 2024-04-25.
^ "Keyboarder von Wanda stirbt kurz vor Albumveröffentlichung". Süddeutsche Zeitung. 26 September 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Wanda discography". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
^ "Suche: Wanda". offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Wanda discography". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 4 December 2017.

External links

Official website

[1] Karl Fluch (26 September 2015). "Wandas zweites Album "Bussi": Der gelungene Banküberfall". Der Standard online. Retrieved 6 October 2015.

[2] "Wanda trennt sich von Schlagzeuger Lukas Hasitschka". kurier.at. 29 August 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2022.

[3] "SRA - Band-Details: Wanda". Retrieved 2022-03-31.

[4] "Wanda: Eine Band punktet mit „Amore"". Retrieved 2022-03-31.

[5] "Wanda Schlagzeuger Valentin Wegscheider verlässt die Band" (in German). Retrieved 2024-04-25.

[6] "Keyboarder von Wanda stirbt kurz vor Albumveröffentlichung". Süddeutsche Zeitung. 26 September 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022.

[aut-7] "Wanda discography". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 19 June 2024.

[8] "Suche: Wanda". offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 18 September 2019.

[swi-9] "Wanda discography". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 4 December 2017.

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