Elle`Ments Story

Polydor, their former record label, listened to all the songs they received from songwriters, producers and everyone. The songs were chosen before the five girls were in a band. According to Tom Bohne, president of Polydor and Universal Music, the girls had their say and their favourites were on the album "Elle'ments". No Angels first single would have been "Go Ahead And Take It". This is the song that all the candidates of Popstars had to sing and dance to while they had to face a lot of challenges. No Angels listened to all the songs and loved them, but the instruments on "Daylight (In Your Eyes)", especially the intro, were so mystical that it gave the five shivers. The dance beat was the icing on the cake. The No Angels talked to each other about the choice of Polydor's debut single and were not happy. The No Angels knew that the label could replace them all at any time. Polydor and the team, behind the German Popstars idea, had signed five other women. They were there to replace the originals in case of risky problems. Lucy called the label. The four girls were standing behind her. Lu asked if Polydor could change the first single; "Go Ahead And Take It" to "Daylight In Your Eyes". If the label stayed with their choices, Lucy, Vanessa, Nadja, Jessica and Sandy would have been on the outs. The label told Lucy to wait a bit, so they could make a decision.

Vanessa, Nadja, Jessica, Sandy and Lucy went to see their choreographer Detlef. He announced the label's choice for their first single and it was "Daylight". This is the moment on the NoA DVD where the girls screamed and couldn't believe what they are heared.

No Angels continued to record the whole album, do workout with a trainer, do dance-training with Detlef and promote their first Single. No Angels worked with, Peter Ries and Leslie Mandoki, Thorsten Brötzmann, and their Popstars voice coach, Robert Bicknell to find the right tune and harmony. 

Peter Lanz asked the five what songs their connected with the most:

Nadja: The emotional ballade, “That’s The Reason”. “It is an empathic and sentimental song that shows what we feel and fits with our story. I had to cry while I listened to this song. It was written especially for us and it’s also a song of gratefulness to the people who always believed in us.

Sandy: The hopeful song, “Rivers Of Joy”. “On that day, were we recorded this song, I felt not good, because everything went downhill, but when I heard this song for the first time, it made my day much better. The lyrics tells; Don’t give up on yourself, even when things go wrong. Enjoy the good things in life and believe in yourself.”

Lucy: The heartbreak song, “Cry For You”. “I love all songs very, very much, but as we recorded this song, my girlfriend at that time break up with me. We were already separated for a month, but at that time, it was really the end our relationship. I sang it with my heartbreak.”

Jessica: “Cry For You” a song that also affected her. “On this day of recording “Cry For You”, I got a message that my great-grandpa, who lived 100 years and lived a fulfilled life, was death. This song with the lyrics; “I cry for you, missing you, come home!” reminds me of him.”

Vanessa: The song that sends the message, that the bond can give you the power is. “Faith Can Move A Mountain”. I love this song very much. The lyrics takes me back to all of my many good memories. This song could be a good motto, because I felt a lot of downs but with the help of my loved-ones, I got up.

Picture from: imago No Angels Elle'Ments

Germany was able to get to know the different characters and follow No Angels journey as a new Popstars girl band. There was no retouching, no pretence of being someone else. Without the girls really understanding what Germany saw in the No Angels. They won over their audience, who became their fans. Vanessa as a funny woman, but a person with much knowledge and someone who gives everything for her people. Jessica, a person who observes the situations and then approaches them. A flirtatious person and someone who fits in well with everyone in the group.
Nadja, a quiet person who likes deep conversations with the girls. But who also likes to have a lot of fun with the group.
Lucy, a wild, sporty person, but also an emotional person who cares, talks openly and tries to accommodate everyone.
Sandy, who is direct and doesn't allow herself to be crushed, but who is also an affectionate person and gives her closeness to her circle.

So their first single was "Daylight in your eyes".
the second single: "Rivers Of Joy", who brought more individuality to radio.
Third single: "There must be an angel", another cover song, but this time by the Eurythmics. A double a single with "Atlantis", a first collaboration with an artist called Donavan, who had already celebrated many successes and can still be heard in many cinema films. Together with the additional single "When the Angels Sing". A beautiful Christmas song and ballad. For more information see "Lyrics Their Story's N' Facts".
The Angels had incredible success with their debut album "Elle'ments". The album was not only bought a lot of times in Germany on the day of its release. No! it was also bought several times in Austria and Switzerland - so much so that the album remained at number 1 for several weeks. This Album and it's singles were requested in Brazil, France, Russia, Italy, Poland and in other countries. The No Angels won platinum, gold and all German awards.

Meanwhile, Lucy and her band became famous in Lu's home country in Bulgaria. They also had the honour to sing in Kosovo, for the troops, and won a lot of fans there as well. They were trendsetters, not only in terms of their singing skills, but also in terms of their styles. Children and teenagers imitated Sandy's blue streak and rhinestone eyelids, Lucy's red hair, Vanessa's necklace and eyebrows, Nadja's straight hair and Jessy's curls and the outfits, which were used for the ellements theme.

Their first tour was fully booked. When the No Angels visited Letzipark in Zurich, their visit had to be stopped immediately, because the number of fans got out of hand. Their buses and their house were constantly stalked by fans, so theyr management, got themselves the same cars and people to impersonate the girls so the girls could continue their work and got a break from all the success.

The No Angel's debut sparked interest across Europe and New Zealand.

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