 | This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page, especially if potentially libelous. Find sources: "Seer" band – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (November 2014) (Learn how and when to remove this message) |
| Seer | |
|---|---|
 Seer (2014) | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Grundlsee, Austria |
| Genres | Schlager |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Members | Alfred Fred Jaklitsch Astrid Wirtenberger Sabine Sassy Holzinger Wolfgang Luckner Jürgen Leitner Thomas Eder Dietmar Kastowsky Mario Pecoraro |
| Past members | Friedrich Spitz Hampel Alois Huber Manfred Temmel Franz Rebensteiner Klaus Neuper |
| Website | www |
Seer or Die Seer is an Austrian musical pop and schlager band founded in 1996 by Alfred Fred Jaklitsch after the break-up of the Austrian pop band Joy he was part of. After a brief solo career as Freddy Jay, he founded the band that comes from Grundlsee in Styria, Salzkammergut region of Austria.
The band had a long string of album releases many reaching number 1 on the Austrian official charts. The band also had a number of hit singles. It won the Amadeus Austrian Music Award in the category Group Pop / Rock in 2003 followed in 2009, with another Amadeus Award win in the Schlager category.
Members
The members have changed throughout the years.
Founding members
- Alfred Fred Jaklitsch – vocals, guitar
- Astrid Wirtenberger – vocals
- Sabine Sassy Holzinger – vocals
- Wolfgang Luckner – drums
- Friedrich Spitz Hampel – vocals (until 2012)
- Alois Huber – keyboards (until 2010)
- Manfred Temmel – E guitar (until 2008)
- Franz Rebensteiner – bass (until 2006)
- Klaus Neuper – Styrian harmonica (until 1999)
Present line-up
- Alfred Fred Jaklitsch – vocals, guitar
- Astrid Wirtenberger – vocals
- Sabine Sassy Holzinger – vocals
- Wolfgang Luckner – drums
- Jürgen Leitner – Styrian harmonica (since 1999)
- Thomas Eder – E guitar (since 2003)
- Dietmar Kastowsky – bass (since 2006)
- Mario Pecoraro – keyboards (since 2010)
Discography
Albums
| Year | Album | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|
| AUT | ||
| 1996 | Über’n See | |
| 1998 | Auf + der Gams nach | |
| 1999 | Baff! | |
| 2000 | Baff! | |
| 2001 | Guats G’fühl | 26 |
| Junischnee | 2 | |
| 2003 | Aufwind | 2 |
| 2004 | Über’n Berg | 1 |
| Lebensbaum (with Baumsamen) | 2 | |
| 2006 | S’ Beste! (Double-CD) | 4 |
| 2006 | 1 Tog | 1 |
| 2009 | Hoffen, glauben, liab’n | 1 |
| 2010 | Wohlfühlgfühl | 1 |
| 2012 | Grundlsee | 1 |
| 2013 | Dahoam | 1 |
| 2014 | Echt seerisch | 1 |
| 2015 | Fesch | 1 |
| Weihnacht | 4 | |
| 2016 | Duette... bei uns dahoam! | 2 |
| 2017 | Des olls is Hoamat | 1 |
| 2019 | Analog | 1 |
| 2022 | Ring im See | 2 |
| Stad | 1 | |
| 2023 | Ausklang | 1 |
Compilations
- 2002: Das Beste (Wild’s Wasser)
- 2003: Das Beste 2
- 2006: Seerisch – Ihre größten Stimmungshits
- 2016: 20 Jahre – Nur das Beste!
Live albums
| Year | Album | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|
| AUT | ||
| 2008 | Live! – 10 Jahre Open Air Grundlsee (also DVD) | 3 |
| 2014 | Seer Jubiläums Open Air 2014 | 1 |
Special releases
- 2001: Gold (Double-CD Über’n See/Auf und der Gams nach)
- 2003: Gold Vol. 2 (Double-CD Baff!/Gössl)
- 2004: Über’n Berg (Limited Edition and bonus online song "I vermiß di")
- 2006: CD-Box Das Beste (albumsDas Beste/Das Beste 2/Das Beste 3)
- 2007: Junischnee Limited Edition of original and bonus tracks)
- 2007: Aufwind – Limited Edition of original and bonus tracks)
Videos
- 2005: Über’n Berg
- 2008: Live! – 10 Jahre Open Air Grundlsee
Maxi-CDs
- 1995: Jodlertrance
- 1997: Fix auf da Alm
- 1997: Iß mit mir
- 1997: Hey! Schäfer
- 1998: Kirtog
- 1999: A Wetta is immer und überall
- 2003: Es braucht 2
- 2005: Sun, Wind + Regen
Single-CDs
| Year | Single | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|
| AUT | ||
| 1999 | "Wild’s Wasser" | |
| 2000 | "Koane 10 Rösser" | |
| "Sumaregn" | ||
| "Schene Weihnacht" | ||
| 2001 | "Amerika gibt’s nit" | |
| 2001 | "2 ½ Sekunden" | |
| 2002 | "Eiskristall" | 22 |
| 2003 | "Es braucht 2" | 13 |
| 2005 | "Eiskristall (2005 Version)" | 22 |
| "Sun, Wind + Regen" | 3 | |
| 2013 | "Hoamatgfühl" | 37 |
| 2013 | "Wild's Wåsser" (rerelease) | 40 |
References
- Schlager.de: Die Seer - Ein Projekt der unterschiedlichsten Musiker (in German)
- ^ "Seer discography". austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 November 2014.