Alphaville (band)

Alphaville
Alphaville performing in 2005
Background information
Also known as	Forever Young
Origin	Münster, West Germany
Genres	Synth-pop new wave
Years active	1982–present
Labels	Atlantic Metropolis Polydor Warner Bros.
Members	Marian Gold David Goodes Jakob Kiersch Carsten Brocker Alexandra Merl
Past members	Bernhard Lloyd Frank Mertens Ricky Echolette Robbie France Rob Harris Shane Meehan Martin Lister Maja Kim
Website	alphaville.info

Alphaville is a German synthpop band formed in Münster in 1982. They gained popularity in the 1980s. The group was founded by singers Marian Gold, Bernhard Lloyd, and Frank Mertens. They achieved chart success with the singles "Forever Young", "Big in Japan", "Sounds Like a Melody", "The Jet Set", and "Dance with Me".^[1][2][3] Gold remains the only continuous original member of Alphaville. They took their name from Jean-Luc Godard's film Alphaville.^[4]