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Texas Lightning is a German quintet from Hamburg which fits in the country music genre and describes itself as old fashioned and hip. Their music is a mix of country and pop drawing from country classic stars like Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn, Johnny Cash and Tammy Wynette and pop stars such as ABBA, Nancy Sinatra, Linda Ronstadt, Madonna, Michael Jackson and the Beatles, performed with some country humour. The band members are Olli Dittrich as Ringofire (drums and vocals), Jon Flemming Olsen as The Flame (vocals and guitar), Markus Schmidt as Fastfinger (electric guitar and banjo), Uwe Frenzel as Friendly (doublebass and vocals) and Australian Jane Comerford (vocals and ukulele). The band's first performance took place on December 23, 2000, in the music club "Knust" in Hamburg, as Texas Lightning & The Rodeo Rockets, although there have been various changes in the lineup of the band since.

Texas Lightning
Jane Comerford and Jon Flemming Olsen
Background information
Origin	Hamburg, Germany
Genres	Country, pop
Years active	2000–present
Members	Jane Comerford Malte Pittner Markus Schmidt Uwe Frenzel Olli Dittrich
Past members	Chris Walther Little Mick Schulz Miss Susu Belle Stefan Hansch Larry Kils Jonny Olsen
Website	http://www.texaslightning.net

Eurovision Song Contest

On March 9, 2006, Texas Lightning won the German heat for the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 and represented Germany in the Finals on May 20, 2006, in Athens, Greece. The winning song was "No No Never", written and composed by Jane Comerford.^{[citation needed]} They became the first country band to participate in the ESC. The song finished 14th place with 36 points.

"No No Never" was released as a single in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. It reached number 1 on the German Media Control Charts, number 4 in Austria and number 6 in Switzerland.

Honorary Texas Citizenship

Through a nomination by Steve Sivek of Baytown, Texas and the submittal by Texas State Senator Tommy Williams, the members of Texas Lightning were, by Proclamation 603 before the Texas Senate, declared to be Honorary Texans. The proclamation was passed by the senate in June 2006.[1]

Discography

Album

• 2006 "Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch" (Gold Status)
• 2009 "Western Bound"

Singles

• 2005 "Like a Virgin"
• 2006 "No No Never" (Platinum Status)
• 2006 "I Promise"
• 2009 "Seven Ways to Heaven"

References

External links

Media related to Texas Lightning at Wikimedia Commons

• Texas Lightning website in German and English

Preceded by Gracia with Run & Hide	Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006	Succeeded by Roger Cicero with Frauen regier'n die Welt

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[de] Texas Lightning

Texas Lightning ist eine Country-Band aus Hamburg. Die fünf Mitglieder interpretieren neben Coverversionen klassischer Country-Hits gängige Popsongs wie Like a Virgin (Madonna), Man in the Mirror (Michael Jackson) oder Ticket to Ride (The Beatles) im Country-Stil. Die Gruppe vertrat Deutschland beim Eurovision Song Contest 2006 in Athen mit dem selbstgeschriebenen Country-Song No No Never.[2] Das Stück erreichte Platz eins der deutschen Singlecharts.

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- [en] Texas Lightning (band)

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[es] Texas Lightning

Texas Lightning es un quinteto alemán de Hamburgo que encaja dentro del género country y se describe a sí mismo como tradicional y moderno. Su música es una mezcla de country y pop, teniendo influencias de estrellas clásicas del country como Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn, Johnny Cash y Tammy Wynette y de estrellas pop como ABBA, Nancy Sinatra, Linda Ronstadt, Madonna, Michael Jackson y los Beatles, interpretadas con humor country. Los miembros de la banda son Olli Dittrich como 'Ringofire' (percusiones y voz), Jon Flemming Olsen como 'The Flame' (voz y guitarra), Markus Schmidt como 'Fastfinger' (guitarra eléctrica y banjo), Uwe Frenzel como 'Friendly' (contrabajo y voz) y la australiana Jane Comerford (voz y ukulele). La primera presentación de la banda tuvo lugar el 23 de diciembre de 2000, en el club musical "Knust" en Hamburgo, como Texas Lightning & The Rodeo Rockets, aunque ha habido diferentes cambios en la alineación de la banda desde entonces.

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